The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-02-26

mitted in Nenagb, and apparently witnout
the smallest provocation, baker named
Gibbon being the victim, and young man
from Kildare, called Charles Carly, the
person charged. Clarity and some osaer
men have lately been brought to Nenagh to
erect additional telegraph wires, and, being
ont late at night, three or four OF these me-
chanics paraded the streets cursing Upper
airy. Gibbon it appears WAS ON his way to
his night work whom he was stopped ana
asked if he was from by Nenagh, and;
replying that he was, one Of the party
drew o knife and inflicted deep wound,
extending from near the .jugular vein to
the nose. Only the one blow was given
GibbOn fell, and the men ran of, but,
being of a strong constitution, he rose to-
pursue them. Meeting police patrol, he
described what had occurred, and in less
than an hour Ca.ty was captured, and has
been committed to Jail on the injured mans
ipformations, and in all likelihood the case
will be tried at the assizes in the early part
of next month. Great indignation and
horror are felt by the Inhabitants, as the
knife has not been used in any Tfpperary
quarrel in the memory of tue Oldest inhab-
tant, and is Justly regarded as q most cow
ardly importation from other countries.
In the present case it looks very like an
ssimportation," as Carly has been on sew
eral voyages to and from foreign countries
as sailor. DR.. M'Keogh is assiduous in his
vet able to pronOunce him out of danger.
Had the knife struck only quarter of an
inch further back, the stroke would inevlta-
bly, have proved fatal.
THO Political Prisoners.--An aggt4gate
meeting, convened by the Amnesty Associ-
alton, was held ON tho Sd, II. the Round
Room of the Rotundo "to express public
opinion in favor of the complete liberation
of the political prisoners" There was
large attendance. Mr.. John Nolan, read
the following letter asst Jarlath's, Tuam,
Jan. 3I.-Dear Sir-In reply to your letter
on behalf of the political prisoners, l beg
to enclose my mite to aid the committee in
smoothing their passage to their ultimate
destination. Whatever might have been
the real OF imputed delinquencies of those
men; the most inexoyable advocates OF
penal infections will scarcely deny that
they have amply paid the forfeN Of their
political aspirations. Under thesmost dis
tinguished governments, ancient rs we'll as
modern, clemency to political offenders
was deemed wise as we'll as humane
maxim. There ia nothing in the history of
modern times to encourage the adoption of
a different policy. On the contrary, every
days experience proves the steady spread
of the doctrine of Home Government in
every nation, and the people of Ireland are
determined that amongst them that shall
not be deemed a crime which all enlighteu-
ed people prize as a national virtue. The
noble people of Meath have recently given
an instructive lesson to Ireland, and their
representative, John Martin, will mo doubt,
have many a faithful co-operator in advo-
eating Home Government even tor Repeal
of the union.-Believe me, my Dear sir,
your faithful servant,
+ JOHN, Archbishop in ruam.
Relief of the Suffering French.-Vne Com
mttee of st. Francis de Sales held it's u.s.
ual weekly meeting on the Sd, at the house
of Lis Eminence the Cardinal Archbishop.
The receipts for the week were above three
hundred pounds, and bring the total re-
ceived from the beginning up to fl569 lis.
the Bishop of Amiens to the Cardinal
Archbishop of Dublin, in which he says
"Allow me to take this opportunity of ap-
pealing to the charity of your Eminence
and of the other venerable bishops of Ire
land. My unhappy diocese has truly been
most severely tried. It is the theatre OF
the war in the North. Armies have swept
bloody engagements have taken place with
in it; the peasants, after having paid the
most exorbltant acquisitions, are dying OF
hunger. I say nothing of the lombard
nent which has reduced Peronne, one OF
our leading towns, to a most pitiable state
This diocese of Amiens has always given 6
generous support to all pious undertaking
whether in France or abroad God gran
that in this hour of its frightful distress i
may meet with sympathy in turn"
Collision at iSea.-On Monday French
vessel called the Vile Dieppe put into Corl
Harbor in damaged c0ndition. 1t would
appear from what has been cleaned tina
on last Thursday night she was sailing OF
her voyage acouple Of hundred miles off tn
harbor, aud the weather being foggy, sh
, was run into by a strange vessel. Immedia
tely that the collision took place, the crey
: of the Vile Dieppe, including the captain
jumped into the stranger, which sailed off
t leaving on board the injured ship tw
A boys, who had not time to follow the ex
) ample of their companions before the 9th
8 er vessel sailed away. The boys RENAME
on board the Vile Dieppe till Sunday
@ when they deserted the American barqu
= Annie Kemble bearing down upon then
q They made signals of distress, and the bar
closed with and spoke them. On max
a inx the circumstances of the collisio
f known to the captain, he put OH board he
= a mate and three men to navigate her
= the nearest port, and with this crew the
- arrived in Cork Harbor on Monday.-Co,
Constitutions.