The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-03-24
has increased the grant for the lay instruc-

former regime, though the Project of the
Ariege has had to annul the decision by
which the Municipal Council of Painters
nad suppressed the grant to the schools of
Christian Brothers in that town.
Tho Patriotic Subscription.--A meeting
Eiysees for the liberation Of French terri
tory. The result of the subscriptions was
announced. Marseilles has subscribed g.
UOO,OOO france, Montpelier ZOO, 900 francs,
Sedan SOC, 600 francs, Brussels 50, 900 francs,
ana one-third OF the Department of the
subscription has up to the present pro-
duced %, 600, 900 francs.
Tire Indemnity.-The Prussiau Govern
ment has notified the French Government
that it will accept an anticipatory payment
OF the sum of 1000 900 francs remaining
due on the fourth half miliiard, granting
also discount of five per cent. The
IRE Government will therefore. at once
pay this sum, thus saving &C, O0O, 900 fraccs,
and having no further payment to make
until the LIST of March, 1873.
Emigration from, Alsace.-Alreadya fret
body OF emigrants from Alsace to Algeria
have passed through Lyons, on their way
to Marseiiles, to embark for their adopted
country. The party consisted Of sixteen
families, IN all l6z persons, conducted by
Captain Ziegler. The French Government,
as may be remembered, has conceded so 600
hectares two and-a-half acres) each of
land in the north OF Constaptins to inhab-
itants of the annexed provinces who wish
to escape from the Prussian rule; it has
also placed at the disposal of Captain
Ziegler huts of q value of $4,000 francs
to afford shelter to the emigrants when
they arrive. A second party of 200 per-
soDs will leave Alsace on the Goth of March,
and third of 23O, on the Both of April.
GERMANY
Pretended Plot to -Assassinate Bismarck
In order To advance his anti Catholic pro-
jects, the German Chancellor has had re-
course to the stale dodge of getting up a
plot against his own life. One Wester-
welle has been arrested, pistol has been
found at his residence, and a domiciliary
visit paid to Jesuit establishment, ac-
companied with the seizure of important
documents. We are forcibly reminded of
similar murder by a Catholic fanatic, re-
ported in Austria few weeks ago, in which
case the murderer turned out to be an out
and oat Protestant the very agent
connected with the Bismarck affair proves
it to be a mere political dodge. Herr Site
Der is we'll known to he an official employed
by Bismarck to get up political prosecu-
tions against his opponents, and In every
such case, SO far, those prosecutions,
though giving great annoyance, have
broken down from want Of evidence. They
coDcOcted at the Berlin Office Of the useful
Herr Stieber. Bismarck has need at pres
ent of q fictitious popularity, and will stick
at nothing to obtain manifestations of pop
ular sympathy. His maneuvre is, however,
we'll understood by his opponents, and they
are not likely to be frightened BY it. He
may choose what pretexts be wishes. true
or false, to give color to bis attacks on
the Church and clergy, but the Catholics of
Germany will not therefore falter one in
slant in their strenuous opposition to his
insane tyranny. Already they have spoken
Dusseldorf, Essen, and elsewhere, huge
popular assemblies have publicly protested
against his law on school inspection, and
have passed votes Of thanks to the deputies
of the Centre for opposing it, whilst in
several other places the angry electors
have called on their represent atives to re-
sign the trust they have betrayed by voting
for the Chancellor's proposal.
BELGIUM.
A correspondent of the Tablet, under
date of February 25, writes as follows
1--WE have had Q good deal of excitement
about the visit of the Count de Cbambord
to Antwerp. Henry ", as lie ia rightly
called by Legitimists, arrived at Antwerp
on Ash Wednesday, and installed himself
at the Hotel st. Antoine, large portion of
which spacioas- hostelrS- waa occupied hs
his suite and attendants. AS soon as il be
bame known that the Prince was guest in
the city, and that large numbers of his
friends from France We're visiting him there,
the Antwerp radical mob made a series of
evening demonstrations before his win
dows. No damage to person or property
seems to have occurred, but the sovereign
people, led on by a few Partisan Commu-
n!sts, made their displeasure known by
'hissipgs, hootings and EXPLANATIONS of a
very insulting nature. The police did not
interfere until the 22d inst, when the Marche
aux Soulers was cleared by a detachment
of mounted police. The visit of the Count
de Chambord to Belgium has undoubtedly
answered the purpose for which it was in
tended, as great Lesitimist demonstra-
ton, aud as a reply to the fusionist intrigues
that have excited so much attention in
France. The strength of the Princes
friends has been shown in marked man
ner. am assured, incredible as it may
appear, that a number closely approaching
10000 persons have visited the Hotel St.
Antoine. They comprise all the leading
members of the Right aud Right Centre.
The Liberals have just failed, after vio-
lent Parliamentary struggle, in carrying