The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-01-28

He said they only desired deciaratory resofu
ton, as they claimed their right under tn
Constitution. Mr.. Butler favored an earl
action in the matter. 1t was referred to th
Judiciary Committee.
New YoRK.-It is stated the Grand Jury O
the General Sessions will bring in forty or fit,
indictments against prominent ex-ofdcials TO
frauds, aggregating sl5, 600 900. $4,000 Fri
ockh0ldere, representing $50 900 900 protes
I. to the Legislature against the present man age
ment. Several Unions have withdrawn from
the the Workingmen:' Union. on the ground thai
the organization is becoming political. yer
dict has been given agsinst the Knickerbocke,
Life Insurance Company, in the case of g
policy Of $4,000 upon the life of suicide
| Fabear Goegarsa, of Savannah.
MISSISSIPPI; Strenuous efforts are being
made IN the Legislature to repeal the laws to
encourage internal improvements. Gen. For
rest, Hon. Jacob Thompson, and many other
prominent and influential gentlemen from this
and other States, are here in the interest OF
varisus railroads. "A mass meeting in the
railroad interests was largely attended. Hon.
Jacob Thompson presided. Messrs. Forrest.
tucker, Mann, Murdoch and others addressed
the meeting.
UTAH.- Prominent Gentiles charge boldly
that part Of United States Attorney Bates
mission to Washington is to effect the removal
OF Chief Justice McKesn, Judge Strickland,
Mornsone have secured Attorney Bates influ-
ence entirely against any further prosecution
of the Church leaders, and for the immed late
admission of the Territory into the Union as a
severe storm commenced on the 22d and
continued three days. The rainfall was ex-
traoTdinary. The stresms in the South of
villages were deluged. Great damage has been
done property, especially in the Valley Of the
Leverne, whore the food was widespread and
above its banks, and the effects of the freshet
were felt even in London the upper portion
of the city on the river was flooded. The loss
of property and Interruption to business are
quite serious. A mass meeting to support
Dixie, in his republican movement has been
called to assemble in Trafalgar Square on
Feb. 5th. A population from the Anti-slave
Trade Society waited on Granville, and made
representations in regard to SPANS non-ob-
servance of the treaty for the suppression of
slave traffic. Granville in reply, said it was
treaty. but the matter was too delicate for the
interference of England at the present time,
Spain having an instruction on her hands.
The British minister at Madrid was doing his
utmost to secure the observance of all treaty
obligations. His 1ordship, in conclusion, said
he would consult with his colleagues before
taking steps or pronouncing an opinion as to
the conduct of Spain.
IRELAND.
Dease, the Liberal candidate for Parliament
from county Kerry, Ireland, was violently as
saulted by mob on the Goth. The election
excitement runA dangerously high. 1t is re-
ported the Fenians are organizing mobs to
secure the election of Blennerhasset, the Home
Rule candidate, and that the priests are threat
ened with violence. Mr.. Bright has written
letter to the ODonoghue, denouncing Home
Rule.
FRANCE.
President Theirs has again threatened to re-
sign, and has again been prevailed upon to re-
tain the Presidency. This time his resolution
was taken in consequence of the defeat of the
ministerial project of imposing q tax on raw
The assembly refused to accept his
resignation and by an almost unanimous af- |
hrmative vote expressed its confidence in him. |
appealed to Theirs to withdraw his
resignation, saying the army would obey the
Assembly, but not a dictator who would likely |
follow Theirs in Office. Theirs in reply to q |
reputation of the Assembly, which called on |
him to notify him of the refusal of that body |
to accept his resignation, said he was worn out |
and discouraged he could not change his
opinions, and he believed that conflicts similar
to the present one were likely to occur betw
the legislative and executive departments of
The Government when the military and sduca-
tional bills came before the Assembly Theirs
further said that while for the present he con-
'ented to withdraw his resignation. the end
was inevitable, and sooner or-later he would
De compelled to retire from the Presidency
representatives of foreign Govern.
nents waited on him in body, and presented
heir congratulations on his determination to
,emain at the head of the French Government.
The greeting received by the President from
count ORION, the Russian Ambassador, was very :
2othschild of Paris, Baron dc Lima of Vienna.
Thomas Gibbs of London, and German house
It st. Petersburg. are making arrangements
With the French Government for the fmmedi. |
.te payment of three milliard francs of the IN
lemnity due in 1874, have been denied by the
government organs, but is positively true.
tobacco duties are the basis of the operations.
The sentences of the murderers of those held
rs hostages during the Commune have been
as follows: Gouton to death
,hree to penal colony-Francois for life, Lateur
Ind Farten for twenty years each Remoin for
zen years eight to Punishment The others,
Including all the women, were acquitted. A
dispatch from Nice reports q terrible accident
1t that city on the 25th. While q train from
Cannes was crossing o bridge over Paglione
river the structure gave war and the cars were
into the water. Fourteen persons
Tero killed and wounded. ,
INDIA.
Ram-Singh and other chiefs in the recent re-
vo)t have been captured, with twenty mine of
heir adherants, and sxeegsGd.