The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-06-09

TEIraRAPRIc sUN1lARY.
UNITED STATES.

UNITED STATES.
will release DR.. Howard rs favor to the United
States, bat If q demand is made on tho ground
Of American citizenship, it will be refused.
ing the discontinuanoe of all suits by quo s0as-
ranto against persons disqualified by the act Of
May 1870, who are now holding office. Thisis
of May %, 1872. The Louisiana delegation
has protested against the removal of Collector
Casey, whereat Grant is much pleased. Elk
President johnson has appeared before the
Military Committee and declared he knew
nothing about the disappearance of the Buell.
papers. Congress will adjourn on the 10th.
in making political speeches. Sumner and
Schnrz made bitter attacks on the President,
who was defended by Carpenter and Chandler
Summer stated that Stanton had told him that
Grant was unfit for President; he also said
that he had received a letter from Horace
White, Chicago, in which that gentleman said
had been greatly overrated as q military COM
mander. NAs to the latter point recall q long
| conversation with him, after the fighting at
tanS espressed more aUpssbension Of the results
of the campaign than had ever known him to
+ feel concerning any campaign. He felt that
he could not continue to fill up the awful gaps
call on the loyal States for troops"
NEW YoRK.-The Greeley meeting, on the
3d. was an immense affair. Victoria Woodruff,
in a letter of some three columns in length,
accepts the nomination of the Apollo Hall
Convention for President, The Herald, in an
nouncing the death of James Gordon Bennett,
its founder, who expired on the LIST inst, in
Mr. Bennett entirely withdrew from the active
management of the Herald, but, though feeble
in frame, his general health has been remark
ably good, while his fine intellect remained
unimpaired, and his interest in the events of
the day continued undated up to the moment
of his fatal illness, at about half past one
u r<nrn &k1.
vious Thursday, at the request of Mr.. Bennett,
| Archbishop McCloskey visited his bedside
and administered to him the holy sacraments
of the Church, aud when the last hour arrived
he sank to sleep in death calmly and peace
fully, and his soul passed away without a
struggle.
TExAs.-The employees on the Houston and
Texas Central Railroad struck on the Death
Warrant" which relieves the company of all
damages on account of any injury to, or death
of, any employee which may be caused by
Company. The Company discharged all en-
ployces who signed o declaration against the
death warrants' Ten engines are at Hemp
stead. reported disabled by the removal OF
portions of their works. Great excitement
prevails, but no act of personal violence COM
mitted. All trains except those carrying the
mails have been stopped.
FLoR1pA-The Supreme Court has declared
; | w, D. Blorham, Conservative to have been
elected Lieutenant-Governor of this State liz
1870, he having received the largest number OF
votes cast at the election then held. DAT
! Blorham was sworn in.
complete, but they indicate that the Republic
cans have carried the State with a sufficient
majority in the Legislature to insure the cleo
! ton of a Republican United States Senator
g AR1ZoNA.-The southern portion of Arzon;
t is overrun with Apache Indians, compelling
= the settlers to abandon their homes ant
8 crops. The white Pine, region miners hav
y struck for 50 per day, and work has stopped.
y NOMINATION OF GRANT AND WILSON.
t The Republican National Convention me
ON the 9Th inst, in Philadelphia. Every Stat
was fully represented. Grant received tn
= | unanimous nomination for the Presidency
}, having no opponent, , senator , Mii .I
ballot, and Colfax 321 Il, when Virginia change
= her vote, which was at first for Lewis, to VIII
u son, thus securing his nomination
% THE STRIKES.
, The great strike in New York continues.
has received accessions from nearly all tn
trades. 1t is proposed to have grand demon
Dr. stratiou next Monday, when 40 600 men wi
ii parade. Boston Workingmen's Committed
re nave been appointed, and are preparing for
?. strike there. Indications that the strik
le will spread to Philadelphia and b fillmore. ]
ia Cincinnati the clothiers have yielded to IL
Ill strikers.
at at In the House of Commons on the Sd, y,
Gladstone apologized for not being able
make a definite statement with regard to n
Cotiations with the United States rs he hi
he promised the House. The postponement of Il
n day of adjournment by the American Sena
nd rendered a full explanation impossible.
10 House of Lords Earl Granville also made
nS statement with regard to the condition of Il
ao gotiations with Washington. Communicable
ay he said continued to be exchanged, but wit
30, out result, and it was impossible to predi
er, what the result would be. Lord Cairn d
nouuced the supplemental articles as pregna
with danger. In the House of Lords on Il
4th there was full attendance of Peers, al
ay the galleries were crowded. Earl RUSS
III, moved his long impending address to the Que
of praying Her Majesty to cause instructions
yeI be given to her representatives to retire frc
'"' the Board of Arbitration at Geneva, if h
claims for indirect images are not Withdraw
HE by the Government of the United States. I
debate was very bitter on the part of the
ba position. The debate continued on
~, ~ 9TH. Lord Westbury announced he Won
LII vote with the government if the motion
Russell would Kill the supplemental arti'
lgs and destroy all that had already been doI
tn. The Earl of Rosebury said he should follow
eep example of Westbury, believing that the II
TALL ton would crush any tendency on the part
the United States to give way. Lord Cali
supported the motion he did not think
nua | vEould endaD0er cordial relations with Anne