The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-20
A CLERICAL LOCKOUT.

Peushkeepsie Catholics and Education-A
Fathers Interference with tue Teaching OF
A b C-Archbisaop McCloskey as a Peace
makcr-A Full Explanation Promised- What
Teachers Of Pious Youth Have to Expect.
PoUGnKEEPsrE, Jan. 10, 1874
There 10 deep feeling prevailing among the
Catholics OF this city relative to certain transactions
connected with the management OF St. Peters Male
Academy and ST. Pefer's church. some time ago q
Mr.. Lennon, one OF the teachers In the academy,
was compelled to sue for certain portion
OF his salary, Mr. o. D. M. Baker acting
as his counsel Rather than have judg-
ment entered the sum demanded was paid.
Since then there has been considerable
bitterness shown, II all reports are true, the part
Of one or two OF Mr.. Lemons teachers towards MIR.
Lennon. what caused that feeling / am unable to
state. At all events the matter got into the local
papers, and statements pro and con- were made
not over the signatures OF the parties directly Inter.
ested, out BY them edItorially through reporters
The afTair eliminated one morning this week. when
Mr.. Lennon made his appearance at the academy as
usual but could not get In. He says that somebody
removed the Old lock on the door and substituted
another one In It's stead, which his Lennon's) KEY
would not 0t and which he could not unlock lie
therefore dismissed the lads who were present TO
attend school for the day They went home to their
spread rapidly The mex. morning the same thing
occurred again. and tnis tune many OF the chidren
and IN tSer we1e enoaa
Visited the newspaper of1ces and made his state
ms Th, ana ,i those opposed to MIN made heirs
s psnop Mcvloskey suddenly arrived In their mdst,
ar n new YORK, and gave out that he would meet
any committee or the parshioners who chose to
visit him This information was sent abroad and a
meeting was called for this afternoon In the base.
were present. and AZ the appointed time
voo .rro,n,o, BARNEY h'cABE ~ r.
A Arch Shields, Matthew " COOK and
view were | am unable 10 stare. was
tod told, however, sent ollcally, that much was
letters church.. 1t would seem that the cangyas 90
uon arc greatly dissatisfied with nin. one thing
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
| statement has been shown me wn,ch n,rnor,s
a. uane one year. up TO the st OF October last
no IeceVeu from the church, from all sources over
wenty!one thousand dollars and although II w.
yas sccsn,e ane his annual report them nc has not
| were -"''o i"e's
PUT BEFORE THE ARCHBISHOP
| by the committee, when the latter informed thu,
BODY that Father caro- was In New YORK making
Out ms accounts, and that everything would result
no longer over TINS parish that he the Archbisnon,
| would send another priest TO them next Sabbalh
one or TWO say they knew tine Rev. Father Cairo mad
already severed his connection with them. In rea.
u0n 10 the school trouble the committee saw The
Archbishop told them that 1t would he amlcably set
,led also, and that everything would 90 ION In a
| HARMONIOUS manner
HE DOESN'T LIKEIT.
Mr.. Lennon Is loud IN his denunclations OF Father
Caro- and throws out hints vi decidedly personal
character There Is no DOUBT but that the well.
meaning members OF the church desired a change
some Kind and tnal sooner Or later had to come.
The Archbishop left Tor New York again on the 445
p. m. last train, after having assured the commit.
lee referred TO that all the business spoken OF
should 0e settled IN manDer entirely In accord
ance Nth tne wishes OF the parfshioners. A fun
be msde IN aieW daYS rff T ~,