The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-03-17
i1ernine Star and Catholic Messenger.
10 oeIEANs, SUNDAY, MARCH IT. 1879
rxrxoRApHIc sUxMARY
UNITED STATES.

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Hnue-Thc debate in the House to-day IN . .
dcates action in favor Of an increased S subsidy
baessrs. Dawes and Brooks advocated IL the =
former is the leader of tho House; the iacIer
Is prominent leader of the Democratic sue.
Mr. Butler opposed, but q few votes from the
Democratic side would drown his 0bjectiohs. +
The most formidable opposition Will prooaoiy
be from Western representatives, IN Wno oppSse
the subsidy system. Tho vote will prooabiy ,
be close, but the debate closed leaving an i'm
preston highly favorable to the steamship
company. Tho fato of tho Norfolk and New Or
M. Hereford moved to suspend the rules and
adept a resolution declaring it to be ON uncon-
stitutioual and tyranical usurpation OF power
On the States, or pass any law interfering with
5ectcd; yeas so, nays 81. The Conference
tee gvt foG n ss "i builGnss
passed
NEW YoRK-Gazvey, in his testimony in |
Mayor HaiPs case, stated that he wanted to
clear not on s wo fox worS
extent of s1ssSOo to the aovsrnn,snt, and
hence be made ont his bali ior *S1 ". wntoS
long sAefore the bills were made out. Ono OF
the3ar0rs In the case died on the 18th, neces-
sitaang now suIos ana On ent IRE nesethro
OF che Efie ring, the resignation Of jay Gould
ma the election of Gen. Dix to the Presidency.
Gen. Mcclellan was elected eupe1lnIenoens'
.ox-Presi0ent of the Susquehanna Hatlroad,
nuts tho amount for which DAY Gonld las not
accounted at ss1 100000. The LDndor nmes, IN
An ayticle ON the subject, says: The election OF
new board of directors and the election OF
Cen. Dix TO the presidency OF the company,
viii restore confidence in American enterprise,
and .conseonsntly result in an increase OF the
RESOURCES Of the country. meeting OF about
q thousand unemployed workipgmen was held
on the l4th, in Tompkins Square ande. the
auanioes of the International Society. Reso-
lutions were adopted that railroads, mines, gas
works, expresses, telegraphs. etc., have right
to be owned and run 6y theGovernmenti in the
o iSnds should be disposed Of only to
settlers; that all acts Of Legislation should be
submitted to the people for their app approval or
rejection, and demanding OF the city council
work for the unemployed.
NEW Hxasrsn1RE.-The State held
on tho 18th resulted in Il Repubi, San victory.
The latest returns from one hundred and
$3.50: weston. Democrat, 81 $50; Blackmnr,
Temperance, 5773 Cooper Labor Reform, 3ol.
If the balance of the State, fifty towns. should
Straw, $3.50; Weston. sc, Els Blackmer and
Cooper, 9s7-sa, 2O2 giving Straw a majority
of 1888. The First. Second, Third, Fourth,
Districts have gone Republican,; The Sixth,
Eighth and Twelfth Democratic; the Eleventh
10 doubtful. The House of Representatives
forty.
RHODE IsIeAssD.-The Republican State Con-
vention fully endorse Grant aud Colfax, and
favors their denomination. The present state
officers were reu0anlnated.
KrSruoKr.-yhe Republican State Conven-
ton met in Louisville on the 18th. RESOLUTION
declaring that no DELEGATE be entitled to q
seat who you'd not agree to sGGPp0st the
passed whereupon tho delegates from Kenton
county withdrew.
TENNESSEE Emory, with o de-
tachment of Federal soldiers. raided Coffee
and Lincoln counties, Tennessee, and jackson
county, Alabama, destroying nineteen illicit
distilleriss, and capturing q large amount of
property, and five persons.
W1scoNs1N.-Republicnn State Convention
met Mt Madison on the 18th, President Grant
was Endorsed very strongly and the delegates
to the National Convention heartily recon-
,mended to cast their united vote for Grant.
M1ssIssIprI.-All new railroads in Missis-
sippi are to get $4,000 per mile as a subsidy,
and ahall pay into tho State treasury one
half per cent of the gross receipts for twenty
five years. rein two years ah seeeiv
and Broakhaven railroad passed. The COM
pany must operate ten miles of road within
two years or forfeit the charter. The House
passed hill memorialming Congress to aid
in the construction of the Yicksburg and Ship
Island railroad. The Legislature have passed
tho bill granting cities and towns the right to
subscribe to the capital stock of railroads.
The civil rights bill passed without discussion.
TESAs.-Cdhle 1hiering OK the Border.-A spe-
cial from Brownsville states that meeting of
stock raisers report that 1000 cattle valued at
$4,000 have boen driven across tho Rio Grande
this month within thirty miles of Brownsville.
This is fair sample of the thieving opera
ton along the eutire line. ThieviDg bands
are organized the Mexican side, we'll armed
and usually number about fifty men. The
band which recently crossed with one thous-
and bead OF cattle, at Santa Maria, numbered
eighty men. Gen. Croker passed half an hour
after the mnraudcrs had crossed with the cat
tie. The meeting approves protection for the
fisheries of the Northeast and Pacific Railroad
in the Northwest, and ask like protection in
the Southwest. They threaten retaliative
measures, unless protected by the Government.
They declare the immunity of thieves is
owing to the country between Rio Grandc and
Nueces being thinly settled. Nine.tenths of the
popuIation are Mexican bauditti, who cross
the river roam. rob and murder at will. The
through fear of being GAled by the Mexcans
and say, in the country, to the Naeees river
the Americans by despoliation.
AR1zoNA.-Arizona dispatches say Wm. Nc
Farland was found murdered and horribly
Thu American residents went after