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The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-02-04

The story is told of Professor Apassiz
that he was poor Swiss lad, who, refusing
70 learn how to turn a penny by his fathers
trade, began alone and unaided to smell ont
the alphabet of Nature in rocks and birds
and beasts. This knowledge did not prom
Use TO help him on one whit among bis
neighbors; did not put shoes on his feet.
or salt IN his porridge; a comfortable home
ana successful business waited for him. but
ne chose to go wandering through the Alps
natchet IN hand, and often but a sou in his
pocket "a sum SO little" he said, "when
my hunger was SO big!" So; hungry and
half clothed he followed for years The half
effaced signs of this unknown language.
which he fancied God had spoken and not
men, as child might trace the footsteps of
lost mother. At last he made his way to
London, to Sir Roderick Murcbison, who
he thought could help him. "Weu. air.
what do you knOwf" demanded the great
naturalist, noting his beardless chin and
rudy cheeks. II think" hesitated the
lad, so little about fishes" That night.
at meeting of the Royal Society, Sir
hoderick held up covered package. 81
have here," he said, a fish which existed
IN such an era,"-some time long before
Adam was born, and proceeded to state
Tue exact condition and position in which
It was found. Can our young friend who
KNOWS something about fishes tell us any
thing about it I" Whereupon the Swiss |
boy promptly drew upon the black board |
skeleton monster, of which the real one, |
when uncovered, proved to be the exact |
duplicate, and then the old graybeards
present recognized him as one of theun-
selves, and gave him place very much as
me kings OF Hades rose to receive Ma
poleon.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-02-04

P. RoUssEL1N OF ARcU1EL.-A touching
incident of the Communist trials is record7
ed by Figaro. Last week Pere Rousseljn.
the only Dominican who escaped from the
massacre in the Avenue d'Italie, was sum
moned to give evidence before the 10Th
Court-martiai at Versailles. AS he was
waiting to be called, prisoner named
Carriere was put up for trial. He had re.
tanned no counsel, and although the presi-
dent repeatedly put the usual question, no
one offered to undertake the defence. Per-
ceiving this, the Dominican father arose,
and asked the Court whether it would &C.
cept him as advocate for the defence. The
Court assented with some surprise and evil
dent interest. p. Rousselin examined the
dossier while the witnesses were being
heard, and afterwards in a short and inn
pressive speech urged that the case was
one for indulgence, and obtained an acquit-
tai. Citizen Carriere, observes the EiJaro,
may thank his stars that he had no counsel
ready.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-02-04

CATHOLIC STATISTICS. From the new
edition of the Catholic DIRECTORY, lust pub
lished, we learn some interesting particu.
lars respecting the Catholic body in Great
britain and also on the Continent of Europe
and, to some extent, in other parts of the
world. The secular lists prefxed to the
more strictly ecclesiastical portions of the
work, show that in the ranks of the peerape
of the three Kingdoms, the Roman Catho-
lies can reckon one Duke (Norfolk), one
MARQUIS (Bute), eight Earls, four Viscounts
and twenty Barons, the list ending with
Lord O'Hagan, the Lord Chancellor Of Ire
land. Beside these, there are forty-nine
Catholics in the Baronetage, six Catholics
In her Majesty's Privy Council, and thirty
eight in the House of Commons, all of
whom, with the exception of Lord Montagu,
a are 1or Irish Constituencies. In England
minister; and DR.. Manning has under him
twelve "Snfragan" Bishops, each exer-
cising spiritual Jurisdiction over a local
diocese, and aided by Provost (answer-
ing to an Anglican Deap) and Chapter.
Scotland is still divided into three ".ds-
Northern, with "Vicar Apostolic over
each. In ireland there are four Arch |
bishops, Armagh, Dublin, Cashel and Tuam.
over the Provinces of Ulster, Leinster,
Munster and Connaught respectively, and |
having under them twenty-fo Suffragan
BISHOPS whose Titles correspond almost ex-
actly with those of the Sees occupied by |
The prelates of the Established Church be-
ore the reduction of their number by Mr..
stanley (the late Lord Derby lust forty
7ears ago. No less than seventy-one priests
forty five seculars and twenty six regu-
ars-have been ordained in England alone
turing tue past twelve months, raising the
ota of the priesthood in Great Britain to
bout 1910 serving about 1900 g missionsn
nd stations
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TIE P1LaK1M FArnEKs.-Mr. Nei1 IT

3 The PILGRIM Partnerships. Neilt- IT
=. Consul at Dublin, has just published 9
history of the Pilgrim Fathers. Mr.. Neil
mas enjoyed the special advantage of acces.
90 the manuscript papers of the London
Trading Company, and the book which he
mas composed out of materials so valuable
and 80 abundant, completes the historical
proofs Of the outrages which the "Pilgrim
Fathers" 2erpetrated, for the basest ends,
IN the sacred name of religion. Their op-
pressions and cruelties are justly described
as sickening, for the bare recital is quite
enough to sicken an interrupted human
heart. We should be glad. to quote at
length from Mr.. Neills most valuable
work, but we content ourselves with max
Ing piquant extract from a letter by one
Cotton Mather, Massachusetts Puritan.
which gives striking picture of the famous
William Penn and the companions of bis
voyage to the West:
There be now at sea a sh:ppe flor o1r
friend, Mr.. Esaias Holcroft, of London. did
advise me be the last packet that it wojde
sail sometime in August), called We Wei
cone c6aas,a H. H. Greenway, master, which has
and malignants called Quakers, with w.
Fenne, who is the chief scampe at the hedde
OF them. Ye General Court has accordingIy
given secret orders to Master Malachi
HuIstt, Of ye brig Porpoose, to waylaye We
said Welcome az near the coast Of Codde |
Y Cape ;S Cod as may be, and make captive
$50 that We Lord may be giorified and not
Knocked on ye sole of this new countre with
ye heather wOrshippe of these people.
luch spoyle can be made by selling We
whole lot to Barbados, where slaves fetch
good prices in rumme and sugar, and We
snaii not only do ye Lord great service by
furnishing We wicked, but shall make great
gayne for his ministers and people. Master
Eduxett feels hopeful, and will set down We
Rews he brings when his shippe gets back.
ours in the bowelle of Christ,
CoTToN MATHER.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-02-04

| POWER OF lNFLUENCE.-The stone flung
from my careless hand into the lake
splashed down into the depth of the flow
ing water; and that was all. No, it was
not all. Look at those concentric rings.
rolling their tiny ripples among the sedgy
reeds, dipping the overhanging boughs Of
yonder willow, and producing an ipfiu-
ence, slight but conscious, to the yerv
shore of the lake itself. That hasty word
that word of pride or scorn, flung from INV
lips in casual company, produces a momen,
tary depressiops and that is all. No. il is
not all. 1t deepened that mans disgust AT
godliness; and it sharpened the edge of
half-converted one out of his penitent
mlsgivings; and it produced an influence.
slight but eternal, on the destiny of an i'm
mortal life. On! it is a terrible power
that have,lthis power of influence; and
it elings to me. cannot shake it off. 1t
Is born with me; it has grown with my
growth. and strengthened with my
strength. 1t speaks, it walks, it moves;
1t Is powerful in every look of my eye, in
every word OF my lips, in every act of my
life. l cannot live to myself. 1 must
either be light to illumine, or tempest
to destroy. 1 must either be an Abel,
who, by his immortal righteousness, being
dead, yet speaketh 3 or an Achan, the
saddest continuance of whose otherwise
forgotten name is the fact that man per-
isles not alone in his i1iquity. o brethren |
this necessary element Of pewer belongs to |
you all. Your sphere may be contracted /; |
your influence may be small but a sphere |
and lnhuePce yen have.-W. II. Panshon.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-02-04

ANEcDoTE OF NEwToN.-It is said of
Isaac Newton that he often forgot to eat his
dinner, which his housekeeper was accus-
toned to leave in closet near his studv.
His head was too much in the heavens TO
mind the earth, SO q friend, knowing his
peculiarly, one day stole his dinner and
ate it. When at last the philosopher came
out and greeted his friend, he asked to be
excused till he took his lunch. On looking
ply exclaimed, much to his friends amuse-
ment, "oh, forgot--I have eaten my din
ner. 49,
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-02-04

The WATER FROM THE GRorro or
E1oURDEs.--As we were sometimes asked
(says the New York Tablet where the
|nlraculous water from the Grotto of
1ourdes can be obtained, we have made
|n9airies Of the pastor of Sc. James Church.
|aontreai, p. O., and in reply received a
|Sis9r, which we take the liberty of trans
liOhe TOT the Information of our friends 1:
u,e MONTREAL, Jan. Ia, 1872.
y AR. Editer-Ws have tiistr;h,ier; al,
|1e water from Notre Dame de LoHrdes
Enich We had brought out from I,ourdes !:
Ee VAL have none until spring. To get III
9 address, directly, the Missionaries Who
eEEe the new church built at Lourdes II,
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-02-04

They have new way of getting up sur
prise parties in certain parts of Illinois. A
resident receives an anonymous letter, sta
ting that surfSise party will be with him
on certain evening. he prepares for it.
Nobody comes, and the surprise of the
party is complete.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-02-04

"A New York paper says of q famous
sif'gsr. that she siDg9a few airs and puts
.s.s~ great many.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-07
NEW YORK.
Ben. Buffers whisky Raid.


NEW YORK, April 6.-No bench warrants
have thus far been served upon any of the
persons indicted for whisky frauds. ap-
pearance of parties has been voluntary.
Reported Riot in South Carolina.
A Columbia, South Carolina, dispatch
says riot took place there Thursday even
ing. The provocation being the firing of a
pistol shot into Republican procession in
celebration of the mayoralty victory. The
troops had to suppress the mob.
Ku-KIuxed.
Thomas Hinter told the health officer to-
day that he had just been driven away from
Auburn, New York, because he was at
tending smallpox patient there.
Orphan AsyIums, Etc.
ALBANY, N. Y, April 6.-In the AS
sembly the bill prohibiting appropriations
to sectarian institutions was taken up in
Committee of the Whole. The enacting
clause was struck out, but the Assembly
afterwards restored the bill to life. 1t was
then put to a vote and lost, yeas 32,
nays So.
LATER-The Assembly adopted the con-
current resolutions to amend sthe constitu-
tion relative TO appropriations and taxation
80 as to prohibit sectarian appropriations.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-07

THE recent earthquake in California
luckily occurred in a very sparsely settled
locality. Had it entered near San Francis
CO the loss of life would have been fearful
to say nothing of the destruction of prop
erty. The earthquake of Oct. q, 1868,
with its centre near San Francisco, was
considered a severe one, and yet only six
persons were killed. In the recent -convul-
sion in IRyo county thirty persons were
killed and many were wounded, nOtwith-
standing the sparseness of the population.
The details to hand to-day by the San
Francisco mail reveal few new features.
The Bulletin says the shock was com
parstively light in that city, but one of the
severest on record in other places, as well
as one of the most widely difused. At
Sacramento many who were attending a
ball experienced sea-sickness from the rock
ing motion to which they were subjected.
At the Golden Eagle, the Orleans, the Capi-
tai, and other hotels and boarding-houses,
she dodgers generally rushed pell-men from
their bedrooms to the highways, and some
of them without especial regard to costume.
Similar reports come from various sections
of California and Nevada.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-07

THE report of the Chief Of the Bureau
of Statistics on immigration, which was
submitted to Congress on the 1st inst, was
a document Of more than ordinary import
ance and merits careful reading. 1t cov-
ers period of fifty-two years, and gives for
that time condensed account of the immi-
grafton to the United States from the va
rious countries Of Europe. From the fig
ures given it appears that from the German
speaking States the number of those who
have set foot upon our shores is 2,53S, ,152;
those speaking the French language, $780,
157, and those from the Scandinavian coun-
tries, 202, ,665, making an aggregate Of s.
125,974, and adding to the wealth of the
United States over two thousand millions
of dollars. What the effect of the mixture
of so large a foreign element with our ma
tive population has been it is difficult TO de-
termine. That it will ultimately affect our
social habits and customs, and even our leg
islation, is more than probable.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-07
STARTLING EXHIBIT OF CORRUP.
TION

A Washington special to a Louisville
paper says the sharp, aggressive debate in
the House Friday on the army apprOpria-
ton bill brought out very startling ex-
hibit of corruption against the War
Department from the Democratic
side. Mr.. Beck produced an array of
figures, which was not controverted, to show
that in the last few years the War Depart
ment had spent S1O5, 100000 in the pro
ceeds from the sale of war material, and
were unable to account for it in detail,
as confessed by the Secretary Of War in
a letter TO the House. Sixty millions Of
this amount were derived from quarter
masters sales. This entire total is in ad-
dition to the regular appropriations made
every year by Congress for the various
bureaus of that department Although the
Secretary has answered two resolutions of
inquhyhe has utterly failed to show where
this immense sum of money has been
spent.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-07
GRANTS UNPARALLELED MEAN
EESS.

The New York correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Enquirer writes under date Of
the 4th inst. as follows:
"Grant's newspapers carefully explain
that Gen. AndersOn's family desired an un-
Ostentatious funeral, and that, therefore, no
military display was made when the re-
mains arrived at West Point yesterday
1t is only another outcropping o
Grants unapproachable meanness. A per-
fectly credible gentleman who witnessed
the immense popular testimonial in New
York, accompanied the body in the steamer
TO West Point, and noticing the absence of
any marks of respect, asked Gen. AndeT-
sons brother whether ne thought they were
treating the Generals body fairly. 'sNo,'
he replied; "but believe they are acting un-
Ger orders from Washington This gave
the gentl sman a hint, and walking over to
Gen. Luytr he inquired why the usual
salutes were omitted. The reply was that
the War Department had forbidden the
usual ceremonies. The gentleman next
asked several cadets why they had not at
lesst been called on to parade, and the re
ply was that the instructor thought it would
interfere with their studies"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-07
OUR LIBRARY.
AContributlon from New York.

N contribution from New YORK
To the Editors of the Union and American:
We received yesterday at the Library
from VIM. Powell, New York, through the
house of G. r. Parsons & Co., this city, a
fine photograph Of the FrancO-Prussian
Treaty OF Peace. The picture shows the
seven signers of that treaty, Bismarck, Graf
Arnim, Graf Henckel-D -Dormersmark, Graf
Hatfield, de Goulard, Ponyer Quertier and
Jules Favre. We desire to make this public
acknowledgment to Mr.. Powell for the
present and also to thank him for his hber-
ality in the gift of the subscription price for
a year Ofseveral daily newspapers when the
Association first started. We would be
glad if every merchant in our own city would
be as generous to and exhibited as much
interest in our library enterprise as Mr..
Powell has done. Our own people GER
tainly ought to be more interested in the
enterprise than any one outside of the city.
We are in great need of assistance just now.
Who will make the Library present Of
one of the New York dailies for year I?
Our subscription to all the dailies has ex-
pired. The LIBRARIAN.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-07

In crossing the plains in 1870, Tommy
bod was gobbled up by the Goshoot
Indians, and for some months remained
captive among them. he says among other
plunder obtained by the Indians when they
took his train was hand organ which an
adventurous Italian was bringing out to
California. The organ was a big thing
among the Indians after they had reached
their village. The chief had man to sit
in front of his hut and grind it every night.
1t was set to play % Yankee Doodle" and
" Yankee Doodle it played every night,
week in and week out, without I" variation"
One night, in fooling with the machine"
the Indian grinder shifted the stop, and
when he resumed the crank, out came
"Pop Goes the Weasel" The old chief
listened moment, and suppOsiDg the ma
chine was spoiled, seized bis tomahawk,
leaped from the door of his hut, and with
a fierce yell Drained the discOverer of the
new tune upon the spot.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-07

England Weaning the PrOvincials.
A Nation OutsrOwing its Swaddling
Clothes.

Clothes.
HAMILTON, CANADA, April 6.--Hon.
VIM. McDougal, formerly member of the
Ottawa Government, late Lieut.. Governor,
in a lecture last night, stated that, when In
England, he had discussed the position of
Canada as affected by the relations between
England and the United States with Card
well, Earl Granville, Gladstone and Adder
ly, under secretary for the colonies in the
previous Government, and the conclusion
they had come to was this That all par
ties recognized the change that had taken
place in the position of England, and were
anxiously preparing in every possible way
to meet the new changes. He had been
forced to the conclusion that their policy
was not to abandon the colonies, nor act so
as to drive them away fromtheir allegiance,
but to prepare them for maintaining their
own position by means of their own right
hand; to make them conscious that If an
attack is made against them they must de-
pend mainly or altogether on their own re-
sources to resist it, falling in which they
must be prepared to accept the consequences,
whatever they might be, which followed ia
vasion and conquest.
Speaking for himself, and speaking
freely, frankly and truthfully, he was Of
opinion that the union of these provinces
was preliminary step for the establishment
of system of government in British Am
erica which would enable us when the
moment arrived or when the necessity
pressed on us to maintain a separate indie
pendent existence among the nations. He
believed that the idea was present to the
minds Of those who took part in that change,
but because they foresaw inevitable contin-
gencies, was it to be charged that they were
disloyal, as had been limited? He took the
position that these men are not open to any
such condemnation. -
He referred to phrase by Lord Montieth
about new nationality, Lord Lisgar's dec
laration that alliance should now take the
place of allegiance, as well as to the repeat
ed observations of leading newspapers of
| England to establish the fact that what the
public men of Canada foresaw was based
on acorrect understanding ofopinion in the
mother country. The whole drift of that
opinion was that the connection with Cana
da was a source of embarrassment
! from which the mother country
should be freed as soon as possible; and il
! English statesmen and the English press
discussed the question so unreservedly
without being subject to the imputation oi
disloyalty, it could not be charged against
the public men of Canada that they were
wanting in loyalty because they recognised
the actual position Of affairs.
The speaker was frequently applauded'
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-07

THE New England elections show Grants
popularity as waning. Notwithstanding
the great efforts put forth to carry New
Hampshire and Connecticut for the Radi-
Gals, they made no gains of any moment in
those States. And now the Grant party
lose heavily in the Rhode Island election.
Paddleford, Republican, and present incum-
bent, is reelected, but by a ma
jority of only 1857, while the Demo
cratic candidate for Lieutenant-G Governor,
Arnold, is elected over bis Republican an
tagonist. In 1871 Paddleford's majority
was 4,19S; now it is only little over 1,100.
When it is remembered that Rhode Island
is one Of the staunchest Republican States
in the Union, this reduction of the Admin
istration majority shows that the power
Of the President is on the decline, and that
it is even possible that the vote of Rhode
Island may be thrown against him in Nov
ember.,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-07

GRANT was defeated in the late conven-
ton of colored men in Massachusetts held
for the purpOse'of choosing delegates to the
National Colered Convention to be held in
New Orleans, on the 10th inst. Atan early
stage in the proceedings, resolution en-
dorsing, in a mild manner, the Grant Office
holders Convention to be held in Phila-
delphia, was offered but it was promptly
voted down by considerable majority.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-07

DURING the month of January the heat
was intense at Adelaide, in South Austria
Ia, for the space Of twelve days. With the
exception of two or three hours in the
seventh night, the mercury never fell below
50 degrees, an ranged in the day up to 106
degrees in the shade. Business nearly
ceased. The houses got so thoroughly
heated in the day that they had no chance
of cooling in the night, and sleeping, with
many people became an impossibility'
Even a cool bath was luxury scarcely at
tainable, for the temperature Of the water.
works water rose to 20 degrees. Toward
the end of the twelve days those who
could afford It fed to the seaside, where
they refreshed themselves in a cooler
temperature.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-07
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

Philadelphia reports "a deaths from small
pOx the past week.
The Memphis Waterworks contracted in
Cincinnati yesterday for % miles of pipe.
b Another widow of the Westfeld explo-
sion has recovered $1,000 for loss of hus-
band.
A New York doctor has been sentenced
to three years Imprisonment for malpractice.
The navigation ofthe Hudson is open for
the season.
The Chicago relief bill has been signed
by the President.
Col. Jos. j. Jones, an old citizen OF
Evansville, died yesterday.
Red Cloud has been heard from at Raw
Hide. He'says "Let US have peace"
Aristide de la Vigne, cotton factor OF
New Orleans, was drowned yesterday.
VIM. Cullen Bryant is registered at the
st. Charles, New Orleans.
Jos. Baker, commission merchant OF
Cincinnati, committed suicide yesterday.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-07
"A FACT,, ABOITr EAST TENNESSEE.

At last the people of East Tennessee
stand face to face fighting the Ku-KIux
fiends of Middle Tennessee. Let us see
what the result will be!-KnOrUIle CbTOR-
jCle.
1t is very sad Our local reporter notes
in another column that one hundred and
ffty East TennesseeaRs passed Knoxville,
yesterday, en- route for Middle and West
Tennessee. They are not, we feel bound
to remark, prisoners Of the "Ku-KluX
fends.n .n-KnOruiILe Press and Herald.