The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-12-15
LETTER FROM MOBILE.
MoBIIE, DEC. 1itb, 1872.

..--,a MoBrIE, Dec. 11tb, 1872.
Ea,to~ Morning scar ana Cstholio Aessengers xl
I The air 10 60 nipping and eagert to-day Snss
INV numb fingers, even in the presence o.
glowing FIRE. arc unwilling 70 trace snes0 ,ao
The weather has not been SO intensely o@iu w
the very threshold Of winter time whefeo. sno
memory Of that mythical parsonage, the o'ues'
inhabitans, 'r,nneth NOT to the contrary
! Throughout yesterday the caves Of the houses
| were scolloped with pendent icleiee, "u'.A
| were constantly augmented by . driszhng ram.
Th.rs v.. q fall of s,est, too, and for o time
the housetops appeared to have been gis.eu
To-day the rain has ceased, but the wind bites
sbrewdly, aud the sun, to use an infans'ie OK
. preston, is +" shut up" "a " ~zs-
: Nv last letter had hardly reached you when
work ON the Cathedral Was resumed agaan,
: after q Suspension Of about month. nv"
= do not Aatter myself into the belief tnas my
letter had anything to do with it, else the sPe,i
= of nv words would complete the fabric Aiss-
j. din.like. well, hope tho good work VIZ !. os
" npshed forw ard vigorously, and that ~ no o''
Z t.nt dav we may see the spires Of the nooi'
structure cleaning in upper air. -.
ii The dead lock at Montgomery stili contin"e'
& hrt it is probable that tho troubles Will soo'
~ reach decisive point. rs the Washington ao'
ei ernment seems to have determined on . co"is
ey of mastery inactivity. Meanwhile eaen DOC
a has elected q United States Senator, ana IN
ise lawful Legislature is about to proceed WI.
ire .,a ;mneacbment of Gov. Lewis. We can on
ey hone fer tho triumph of law and order. -. .
ms The Tribune, of this city. is adversiseo "
aI ao,d under mortgage some time during u
,resent month. 1t has been struggling ZOE
it'll existence for q long time, whetne1 Oh 49,
lily of Encouragement or not, tins co'fe'po ~.
ast saith not, but think its very devious poa'.'
re- re, course for several years past has been pm
~ cause of it's decay. 1t changed nanos 1oss
oe;- tara our late municipal election, and us
o mr. rrnnriators then announced that IL WV
on thancoforward be neutral in politics. 90
tate believe that it will ever be snccesstui WIN
DC .hibboleth. To be neutral In these SUIT
DO times is to argue ones self very week mus ~
the The epizootic still continuesto increase.
.ates few horses are run upon tho streess' tney
the inc been relieved by the "patiens Oh.
'ited strsa..ears have all ceased ruauing. ons
q Of h''eo' -. -. -. ,,ol;n~ vebicles DR.
remit sees al k'ne' -, ~, onip,als Tho
Fmy by all kihds Oh W" ~ 49, -; - Oh,
iuis- ease still continues very mild W iofh' gSn
the IL last q few weeks longer onr mSstic soc, u
/; and win be compelied to make Their eanneAi
gress ,,.r nm New Years Eve night, unaer
oaus- rreat disadvantages. Rumor says that
y. ha 1;u this wear eclipse all their former en-
=. "a IN be hoped that the horse all VIII
lead have disappeared. i-s. fa,.. o--..F'' > I
y. onr city is now particularly dull, poiisic
ia-l+ shovs of curiosities and monssfe
le-%' ,s;no about all to arrest the attention.
an, ~. 3. becoming q paradise of showmen.
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