The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-02-09
rELKoRAPHIc SUMMARY.
ENGLAND.

oueons speech was very cheering, the Rus
sian trouble, even, being lightly passed over
| with the statement that the Russian Minister
had given renewed assurance of friendly feel
| ings for England.
Great storms prevailed in England on
fearful fury on the English and Irish coasts,
and many losses are reported. The cold was
| also intense, and telegram, which, however,
we think hardly worthy of credence, says that
several hundreds of poor persons were frozen
| to death.
LIE Biea Public says that a compromise has
been effected between President THEIRS and
the Committee of Thirty-the latter agree to
Ing the veto power of the Executive, to allow
tae President to suspend the operation of law
BY his veto for two months after it's passage
the right to participate personally in the de;
bates In the Chamber on interpretations, and
all the questions of general policy.
The Legitimists and clerical journals are in,
| dipnant at the concession of such uncontrolled
powers, rs they term them, to the Executive.
GERMANY.
The Catholic bishops have addressed memo
rails to the Emperor protesting against the pas
| sage of the ecclesiastical BILL now before the
| Prussian Diet.
The editor of a Posen newspaper has been
sentenced to four months imprisonment, for
publishing an article entitled, "The battle
| with Gods church,"
The Bessische Zeitung, of Berlin, demonstrates
| that the Russian forces in Central Asia are
strong enough to defy any attempt of the
British to check their progress, and that En-
gland is pow-erless. Russia is only waiting for
| o false step on the part of England
The new army bill elai ms twelve years ser
vice. three active, four in reserve and five in tho
! landwehr.
The government has advises of another vic
tory over the Csrlists ut Aga in the North
200 were killed and 200 captured as also HOO
rifles. The Carlists, however, claim the VIC
tory. The steamer Merillo supposed to be the
one that sunk the North Flests has arrived ct
Cadia. She shows no signs of having had q
collision, but the government has taken pos
session Of her, and her officers are under arrest
- 5e RUSSIA.
The official Gdsette of st. Petersburg in an ar
ticle on the movement of Russia in Central
AsiS, contrasts the difference with which Great
Britain views the growth Of the United States
! in North America, with the jealousy with which
she watches the growth of dsussiA.
The GGzette says that British journalists are
simply beside themselves with anger, and con-
oludes BY advising the British Government to
take no more Notice of the progress of Russia
| than she docs of that of the United States.
UNITED STATES.
| Observation-Disclosures of very
little public interest have occupied the Sep.
| ate,s attention during the week. On the 3rtl,
resolution signed by J. G. Moncure and ID: b.
Penn the presiding officers of q body claiming
| to be the Legislature of Louisiana, expressing
| its qualification at the interest mauifested by.
Congress in the solution of the political quea-
ton in that State, and thanking the Republi-
| can senators and representatives in Congress
for their efforts in behalf of the people of Lou
isiana Mr., West objected to the reception OF