The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-08-03

alton of the territory. The fact is, however,
that last Sunday the evacuation of those
departments which are still occupied com
menced. In q month from the present time
| our provinces will be entirely free, except
only that Verdun and q few of the sur
rounding localities will have to keep the
foreign garrison Until the beginning of
September. Thus, after thTss long years,
France will be quit Of the invasion which
the Empire brought upon her.. 1t is news
which, as it seems to me, ought to fill
French hearts with real giadness.
Army Reform.-The report Of General
| Chareton, on the bill for the Reorganiza
! ton of the Army, has been printed and
circulated can give you it's summary
| in few words (; AS regards the active
army the reports keeps in view, first, the
necessity Of fixing by law the basis of the
| military organization, and the insufficiency
of that organization as it exists at present
| to meet the requirements Of modern war
fare. Secondly, it examines the resources
placed at the disposal of the country by
the law of recruitment of 2Sth July, 1872 !;
constituting the army, the necessity of
forming permanent cadres of corps d'armee,
| each in its own intended "regiop," and,
lastly, to settle the strength of the effec
tive of the. fig hting army on the war
footing and on the peace footing. The
eighteen corps of our armee de campagne-
that which would have to sustain the first
| shock of an invader-will consist of "a 900
men, exclusive of the.corps in Algeria. The
report also deals with the question of re-
| serves (troupes de remplacemen), and of
depots, including the depots of corps on
active service. Thus France will be div
| ided by the organization of the active
army, Of the territorial army aud its re-
serve, into eighteen "regions," and into
subdivisions of regions. Each region 10 to be
occupied by corps d'armee, and to possess
its own magazine of provisions and NUM-
tions of war. Each corps darnsee Of every
| region will contain two divisions of infan-
try, brigade Of cavalry, a brigade of art
illery, battalion of engineers, and a squa-
dron of baggage Wagons for soldiers
| pecessaries.. In time. of peace the corps
darmee will not be permanently united
| into an army. but will be organized into
divisions and in brigades. The territorial
| in the region. The formation of these diff
! ferent corps d'armee has been effected by
| the subdivision of region for the infantry.
and by taking the region as q whole with
| regard to the corps .dGrmee. In case of
| the mobilization ofcorps, troops belonging to
the territorial army may be employed in
garrisoning fortresses for the posts and
stations on military roads, for the defence
| of the coast and of strategical points
! they may also be formed into brigades,
into divisions, and into corps darmee, in.
tended to hold tracts of country. Lastly,
they may be detached in order to form
part of the active army
Societies Curriers' Neutrality-suspicious. year
the Catholic working mems societies held
an important congress at P6itiers. This
year second congress- will take place at
Nantes, under the presidency of Monseig-
neur de Segur, the prelate so devoted to
all works of charity. In 1872, the number
| IF har yyh n onran,hla1 pfaH RI
322 at the meeting this year, which takes
place in September, it. is expected that
they VIII be much more numerous. The
congress is being organized by the Rev.
Father Bailly, of the Order of the Assump-
ton.
The Editor Of the Nonde.-Yesterday, at
the Catholic University Of LoLvain. NJ.
Armand Ravelet, chief editor of the Monde,
was made by reclamation, Doctor of Laws.
He is the first Frenchmau who has gained
that distinction, and he has well earned it
| by the eloquent and energetic memorial
which he lately published in favor Of the
Religious Corporations of Rome, and in
| opposition to the usurpation of the Italian
| government.
Paray lie Monial-The population of
Paray le- Monial does not exceed four
thousand souls. This fact will convey
some idea of the wonderful appearance the
town and its saucturies presented on the
Goth of June, when twenty five thousand
pilgrims, principally men, received Holy
Communion. Dispatches were sent by
railroad to every accessible neighboling
village to procure Hosts for conservation,
the supply in the place itself being wholly
insufficient: On the Feast of IS. Peter
and Paul, the pilgrims numbered over
fifteen thousand, including nearly hun
dred members of the National Assembly,
and the greater part of these also received
the Blessed Sacrament. The triumphal
nature of these glowing exhibitions of faith
and love, the FACILITATING confidence and
expectation with which Catholic France is
! thro wing the burden of it's cares and sor-
rows upon the heart of Our Precious Lord,
are features in the present religious awak
ening of the country, quite unlike tie
kindred and equally heartfelt manifesto
tons taking place in Germany, Switzerland,
protege Ia France 1t has become, "sau7e
RoRe ct la France y aud Louries, La
Salette, ChaItres, Notre Dame de la Garde,
and here ut Fourvieres, as we'll as at Pa.
ray-le- Monial, the burning invocations of
the multitude to the Heart of Jesus, are
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