The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-09-28

it ia certain that NO such indemnity was
ever even attempted to be paid. IL was
thought, when the demand was first mades
that some difficulty must arise, at least as
to tho punctuality with which the engage
ments would be met. The solvency and
the patriotism of France have both been
worid-wids impression that what France
has lost in resources abe has gained in
honor and credit. age 81
PARIS RUINS. 800 So
Meanwhile, the ruins Of Paris arc now
about to be repaired, The scaholdiug of
the Vendome colume is completad---an-
other column Of victory !-and tne column
under restoration. The Arc de Tromphe
is renewed, and bears but very little sign
of the siege. The Palace Of the Tulleries
is in workmen's hands though probably
many years will elapse before It is fully
rebuilt. And tho city authorities have
issued orders for the exterior and interior g
l.renoyation of all the injured churches,
which suffered from the enemies rockets,
or from still more destructive petroleum.
nre INDIAN CENSUS. Fgi
| 1t is evident from the statistics of the
| census, which are just beginning to reach
us, that the population OF India is one
fourth larger than it has been hitherto
supposed to be. It amounts, at least in
roppd numbers, to two hundred and forty
millions. The rate of increase ia suchs that
about one million and q quarter OF souls
are being added each year 60 the peninsula.
alone is not far from equal to that Of the
United Kingdom, and in very few years
must exceed it. In Bengal there are sixty
seven millions, Of whom the Aahomedans
constitute one third, or certainly more than
Which, Which, devolve On the Indian doyernment
are, therefore, vast, and even crushing for,
in most administrative matters, they have
still almost to begin at the beginning.
THE SUPPOSED CREATION OF CARDINALS.
The Spectator notices that we have not
denied q statement published in the Times,
to the effect that " the Pope, in q recent
Consistory created NO less than thirty Car
, dinals (" who are not TN petto, but whose
names, though they are /" to be kept secret
until he expires" 'sare known to the Con-
!; clave, and would be summoned to any new
election IF We did not contradict this
but because we preferred to wait for au-
, thority to do SO with greater effect. As,
, however, an inference appears to, have
been drawn from our silence, we will say
; at once that we know only Of two ways of
creating Cardinals, one creation sn petto,
served by the Pope within his own breast,
and the ordinary public cneati0n, first in Q
private and then in o public Consistory.
We have no reason to suppose that the
Holy Father has departed on this occasion
from the usual practice. We know that
representations have been respectfully
, made by several Powers of the desirability,
} according to their view, of filing up some
? vacancies in the Sacred College, and should
, it at any time appear to the Holy Father
, that those vacancies have become 30 numer-
| GUS that in spite of this exceptional position
3 it is necessary or advisable to fill them, or
any of them, we doubt not that his Holt
t ness would find no difficulty in doing SO,
without resorting to the expedient which
the Times supposes to have been adopted.
LIBEL OF MR. HAvERrY.
Two Belfast papers have published q state
: ment that one of the American collectors in
the cathedral has disappeared with his plate,
containing sum of about S250. Now, the
: only American collector was Colonel Ha-
verify, of New York, the eminent Catho-
0 lie publisher, who came over on the
!. invitation Of the Primate and ofshis init
d mate friend Father Burke, and who brought
over reporters who telegraphed the pro-
Q ceedings to New York. On the appearance
? of this acandalous libel, Father Burke, O.
P, Indignantly contradicted itin the press.
I It is believed, however, that the matter
will not stop here, IS actions have been en-
D tered against those Orange journals for
: wicked and malicious libel.
| D1arprpIrrrn,- or EnprT ALTON I'M TOvvEays.