The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-07-05
. NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 5. 1874

] was that Irishmen would die before the
would consent to have the Converts broker
| into aud inspected by Government officers
English writer's call this wild declamatioa, bu
it probably contributed no little after all tc
the squelching which Newdegate received
Finally, Mr.. A. NJ. Sullivan raised debate on
the substitution of resident for Visiting
medical officers in the Government convict
prisons of Irelands-and in doing so thoroughly
exposed the very questionable proceedings
connected with the dismissal of DR.. Robert
Mcdonnell from Mount Joy prison. The fact
of the matter is, the Government may now
inhict any inhumanity or atroeity they please
on their unfortunate prisoners and the outside
public need never know o word about it as the
medical officer is a resident in the prison and
thus dependent for his livelihood upon the good
will of his employers. Yet, though this was
explained as plain as pike-staff to the House
of Commons, the Chief Secretary lave no
satisfaction, to use familiar phrase, and the
House acquiesced in his do-nothingism.
I am sorry to say that some of the Mayo
priests have withdrawn from the Home Rule
League. AS a cause, they allege the Leagues
conduct in the Mayo election. As that body
kept distinctly neutral il must be that they
are annoyed that it did not take their side.
Yet it could not have done this; as all the
candidates were members OF the Lesgue--
earnest, active. and devoted. One or two in
dividual members of the League went down
from Dublin to assist Mr.. OConnor Power
whom the priests opposed; but as individuals,
these gentlemen had right to do what they
did and they could not"bo called to order by
the League. The Council of the League at its
last meeting accepted the resign atoms of the
Rev. gentlemen in question with regret, and
sent them q copy of resolution which
declared the neutrality of the League. It IL
to be hoped that this will have the effect of
bringing back those venerable western pa
triots to the national organization, and there
lie reason to think that it will. They number
eleven and belong entirely to the Westport
deanery of the Archdiocese of Tuam.
Next Sunday will be celebrated in the Cattle
dral here as the twenty eighth anniversary of
the accession of Plus TX. to the Pontifical
throne. HE Eminence Cardinal Cullen, has
issued pastoral announcing the fact and
dwelling on the sufferings Of the Holy Father.
Already Plus TX. has reigued longer than any
of his predecessors, though he Is not yet as
old some of them were. There will be
Pontifcal High Mass in the Cathedral and the
sermon will be preached by the Most Rev. DR..
Croke, formerly parish priest of CbarlevIllc,
county Cork, and President of st. Colman's
College, Fermoy, now Bishop of Auckland.
This venerable prelate is at present on visit
to his native county
The town of Galway has recently distin-
guished itself very creditably in matters
political. A respectable class of it's inhabi-
tants have now done o very good thing in the
temperance line. All the publicans in the
town have voluntarily put their names to a
document which has been advertised in the
local newspapers and which declares that the
'ignstories will for the future keep their houses
closed the entire of Sunday. 1t is devoutly to
be wished that their example were followed
slse where throughout the country.
The talk of Dublin just now 10 q pair of
Tisls at law which have just been occupying
he attention of the Chief Justice of the |
Queen's Bench and Dublin juries for . couple
IF days pest. First, let me tell you something
lbout the parties. The defendant in both |
o begin with kiBl-is Mr. Michael Angelo |
Hayes, painter Of considerable ability and q |
native of Dublin. Dir. Hayes, some few years
ince, occupied the position of City Marshal,
mt had to resign that office on account OF
ONE defalcations which were not, believe, |
wing to him, but for which he was neyerthe-
ess responsible. The two plRintIfs are Sir
william Carroll and his eldest son, Mr. John
;arroll. Sir William is an apothecary by
rade and has made a considerable sum of
money out OF nothing by steady industry.
Ome years. ago he got seat in the Dublin
own Council, and after some time was pitch
orked by his brother members into the Lord
Iayorsf seat. When his year of Office had
xpited, the Liberals could not agree amongst
themselves as to their next candidate, and they
Owed the difficulty by re-aPpointipg Mr. Car