The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-05-10


lexis and Constantine arrived in Berlin OF
ehe 3rd, on their way to England.
SPAIN.
Ss| The Carlists have met with serious reverse
,ksAaving been compelled to withdraw from theil
4ormidable positions in front of Bilboa which
Gown was entered b. Serrano on Saturday, the
End. 1t does not appear that there was any
neayy engagement before the retreat of the
Is ct Ripoll, Don Carlos himself being at
Burasso
serrano has returned to Madrid, where, in
reply to congratulations of Provincial deputa-
hons, he said that the Carlist power was only
&shakep, not vanquished entirely.
Don Carlos has issued proclaim alton to his
. followers expressing the confidence that his
#cause will eventually triumph
ENGLAND.
A meeting was held in London On the 9TH,
1 of those favoripg the disestablishment of the
English Church. Prof. Gold win Smith presided.
In his address he advocated the application of
church endowments to the relief of the poor
and the promotion of education.
"A great strike at the Durham colliery took
8place last week, but by Saturday the strikers
had concluded to compromise and all at
work again. Over 10000 thousand persons
were engaged in the strike.
UNITED STATES.
WAsHISGToN.-Congress House has
increased the appropriation for the sufferers
by the overflow to 800, goo. The fate of the
bill appropriating So 600, 900 for the centennial
have been decided by the House Saturday.
The Southern members have opposed it SO
far because of the refusal of Copg ress to grant
universal amnesty from July 4, 1876. With
that amendment it is thought the centennial
Dill will pass. The Civil Rights bill has been
laid over on account of the illress of Senator
Norwood.
. bill was introduced in the Senate providing
for three commissioners, to be appointed by
ehe President and confirmed by the Senate, to
replace the present government of the District
columbia. The Senate Committee have at
ast agreed to recommend Capt Eads' Jetty
,lan for the improvement of the mouth of the
Congress has no right to interfere in behalf of
he South Carolina memorialists who appealed |
or some action to protect them against the
sholesale plunderng of the State government |
SO is reported that Senator Carpenter intends |
70 press the Louisiana question to a decision
tarly next week. This report has been circu-
feaders know, been justified by subsequent
vents.
TIE TROUBLES IN ARKANsAs-The war in
s6s unhappy State continues with increased
.orcements all the time, though it would ap-
pear that the Baxter faction get the large
1ajority. Baxter lad the judges of the
suPreme Court, who had left the State at the
|nclpiency of the struggle and who were re-
.urnlng to hold Court, arrested. They were
subsequently taken under the protection of
me United states troops. There seems no
hope of any settlement till the Legislature
neets on the 18th, when decisive action will
10 doubt be taken by the party in whose favor
will pronounce I
COUNCIL OF Observation-Disclosures Nc !
toskey and Bayley, and Bishops Wood, Nc
:!oskey of Louisville, and O'Conncr were in G
iincinnati last week. The secular papers :
Iive currency to a report that they met in =
souncil to consider the propriety of advising
ne erection of new Archdiocese and new Sees /;
3 the Middle and Western States. !
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY IN THE WEsT.-In- t
annapolis, May 6.-The municipal election to- s
m of fhn Nnct hofI, okol i,
old in this city, and tho vote was the heaviest l.
yer Polled, resulting in victory for the v
lemocratic and temperance party. The Demo Il
bats elected nine out of thirteen CoupciImen. b
e Council standing Democrats I6, and Re. b
Rblicans TO- The Democratic Candidate for "a
lAyor was also elected This is the first time t
eighteen years that this city has been i,
nder Democratic control. !,
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