The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1874-09-20
BEAUTIFUL
NEW ORLEANS SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 20 1874

come out again in body, protesting against
| and denouncing the Athestical doctrines of the
Darwinians. One of these gentlemen has chal-
lenged Professor Huxley to come over from
| Lendon in the winter and discuss with him
before an Ulster audience the doctrine that all
animals are automata but the Professor has
laughed at him; and, indeed, it is laughable to
see men who have no firm standing-ground
themselves in the matter of their religious
tenets proposing and trying to overthrow other
unbelievers.
A rather melancholy suicide occurred last
week in the military barracks, Fermoy, County
Cork. The Hon. Mr.. Bellew-son of Lord Bel
lew of Barmeath, County Louth-shot himself
after having the previous day made an attempt
to shoot brother officer. He was quite a
young fellow, and had been drinking hard for
some time. All! there it is-drink again A
truly fine position and q splendid fortune
awaited him. He was not the Oldest son of
his father and, consequently, would not have
succeeded to the barony and the paternal
estates but his uncle-Mr. Bryan, NJ. P. for
Kilkenny Connty-whose- children have all
died, and who has o rent-roll of ego, 900 year.
had picked him out his heiri The family
are not unpopular, Lord Bellew being o good
landlord and in favor of tenant-right and
being also not averse, as understand, to Home
Rule Both he and Mr.. Bryan are Catholics.
Two distinguished Irishmen have passed
away within the past week. Mr.. John Henry
Foley, the greatest sculptor in tho British
dominions, died on Thursday last in London,
and Michael Banim, the survivor of the two
brothers who wrote "the Tales of the OHara
Family" Born in Dublin in 1918, and educated
here, Mr.. Foley, at q comparatively early age,
went to London, and there at once took front
rank in his profession. He executed statues of
at least score of the most public men in his
day in the United Kingdom, and some of the
most famous monuments in London are the |
work of his facile chisel. at his death he was |
on several works. including q statue
of Grattan, for College Green, and the great
monument to be crested in Dublin to the |
of O'Conuell. The former work he
had finished, and it is in process of casting,
but the latter, alas!- Though it had been in
his hands for ten years., is far from complete,
and the intention of nnveiling it on the Cen
tenary of OConnell next year must now be
abandoned. Of Michael Banim need not say
much. Few there are iu America or here who
lave not heard of "the O'Hara Family that
pair of writers that first applied themselves
Nth success to the delineation of rural life
md manners in this country. Like most au.
hors who confined themselves to purely ma
ional subjects, Michael Banim had to seek
outside literature for o regular source of I'm
ONE. For many yeare he had been postmaster
n Kilkenny. About twelve months ago, when
le was compelled by advancing years to retire
rom this employment, movement was set on
Dot to present him with testimonial, and at
he same time the Government granted him a
ension of eco a year. l regret to say that :
his pension ceases with his life, and that his
life and daughter are now dependent upon
&c charity of the public.
very interesting correspondence has taken
lace between Father OKeeffe and Mr.. A. NJ
ullivan, NJ. p; and the P. j. Smyth affair has
eveloped itself further since last wrote to
On on the subject. But must defer dealing
ith both these topics till next week.
J.. J.. C.