The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-12-27
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aernlng Star and Catholic Messenger.
TELEaRAPHIc SUMMARY.
FOREIGN.

GERMANY.-Von Arnim was acquitted on all
points except for tho offence against public
order in handling the thirteen door ments re-
ferring to ecclesiastical affairs. His sentence
is imprisonment, as before reported, and pay
nent of costs. He may retain his dignites
and title. Both part es will appeal. Deliver
ing Judgment, the Judge said Therefore, in
the Kings name, we declare the accused not
guilty either of embezzlement misdem eanor,
bnt guilty of an offence against public order
and condemn Count Arnim to pay the costs of
months, less the term of confinement already
undergone" The sentence was received in
perfect silence there were scenes of excite
ment within the room, as had b zen expected.
The moral impression was that the verdict
was tantamount to an acquittal.
SPAIN.-On the goth q battle took place in
Catalouis, resulting in the total defeat, by the
'Carlists, of the Republicans under Dominguez.
UNITED STATES.
CoNaREss.-Carpenter has again been elect
ed President of the Senate pro tempore-On
Wednesday Morton submitted the following
and asked for it's present consideration
RESOLVED. That the Senate recognizes the va
hdity of the credentials of P. B. 8. Pinchback
as certified to by Gov. VIM. P. Kellogg, of
Louisiana, under the seal of said State, and
the Committee on Privileges and Elections are
instructed to examine, and report If the said
Pinchback is entitled to be admitted on the
prima facie case thus made, or If such admits
sion should be postponed until investigation
be made as to the charges OF corruption in his
election alleged against him. MIR. Thurman
objected to the present consideration Of the
has adjourned till Jan. 5th.
In the House, last Saturday, there was q
lively scene, when Mr.. Beck, of Kentucky, ar
raigned the Department. of Justice, or, as he
called it, "of Injustice" He declared the At
torney General was q more guilty man in con-
nection with tbs affairs of Louisiana tran
Judge Dnreli himself who had resigned aAd
confessed Lis goilt. He charged that the De-
partnent of Justice bad appealed from decIs-
sions of the Court of Claims in cotton cases,
and had dismissed appeals wherever friends of
the Department were employed, and had had
their fees arranged that the Department had
used the army for the basest of Purposes, and
was a Department. of Injustice instead of a
Department of Justice-The bill making
Pascagoula. Miss, port of delivery passed.
Messrs. Coburn of Indiana, Albright of Penn |
sylvania ConDor of Illinois, Buckner of Mis- |
ed the select committee Alabama affairs
The first three are republicans, and the other
two Democrats ALL the committees for the
South will leave Washington next Saturday.
adjourned until Tuesday, 5th of
January.
PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION ON MISSISSIPPI
AFFAIRs.-A Presidential proclamation, dated
Dec. 81, commands all disorderly persons in
Warren county, Miss, and Viclhsburg, to return
to their homes and abstain from forcible resist
ance to the law, and submit themselves to the
lawful authority of that county and State.
CAUCUS OF REPUBLICAN, CoNGREssMEN ON
oOOAuhrN az n6 hepQ DllCan Sen atOrS
held caucus on the 21st, at the solicitation of
the Southern Republican Senators and Repre-
sentatives, at which the condition of the South
was considered. The Senators iiom the South
advocated the sending of troops to several of
,he States of that section. They feared that
he Republican party was hopelesly dead, I'M !
ess decisive steps were taken at the present I
ession to put down the turbulent whites
They confessed their inability to poll white
,otes- The Northern Senators did not endorse 6
he proposition, and some of them openly ex- J
PRESSED themselves against further interference :
With the affairs of the South, saying they had
ost many votes in the North by it. Senate
lewis, of Virginia, declared the Republica G
,arty had lost power in the South, because Q; t
he bad character of many of it's would-be =
eaders and the advocacy of the civil rights a
III, which he considers a most Ubiquitous b
leasure The South could only be carried for n
he Republican party, as at present organized, =
sending soldiers enough there to prevent
greed with him, rs, before the vote was T.
aken, many Senators left the room, and SEM :.
'r Morton, who was relied upon by the ex
eme Republicans, did not come to their relief. E