The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-08-02
Morning Star and Catholic Messenger.
TELEeRAPHIc SUMMARY.

uEw ORLEANS, SUNDAY. AUGUST 2, 1874
TELEaRAPHIc SUMMARY.
ROME.
The Pope has appointed Mgr Sanminiatell to
succeed Mgr. de Merode as his private chap
lain.
=, Belfast. July 3o:-There is q serious strike OF
the operatives of the flag mills at this place
The striking workpeople are making threaten
ing demonstrations to- night Crowds of them
are parading. the streets and have attacked
several bakeries. The magistrates have asked
for four hundred additional policemen.
The Carlists claim n great victory over the
Republicans at Castlefollet, near the frontier
The German Government is making strenu-
Gus; efforts in behalf of the Serrano Govern
mept, and has sent circulars to other powers
asking them to unite in recognizing it. a
German fleet has already been dispatched to
the coast Of Spain. The Germans affect to
believe the stories of Carlist atrocities" So
called, and also that France has given assist
ance to Don Carlos.
If any further proof of the unrepublican
character of Serrano's Government and its hos
tility to the church were required, it is to be
found in the ostentatious friendship displayed
OF Bismarck.
terrible landslide occurred Mt Allara, in the
Province of Navarro. Overhanging rocks fell
upon and utterly destroyed IL village. The
disaster was SO sudden that few of the nhabi-
tants escaped; 200 corpses have already been
ri recovered.
After IL violent and protracted debate, the
motion To dissolve the Assembly was defeated
by vote of $40 nays to $40 yeas. The
Ministry had declared it's opposition to the
project on the ground that the passage of q
bill liking the powers of the President was
imperative.
1t is now thought probable that the Assem-
bly, will vote an adjournment from August 9th
to NCvru Der both.
UNITED STATES.
TERRIBLE STORM AND GREAT Loss OF LIFE
AT PiTTsBURG, PA.-On Sunday, July Goth,
heavy showers fell all day almost flooding the
city and country around for twenty miles, but
towards nightfall the heavens seemed to open
rushing down the hillsides in largo volumes
and with great velocity, overturning and de-
stroying houses in its way to the valleys
below. Some three or four hundred dwellings
IN the suburbs OF the city were destroyed and
the loss Of life so far as ascertained is 219, as
follows: In Allegheny about 1875, Lower
Allegheny .. sawmill Run IA, Big. Branch
sawmill Run 3, Little Branch Sawmll Run 81,
Charters Creek 20, other suburbs IL.
1t is almost impossible- for any one not
familiar with the geography of the locality to
possibly have occurred. The main city of
Pittsburg as it rises gradually from the point
formed by the junction of the two rivers, has
many gulches in certain localities, which I'M
der n flood of this description are liable to do
great damage; and the part known as the Hill
region is frequently liable to suffer from local
inundations; the damage here, however, ut
this time is light, compared with other locali-
ties directly suburban. The north bank of the
Alleghany, upon whose hillsides and in whose
valleys the upper portion of the city is stu
ated, has, according to all accounts, been the
scene OF the greatest disaster. Tho work of
destruction commenced at point about two
miles north of the central portion of Allie
ghany City. butchers Run Valley. at it's
mouth, is possibly between four and ii We hun-
dred feet wide, and at the point where the
work of destruction commenced it is not more
than one hundred and fifty feet wide between
North avenue and this northerly point numer- |
ous rayines empty into Butchers' Run Valley |
Along this run houses were built directly over
the natural water-course, culverts being made
and used III part as foundations for dwellings.
The line of destruction followed the water
courses to the rivers and involved an immense
number of houses that were not on the line of
the oulyert When the rain commenced fall
ing but little apprehension entertained,
but those who lived near the head of the
valley state that suddenly it seemed as if the
heavens were opened and water came down as
II discharged from immense pipes. The
Volnme was 30 great that the valley was filled |
WIN raging torrent. The frame dwellings, |
stables and slaughter houses gave way Ike
pipe STEMS and the debris from the wrecks |
were swept down along the line of the plank
roau, us weight being augmented every mo- |
menu In the district lying west of Chestnut |
street and north of line parallel with North |
avenue. The water rose to. height of fully |
~ rect in some places the occupants of dwell |
lings were unable to escape in time to save |
their hN.S. In many instances the force of the |
wafer rent structures into splinters.
me extent of territory damaged is not less
tnan twenty to twenty five miles in diameter
and how the main portion of the city of
Plttsburg, lying as it does, in the centre of
this circle, escaped further injury, appears
almost miraculous.
The members of the Hibernian, Total Absti- |