The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-02-07
NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY = 1873

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sign it too. They then presented it to tt
rort and Docks Board rath. sl5to the Co
poratlon' thinking that the ,rd had SON
power In the matter, and know ,ng that it We
more favorable to their project than the Co
poraeion. But they were mistaken; the Boar
mas no power in the matter, and all it could d
was 10 send the memorial to the Corporation
Inc Corporation, I am glad Co say, treated tn
aocument as it deserved. 1t ordered repl
70 be sent to the Port and Docks Board to tb
erect that it did not intend to undo what wa
done on New Years Day. Here the matter oil
PROBABLY drop. The memorialists, of course
and 81! who agree with them, pretend tba
tney DO not wish to deprive Grattau's memor,
~ any honor that can be paid to it. They
only wish, torsooth, to subserve the interest,
OF trade which they think will be injured Inv
the changing of the name of bridget But i
u were proposed to call it Victoria Bridge OF
little wonld we hear of the interests of trade
considering that many of these men are Irish
porn, one can only regard them as one of tha
the earth. o '"oo VI
A remarkable scene occurred last week in
the old town of Galway, or rather a little ont.
s,ae OF IT. Sir Thomas Blake, baropet, OF
Menio Castle, died. He was of an old Catholic
FAMILY. and@was himself baptized "A C.TlIy,l;c
ana educated as a Catholic up to the age of
t tIIutteen. he then appears to have "turnedo-
Aot Sobo oScE 10 CDG Protestant Churc6
without, however, making much outward show
OF MS principles. Indeed during his life he
never appears to have been q very zealons
Protestant. l have been informed that for
mat few days before he died, a Catholic
Clergyman and Protestant minister. Who
were brought in together to ascertain his re-
iIs'ous 1a,th, failed to do SO. He was walked
in the old style. For four DAYS his tenants
with their wives and children, Confined r.,
, risit MIS- remains, and were entertained on n
1.%eral sGaie by the son and successor of Sir
Thomas Blake. All of them were very nnch
attached to the deceased, who had al WAYS baen
very kind to them. On the day of the fnn.rni
LneS assembled in full strength, aud were in
'lteG TO bear the coffin to tie family church. |
yard, which was within the demesne Sayaral |
u the local Catholic clergy, two or three Pro.
estant clergymen, and large number of rho
;en'ry, were also In attendance. All went well
III ID" cort"ge arrived at the gate of tho
cemetery. Here the Menlo peasants halted
md refused to let in the Prote staut clerpVmen
.hey expressed their determination not to
ave their deceased master" buried with Pr
estant funeral rites. The Catholic clergvmen
rged them to give way, but they refused
ne gentry then attacked them with sticks
a atn1;og many OF them to bleed. They did not
s1used admittance to the Protestant clergyman.
II valentine Blake, the son of the deceased I
men ne saw matters getting serious. addressed
nry his father as they pleased But this
irty of them were already engaged in doine
'Vlpg carried the coffiu to the tomb wbifS
e III companions were guarding the entrance t
Lne graveyard. The gentry made another
tempt to force way for the Protestant q
erGymen, but in vain. The blows (tNi nov I
resisted) Of the gentry were, on the CON v
airy beginning to make it evident that tba
opie would before long put their onnonentS Q
the rout. Seeing this, Sir Valentine RiaLe Z
ok the arm of a Catholic Clergyman With -,
rom rom ne walked up to the tomb; and he there /,
eed the people simply to close up the grave &c
q pray for his father. They did both and "
en- cheered Justify. All was over and tbeT a,
carried their point! The police came run. ~,
It for by the magistrates But their nervices W
re not needed when they arrived ON the AZ
ne, tor the people had Dispersed The poor "a
a u me. men are greatly. blamed. They have ..
n called bigoted and intolerant. But great si
owance must be made for them. Thew are SC
DOR and very primitive people, but the most T.,
vent Catholics IN the world and they firmly 81
leved that "the old master" was a CatboIic ge
and was being defrauded in death of his | ha
At IN not being buried with the rites Of the fo
holc Church. The whole scene was a novel W
, emaEKaoie one, and fancy none of my 10
aers will think have devoted too mucb tn
90 TO notice of it. 1t denotes above ali tb,
ISs now tenacious are the Irish peasantrv
!, me ialta OF their fathers. They will part asi
anytnlng Dut that. be
I~nder8' Nelrstetter-one of the oldest navvs. -
eTs IN Dublin, If not in all Ireland, and for
!, hait century the leading organ of the WI
ilsn froteetant Interest In the country fai
put up at auction last week. Not a single an,
person could bid for the interest in ""'
paper, or for the interest in the house of
llcstion; or for the type and machinery. for
. single bid The auction was conss'
atty adjourned sine die, and next day the "
'rietors announced that they would con- 81 .
g to publish the paper as heretofore. Bat tnS
cannot do so except at a loss and conseO Boz
ltly we may look forward to the death of 1
Saunders at no distant date. The event il fgI
worthy, as indicating the decline in power i'll
le Protestant and English element in Ire flee
ana the advance OF the Catholic and and
element. The newspapers representing 800
after are 1ouriShing; those representing