The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-08-29

collect all his forces and proceed to the Isthu-
U. IS. Consul at Tripoii, Africa, having been
insulted by the Inhabitants, the steamers
Congress and Hartford were ordered to pro-
coed to that city and demand satisfaction. A
number of officers who landed from the Con-
gress were hooted at. Satisfaction for this
last insult has been given, and negotiations
are In progress for reparation of that to the
Consul. F9
UNION LEAGUE MEETING. Phsladelphia, Aug
-26.-The National Executive Committee of the
Union League of America. met to-day, Ex-Gov.
VIM. A. Newell, Of New Jersey, in the chair,
ThoS. g. Baker, of New York, acting Score
tary. Much secret business was transacted.
An important movemept was Ldaugurated:
looking toward union of all the elements OF
opposition to the Democratic party, especially
in the South. , sag
TExAs.-The official count of the vote on
the Constitutional Convention in one hundred
and one counties shows the following result ::
For the Convention, 46,253; against, % 655.--
| The Kansas City Ifaes has information of the
killing of Col. Wheeler, q wealthy Texas cattle
| dealer, by thieves, who ran off with 400 to 500
head from his rancho in Texas. Mr. Wheeler,
| who started in pursuit, was killed in the fight
RE-OPENING OF CoTroN MnLs.-The Allan
| tic cotton mills of Lawrence, Mass, which
| suspended werk on July 10, will resume with
a full force on Monday next. They give EN-
| ployment to 1850 operatives. The prospect is
regarded as encouraging for fall business.
A NEW PARTY In Boston on the 21st inst,
| the initiative step to forming what is designa-
| ted the Union National Party, with Gen. N.
P. Banks for the Presidential candidate and
possibly l.. @. G. Lamar, of Mississippi, as
Vice PresidenB, was taken. State Central
Committee was formed and o platform of reso.
lutions adopted. No prominent men of either
party took part in the proceedings. The reso
1utions pronounce Republican or Democratic
partisan organizations dangerous, and call fol
a new party of peace. etc. Gen. Banks wal
not present, but in letter he stated he wal
not q candidate for President, and did not de-
sire his name to stand in the way of the gov
ernnaental reform which four-ffths of the peo
pie demanded.
MISSISSIPPI REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
} This Convention met on the Oath, the Negro
delegates being largely in the majority. Geo
NJ. Buchanan, of Marshall, was nominated TO
| Treasurer.
FROST IN TIE GoRTHwEsT.-Last Sunda.
. morning the northern counties of Illinois
/ | Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota wer
visited by heavy frost greatly injuring tn
, crops. .. ...,
MIsCELI.ANEoUs. t.
The Bank of California, at San Francisco
suspended payments on the 26th.---Mr0. Liu
coin has SO far recovered as to be able to leav
the insane asylum.--A British ship cleare
from Baltimore last week with 500 600 gallon
/ refined petroleum for Antwerp, the largee
shipment ever made from that port.--Th
steamship Ohio which sailed for Liverpool o
. the 96th from Philadelphia, took 2,4o0 crate
of Delaware peaches. The Bteerage of tn
ship has been turned into refrigerator line
! with ice and provided with fans for keepin
2 up a constant current of cold air. This bein
. the frat venture of the kind, it's success
. looked to with great interest.