The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1875-07-04
VOLUME VIII.
Merning Star and Catholic Messenger.
NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY, JULY 4. 1875.
TELEaRAfHIc SUMMARY.
FOREIGN.

SPAIN 1T ia officially announced that the
stornned by the Alfonsists after several days
siege. 80 officers, ESQ men, cannon and 8
quantity of war material were captured.-
An ordinance has been issued banishing MEM
bers of Carlist juntas and all families of which
any member s in the Carlist service, and con-
fscating their property.
AUsTR1A.-On the 2sth ult, furious thunder
storm passed over Buda and Pesth. The light
ming was incessant, Hail fell in such quanti
ties that roofs of houses and the surrounding
hills were covered two feet with ice. The
waterfall was extraordinary. Torrents swept
through the streets of Buda, carrying men,
vehicles aud everything movable into the
river. Many houses were suddenly Hooded
and destroyed before their inmates conld
escape. Five hundred of the Inhabitants are
missing l2O dead BODIES nave oeen recovered
from the Danube.
TIE TERRIBLE FLooDs IN FRANCE.-The
loss of life and property, by the overflow of the
river Garonne and other streams, IN the de-
partments of Haute Garonne aud Lot-et-Gar-
onne is appalling. All estimates agree IN
placing the number of drowned at from 1000
to 5000, of which number the great maj ority
were women and children. Thousands of
houses in Toulouse, Maiesac, Verdun, Agere and
other towns were swept away. The Garonne
rose 80 feet and at some places was four miles
wide. 1t is estimated that over so. 900 people
h have lost every thing they possessed and will
be for some time dependent on charity for su b.
Il sistence. McMahon at once started for the
f scene of destruction and is doing all in his
power to alleviate the distress. Thousands of
dollars have been subscribed for the relief
of the destitute, his Holiness the Pope having
h sent $4,000 as his contribution. The Assembly
has voted S4OOo for the destitute.
TIE INTERNATIONAL RIFLE MATCH The
rifle contest began at Dollymont a few minutes
after IL O'Clock, on the 29th, and resulted as
follows: 800 yards range; Americans 337, Irish
335 !; 900 yards range, Americans 327, Irish,
2s2 1000 yards range a Americans, 49, 3o3' Irish
299 Total Americans, 961, lrIsh 92o.
TCue
June 29th, in its weekly review of the bread
stuffs market says: Owing to the floods in
France aud unfavorable reports from America
the market is hardening. Northwestern Eu-
rope has been favored with abundant rains,
while the eastern and southern portions of the
continent are suffering from drought. The
prospec varab and a general abundance
Is not TO be relied on. Germany aud -
haze the best prospects, and Russia, Hungary
and France the worst.
BRAZIL Rio Janeiro, June 25.-Tbe Ministry
of the Viscount of Rio Branco, has resigned
and new cabinet has been formed, with the
Duke of Caxais as President and Minister OF
War. Baron Cotegip is Minister of Foreign
Affairs
MISCELLANEOUS
The United States debt statement shows 8
decrease of 81, 500 600 for June. S60,0o0,OO0 in
coin in the treasury.-Thirty-tw loads
of water melons passed through Atlanta on the
lst, en- route from the highlands of Florida to
Chicago. A delegation of thirty-one Floridians
went with them to make permanent arrange.
ments for trade to aud from the Northwest.--
Ledger Jackson, Tenn special says half OF
the business block and the Catholic church
burned on the 295h-Two other London
firms failed on the Ist, Daeosta & Co, for ST.
250 600, and Kilborn, Kerslow 81 Co., for S3,-
I3V I3VoOO-Reports from numerous points IN
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Nebraska
Iowa, Missouri and Southern Illinois, indicate
that the storm which passed over that section,
lasting from Saturday until Monday night, in
most most localities did great damage, killing q
considerable amount of live stock, tearing
down houses, barns and fences, inundating
whole farms and injuring the crops to some
swept away in some places, many persons were
killed.