The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-08-15

the Rev. Henry HARRISON, Superior OF the
Redemptorist Order: at the Newry Cashe-
fraternity held up their medals and ribbons
in their right hands, and 10 the m ost solemn
manner andibly promised never again to
drink in public houses on Saturday nights
or on Sundays!
The London papers are giving deserved
attention TO the case of little girl VINO
was sentenced by the magistrates nj
Spaldipg to imprisonment n fortnight aud
u reformatory for four years for plucking |
a geranium flower. "British Justice" as
thus illustrated, would appear 10 De IN |
the hands of grim and dyspeptic giants |
such are the bugbears in nursery tales.
On the British railways last year there
were gil passengers killed and 1881 in
jured. Tie passenger journeys during the
year numbered 0.000,O 900, giving an
average of ,3l0,O 600 day, 80 that, when
we remember that seventy one of the
deaths were caused by the carelessness OF
the individuals, the relative mortality ls
not great. 1t is curious that precisely the
same number of persons (2ll) were killed
| in the streets of London during the same
| interval.
The London Athen9um says that f ather
Prout's" unpublished writings are being
collected, and will shortly be published
Father Prout." 1t appears that the family
of the late Rev. Mr.. Mahoney possess sever
ali MSS, which will form the chief item in
the forthcoming volume. One of the pieces
that will be published is a humorous tale,
somewhat after the style of those Father
, Prout contributed to the magazines. IL
was left partly finished at the authors
death.
Il The following tribute to the memory OF
. Daniel O'Connell was paid by the Je,rSsh
London) Chronicle of July 20, ult. ."Grent
preparations are being made in ireland
Q wortbily to celebrate on the 9th of August
n next the hnndredth birthday of the 'Libe-
!. rator.' We do not presume to sit in judg
. ment on the life and merits of the great
agitator. History will perform this task
: But this much we may say, that his bearing
in the question of Jewish Emancipation
n was in harmony with the traditions OF Ire
W land wi ich boasts that she had never beer
"a guilty of any persecution of jews. OCon
= nell always voted for Jewish Emancipa
- tiop."
"Capt. Boyton makes fine thing of hi
wonderful exploit to cross the channel il
Merriman's dress. He discreet American
d He not only excludes the dress from Tn
70 price in America-namely els. Mean
a while he is now one of the most remark
able and prosperous showmen In Franc
10 and England, making often S2OO and &3o
Oh a week by his exhibitions in lakes contig
uous to Paris, London, Manchester an
% such places" discreet American" say
g. the ST. Louis Republican, sis good. Cap
:, Boyton ia a splendidly developed spec
III men of q cute Yankee, who has hit upon
ey plan for reaping q rich harvest out OF 18th
Id blarsted foreigners"
70 The two following remarkable cases
longevity are reported in the registTa
he generals returns for the quarter endir
80 3lst March, 1875, inst published "DaI
garvan, Ringville. The death of a woma
20. at the advanced age of IL years has bee
ne regis cred. She maintained her intclle
ate unclouded to the last, and few mont
300 before her death was able to walk the u
ks. lance of a mile through mountain ira
,,,: to attend chapel on Sundays" "Macrooi
- rnchi geelagh. Among the deaths req
toN tered was that of a man at the adVanc
ID age of l07 years. Deceased was q ami
Gle. farmer and was all his life addicted to drin
in ing ardent spirits, and until about ye
an before his death, regularly took glass
whisky every morning. His young
'' child is only ls years of age.""-Cork III
add July 3.
'"o John Lee Carroll, grandson of Char
et Carroll, one of the signers of the Declarati
July Of Independence, has been nominated
: is, Democratic candidate for the Govern
ina ship OF Maryland. He is known throue
.o,a out his native State as q man of great alb
o-a ties, high culture, and blameless life. 1
'et'' honors of the office, to which he is sure
% be elected, wer9 given to him unsollclt
buC O6lUueT HIS emiueub "Oibn1 uoA Iuo u
and which the whole country owes to his i'll
.ion trious ancestor, has deferred the bigote
Init Maryland from opening a crusade agsi
him on account of his religion. Sec
ana societies are being organized to defeat
and because he is Catholic. Never was
T his nifty to the Catholic religion exhibited
him more odious form IN this country; bu
the spite of this religious ostracism John
VI, Carroll will be inaugurated as Governo
''0'' Maryland on the hundredth anniversar
the day on which HE Catholic grandfat
'hioh pledged his life, fortune, and honor in
at is, fence of the liberty of the country.
'Very The recent death of the great COME
rous' rate General Pickett of Virginia, WI
runs fame rests principally on the magnifc
ream charge made by him at the head of his
pre- liant division on the Federal lines at Get
"a burg has occasioned the publication OF
'"u incident illustrative of the high sense
your honor of this gallant gentleman. A {
tleman who has personal knowledge
outh, the facts says that shortly after
over capture of Newbern, n. c., consider
Of nv fla nf