The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-05-12


handkerchief and when they don't pull it out,
and flourish /; in other peoples faces, they are
sure to have a corner of 1t sticking out. But
these are the exceptions. The majority of
English people one meets on the Continentsare
informed, OF strong individuality, and no nom
sense. The best friends you make will be Eng
lish.
There are as many Americans whom travel
can never improve as any other race. Mark
Twain shows up some of them in his "Inno.
cents" There was couple at Trieste while
ago and evidence of it "is still on the register
Took" Mr.. and Mrs. Louisville, Kentucky,
u. s., America, the best and most prosperous
country in the world-Amenl Arrived ON
mules from Chamouni-pleased with the noun
tains." am confident that for every English
fool one meets abroad, he will find an Offset in
the shape of a Yankee jack-ass.
There has been considerable excitement in
diplomatic circles since l last wrote you, and
the air has been full of foolish rumors of COM
ing wars. There was the German Belgian nOie,
which brought out some discussion in the Brit
ish House. as to what they should 90 in case
the neutrality of Belgium was disturbed. The
note seems now not to have been as 'menaciDg"
as some British parliamentarians considered 1t
and the matter seems to have faded from sight.
Bismarck in all bis dealings or proposals. has
become suspect in statecraft, and his
slightest movements and mods are noted criti-
cised, and speculated upon. The dreaded
Chancellor has but himself to thank for the
universal QleIrHSt tlat ne DaS inspired, tlrOuBn-
out Europe. None will dare deny his patrios-
ism, his "blut und iZer resolve TO exat and up
hold the FatherlaDd and aggrandiZe its power
and glory-even at the sacrifice of Its reputa-
ton, in another and, TO most men, dearer
sense.
In France the Imperslists are thoroughly or'
ganized and have their propaganda extending
over the entire country. Their headquarters
at Paris, are directed from the English resi-
dence of the ex-Empress, and Rouher is the
manager. Money has been subscribed profuse-
ly and the party have freely used it in the elec-
tions, which must account for the extraordinary
progress of Imperialism which has attracted 30
much sttention. Probably this has been for
tunate for the Republic, for it has consolidated
the Republicans of all shades, suppressed their
factions, entirely crushed the Radicals, and
driven the whole body Of Moderates into the
firm support of the Republic. One other i'm
portant result is that the alarmed Oreanists,
headed even by the Count de Paris, are said to
have declared for the Republic, as preferable
under all circumstances to another dose OF
Bonapartism. The police reports chow that
Rouher has published three hundred and ten
thousand copies of forty-two books, sixty-sey-
en- thousand copies of five illustrated works,
and three hundred thousand copies OF like
nesses of the Prince Imperial. The alarm
caused by these Developments, accounts for the
sudden coalition in the National Assembly that
has recently swept all before it.
The Catholic disturbances continue and the
questions grow more intricate. Here In Gene
tween the factions. 1t is a very interesting
warfare The contest between His Holiness
the Pope and the civil authorities is sharp and
lively. There has been so much trouble in this
ciIy that the Government has closed Notre
Dame Cathedral, until the matters now pend
ing can oe adjusted. The Pope has addressed
an encyclical to the ultramOntanes oil Switzer-
land. The following passages are extracts
from it:
eThe snsres and serious and prolonged efforts
of these new heretics who call themselves Old
Catholics increase every day more and more in
Switzerland to deceive the faithful and to take
from them the faith of our ancestors. We
know, venerable brothers, and we deplore In the
bitterness of our heart that these schismahcs
and heretics, protitipg by the schismahc laws,
which keep the Catholics publicly oppressed In
the diocese of Bale, and in other parts OF the
country perform, under the protection OF the
Civil authority, the ministry OF their condemn
ed sect, cause the parishes and churches to be
violently occupied by their apostate priests,
aud spare neither fraud por artiice TO miseI-
ably inveigle the children of the Catholic
Church in their sehism.
But as deceit and theft have always been the
attributes of heresy and scbism these sons of
dsrkpess should be RANKED with bhsss OF whom
the Prophet said, Woe to the disobedient
SOUS, who put their trust In the darkness OF
Egypt. You have rejected the word and pus
your trust in cafnmny and tumu't"
Further on the Pope says
1--WE recommend you urgently to keep your
selves always strictly attached to your legiti-
mate pastors who have received a legitimate
mission from the Apostolical See, and who
watch over your souls, for which they will have
to account to God.
In Geneva there are three Catholic parties:
The Ultramontanes who accept the dogma of
infallibity The Liberal Catholics who reject
| that dogma and worship as old Catholics, be-
| ing supported by the Government the same as
| other classes; ald lastly the Christian Ostho-
| lies, a larger and fast increasing body under
| 81. oINIa Iaad nf PAra 10
| latter are very bitter on the Pope and Rome,
| having no connection with the Re mish Church,
| and support themselves. They declare for
| liberty of conscience and broadcast views. and
| their form of worship is very simple. Even
| down in Sicily, right under the eye OF the
| Pope, in one town, Grotte, eight thousand OF
| the people. with twenty-five priests have in-
| formed the Bishop of Girgenti that they refuse
| bility of the Pope, and should henceforth re-
| fuse to recognize his authority, and were re-
| solved to sever entirely their connection with
| Rome. The people followed the lead of the
| clergy and in every church Of Grotte a Te
| Deum was sung and worship according to Old
Catholic rites commenced. And in Fribourg,
| SUISSE on the 10th inst, the banderole of the
| colors of Fribourg foated for the first time at
the summit OF the spire OF the e., Reformed
| Church, now nearly completed. This reform
| Catholic movement is making striking prog
ress in Switzerland. The following letter from
| Garibaldi to Karl Blind will be read with
interest:
My dear friend,-I believe there Is not, in all
| the world q country less really Catholic than
| Italy. Government and the upper classes
| affect Catholic devotion which they do not
feel. As TO the mass OF the people, they
| IeIther do believe in Catholicism; and In the
Popish churches (ddns teS boutiQues pretinesl one
only sees bigoted old women. To obtain from
| Government, and from the majority OF the
| Chamber q decree for getting rid of the Papacy
is for the moment difficult indeed. Neyerthe-
less, you may be perfectly convinced that the
| great majority of the Italian nation sympathises
with Germany in lbs energetic var (guerre
| outrdnce) against Jesuitism under all its forms.
Everyone has read of the sensation created
In London and Havre by Capt Boyton. the
| American inventor of a life saving apparatus,
who attempted, and very nearly succeeded in
| swimming across the English channel from
Dover to Calais. The gallant gentleman, who
believe is at the head of our life saving service
| in the United States, though am not certain
| on this point, demonstrated beyond all ques-
| ton the fact that man could remain. perfect
| ly rnharmed, at least twenty hours in any
| Northern sea- with his suit on. Her Majesty,
the Queen, who takes lively interest in all
humanitarian works, particularly all attempts
| to save life, was greatly pleased with Captain
| Boyton's performance, which she witnessed.
| Her Majesty sent him complimentary tele-
gram, with request for his photograph IN ms
armor, also one in citizens dress Her Msjesty
| further ordered the Royal yacht to be supplied
| with the life saving suit.
Messrs Moody and Sankey continue to meet
| with the greatest success in their revival efforts
| in London, all reports to the contrary Dotwith-
| standing. Some of the high toned journals,
| such as the Rock, the Hour and others, are ter
| rlbly annoyed at these friends of free thought
and ''enemies of revealed religion" as they term
them. They give up large part of every edi-
ton of their papers to casting surs upou the re-
| vivalists One paper says, 'as regards the in
| jury this new movement will do steady, sober
| minded christian England, and the cause 1t will
give free thinkers to scoff, of that there can be
hardly two opinions" And then as if these
| newspaper articles were not vile enough, the
| Vanity Fair comes out with large colored
| carcature, representing Mr.. Moody, with big
| tumor the size Of turkeys egg on one cheeky
standing behind an old table, and evidently
yelling vociferously, while Sankey Il do wish
| he would change his name) with his mouth
open and showing an aperture as large ronnd as
base drum bowling too. some old Methodist
hymn no doubt. Underneath 1. the mild in
scription, "Song and Praise" Now all these
nasty carcatures, these vile, lying, newspaper
articles only seem TO help the Aforesaid gentle
men. With the aid Of wealthy Engiish ad-
mirers they have just Leased Her HsJesys
Opera House, in Hsymsrket, for twenty Years,
aud have paid Lord Dudley $500, 900 (gold) for
the samel The Rev. Newman Hall has sat
| unon ths stage at their meetings, and aids them.