The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-10-17
TRLEaRAPHrC SUMMARY.
FOREIGN.

TELKaRAPHI0 SUMMARY.
FOREIGN.
RoME.-cardinal Mccloskey left on the 18th.
He will visit Cardinals Manning and Cullen |
before returning to America. He ordered in |
Rome splendid altar worth $4,000 for the
Cathedral In New York. The Pope will send
two mosaics representing the Madonna and
st. Agnes, to the Centennial Exhibition, Phila-
delphia.
GERMANY.-The Kaiserhof Hotel, Berlin, the
finest structure of the kind in Germany, was
burned on the 11th.-B lsmarck is sick, and
will not accompany the Emperor on his visit
to 1taly.-It is reported that the Govern
| ment will demand this year addition of
| 5000. 600 marks to the war estimate.
BAvAR1A.-The National and Catholic party,
now in a majority in the Bavarian Chamber,
the ministry. The King refused to comply
| with the demand and it is reported that the
Chamber will be dissolved.
SPAIN.-The Imparcial states that the Govern
| ment, in reply to the communications of the
Vatican. declare they will respect the Concor-
dat except where it interferred with the inter
nal affairs of Spain. The Government, while
| admitting that the Concordat has been viol ated,
must accept accomplished facts and maintain
federation. - The bombardment of San
Sebastian by the Carlists, continues.-The
last 1pedition, has gone to switzerland. 500
Carlists, who entered France, have been
disarmed.
TURKEY.-Under the pressure of the great
the servian frontier. servia has ceased the
mobilization of her forces.-A Berlin special
to the Pail Mall Gazette say IS, it is now proposed
in the execution of the contemplated reforms,
that the administrator Of the disafeoted
provinces be intrustsd to governor general
enjoying the confidence Of the Christian
subjects of the Porte The proposal seems
likely to succeed, though it is not likely the
great powers will guarantee the reforms, not
} withdrawing the insurgents insist on it. The
Consuls at Mostar are negotiating and e1deav'
oring to pacify the insurgents through the
medium of the clergy.
BRAzIL-The session of the Brazilian Parlia-
ment has been closed by the Emperor in person,
who in his speech on the occasion, declared
powers were satisfactory. The amnesty grant
ed to the bishops would restore harmony with
the Holy See.
UNITED STATES.
THE ELECTIONS IN THE WEsT.-The princi-
pal topic of interest during the past week has
been the election in Ohio. Party lines were
greatly disturbed because the Democrats OF
l that State had not adopted platform in accor.
dance with the principles of the party and the
present views of nine tenths of its members IN
other States. They declared against contrac
: ton of the currency and speedy return &c
( specie payments. Hence Democrats elsewhere
| were inclined to look favorably upon the
= defeat of the Ohio Democracy, feeling assured
@ that this would destroy the financial heresy
and even the most intense Partisans only
: wished to see Gen: Allen (Dem.2 reeleoted"by
the skin of his teeth" The election took place
last Tuesday, and resulted in the success OF the
> Republican party, by an average majority T OF
: always a thoroughly Republican State the
b Repu blican majority ran up to about 600
D KILLING OF THE NOTORIOUS JOHN GAR
The notorious negro. John Gair, Who has beer
q terror to the people of East and West Falicis
ma, was arrested recently in Baton Rouge To-
mitigating his sister-in-law, Catherine Nat
thews to poison Dr.. Sanders of Clinton; Th
Doctor narrowly escaped death And c9tba5ip'
confessed her crime. On the night OF the 18th
y while posse was taking Gair from Batol
1t Rouge to Clinton, it vas overp9,T T By =
, masked men who shot Gair to death and after
, wards hung the woman Catharine.
20 MIssIssIPPI.-The troubles at Friar's Point
n Coahoma county, are at an end. committee
g composed of whites and negroes, has issued {
- preserve the peace. 1t appears that Brown
ot the negro sheriff had, for sometime previou
J. to the attack, been telling the negroes that th
r. torch was the only remedy they had again'ss
the whites, and that several valuable build
"a ings had been destroyed in the country. VI
A. the night of the 18th, three negroes were at
!; tackled by some ruffans on the streets of Vlcks
burg, one being killed outright, one mortal.
and the third seriously wounded. When new
IS of the affair spread through the city the Gu
lv zens were loud in their denunciations OF tn
:. assassns. In the evening an immense meetin
x was held, at which resolutions were passe
}; eondemning the outrage and pledglng all
I'd support the laws and see justice done.
"a MISCELLANEOUS.
q The Inman steamer, City of Berlin, latel
~ made the trip from Queenstown to New York
~. days, Is hours, and 48 minutes the tastes
of time on record.-Heavy frost and thin iC
40 around Memphis on the 12th.-October Is
M according to official Washington data, th he,
H. were in operation in the Union, l1G diStill'
q ries with a daily capacity of 1883 gallon
en- Cen Bartlett having declined the Dem'
bo cratic nomination for Lieut. Governor of Ma
10. placed on the ticket.-The negroes of Lib
Ter ria have gained five victories over the neigt
he boring savages who attacked them-Ih
as last wear amounted to SO 564 574 60; expense
oh SC. 1886, Ala II profits, So. 339, 159.
OPENING OF FALL MILLINERT.-Wednesda
Kas day fortunately for the ladieS who HI