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

| CFAtS.-As usual we have number of te1e
grams favorable to the Alfonsist cause. First
all the towns in the plain of AIloma are re port
ed as submitting to the Madrid government
second, SEQ de Urgel is said to have been cap
| consists, who add that the garrison's loss was
greater in killed and wounded besides MANY
prisoners. In the face of these successes, how.
| ever, the Madrid government has ordered q
| new levy of loo, 900 men.
THE CONFERENCE OF OLD CArHo11cs-Bo,n
Germany hug 12.-The Conference of old Cath
oiics called by DR.. Doliinger, was formally
opened here to day. The session will last three
| ference there are about thirty English and
American clergymep, and several archiman.
orr arltes and bishops of Eastern churches. Among
! the American divines are Rev Drs. Lanodon'
| Nevin, Potter and Parry. DR.. boiling ger open
| cd the proceedings with an address which last
| cd an hour, and treated of the relation of dog
matte controversy between the Latin and
Greek churches to the whole course of eccles-
| iastical history.
The OCoNNELL CENTENARY.-In our last
issue we gave intelligence of the proceedings
to the evening of the 9th. The following teie.
grams were subsequently received
Dublin, dug. AT the midnight grand
banquet at Exhibition Palace, the Mayor pre-
! sided. No incdent occurred until in the rexa-
lar lar programme the toast "The Legislative
Mayor called on Charles Gavan Duffy to res
pond. Dofy's rising created a tremendous up
roar, which lasted for twenty minutes, when
when the gas was put out, and the com pany
olspersed in great confusion. Out door festivi-
ties were marred by a rain storm, There were
excursions, field sports and an amnesty demon
stra'lon to-day in Glsmcoin Cemetery, where
OCoDnell is buried four thousand persons
were present. Resolutions were adopted in
favor of bone rule, and amnesty for the in-
prlsloned FeuiaDs.
London, dug. S.-The O'Connel Centenary
was celebrated in this city by a banquet last
night at Cannon street Hotel. The majority
OF the gentlemen present were home rulers.
Cardinal Manning ordered TIE Deam to be
sung this evening 10 all the churches of the
Archiepscopal Diocese for the blessings re-
sultlpg from OConnelPs labors. In Glasgow
there was serious riot between the Home
Rulers and Orangemen in which many persons
were injured. On Monday it was resume ed but
the regular troops were called out and restored
order.
The HERZEGov1NIAN REvoLT.-The rebel
forces are rapidly increasing in strength and
organization aud are being Joined by large
numbers of Delmatians and Monitor egrins
The presence of q SerVian corps on the frontier
gives them great encouragement. In q severe
fight near Belchia the Turks have been worst
ed. The Tremdenblatt reports that Count
Andrassy has conferred with the Russian and
German Ambassadors and that they have
agreed to support Austria in any recommen-
dations she might make to Turkey, looking to
the pacitoation OF Herzegovina. Russia, Aus |
tria and Germany are no doubt interested in
the success of the Herzegoyinians
UNITED STATES.
MISUNDERSTANDING, dug. 10-Complete |
returns give majority for the Convention TO-
500. Delegates elected: Democrats, 81, Inde-
pendent Democrats, 6, Republicans, Ii
The grasshoppers are damaging the crops in
North Alabama.
NORTH CARoLINA-Raleigh, N c., dug. A.
The election of delegates to the Constitutional |
Convention foots up 60 Democrats, 2 Indepen-
dent Democrats, aud So epublicans, showing
that the Democrats have carried the State.
THE GREAT RISE IN THE MIssIss1pPI-Since
our last issue the Mississippi has continued to
rise steadily and on Thursday night stood, at
Memphis, one inch above the spring rise and
two inches below the danger line. All the
'wampS and low lands are filled up and the
White, Arkansas, and st. Francis rivers have
backed up, the two $50 miles each and the
after 80 miles. AS the Ohio and upper Mis-
Iissippi are falling, however, the danger of a
'urther rise is generally considered past.