The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-05-16
FOREIGN.

FOREIGN.
RoME-On the 18th large number of pill
grims from May were granted an audience
with the Pope to congratulate him on the oc-
casion of the S3rd anniversary of his birth.
The address which they presented 10 said to
have one million signatures.-ln the Cham
Der of Deputies MinGhetti said the relations of
Italy and Germany were excellent. A motion
approving the Governments ecclesiastical
policy passed by vote of 219 yeas to lag nays.
IRELAND On the 9th q demonstration was
made in Dublin at the funeral of Joseph Mul-
lens. an American Fenian. A procession half
mile long followed his remains.-- The Peace
Preservation Act for Ireland passed its third
reading in the House of Commons on the 1lth.
FRANcE.-The,As Assembly reassembled on the
18th. I. a resolution was passed ordering that
no further elections be held to fill vacancies
until the general elections for the new Chamber
SPAIS,-Two hundred and fifty prisoners
have been exchanged by the Carlists near Bar
ceona. Gen. Agairre, it is said, has issued
an address to the Carlists advising them to
leave their chiefs, who only fight to enrich
themselves, and join him. 1t is confidently
claimed by the Alfousists that many Carlists
will join him
GEEMANr-The bill to suppress religious
orders in Prussia passed it's third reading on
the 11th--The Bishops have decided to dis
solve even those Orders which tolerated,
being unwilling to see them subjected to
governmental supervison--The bill giving
the new sect of old Catholics share in all
Catholic church property passed it's third
reading on the 9th, by q vote of 2o2 to %
The proceedings against the Prince Bishop
of Breslau for violation of the eccesl stical
laws, have resulted in his removal. He has
been conducted to the Bohemian frontier
Instructions have been sent by the Govern
ment to provincial authorities in Prussia to
treat the collection of money for priests, who
have been subjected to legal penalties, as a
punishable offopse--A crowd of women mob
bed an old Catholic school house in konigs-
hull, silesia, on the 11tb, declaring that they
would never allow their children To become
old Catholics After much excitement the
military were called out and cleared the streets,
which were full of spectators. Twenty persons
were arrested bismarck has gotten up an
other scheme TO excite the sympathy of the
world in his behalf. This time not only sever
al priests but also several chbishops have
conspi1ed to ashassinate him-at least he
clsims--On the 18th, the Gear of Russia
arrived in Berlin and was received with great
enthusiasm. He and his minister Gortsch a off
called on Bismarck who disavowed all respon-
sibility for the reports of alarmsts concernipg
The Immediate danger of war, and stated that
Germany has in way menaced Begium'S
independence.
ENGLAND-A pastoral from Cardinal Man
ming, read in all Catholic churches, protests
against the prosecutions of the Church in Ger
many and Switzerland, and accuses Bismarck
OF seeking to raise the animosity of the powers
4 against the freedom of the next conclaye.
TERRIBLE STEAMSHIP DIsAsTER.-The steam
shlp Schiller of the German Transatlantic or
Eagle line, which sailed from NewYork on
e.
mouth and Cherbourg, was wrecked off the
Scllly Isles, on the night of the 9TH, and 311 of
hef passengers and crew, including the cap
TAN, were lost. She was running in heavy
iog which rendered Bishops light, only half q
IN nile distant, invisible, and struck on a reef at
~ O'CLOCK, P. NJ. There was heavy sea at the
ttlne, and the darkness was intense. The
poats were launched but could not live in the
hIeaVy sea. About so persons consisting main
~ OF the crew, were saved all the women
N"lVh one e&ceptioD) aud children persisted.
% REVOLUTION IN MExIco-Ci City of Aerico, April
Sv.-Ihe revolution which commenced in Mi
"pSoacah IN consequence of the publication of
SS4urch reforms and Of the expulsion of the
SISTERS OF Charity, is extending and gaining
SoHna In other States. Michoacan is suffering
Sabity' All business is paralyzed and the in
has %an nIs are leaving The village of Jucuba
tn zen Piliaged and burned.
tho Legislature of Michoacan, alarmed at
voked y gress Of the revolution, has been con-
the SSj ~ extra session, which commenced on
eTta Sd INST. 1t will discuss measures for the
thai III natlon of the rebels 1t stated
ment nS Legislature would grant the govern
war. ma me State extraordinary powers for
~ goyernnIa Ine hnsnee measures of the general
paci6catHeht have been neglected to assure the
rebels pnS OF the State. The strength of the
estimateS OF Morelia is increasing, and is now
taotionse at $500 men, divided in numerous