The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-06-18
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Morning Star and Catholic ~'e2senzer.
NEW ORLEANS. sUNBAY, JUNE fs 1876
TELEaRAPHIc SUMMARY.
FOREIGN.

FOREIGN
ANTI RIOTS IN BELa1UM-Brussels
June 13.-The result of the elections in the Cath
olic majority in the Chamber of Deputies will
be twelve instead of fourteen, as in the last
Chamber. Many of the electoral contests are
exceedingly close. Great excitement prevails
might. In all directions the streets of the
! pity are filled with enormous crowds of people
hissing and hooting in front of the Catholic
nstitntions, which are protected by bodies OF
ture Guards. Some arrests have been made al
ihent. The mob are making a monster de-
nonstrstion before the Catholic Club, and
have broken windows in the building.
~ Ant,cerp, June 13-There is intense excite
nent here over the success of the Catholic ca
iidates. In all parts of the town civic guards
havesbeeo hastily called out. Several arrests
we're made and more serious trouble is feared
ri Brussels, June l4.-Tbe riots at Antwerp were
Increasing at midnight. The regular troops
nRye fired fifty shots.
81 4 telegram from London, 18th, says: "The
distur Dances were renewed at Antwerp. Thous-
hnds are marching through the streets cryin z
4 down with the Ministry A Catholic institute Q
was wrecked. There are disturbances at Ghent.
IRELAND-Last Saturday night, 10th. there
vas an immense torchlight procession in Dub
In in honor of the escape of the Fenian prison
fs from West Australia. Disraeli was burned
efigy.
FRANCE.-Versailles, June 15ih.-M. Wad-
lngton, Minister of Public Institution, has in
ormed the Budget Committee that the Gov
snment has decided to accept the principle of
obligatory primary education. The Minister
proposes to organize great university at each
.Pf the following cities: Paris, Lyons, Bor-
leaux and Nancy, each university having an
Hndependent status.
Bishop Qapanloup has written n pamphlet
Untitled Whittier are we Goingfn 1t endeav-
rs to show that society and religion are in the
reatest peril through the trium phant progress
atheism.
Chas. Blanc, brother of Louis Blanc. and
aston Bossier have been elected mem bers of
be French Academy.
SPA1N.-The Government has resolved to
pnd $4,000 troops to Cuba to finish the war
Aere at once Genl. Despnjoles will command
be army.-The crops in the Provinces of
Ssgdad and Cuba Real are destroyed by To-
2usts. 900 tons of locusts were burned in the
benches by petroleum. Is 900 soldiers have
been employed destroying them.
TURKEY.-At the time of making up our
sual summary last week European advces
Here such as to leave little doubt that war
Eould break out in a few days. Since then,
&pTeTer, the ostensibly pacific attitude of Rus
has siPated, flor the present, all fears, and
Ryia and Montenegro have agreed to use
E4elr influence to prevent warlike demopstra-
ons. some of the Herzegovinian chiefs have
@f9sed to listen to any negotiations excepting
on as VIII guarantee the independence Of
eeir country, hence fighting continues in
herzegovina, Bosnia and Bulgaria.
ME1Ico-Advices from the capital to the 4tb
ct. say: The Government forces have met
ith continued successes everywhere. The
volutionists under Gems. Figuero, Cortins
nd Martinez were completely defeated Nav
near Qoeretaro, with o loss of 76 killed, All
bundled and prisoners, and $50 stands of arms
ne Federal troops lost 80 killed and 100
ounded. This victory restores peace in the
tate of Queretaro. The revolutionists are
continually receding, and have lost popular
gmpathy.
UNITED STATES.
WAsHTNaToN.-E Events at the Capitol during
ne past week have been of little Importance,
% many members of Congress and all the lead
ing Radical politicians were in attendance at
lhe Convention in CinciDnati-Belknsp's
ounsel have concluded to decline any further
lea to the articles of impeaohment. They put
plea Friday, taking the ground that Bel
nap is already virtually acquitted, as the SEN
ote.
Inc committee to which was referred for in
e9Hta1gstion Hag the charge that Speaker Kerr had,
100, sold an appointment in the army for
-, reported last Monday, completely exon
Sslpg MIN, the report being signed by all the
enDers' Hepnblicans and Democrats, of the
OlSGee: ~ The report was adopted by riB-
heerB. -'A
sunday morning last Ex-Speaker Blaine
rnHs ntne On MS way to church, became suddenly
ttILO.nSclous from . severe attack of what his
ySiSiAn styled cerebral depression pro-
Oeu py great mental strain and, secondly, by
the day and Monday the Greatest anxiety
oD1S 1eo among his friends lest his sickness
ens prove fatal to his Presidential aspira-
n ohoSes rs his convAlescence wac very rapid
tronotLoSes Tor the, nomination were rather
lie iIiness. ny the sympathy created during
a western iournSliat yvr;.o.. ssUU. ,-;t,o.so5