The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-09-17
VOLUME TX.
Morning Star and Catholic MESSENGER.
rELReRAPHIc SUMMARY.
FOREIGN

FOREIGN
IRELAND.-A mass meeting in Dublin, on the
9Th, to protest against the Bulgarian atrocities,
became demonstration against the English
atrocities in 1898. One of the parsdiup bands
carried the American flag.
HOLLAND AN Amsterdam special says tn at
serious distul bances occurred there Monday
suppressed q fair. Troops were called out and
attacked the mob, killing one person and
wounding fourteen. Large reinfolcements of
troops have arrived.
SPAIN.-There ia o report of q rising in the
Basque Provinces in consequence of the action
OF the Government in abolishipg the local
legislation and other measures adopted at the
last session CT Congress, including military
conscr1pture, collection of arrears of taxes and
the exaction of supply of provisions for the
army occupying the provinoes-TheG Govern
ment has issued a circular in relation to q COM
plant of a Protestant minister. 1t claims to
be only enforcing the article of the constitution
forbidding public religious manifestations
Similar manifestations by Roman Catholics are
likewise interdicted.
ENGLAND.-The agitation over the Eastern
question continues, though a speech by E Esrl
Derby, explaining the position of the Govern
menS and the measures it had adopted, and
siderably abated the dissatisfaotion of the
people. Foster, one of the leaders of the
Liberal party, has gone to Bulgaria to visit the
scenes of the Turkish atrocities.
AohAEf.-!he sultan ls determined to have
peace, though net on the basis proposed by
foreign powers. He has rejected the terms
they proposed but has commanded his mil iRters
to take suoh measures as will prevent any
further atrocities, and will bring the war to an
early close.-There has been little fighting
during the week. The Servians have withe
drawn nearly all their forces from Alexanits
and now occupy a line extending eight miles
from DjoDis to belgrade. They have 55 900
men, Blacque Bey's official report to the
Turkish Government admits that the atrocities
in Bulgaria were indescribably horrible.
UNITED STATES.
=, WAsH1NGToN.-The September returns to
the Department of Agriculture show, as was
high figures of July in all the cotton States
except Louisiana. In some of the more south.
ern ern counties of the cotton belt the caterpillar
has been more or less destructive while in "a |
rev localities of the extreme South west the |
Doll worm was somewhat troublesome.
Judge Nlblock of Indiana has arrived in |
washington and reports that Indiana will GER
IaInIy give Williams (Dem.) Is 900 majority.
A, Cari ecnoiz' In private letter to a friend in
this city, says {: The German vote of Ohio is
et:rTaaigneo era ggainst us, and there is danger we
Speaker sayler arrived from Ohio He aavs
the Democrats will carry Indiana bv a cod
majority, and that Ohio will be close.-A gen
eral assessment of two per cent on all saleries |
over $1,000, including females, is now being
made. A refusal to pay costs the clerk his sit. |
ustion.
NEW YORK The Democratic Convention re- |
assembled on the 18th, and nominated Lucius |
Robinson for Governor in place of Horatio Sey-
mour.
MA1NE.-In the State election last Tuesday
!ne total vote was 1875 771,-Republican major
ity 15,295.
MAssACHUsETTs.-The Republicans have no
minated Genl. B. F. Butler for Congress.
DEATH OF Gov. WISE OF V1RG1N1A.-Rich-
ht!ond, Sept IL -Ex.Gov. Henry A. Wise died at
in ns residence in this city to-day, at half-past
N tS O'CLOCK. At a meeting of the Irish citizens
0-nSht, resolutions of respect to the memory
~ ~ Cne deceased were adopted, and it was fur
!T1 Sner resolved to attend the funeral in q body
LUIS action was taken in honor of Gov. Wise's |
kkio'ory over Know-Nothingism in 1856 and |
Az oonstant advocacy of religious liberty in
emSrna" The funeral procession on the l4th |
the nit iSeo oil the white military companies of |
lie IrisS' veterans CT the Wise Brigade, Catho- |
bers oF .Sn9 ana German societies, masons, mem
ber of otbo. ieEel profession, and q large num-
T;t LIE INDIAN WAR-Omaka. Neb Sent Al
en-. zen sheridan passed here this morning
C-aoI 10 20 Fort Laramie where he meets Gen.
fbe TI! 70 arrange for q vigorous prosecution of
estoh1inIn th1an war through the coming winter and
Po%Jas Piet 1P9ent Of large cantonment in the
AO"oer River country.
4MSTERNATIoNAL M RIFLE MA1cp AT cprrD,,oo,
Austre,;ee ems entered, as follows: Scotch. Irish.
men fo sn, canadian and American, EighS
each rance team; each man thirty shots at
Dis. VIZ: oOo' 900 and 1000 yafds.