The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-08-27
VOLUME TX.
Morning Star and Catholic exssnssr,
NEW ORLEANS sun~AV, AUGUST IT 1916.
TELEGRApE1c SUMMARY.
FOREIGN

FOREIGN
RoNR A dispatch to Reuters TELEGRAM
Company. from Rome, says: A convocaton Of
Cardinals ID now sitting to ascertain the fea
slbility of introducing certain notifications in
the system of electipg Pope SO tn at the cleo
tors may exercise liberty when it becomes ne
cessary to elect a successor to the present
Pope.-A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from
Paris says: News from Rome, received here
yesterday, gives no hope of Cardinal Anto-
nellis recovery.
tRANcE-M. Tocqueville and NJ. Arbilleur,
6ePuolIcan members ofthe French Senate are
9ead; Camille Claude, Repu blcsn member of
6he Chamber was killed by lightning on the
22nd.--The election of Presidents of the
Counol! Gen eral resulted in 5 CONSTITUTIONAL
lts, 4! Mon arehists, 80 Republican The Re-
pQoncans gained seven seats The Radicals
OF TIE BeIlevilie District, Paris, are circulat
ing petitions requesting n. Gambetta to rc-
Sign the seat he holds in the Chamber of De-
Pntles as their representative.--A dispatch
from Paris says: Gen. DeCissey's resignation
OF the War Department was not voluntary as
fresldent MacMahon requested ii. This action
Is Construed TO mean THAI the President wishes
his war ministry to be no longer subject to
parliamentary vicissitudes and change tiurin0
the recess, and the selection CT Gen. Berthaut,
kWho Is not member of Parliament excites
Z considerable comment, particularly among Re-
puolcars. The organic alton of the WsrDs
psrGment, and large extension of the powers
OF tne Chief OF General Staff are shortly ex-
Pected, IN consonauce with the views Of the
Onke d'Auferet Pasquier and NJ Fugeret.
thot ' e. zen; 6erthaut shares. 1t is expected
the great military commands at the approach. |
ing periodical change of those ports.
ENGL4ND.-Mr: Disraeli has issued a fore. |
wen address to his constituents, by whom he |
has been returned to the House of Commons
since 1S47.-A close contest is expected attha
election in Backinghamshire to fill the vacancy
caused oy the elevation of Mr.. Disraeli to the
Peerage between Mr.. Tremantle, Couservn-
tive, and Hon. Rupert Carripgton. who has
Aust Issued an address to the Liberals
Representatives. is general crisis in
Portugal in consequence of the scarcity of
Yer. Inc Government has issued decree
ending all financial engagements for two
bs. $4,000 GOO has been sent to Lisbon
few days. va An
TURKEY:[The servian armies having con-
oentrated for the defence of Alexinatz' were
ettacked by 1000 Turks, whose three despe.
Is.Ie assaults were repulsed. The armies are
s sba Sohh!ronting each other, and renewal of
D-is uS Is expected daily. Mean bile the
Fthce OF Moutenegro is marching to the as
sieCance OF the Servians-With reference To
bave th pTaotieed by the Turkisb troops
5aring, of the British Legation. and NJ
SchuyIer, of the American Legation nv g.
SanslhoPle, state that the Turkish authorities
ele oolng nothing to restrain the Mobamedan
soPulaC1on. Armed Turks oontinpe to conr;t |
tcts OF violence daily. The Christian iDbabit
Ints are robbed If they go outside of their vii
ages women are assaulted and violated every \
Iay' Inc Turks drive away cattle and sell =
hem. The suffering of the Christian people is .
cry great, and immediate relief is needed. On Z
Nc 1OGh three thouEand men, women and child. =
en- were killed by the Turks at Otulkkui The "
niIoren were carried about, impaled on bayo- {,
sets, ana human beings were burned alive. At h
SSazteardJik, thousand persons were killed a,
oSty villages were burned north of Balkapa a.
PPno AZ south. MIR. Schuyler has not comDletei d
" Investigation, but estimates the killed at =,
P.ouo In the Phillipolis district alone The 70
'azouks. '""N 'no O"'ni n
UNITED STATES. p,
DEATH OF SPEAKER KERR-The President IN
'as Issued the following: Ia
, =. 10 WIN extreme pain that the President az
he Sa nees TO the people of the United States W
ue oeath of the Speaker of the Houss of Re- | N
resent atives, Hon. Michael C. Kerr. of Irdi. "
acc aI man Of geeat intellectual endowments, "
; :; 0gltrre great probity, and earnestness tn
asse5 f- enotion to the public interests, has r.
o y. rom the position of power and usefnl. al
esS 70 which he had been recently called The of
10 yer which he had been selected to pre-. al
! ro ~ pethg In session to render its tribute til
resident ; 10 me memory of the deceased the ioi
.ueLV invites the people of the United a
s s. to solemn recognition of the nnbIic m,
1fsPIlVaie worth, and the services of a pure ba
1ent Character. lei
NC he resident: U. S. GRANT. pa
secretary of State. Gle
oR, d. c. 1Ugust 81, 1876 We
department directs Col. Ruger. ne
.sl ing command of the Department "a "a
~ t aDont the 1st of Septembe to 80,
~ heaG quarters of the Department SSnt
ne companies of the ID infautrv lei
a -SS OF the Calf, will be trans d
Slnent of the South aud ~
~ ~ companies of The l6s ID '"
- ~ department., will be -
Aent of the Gulf. o.,
dscided to open mn the oS SS
s'Ons' and ask the sentence (M