The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-10-14

of tho planters of the parish of st. Mary was
held here yesterday for the purpose of bring
ing about some concert OF action among them
selves with regard to labor, and compensation
therefor, during the rolling season. A resoiu.
tion fixing wages at one dollar per day and
rations, or one dollar and twenty -hve cents
without rations, house rent and fuel free, in
GLIDING fly cents extra for standipg watch
half the night one dollar and fifty cents
for eighteen hours work. with rations, or one
dollar and seyenty-ive cents fer eighteen
hears' work without ratioDs, was unanimously
adopted. After providing fund for bringing
five hundred laborers into the parish az early
as practicable, the meeting resolved itself into
an association to be known rs the Planters
Union of st. Mary, and adjourned.
WAsH1NGToN.-Congres will meet to-moH-
row (Mondsy).
exciting. Randall, of Pa. has So far the
the best prospects, but as Cox, of n. u, and
Blackburn, of KY, have withdrawn in favor
of Goode of Va, the latter's chances are i'm
proving rapidly. The only other prominent
candidate is Sayler of Ohio. who will proba.
bly, withdraw in favor of Goode. 1t will be
| rather hard for Southern men to vote against
| Goode when snch prominent Northern Demo
| Gratis as Messrs. Cox, Morrison and Sayler
| abandon their claims in his favor, and nnm-
ber of those rho were committed to Mr Ran
dali are already embarrassed at the position
| in which they find themselves.
The organization of the House is sssuEn ri &
| q very important attitude, from the fact that
Messrs. Bright, of Tennessee Cause, OF Atksn-
| present. This will reduce the Democratic
siority to q sman vote.
The sereu ade at Willards on the night of the
ii th, was the fiuest Democrstic demonstration
| here since before the war. All the Democratic
war horses made short speeches. Col. Black.
! burn, of Kentucky, closing with the shortest
and last.
Senator Patterson, of South Carolina, was
| arrested the 9th, On requisition from
Gov. Wade Hampton, OF that state. The In
dictmeuts against Patterson charge that he
copspired to brihe the State Legislature, ard
procured Miles G. Parker, late State Treasurer,
| TO commit grand larceny. He was subse-
now be given an opportunity of deciding
whether or not Patterson's privileges as Sen
ator exempt him from arrest and prosecution
during the ter NJ of hfs office
EcCLEsIAsTIcAL NEws.-A Bsltimqrs dis
patch on the 11th says conferehce was
| held yesterday at the archepiscopal residence,
! between Arch bishop Gibbons and the Bishops
of the archdiocese Of Baltimore, and the
| upon to be forwarded to Rome, to Fl Il the va
| caucy in the See of Richmond. Although the
pames are not divulged, it is believed that
Rev. Father Jsnseps, the present ad ministra-
| tor of the Richmond diocese, was selected as
one of the three. Archbishop Gibbons will
probably be Installed in about week as FIJI
mate of the Catholic Church in America.
| ANTI.CoNKLING REPUBLICANS An immense
meeting of leading Republicans who favor
Hay es and oppose Conklng was held in New
! York on the 10Th and adopted the following:
| ResOtCed IbRG we rejoice III Gn9 EeCenb ano
| upu nest ttonGble evidences that every clause of
the constitution es it is now established is to.
| day accepted by an overwhelming majority OF
| the United States.
| Resolred, That we recognize and approve the
| frmness and fidelity with which the President
| has kept hie public pledge, and those of his
party, also the reform of Our civil service.
There is no precedent in the political history
of our country for this voluntary act of SELF
reformation by party in power. We tender
| to the President, and TO his able and patriotic
advisers, our hearthiest sympsthy.
STATE ELECTIONS.
/ Ohio went Democratio in the elections last
| week. Bishop their candidate was elected
| Governor by from Is, 600 to 80 600 majority and
| the Legislature will contain q majority of
| about 40 Democrats on joint ballot. great
many Republicans voted the Greenback and
| labor ticket.
Iowa, as usual, went Republican, but by q
reduced majority of 10000. The Democratic
legislative gains are large, and there is much
uneasiness among the Republican politicians
over the rapid narrowing of their joint major
ity.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
Governor Hendricks has returned from Eu
rope.
malIy dissolved by the State Executive Com
mittee on the 10th.
/ The miners at Wilkesbarre, Pa. have, by O
unanimous vote, resolved TO resume work.
After three days light General hiles' com.
mand captured camp of Nsz Perces under
Chief Joseph.