The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-06-03
Over 5000 600 rubles have been raised in
Russia for war purposes by voluntary contri-

! nusela ior "aE purposes Dy voluntary contrl'
| buttons.
Russia is adopting measures for the gradua
mobilization of her entire army, to crush Tur
key by superior strength. Russia will proba-
bly, postpone-an attempt to cross the Danube
in force until the middle of June.
! The Vienna Tdgblatt states that Mouhktar
Pasha has been dismissed from his command
and will be conrtmartiaied, for Representing e
that he had an equipped army of &c, 600 men,
whereas he had only 80 600 men at his disposal.
Malversation on an enormous scale is said to
have been discovered.
TIDAL WAvE.-A great tidal wave swept
over the coast of Soush America on the night
of May 10th. In some places it was sixty feet
high. The loss of life far ascertained is
over 600, while the destruction of property
was immense. In the Sandwich islands the
destruction was also great. The see swept
completely over Coooanut Island. and the hos
pitai there has disappeared. The volcano of
Kilaneau has been unusually active lately.
UNITED STATES.
WAsHlNGroN.-The War Department has
concluded not to send any additional troops to
Utah, as requested by Gen. Emory. Secretary
McCrary says it is nonsense to expect any
trouble there
The result of the Cabinet discussion on the
30sb, was resolution to appeal to Mexico
to terminate the border raids, and in case of
fai'. re, to demand of the Mexican authorities
ample guarantees for the performance of their
international obligations.
Mr.. Hayes writes to the Secretary of the
Treasury, SHERMAN, ae follows. It is my wish
from partisan control, and organized on q
strictly business basis, with the same guaran-
tees for efficiency and fidelity in the selection
of the chief and subordinate officers that would
be required by prudent merchant party
leaders should have no more inf uence in the
appointments than any other equally respeota
BILE citizens no assessments for political pur-
poses of officers or snbordinates should be
allowed; NO useless officer or employee should
be retained no officer should be required or
permitted to take part in the management of
or election campaigns. Their right to vote
and to express their views on public questions,
either orally or through the press, ls not de-
MED, provided it does not interfere with the
discharge of their official duties.
DECORATION DAY IN ST. LOUIS st Louis.
May 3O.-DecoratiOn day was more generally
observed here than for several years. Public
o fioes were closed and general business to
took place at Jefferson barracks twelve miles
below the city, and were witnessed by eight to
ten Thousand persons. Col. Jamee y. Broad
head presided, and addresses made by
liant, Confederate; Gen. j s. Marmaduke,
Confederate, was marshal of the day. All the
graves in the cemetery, Federal and Confed-
crate, were alike strewn with flowers.
IMPORTANT COMMERCIAL PRoJECT.-St louis,
May ga project is oD foot here to open a
special grain trade with Liverpool. The plan
is for the railroads ceuterng here, the elevator
companies, the Mississippi Barge Company, |
and the ocean steamers to pool risks by COM |
and send cargoes of grain, especially |
corn, from New Orleans through the jetties to
Liverpool and other European ports.
This plan will divide the risks of shipments |
among the parties most interested in building
such trade. 1t meets with their hearty sp-
proyal. The prospects are that it will soon be
into effect. An ocean steamship COM
pany has already. named several large grain |
carrying steamers which can be put on the
route as fast as cargoes are ready for them,
and it looks as thong gh it will not be long be-
fore the st. Louis, New Orleans and Liverpool
line will be in full operation.
THE MoLLlE MAGUIREs.-Gov. Hartranft
has signed seventeen death warrants within
four weeks.
petition is circulating to commute the SEN
tence of the Mollie Msguires to imprisonment
Tor life.