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New England Pauperism.

From tgtemeuts- rUrenSiy published 1t
appears that the paupers of Massachusetts,
that is thoee who receive assistance from
the public treasury, number nearly quar-
ter of million. Between two hundred
thousand and two hundred and fifty thou
sand of her population are public paupels
out of total of about one million and a
half Of people.
One seventh Of the population paupers!
That is even worse than in England where
only one out of every ten is In the poor
house. What can be the matter with great
and glorious, learned and literary, rich and
righteous Massachusetts I Where are those
far famed public schools7 Where is that
renowned enterprise, that industry, that
thrift, upon which the Pilgrim some 30 much
prided themselvesH Has pride had q fall Z
Have goddess schools proved to be hotbeds
of pauperism Has Puritaniam cherished
and fostered the rich at the expense of the
poorf
One out of seven n pauper Such a
thing cannot happen in q country domina-
ted by Christian principles. The natural
tendency of human society is, indeed, for
the stronger 20 devour the weaker, and,
Christianity apart, this must always and
inevitably happen. Christianity seems to
be considerably apart from Massachusetts
and it is happening there with great die
tinctness. Capital is stronger than labor
it is shrewder, more far sighted, more eco
nomical. Step by step it moves forward
in it's conQnests. Intelligence, craft, unity
of purpose are all on its side. Money is
its agent. 1t buys the leaders of society,
buys the press, buys even the government.
1t legislates 80 as to strengthen the chains
of labor and transfer poverty into slavery
vote as their foreman dictates, and that is
to enslave themselves more than ever.
Physical strength is on the side of labor,
| and sometimes it breaks forth into servile
rebellion, but where the Christian principle
is not alive TO weaken the tenacity of the
master classes, it is invariably crushed az
utterly as wae the revolt of the Roman
glsdiators. Every struggle settles it deeper
in the mre. The strong become stronger
the weak weaker. Step by step power de.
generates into despotism and despotism il
the active principle of barbsrism. Take
away Christianity and the history of the
early civilization would repeat Itself. Z sypt
Persia, Greece, Rome-all that mighty civ,
iliEation growing out of the godlike intel
ligence transmitted from NcAh to hi;
progeuy-graduslly succumbed to the sci.
fish tendency of human nature unchecked
under Paganism. From the luminous
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THE LAWSAYS CATHOLIC SCHOOLS ARE
PUBLIC CHARITIES
Boston Pilot ]

The decision noticed last week. by which
the Court of Common Pleas in Cleveland,
O., exempted Catholic school property from
taxation, is worthy of the attention 1t has
attracted, as it involves principles which
must be considered on the recurrence OF
similar questions elsewhere. The case was
an action brought by the Rt. Rev. Bishop
Gilmour, of Cleveland, to restrain the
County Treasurer from collecting taxes
assessed upon land held by the Bishop in
trust for the use of parochial schools.
After the testimony from the Bishop and
other interested parties, the counsel on the
Catholic side, taking up in succession the
controverted points, proved that the Bishop
is really the trustee for Catholic school
property, and according to his Episcopal
oath, cannot, in any way, allie nate it that
tie schools are public, the word public,
| according to the statutes, applying to the
uses to which the property is put not to the
manner in which the title is held that the
schools are charitable institutions, as char
ity in it's legal senee includes endowments
for the advancement of learning" and
, ,,..--, schools can never be source Of
profit.
The decision of Justice White in the case
! of the Archbishop of Cincinnati rs. tne
Treasurer of Hamilton County was clted 70
show that Catholic parochial schools, such
as are there established, are to be recog-
nized as public charities, and therefore, &C
cording to the statutes of Ohio, exempted
| from taXatiRn.
To the argument that the Catholic
schools are in opposition to the public pol
| icy of the State because controlled by the
Catholic Church, it was replied that the
State has no church >policy, as it has no
religion, but leaves such matters free, and
cannot consequently be opposed to any.
The decision of Judge Jones was to the
effect that Catholic schools are not opposed
to the public policy of the State, which is
| bound to respect and protect all religions /;
that it is not the policy of the State to OPP
pose education in denominational schools,
or education embracing religion that the
same argument which states the Catholic
schools are opposed to public policy would
necessitate the taxation of churches also
that the property is held by the Bishop,
not for his own benefit, but'in trust for
that of his congregations, although even it
it were othe rwise, it is not the title but the
character Of the institution which must be
considered that the schools being open to
all who choose to attend, are public chari-
ties; that the school premises are there
fore exempt from all ordinary taxes for tho
State, county, and city purposes but that
special assessments for improvements IN
sewers, paving, etc, may be levied.
The principles here settled point to an
| important stage of the discussion for Cath
olic school rights, and as they are applica-
| bic to all other places where it may come
| up, they will prove an unanswerabie argu-
ment to the charge that Catholic education
is opposed to the public policy of the State,
or that Catholic schools are not purely
| public charities.
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cARD FROM o'SULLIHAN { (4GREEA).

NEW ORLEANS, August 8, 1877.
Editor Morning Star:
Accept my sincere thanks for the insertion
in your last issue of my appeal TO the lrishmen
of this city. Bat am very sorry to write you
that two statements contained therein are
erroneous, and / now wish to correct them.
The frst of these Was that " had been SEN
tenoed to ten years penal servitude ,eith sereral
other NGtionalists" There yere no other Nation
alists sentenced at the same time as myself,
s. e. in Kerry or Cork.
The second was "Tbis fact has become q
question of history, as evidenced by the me-
msirs of the late dear chief of our cause, John
OMahoney, written by Thomas Clarke Luby'
in late issues of the Irish Uorld'' Whether
or not Mr. Luby mentioned my name 10 con-
neotion with these memoirs do Eot know, and
even if knew that he had done SO, would
not insert the above in my letter for more
| reasons than one.
Aud here l would like to state how these
errors came to be published. l had just come
| out Of the Charity Hospital (where had been
for three years and nine months), and was
| utterly incapacitated by nervousness and
| anxiety for presenting my condition to the
public through the medium of newspapers
Accordingly 1 gave some notes to q young
friend of mine to write up and have them pub
lished. In doing 80, he amplifed them from
his recollections and readings about me. HI
expressed his re grets for these statements
which were inserted with the best intentions
though with no purpose to deceive you
readers. Having placed myself in q proper
light, l would ask any Irish or Irsh-Americar
paper who have copied or noticed my las
letter to publish this one.
With repeated thanks for your kindness,
remain, cir, yours respectfully,
DANIEL O'SULLlvAN (Agreem).
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Bequests Of Alexander Milne.

By the will of Alexander Milne, the Milne
Asylum for destitute orphan boys, the Milne
Asylum for cestitute- orphan girls, the asylum
for the relief of destitute orphan boys in the
city of L afayette, and parish of Jefferson, in
this State, and the. Poydras female asylum in
this city, were made the universal heirs and
legatees in equal shares or portions of all the
property, movable and immovable, possessed
by said Alexander Milne at the time of bis de-
cease.
By act of the Legislature of Louisiana, ap-
proved February 81, 1889, the "Milne Asylum
for Destitute Orphan Boys" was incorporated,
possessing all the general powers belonging to
corporations and all special powers where, by
law, special power is required to do an act ::
provided, that all their acts shall be for the
benefit of said institution.
Section of said act provides that by the
paymentof certain fixed amounts, any person,
shall become a member and life member of said
institution, and shall have a vote in the annual
election of directors.
Section determines the directory for the
year 1889, and provides that on the first Mon
day of January, 1870 and on the same day in
each succeeding year, the members, Pursuant
to notice in two newspapers, French and Eug-
lish, shall elect by ballot and by a plurality of
votes eight persons to as directors for the
ensuing year, and if, from any cause whatso
ever, an election of directors should not take
place sgreeably TO the provisions of this act, it
shall be the duty of the Governor of the State
to appoint the directors for the coming year :;
and also to fill any vacancy that may occur in
the direction.
Section provides that at the annual meet
ing of said corporation, full statement and
exhibit of its affairs shall be made, transmitted
to the Legislature, and published in the
Frerch and English languages.
The gentlemen who have for many years past
composed the directory of the Milne Asylum
for Boys have utterly failed to meet the trust
confded to their keeping under the will OF
Alexander Milne; they have utterly ignored
the provisions of the act incorporating the
Milne Asylum for Boys"
Constituting themselves a close corporation,
they have concealed for years their transac-
tions from the public eye. Neither the comma
nifty nor the General Assembly of the State
have been permitted to see ga full statement
and exhibit of the management of their
trust" No election Of directors has been On.
nually held under the provisions of the Act OF
Incorporation hence the gentlemen appointed
Rs directors by WIN. P. Kellogg, by reason Of
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their non. action and their utter Noncompliance
with the provisions Of the act of 1889 creating
the asylum, are no longer directors, and their
places should be supplied by gentlemen who
will pay some heed to the requirements Of the
law and manifest some interest in carrying ont
the intentions of the testator.
The attention of the Governor is directed to
the following clause of section of the aot of
incorporation: "And If from any cause rhatso-
erer an election of directors should not take place
agreeaby to the prorisions Of this act it shall be
the duty Of the Gorernot Of the State to appoins
the directors for the current year and also to fR
any racancy that may occur in the direction"
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heights of refinement and cultuIes society
settled down into the dark valleys Of NOR
al, intellectus and political degradation.
Barbarism took possession of the whole
field.
Communism and socialism hatter them
selves that they can protect labor and se-
cure the weak against oppression. They
are merely human agencies. They would
ind themselves with the physical strength
of humanity at their back, but crippled
with infinite dissension, burdened With
poverty, besotted with ignorance. Against
them woald stand in solid phslanx all the
social elements of cor Quest and power-the
government, the wealth, the crafty schem-
ing of the ablest managers. As always IN
the history Of mere human nature, the per-
sistent activity of cool, calculating greed
and ambition would eventually epcroach
more and more on the rights of labor,
though spasm odica!ly asserted with the
most frtghtfut violence,
Massachusetts, is largely e1emplifying
this process now. There, as always where
the gospel OF love is not dominant, the
few prey upcn the many, for the few are
watchfal and untiriog 10 their greed OF
wealth and their lust of power, while the
many y-are thoughtless,- -uusnsPicious and
unwary. The sanctimonious Puritan ls
giving strong evidence of the worst traits
of human depravity. In his fold the rich
few become richer, the many poor become
more poverty stricken.
| Christianity will have to step in there as
elsewhere to stop this fearful tide of social
destruction. In such a community the
prosperity, no matter how magnificent, is
only on the surface beneath all is rotten
ness. Christianity must pull OF the gild-
ing to get at the sores. 1t must disenchan'
the eyes Of the people from that glitter OF
wealth which blinds them 10 honesty and
justice. 1t must heal popular sentiment O.
that corruption which makes it sympathiz'
with any means provided the end be suc
cess. 1t must educate humanity to some
thing of Christian interest in it's kind, ant
then humanity will be strong enough ant
united enough to crush the insolent tyrann.
, of avarice and ambition.
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f. II. ADAMS 81 BRo-On recent visit TO
the well known store of these gentleman We were
agrSeably surprised tire number and variety OF per-
that called to make purchases Ladies wearing
silks and diamonds wetc-do people, not rich yet Aoie
enjoy of the luxuries of fe the poor and tn"
very poor who rarely afford anything faer than
alpaca and cacoes AL bad their tatives -
the richly laden counters and shelves of these enter
prising merchants and all seemed pleased not only ~
the quality and price Of the goods but also AZ 'n
courteous attention of the clerks for here all rcn o
poor high or low, treated with equal poltteness'
Tho MetsrS Adams apprecating the fact that every
thing CONT down 70 hard pan" and that the SUM
fast spending itself have reduced tbs prices O
all goods to wonderfully low figures to ehee'
quick sales believing that the rst loss is always tne
ngbtsst. Now ladies is your chAnce.-the place.
Adams ISs Magazine street.
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Symbols Dangerous.

We see from little clipping credited 10
the New York Sun that there is crucihx
over o new alter in Trinity Church. ha'
they want with an alter in Trinity Church
is q mystery to US, as it is an Episcopallan
edifice, but we are willing to take II lot
granted also the crucifx. IL appears,
however, that there is quite rumPuS
about the latter article, though no organ
lied effort has yet been made to have IL
removed. The Sun having interviewed
number Of Low Church ministers touno
that they considered it dangerous prae
tice TO represent the crucitxiop' because
the symbol after time comes TO steno ior
the thing symbolized."
If that general principal ID to be accept
ed-that the sy N Dol finally comes to stano
for the thing represented-then moois
ought never to he used. 1t was wrong TO
nut the figures IF Chernbm about the altar
in the Temple of Solomon; the people
! would finally get TO consider them as real
angels. 1t Was very imprudent for the an
cient Romans TO spmboIize their national
prowess with tue Roman Eagles; people
would finally come to identify the one with
the other ard give mp al for lost if wood
en- eagles head were Knocked off. Coming
down to modern times it would be danger
oue for a young man to leave his pboto-
graph with his fdncee if he were going OF
on a long voyage, because che would tinal-
ly believe it to be himself and transfer her
affections to the symbol.
1t is possible that the use of symbols
may be sometimes abused, but what is
there that may not BET Wine is good, but
men every day die of drunkenness food il
absolutely nece ssary, and daily there are
those who die of surfeit; water is an ex
cellent thing-quite useful-yet people
drown themselves in it.
Ifit 10 desirable for men to contemplate ii
imagination the details of the great TRACE
dy Of Calvary, why not assist their imsg
| inAtion with sensible images which vii
greatly relieve the amount of eR,rtf VIII
i not have pictured or scuiptured represen
taeions which will attract the wanderin
eye and recall from engrossirg worldlinet
thoughts too M uch estranged from highe
interests.
!, The pretense of a reason given as above
for opposing this sanctifying custom, is
, overstrained and unnatural, that 1t
really not worth noticing as fact 10 itsel
1t is of come Significance, however,
showing the pitiful absurdities TO Wh''
. insincere men will resort in trying to in
4 tify positions which they wish to ho
h while knowing full we'll that they a
!, unreasonable and harmful.
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The extremeties to which Mr.. OBullivan
was reduced may be judged from the fact that
on Friday, Sd inst, be chserfully accepted q
commitment to the Parish Prison for thirty
days.-as thereby his daily bread would be
assured. In sending him there the Recorder
stated that he would secure his release soon
as any responsible party would agree to pro-
vide him with board and lodging. In the
conrt room Mr.. O'Sulliyan delivered ehort
address which is said TO have been most touch
ing. He remained in the prison till We'd
nesday, VI hen the parties who have undertaken
the collection Of this fu nd secured his release
and placed him in comfortable quarters.
1t is but justice to Capt. Cain and the other
officials at the Parish Prison to state that
while in that institution Mr.. O'sullivan was
treated 18th great kindness.
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Obstruction.

Our readers will observe that we have
this week given a notable portion of our
space to details Of the great battle of OBJ
struction going on in the British Paria-
ment. Several Irish mem bers, principally
Messrs Biggar, Parneil, OCounor Power,
O'Donnell and Gay, have determined to
brirg the English nerabere to a realizing
sense of the hsbitua' iDsolence with which
they treat Irish matters, Irish mem bers and
Ireland generally. The English snobs rich
ly deserved it and got it most lavishly.
Certain Irish members who ought to
have known better-as Mr.. Butt-did not
approve the scheme, got, in fact, quite IN
diguant abou, it, AtcHd upon the necessity
of dignity aud turned red in the face. In
the meantime the Irish people have grown
as much delighted with the movement as
Englshmen are enraged at it, and Messrs.
Butts and company will get leave of alb
sence to nurse their dignity in obscurity.
The cause of this movement is the
anxiety of it's authors to call attention to
certain grievous malpractices that have
become habitual in the House Of Commons.
| The first of these is actual want of time to
transact business. The obstructonists do
not commence operations until half f-past
twelve o'clock at night, when everybody
ought to be in bed. 1t is true that the House
does not commence work until about 4
o'clock p. II , but even then they have eight
hours and half to get through with their
work be fore the time at which the rule til at
gives their opportunity to the obstruction :
lists goes into effect. Now, managers work
1T so that the most important bills are gen-
orally brought up after midnight when
every body is tired aud when they can be,
and have been, rushed through without
careful discussion. This amounts to a kind
of dictation which the Irish members are
determined to stop.
second grievance conssts in the brutal
impertinence with which English rowdies
calling themselves gentlemen and mem
bers of Parliament, habituslly receive any
intimation that au Irish element is present
among them. They never hesitate to act
as unscrupulous obstructiopists themselves
Whenever an Irish measure is proposed
Mr.. Batts Municipal Bill was victimzed
in this way, though it finally passed. But
this was the only measure of the Home
Rule members, it is said, which has been
adopted during their four years cfpresence
, If an Irish member addresses the House il
is immediately lef6 nearly vacant or he il
greeted with yawnsr conversation, etc.
Patience is grand virtue, bnt the lash
has it's legitimate use and has been applied
, even within the sacred precincts of the
Temple. There lie pitch of insolencC
which richly deserves and ought to receive
) fitting rebuke, but the character of {
) rebuke must depend on the character o
, the recipient. Thus a slight kick would
not be noticed by an alligator though a
determined onslaught with a fence raj
would probably attract his attention. We
cannot believe that any moderate, logical
appeal to reason, Justice or deceucy would
! have particle of effect on the class of meE
who find their way into the Euglist
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benches. They are fanstical representa-
tives of the bigosed intolerance of every
thing Irish, which pervades the bone and
marrow of the majority of Euglishmen.
They placed themselves by their conduct
hey on the pale of recognition as gentlemen,
aud to treat them as reasonable men when
they voluntarily reject reason would be
like trying to argue lunat'c asylum into
discipline.
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Instead of inactiou during the vacation sea-
son, it seems that Mr.. Elders Wellknown
Catholic agency sgoipG to work with renewed
energy at this general resting time. To those
who have experienced Mr.. Elders promptness
in executing commissions nothing need be
said; but We can safely advise any of our
Clergy, religious OF teachers, who msy need
school eupplies, to apply without delay through
Post. office Box 2034.
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The French Government, Rs shown by an
official report lately presented has paid indem-
mites to upwards of one million of French
sufferers by the Prussiau invasion, amcuntin &
to upwards of 42o, ,53l $50 france, the interest
of which, spread over tWenty-six yeArs, will
raise the sum total to 6l7 147 $50 francs. The
amount claimed was considerably more than
double that OF the sotual Payments.
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The New Orleans Catholic Total Abstinence
Association will meet this Sunday evening at
6:30 O'Clock in the Morning Star Hall.
st Theresa's Total Abstinence society will
meet also this evening in st TherssA's Hall,
Erato street, at 1880 o'clock.
Catholic gentlemen deuirous of joining these
organizations are requested to attend.
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FAIR All Pass CuRIS1IAN.-The Fair at the
Pass, for the purpose of raising funds to build
the new Catholic church, opened Saturday, 4th
-ips+- It continued Sunday and Monday nigh,s,
and proved, as .all anticipated, a most enjoy
able entertainment. 1t will be re.opened THE
(Saturday) night, August 11th, and continue
Sunday and Monday nights.
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Anumber Of New York and Brooklyn firms
have discharged those of their clerks who were
called ont into the militia service of theetate
during the recent riots. Tho officers of the
several regiments and number of newspapers
have taken the mstter'in hand and the un-
patriotic firDs have bad their names paraded
in the ne eRspapere.
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On page of to.dAy's MoRSISe STAR will be
found very able and interesting speeches By
Messrs. Parnell, Biggar, and o'Connor Power
on the great question of the day in Eng
and Ireland; THE obstruction OF business
in the House of Commous.'
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1t is stated that the loss in the valuation OF
the real estate of Boston, May 1st, 1877. oOm-
pared with May lat, 1876, will be- $40 100000.
1t is estimsted that the loSs on persona! estate
il about so. 600 600, making total lose of
$50, 900, 900. and reducing the whole valuation
to about S67O, ,Ooo, 900, exclusive of bank tax
The total debt of the city is Si3,5so.otO Last
year, for the frat time in IL years, the eN-
penses were a little less than the receipts.
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PERsoNAL.-Last Thursday, Mrs. j. beh'
whose dressmakinR establishment, oOrneE MAEasine
and jackson streets is popular With the elite OF our
city left the steamer Knickerbooker for New
She win spend shOEt time in that great city stnoyins
the new Btyloo and her return be prepared % E.
increased satisfaction to her numerous friends y -
superior excellence in the cut and hnsh o. her