The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-06-17

tess will insure the efficiency of tho reforms,
| asking the powers to take up the thread where
it was broken by the dissolution of the con-
| ference.
BELGIUM-Antre,p, jane IL The Journal
d,Anrers says Antwerp is being put in a COM
pete state of defense by the erection of strate-
| gical works on the line of the River Neither.
IRELAND John 0'Keeffe, member of the
House of Commons for Dungarven, is dead.
The WAR.-Excepting in Mon tenegro, where
| the Turks achieved an important victory, there
| has been no fighting of any moment. The
Danube has commenced to fall, and as the pre-
expected they will cross the river within the
| next ten days or, at the latest, by the 4th of
July, when the war will begin in earnest. The
Russian official messenger publishes a decree
ordering a new levy of 2ls. 600 men 30 great
q levy Is uD precedented.
London. June 15-Every effort has been
made to obtain details regarding the general
battle in progress before Kars. The battle
was begun on Saturday last by determined
attack of the Russians. The conflict was re-
newed at daylight, great many Russians
earthworks on the previous night.
The Russians are reported TO have held their
ground during the whole of Monday and Mon
day night Ga Tuesday the Turks began the
fight, assuming the offensive by making des-
perate sorries. The Turks succeeded in sur
prising the Russians by q flank movement t..
The last act of the Russian gunners to
spike the few Turkish field pieces which they
had captured in the redoubt. Retreat in the
meanwhile had become utterly impossible, and
as result nearly every gunner,s corpse was
found near the gun he had served.
London, June ia special correspondent
of the Netcs, at Bucharest, telegraphs as fol-
lows: ''On the Russian army the foreshsd-
owing of peace would fall with 8 thrill of pas
sionate disgust that would strain the bonds of
discipline to the utmost. There can be no
question that the army regards Constantine
pie as the only goal that can content it. 1
understand it is settled that the CT IT will re-
messed and participated in the passage Of the
Danube.
THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE AND TIDAL WAVE
IN SOUTH AMERIcA.-PanGmG, June by the
ult., we have fuller details of the disasters snf
fered on the coast from earthquakes and tidal
waves. The towns of Area, lquique, Ponts,
De- hpbos' PaSell%n Dss;oa GnananaOy r.
Bolivia, Autofgasta and Cnanaral nearly
ali destroyed. About 600 lives we're lost.
TIE destruction of property is estimated at
$50 OOOO 900 confined mostly to the coast, al
though the town of Tsrapaca, twenty leagues
inland, and the villages of Plea, Matilda and
CaDhanes, far in the interior, more or less
ruined.
UNITED STATES.
WASHINGToN -Blncgof5 Davis has received
the German mission.
A report has reached the State Department
of u conflict between Mexican troops on Amer
lean soil. These violations of American terri
tory are having ths effect of leading the Score
tary to the opinion that Mexico has more Ter
ritory than she knows what to do with, and
unless there be change on the frontier some
decisive action will be taken.
Hon. David A. Wells has had an interview
with President Hayes, in which he discussed
the present depression of business. He told
the President that one-tenth of the population
were out of employment, and that unless
something were shortly done to relieve this
distress, nearly everybod would go into OPP
position to the Administration. Mr.. Wells
favors n reduction of the tariff so as to permit
an interchange of products with South Ameri-
can States.
the expenses of the United States Marshal's
office in North Carolina during the past year
were illegal, the greater portion having been
stolen by deputy maTshslS.
Proceedings have been inaugurated against
Brigham Young for Irregularities while Indian
agent in 194s and 1649. The implication of
Brigham Young with the Mountain Meadows
massacre is considered doubtful.
The Arksnsas Supreme Court decides the
SIC 600 600 bonds issued in 1869, to aid rail
roads, is unconstitutional, and the bonds
illegal.
over twenty employees have lost their situa-
tions in the Treasury Department during the
past week because each had member of
his family in the employ OF the Government.
CONFEDERATE CEMETERY AT HAGERsTowN.-
Baltimore June 13.-The Washington Gene
try OF HsgerstOwn, where the Confederate
dead killed in the battles of Antietam and
South Mountain are inferred was formally
dedicated yesterday with appropriate memo
rial ceremonies aud the graves were strewn
with flowers. The GRAFTON was delivered by
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee of Virginia, About A 600
persons were present. The cemetery was in
corporated by the Legislature of Maryland,
With an appropriation Of $4,000. The States
of Virginia and West Verginia have also made
appropriations. Handsome marble monu-
mens sdorns the ground, in which about1
twenty-five hundred Confederate dead are
buried.
GEORGIA atlantis, JRae H.-The majority
for the Constitutional convention VIII reach
tNn fhouenuf Tho eouBtIeo in NCItA Georgia
- ---a- $1,000. ------