The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-09-02
VOLUME X.
-rnlng Star and Catholic Messenger.
rKLEGRApEIc SUMMARY.

Azw oELEAHs. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER . IsT7,
TELEGBAPHIc SUMMARY.
lCondenssd from Associated Press kilograms
FOREIGN
RoME-We have again this week the usu al
Protestant reports about the Holy Fathers
i'll health, and allegations concerning prepsra-
tions for the election of his successor.
Cardinal Joseph Bozzari is dead.
HOME RULE CoNFEDERATIoN.-Londo Atg.
27.-The annual convention of the Home Rule
Confederation of Great Britain, was held at
Liverpool yesterday. Resolutions were passed
that the Confederation being duly conscious of
the feeling of the Irish people in favor of q
more active aud vigorous policy on the part of
their parliamentary representatives, calls upon
the Home Rule League in Ireland to summon
a national conference to settle programme of
the Home Rule party. The. Confederation en-
dorses the vigoGous policy pursued during the
late session of Parliament by those mem bers
of the Home Rule party termed "Obstra ction-
lists Delegates representing sixty constitu-
encies attended the convention
ENGLAND London, august % Sir Stafford
Northcote, in speech at Plymouth last night,
declared that the duty of England at present
was to pursue a policy of the strictest neutral.
ity. An occasion might arise which a
definite policy ~ouid be nece ssary, but under
present circumstances the duty of the Govern
ment was to keep in view and maintain, in
y eeoe of Eng land so that it could be of assis-
tancs in bringing this most miserable, disas-
trous, cruel and barbarious war to a close.
FRANCE.-Paris, august 26 AT n council Of
Ministers, at which President MacMabon pre-
sided, it was decided to prosecute M Gam betta
Z for the speech which he delivered at Lille.
The journals which published it will also be
prosecuted.
Paris. august 2s.-The Public Prosecutor,
yesterday, signed summons, which will be
served ou n. Gambetta. Witnesses will short
ly be heard by magistrate charged with the
preliminary examination relative to Gambetta's
trial. The Francais asserts that the charge of
linciting to hatred and contempt of the Gov
ern ment has been abandoned, as it would have
pnvolved trial before q jury at the assizes
when newspaper reports could not have been
prevented Ot Shenses which arc triable by a
correctional tribunal an insult to ministers is
punishable with from five days to one years
Imprisonment, and q fiue of from tw enty-fve
TO two thousand francs, an insult to the Presi- |
rent, with one month three years impris- |
pnment, and fine of from one hundred to iv 20 |
fhopsaLd francs, and attacks on the Presd Is |
constitutional rights and authority with from
hree months to five years. imprisonment, an d !
2 hne OF from three hundred to six thousand I
Francs.
Three other prosec utions are instituted Mt.
Chardon, Senaioc for Savoie, is charged with
Rpg, and Messrs. Philippe and Dnrand, ex-
Deputies, are charg I'd with making seditous
Ppeeches in the Council General at Rhone.
Ranpou, Vice President If the Senate and
hlember of the Left Centre has been dismissed
from the post of mayor of Gilhai.
lHE WAR.-Success has crowned Sulieman
,ssha's desperate Efforts to open Scbipka
gass in the Balkan mountains. The Rus
pan General Gourko had posted his army
p1 3O.OOO men in positions of great natural
pttength where it was attacked by Sulieman
with an army of about 60 600 men. The fight
lrg commenced on the 21st, the Turks making
P number of desperate assaults daily, all being
Fepulsed with great slaughter. On the 9th,
howeVer the Turks captured a number of
strong positions including the commanding
teghts Of Ailkrd Jebet and now have the
russians penned in on three sides and are
tnaklng desperate efforts to cut them off on the
o1rth, the road to Gabrovs. The losses on
Poth sides have been enormous, though 30 far,
hat of the Turks, who were the attacking
party all the time, has been much the greater.
Between the Balkans and the Danube the 1
urks now evnoe strong disposition to as
enme the RensiVe. They have been receiving
telnforeements much more rapidly than the
Ausslans, and seem disposed to make the most ]
q the advantage thus secured before the large
Bhe front. :
With With reference to alleged barbarities in Eu-
fGpean Turkey, Col. Wellesley, of the Brit
~ r army omctatfy reports Although he has
not personally visited the alleged scenes of the
CHEQUES, he has from examining reliable En-
s.!eu and other witnesses of the operations G
a. oeo at the firm and honest conviction that
Sne So Accusatlons against the Russians of cruel
ns res are entirely unfounded. The war, how.
lther side. A 10 3 S''9H 0H @
IN IN Asia it appears that the Russians have 6
anotner defeat practically ending the
ar of H. Tn1 Snn1 quarter thls year. The re-
CtC OF 1ge turkish General, Mpkhtar Pasha,
sS we have gained great victory, hav.
carried the heights Of ziltepe during l
e night and repulsed three Russian attempts |
4 IetSke them. Two hundred cannon were K
t~Sught into action and the engagement be-
%e bgn great battle, lasting until O'clock on l
EoUo. .fy evening. The enemy were routed b
td sine the whole line with loss of 4 600 killed b
me- . nave captured immense quantity of I
ana ammuEitious. General Tchoutcbo- e
'"' commanding the Russian caralry was 2