The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-12-30
timing Star and Catholic Messenger.
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Whining Star and Catholic Messenger
aHw oRr.EANs, sUEpAY. DECEMBER 50 isT7
TELKeRAPHIc SUMMARY.
IN ICondensed from Associated Press Teleg1ams.l
FOREIGN
RoMR.-The absence of any mention respect
mg the Holy Fatber's health in the press tele
srems during the past week is accepted 90 indi
#ting that he is as we'll as such an aged man
be be expected to be.
z4r. Depretis, the Premier of Italy, has euo.
#eded in tiding over the difficulties which
rrounded him. by forming Cabinet com.
used in great part of new men.
FRANCE "A new ssr alton has been created
~ the charge now made by the Radicals that
NNsing the recent criais the ont going Minis
4zB made preparations for coup d'etat, I'M
nown to MaoMahon; It is probable that on
Investigation will be appointed.
De Marcere, Minister of the Interior, orders
$efects to reinstste ell Municipal Councils
4kgmissed since May 10Th.
Marquis de Paint Waller has been appointed
AMBASSADOR to Berlin.
The Government has requested Don Carlos
. leave France.
The Temps, abiding to the report that 40.
Plen view to establishing An understanding
"a tne Eastern question, ssys it Is perfectly
pertain the French Government does not in
aepd departing from its attitude of reserve to
play an active. part in Eastern affairs.
ENGLAND The London 1Imes in its column
q military and naval intelligence says: Dur
1pg the part tHelve months ships have been
Ronstantly employed conveying stores TO Glib
altar and Malta, ct each of which there is vast
ecumulstiOns of war material. Orders have
BEN received at Woolwich for the manufac-
Iare of ixteen-pounder field guns.
IL has been determined that four eighty-ton
ens for the lnfle1ible are TO be chambered
- thWith.
The Manchester Guardians London GORE
n1opt fo1a NJ i'll, ,k;z
Ne going on at the Woo1which arsenal except
70 manufacture of field guns. OnIy 600
ends are employed, whereas the war force is
pm 10 600 TO IL. GOO. 1t sbould. however, be
ded that equipments are already in store for
70 army corps.
Immense stores have been accumulated in
tbraftar and Malta, and there seems to be a
srong probability that before Parliament
Gets on the 18th January events will have
pen so shaped as to render it almost impossi-
- for England to escape war.
= Michael Dsvitt, the Fepisn sentenced for
3teen years, was reles ed after serving half
70 term.
GERMANY 1t is probable that Bennington
Foskenbeck, Speakers Of the Prussisn and
Fman Paflisments and eminent memb ers of
- Moderate Liberal party, will become Min
ers OF Finance and Interior.
&Eince Bismarck's motive in establishing
e9er relations with the Moderate Liberals
ms to be wish to form a strong majority
the support of his financial and political
3eots, it being doubtful whether an in-
SO of direct taxes would be polite
pee Bismarck, contrary to the recognized
Rncial programme of the Liberals, intends
feeort to indirect imposts, especially heavy
1000 duty and excise probably other mo-
are connected with the Cabinet changes,
41eh 1t would be difficult to fathom as yet
HE WAR The Commanders of the Rus
advance corps have been instructed to act
he defensive until reinforced by the troops !
Plevpa and by the new corps of $500 |
and 20 cannon on it's way from Russia. |
Rr0nS ar form 1Tpfl H. sAaI sSA~
p armies, one investing SiiiBtri0, another |
seechuok, and the third will advance on |
nia south of the Balkans. To meet this |
seer army SuleiDRn PsshA's forces have !
en transferred by sea from the Lom to Con-
sntinople. The country south of the Balk-
IN which this latter army is operating |
good roads, and is not subject to the severe
found north Of the Balkans, end, gener-
is far more favorable for military oper-
ne. This fact in connection with the i'm
fent danger of having England as an ac-
antagonist at an early day, will no doubt
the Russians to press forward with great
eanwhile three causes have combined to
the War Party in Constantinople great
ponderance in the affairs of State,-frst,
rejection of Turkeys appeal for medita-
by all the Great Powers, -second, the pre-
pc for few days in Constantinople of Sui
attitude of England.
ASIA the campaign is not pressed with
owing to the severe cold, snow to the
VI seEeEaA IesI having fallen In the
4ADorhood OF ETzeroum. The Russian
nave completely surrounded the place,
yer, which viii soon be compelled to sur.
yolief. ~ ''-'~ ~
rom Plevna there ere reports (uOt con-
asd,) Of brutal indifference to the euffer-
Of the sick and wounded.
DGIy Netrs correspondent, in letter
december IL, states that when the
maze their sortie they left thousands of
and wounded in Plevna starving aud un-
noed. These unfOrtunates remained in
state three days, and hundreds of them
Over thousand were buried.
thousand corpses come from the hosnitaI
undoubtedly many who we're not quite