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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-18
IN B.OOKLYN.

In Brooklyn there were several discourses upon
the patron saint OF Ireland. At ST. Mary's Roman
Catholic Church, Star OF the Sea. Court street, near
Iuqueer, sermon delivered at the last mass by
Rev L. Toner upon st. Patrick aud his mission The
reverend gentleman briefly sketchcd the historical
data apporaining TO the Dirth iabors and death OF
tie founder OF Christianity in the Green Llttc lslo OF
the Sea- He took the ground that 81 Patrick died Ia
the year 45 Ia the seventy eighth year OF his age.
The SAINT was made the instrument In the hands OF
God to convert a whole nation the truths OF the
teachings oil the Churcn.
Rev. s. Malone, the pastor Of sts Peter and Pau. "a
Church. Second street, spoke In terms OF condcmna-
ton OF tho manner Of celebrating the day 'wnat in-
his place In the sanctu ry .he come tho
subject OF laughter, ne wspaper mockcry and dcrison
Does his lille show augnt out picty aud love
GodY Docs the celebration OF his day pariaKo
OF religious enthusiasm? lear ME that here Is a
Iearu account lies AZ tie doors oil the ccccsascs OF
this country Our bishops and priests have not douc
as thoy should, tear me, allowing uncondcmncd
these pageahs 10 BRING disgrace and shame on rcli
mon ana ON ireland ruo lrlsn Catuou politician -
must he bring boh his region and into politics
Must ne thus draw pe, aud such one, Tor his own
prciormcntY On, ieave your roiiglon and your ma.
tiouaiity out oil poIitics
Rev. Daniel shccby, OF st. Augustine's Church, de-
livered lecture ~ the evening, at the Academy Of
Muse est Patrck ana lrclaud.n In the Church
o our Lady Of Mercy Debevoisc street, Rev. Fathcr
Oiiurc and Rev. Robert Mctiure, ia his cnurcn ST.
Paufs, Icctured Oh 'lrcaud's Patron SAINT
A hnsI meeting oil the Ancient Orucr OF HiDcrnians
was pcld IN the AFTERNOON al Stwycrs Hall, Jay
street, near Fulton, Tor ,hc purpose OF ompciing
their arrangements tue parade to-day. The cnar
was occuploi by Patrick naysc bclringcr OF the
Eastern District, ana ~ WIS stated that about ten
Thousand members OF thc Order OF HibernioDs would
wsar the green regatta to-day and take part IN
thu parade. The aides were Cautioned 10
be at The rendezvous Oh bedford avenue promptly al
the time appointed Tor the formation OF the iine.
Some icehng was privately Expressed among The
hiUcrnuns against the aiton Of the 81. Pairck's
Mutual Alliance ~ having refused TO take part ~ tue
procession. The Alliance mer shy that the demon.
strnlion Will prove u iaiiurc III; following name
ciergymen were invited 10 occupy seats ~
carriages when VIII be provided Tor theiI
sc:--Rcv. Father Hickey, OF tue orr han Asylum
Rev. q. OCounc, Of ~. MaIacbps Church. Rev. T.
A. Walsh, ST. Peters; Rev Johu Mctiuiie ST. John's
Row. DR.. key, o tue V,sit1tIon; Row ,tncr Me-
Niei OF al AIMS Rev. Robert MCGurc, OF 81. Pau's
Rev. h. U'RcIy, OF 81. stephens, Rev. D. Cariol,. II
Vincent do Pauis; Rev. NJ McNalnara, oi our Lazy
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Nine members snOt of some 81 sweepstakes, ut
three birds each, the CHIEF winners being Mr.. Pelham
Captain Sy dncy, Captain Vaughan, Mr. Wuodman
Mr.. Approximate, Mr.. u. Beard and Mr. EdmOuds.
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ST. pATRIcK's DAY AT MONTREAL.
MONTREAL, March II, 1873
About three thousand members Of the Irish Catho-
Tic Union marched procession through the city, In
celebration OF st. Patrck's Day. Out OF respect to
the memory Of the late Pope, and owing to the cele
braion being contrary expressed wishes oil the
Catholic ccrgy, mono of the Irish national societies
took UP to late hour this evening no disturb
ance had taken place.
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Mercy; Rev. Father Ward. of 81. Charles Borromeo;
Rev. Lawrence Toner, OF the star ofjhe Sea; Rev. r
O'Hare ST. James; Rev. F. Guerrin, Of St Theresas
Rev. Father Gios. Of ST. Patrck's. and Rev. Father
Keegan, OF the Church Of the Assumption.
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A CONTRIBUTION TO THE sKIRMIsHINa FUND.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
NEWPORT. r. l., March IL, 1878
Tho money which tho celebration Of st. Parick's
Day would cost In this city will DO sent TO New York
to be added to tho s'Skirmishing Fund" Therefore
there will be no celebration tomorrow.
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NEW JERSEY.

NEW JERSEY.
solemn mass celebrated 10 81. Patrick's
Church, corner of Bramhan and Ocean avenues,
Jersey City, .: halfpast ten O'Clock, in the even
ing the panegyrlc WAS preached by the Rev. Father
Moylan, s. J. In st. Peter's Church the panegyric
was preached by Father Langcake s. j., who is con.
Quoting q mission In that church. Sermons on the
festival also preached In ST. Bridgefs and st.
MichaePs churches
NEWARK
The festival OF st. Patrick celebrated with unusual
ponp at Newark, IN the cathedral which bears ms
name. yesterday. The Right Rev. N. A. Corrlgan
celebrated the solemn high mass, Vicar General Doano
and Fathers Borghese aud Brennan officiating rs as
stant deacon suo-deacon respectively Tho edince
was thronged, IL having been announced that tho
Rev. r. +. x. Dcay, S. j., would preach. Ae TOOK
Tor his text the dying sdmonition OF Ma
tbias to his sons as recorded In the
Book of Machabees-"Cali TO remembrance
the works Of the fathers which they have done IN
their generations and you shall receive great glory
and an everlasting name"
Az the evening another discourse, appropri-
ate to occasion, delivered The celebration Of
the festival will be continued during tho week.
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his missionary career had on the spread civiiza-
ION and CHRIS anity He pointed out that wnen tue
that became the home OF learning. Branches
OF learning that were forgotten Ia the East their ma
tive place. cultivated the banks OF the shan
non, tue Leo and the Blackwater Coum-
banus spread tho light OF Christianity among
couiu Ii ayden redeemed northumberland from Pagan
ism aud COLUMBIA the apostle TO the PIcs.
Numerous other Instances might be given to snow tue
labors OF Patrcks disciples IN behalf OF
learning and religion. Tho numerous monasteries
ana colleges which lourishcd IN ireland, and whose
ru, now scattered over the country, show Tue
OF the zeal that lie must have infused into
the people.
suit. oil ms career. Tho IrIsn people are to-day
spread the whole earth, and wherever they have
gone ever faithful, they nave carried the teachings
OF 81 Patrick with them. Irish colleges IN ID monas.
teres and converts turning cut priests ana nuns
VINO VIII ncp IN spreading CatDoiicty ana education
bcathen aud 0arUarous lands IL seems AS II INC
MISSION OF TINS saint mai oeeh specially blessed win
fruituness aud STABILITY. AS regards the lat
ter quality inc preacher rcmaskea tna' OF
certainty the most steadastiy initniul 10 tue
Cuurcn. Asla the birthplace OF Christianity, and
Africa, early famed or pretty, are buried III the dark
ness OF Mohammedunism; tnc East oi Europe IS
schsaatic; North Is hereto; Franco has suffered
IRON several tidal waves vi inndehiy, ana England,
when got many oI the germs o. ncr c'vlzItion
IRON lreland, has completely apostatzed. but the
masses o tue IRISH. always iatnIu are tue foremost
~ ngnrng Tor The recovery TO the foa OF Christ OF
all those VINO have sTaycd. The preacher concluded
by showing that even PatricK's name Is u rallyIng
may get strength iof tue future struggle By re-
vIewing tho achievements OF the past
OF STEPHENS.
At this church, Notwithstanding the rln there was
almost the usual tnron-rd attendance. In honor
vi sL Patrick tue musical programme was
moro than ordinarily iull and brilliant. The
prelude IRON Beethoven, the aspergcs
| Wilcox and TIE mass Haydn No. 2 with
Kyre rom Beethovcn's moonlight sonata The by inu
before the Sermon 'Veni CREATOR tMendelsonDh was
gwen by trio female voices, and atcrward iOl-
lowed KossiDps "CuJus AuiDam' aud Weuer's post
| tta..' q.
orginist ana director, DIR. Austen :. Pcarco
assistant organ'st, and III the Grst quar-
tettc there were Miss Annie H. Boiic, hrst
soprano; Miss Agatha Munier, nrst alto, Mr..
| II. T. Rvmeyn, first tenor. and Mr. Eugchc Guam,
baritone La the second quartet there Miss Rom
Tug. second soprano; NJ ss Henaphy second aito Sir.
Donovan, second tenor, anu Mr. KRONER, basso. Rev.
Mr. Charles Cotton taxing Tor his text the traDsngur
ton CHRIST, preached upon the great sinc qua non
in mans strulgle Tor ssvntion OF putting his ust IN
| CHRIST and All dangers aud dinlcultics of never
losing sight of the glory OF tho TRANSPORTED son OF
| Doc, VINO. though He wore n crown OF dazzling
| cnuiRence on labor, wore crown oil tuorns
| on Calvary, showing that througLout Tho vi
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-07-13
CYPRUS.

So England, as the protector of the Otto
man empire, takes possession Of the Island OF
Cyprus, as a convenient naval and military
post from which a protective" army can al
any time be speedily sent TO any part of ASA
east of the Euphrates that may be mcnaced by
Russia or other marauding power.
This new English possession Is described as
nearly one hundred and fifty miles long with
| II breadth of from tifty-tive to twcnty-seven
miles an ample dominion in itself and one OF
the most beautiful and capable in the world
Its alleged malaria is calumny founded on
the habits of a few rash travellers who expose
themselves and eat improper food The birth
place of the queen Of gods and men is rs salu
brious, with Just precautions rs it beautiful
albeit decidedly hot in the Summer months
This heat however, is tempered by the WINDS
from the snowy submits Of the karamanlah
mountains, and eternal seabrcezes cool the lit
toral plains. The fields produce, even with IA
lazy husbandry, wheat, barley, cotton, SILK,
madden, olives, carobs, and splendid vines
while IN the north and west are magnificent
forests full of game, and OF the wild cattle ana
swine descended from those which have stray
ed from the folds and styes of civilization. Lar
naka, the principal port, gives travellers a
wrong impression of the lovely and fertile Is
land for that town, which owes its existence
to a good anchorage but was chosen too hasti-
" on tins account by the crusaders, stands in
the worst region of Cyprus and presents very
different aspect from the exquisite districts
around Episcopi, Kukila and Batlo-the an
tiquc Paphos In the magnificent valleys near
Maratassa the finest possible timber is TO be
found, and only roads are wanted to establish
a great trade IN this commodity, while rich
land is to be seen all along the shore-way to
Ccrnea and Nicosa, or Lcucosia, the capital.
Famagusta-the old Fama August, named to
commemorate the battle of Actium-is one Of
the many spots along the coast which might
be made impregnable, though the harbor is no
doubt small and neglected, 1t is needless to
say how intensely interesting to the scholar
and antiquary the whole island must be- with
its relics of successive waves Of old-world dy-
nastles, its imnemoriul cities, the monuments
of its native mine kingdoms" and of the Liby.
an Phpnician, Greek, Macedonian, Roman,
French, Genoese, and Venetian civilizations
which have in turn possessed it. The popula-
ton of Cyprus at this day is said not to exceed
one hundred thousand, but there is good soil
enough in the sunny island 70 maintain ahun-
bred times as many, if it had the tranquility
and assistance of strong and settled gov
eminent. The phrase applied by Tacitus to
Lesbos-iRsuld nObilis a dmIgrld-is still more
fitted to this splennid jewel Of ue Syrian sea,
wherein, there is no doubt, very excellent
and profitable terminus and depot of the lndo,
European railway might, indeed, be establish,
ed, if, after all these troublesome times, Turkey
should finally confide her safety and future
hopes in Asia to the power chiefly concerned
in them next TO herself
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-07-13
THE HIGH SCHOOL.

After careful examination of the law ana
taking the advice of our best attorneys on the
subject, the township school trustees have de
cidcd that the only course open to them 'o
solve the question of locating and erecting 4
building for the township high school, which
Il vote of the people last spring directed them
to Open is to submit the matter to vote OF
of the people. They therefore ask the people
on the Goth inst, zone week from to day. to
vote on the following questions:
l. Shall the trustees of schools for said town
ship be authorized to purchase site ana build
n school house for the high school OF said
township!
Q Shall said trustees be authorized 10 Dor
row sc 900 on the credit of said township for
the purpose of purchasing site and building
for said high school!
3 Where shall such high school be located
The polls will be opened at the court house
and kept open from o'clock a. IN. to 3 p. m.
We believe the locations that are prominent
" discussed and will come into competition at
the voting next Saturday, are Shabbona Square,
the county lot, corner of Columbus and Jack
bluff in South Ottawa. The city council on
Monday evening voted against the dedication
of Shabbona Square for school purposes, but
if the people vote strongly in favor of it, we
imagine that decision can be easily reversed.
The south side location is advocated on the
ground of being nearer the geographical cen
ter of the township than any of the other pro
posed locations, hut the geographical center is
OF little account compared with the center of
population. Unquestlonably the county lot
would be the best, the only difficulty beng the
doubt whether the city can get 1t.
Whatever the vote next Saturday, however,
either as to location or the loan to build, the
school must go on, as the mandate of the vote
last spring is imperative. The trustees must
hire the best room available, if the people re-
fuse to authorize them to build.
The trustees have there fore already engaged
II principal for the high school, being no less
a person than Professor Boltwood, of Prince
ton, for many years principal of the Princeton
high school, and well known as one of the
abest educators in the state. The design is
that the professor shall have at least two as
sistants, and that room shall be made for $50
scholars.
We do not imagine, however, that the peo-
pie who voted so strongly for high school in
the spring will be niggardly IN voting the
means to provide for it decent building
The sum asked 6O00-is certainly very mod
crate, and will hardly be felt in the usual az
gregate of $4,000 to 100000 taxes which the
township pays each year for all purposes.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-07-13

John Sherman is coming out second best
badly in his contest with the Potter committee
In response to their invitation to appear before
them and explain what about that Anderson.
Weber letter, he sends reply alleging murder
whipping, raiding and other forms of intimi
dalton in sundry Louisiana parishes, and
asks the summ0ning Of about 100 witnesses to
prove such facts The committee, though Mr.
Morrison sends reply Preferred to in our last, }
telling Mr.. Sherman that he is accused of cor
rupting certain election officials in Louisiana
by promises of Office or other material advan
tagc, and that this corruption constitutes q
criminal oilensc, for which he Is liable to i'm
parchment and it is in connection with that
matter that they want evidence. Mr. Sherman
again responds with allegations of whipping
burning, &c, in certain Louisiana parishes
prior to the election of 1876, and rciteratcs his
demand for the subpoenaing of 100 witnesses
TO prove such facts How establishing such
facts are to prove his innocence of the alleged
attempts to corrupt certain Louisian election
officials by written promises of official and 9th
er rewards is not perceptible to the common
understanding. Indeed the studied evasion OF
the material point by Mr.. Sherman is about
equivalent To u confession of guilt, and will b,
SO construed by the country.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-07-13

A son of Gideon Wells, Secretary of the ma
Wy under Lincoln and Andy johnson, provSk.
ed by late criticisms Of Grant on Secretary
Wells, publishes extracts from his fathers
journal showing the pitiable plight IN which
he placed himself by his treachery. IN 1868, to
Johnson and surrender to Secretary Stanton
johnson, it will be remembered, had removed
Stanton as Secretary of war, and on Grants
solemn promise, in presence of the cabinet, to
take charge of the office and hold It, had ap.
pointed him Stanton's successor In less than
week, however, Grant broke all his pledges
and surrendered the Office to Stanton. He was
brought before the cabinet and charged with
the duplicity. The journal of Gideon Wells
who was present. says:
wThe President was calm and dgnifed
though manifestly disappointed and displeased
General Grant was humble, hesitating, and
he evidently felt that his position was equivo
cal and not to his credit
There was, | think, an impression on the
minds of all present-thcre certainly was on
mine-that Il consciousness that he had acted
with duplicity, not been faithful and true to
the man who had confidence in and trusted
him, oppressed General Grant His manner
never very commanding was almost abjcct
and he left the room with less respect appre.
bend, from those present than ever before.
THE President, though disturbed and moi
wholly able to conceal his chsgrin from those
familiar with him, used no harsh expression
nor committed anything approaching incivili
ty, vet Grant felt the few words put to him
| nr1 tho cold and surpriSpl 1iS1ain of the prcSi
dent in all their force"
The New York Lf,psbt, which is toadying
Grant Just now, admits that at was blundei
on the part of General Grant to revive thai
forgotten controversy and thereby call out tht
contemporary impression put on record from
day to day in the private diary of the secretary
| of the navyn
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-07-13

The sneers fthe gold shylocks, that although
congress had ordered the coinage of the IDOL.
lar of the daddics," it could bring no relief in
the way Of increasing the amount of our crcu.
laung medium because the L. s. Treasury
found it impossible to get the silver dollar into
general circulation, proves to have been shall.
low pretense. Washington dispatches say Sec
rotary Sherman has been carefully boarding
the dollar and allowing as few as possible to
90 out Of his hands, because he has resolved to
commence resumption in month or two and
10 use the silver as a breakwater against any
rush for coin. He has already some seven mil
lions Of silver dollars in the treasury and by
January will have twenty millions more. lie
thinks there will be very little demand upon
the treasury for coin if it is known that silver
will have TO he taken first and exhausted before
gold can Be reached. As few people now care
10 exchange greenbacks for silver, practically
the treasury is already at specie payment
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-07-13
THE INDIANS.

While the immediate cause of the outbreak
of the Bannock Indians in Northern Oregon
and Idaho originated in neglect to obey treaty
stipulations for furnishing them with food, the
extent of the present Indian war is greatly en-
larged from the fact that the treaty Indians of
Oregon, Washington and Idaho have come to
a general belief that tle government does not
intend to keep faith with them in giving them
titles 10 their aliotments of farms on the reser-
vations. Many Indians all through that region
have had farms allotted them, upon which they
have built houses, made improvements, placed
stock, and otherwise made substantial homes,
whites are to their homes. They know that
the Nez Perces last year were driven to hostil.
tiles to protect their homes from the encroach-
ments of white settlers and these encroach.
ments continuing in other quarters, runners
have passed from tribe to tribe stating the fact
doubtless with exaggeratlons, and uniting them
in determination TO fight for their homes to
the last extremity.
While there has been considerable skirmish
ing in the vicinity of Salmon river and Klamas
Prairie in IdahO,-in one case on the jth Capt
Sperry with 40 volunteers being badly cut up
and the captain killed, the principal theater OF
the war is in Northern Oregon and Southern
Washington, south Of the fork of the Columbia
and Snake rivers. II was in this region, at the
head of Butler Creek, in Umatilla county. Or,
that Gen. Howard, on the Sth inst, encountered
IL large force of Indians posted on height IN
order of battle. The Indians were boldly ct
tackled and driven from their position TO an
other height in their rear crowned with lava
rocks. This position was also stormed, and
the Indians commenced rapid flight, aban
doning their horses provisions, ammunition
and camp material, and taking refuge in the
thick timber browning Blue Ridge Here they
made third stand, but were again dislodged
and pusheddeep into the Businesses ofthc noun
tains None of Towards men were killed and
but five wounded. The loss of the Indians Is
unknown.
The latest accounts represent the Indians aS
somewhat demorslized and hurrying north
ward across the Columbia river, while Capt
Kress, with a patrol boat armed with several
howitzers, attacks and disperses the crossing
bands wherever he can come within their reach
The band thus attacked and dispersed by
Gen. IIoward-numbering not over 400 war
riors-is however but small fragment of the
Indians in that region who are likely to b,
drawn INTO the war if it is kept up There arc
at least five thousand warriors among the
different tribes in Oregon, Washington and
Idaho, and nothing but the most consummatt
management on the part of the whites can pre-
vent the greater body of these from ultimately
joining the hostlles.
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England.

The great Henley boat race, noticed IN our
last, and in which the Columbia College crew
from New York City had made some credita-
BILE achievements, ended on the 9TH IN blaze
of glory for the Columbus, they having beaten
the HEREFORD College Club, one OF the best in
England, in fair and tiercely contested race
for the visitors prize cup, The Columbias
came out two lengths ahead and went over the
course in Sal.
Another American club, the Shae-wac-cae-
mettes, of Michigan, ran against the London
Rowing Club at the same regatta, and only
lost by reason of one of the club being taken
sick on the morning of the race but persisting
in taking his place in the boat, breaking down
before the race was over. The Columbus are
the only American club that had ever beaten
the English IN their own waters.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-07-13

The Potter committee having sent a sub
committee of its principal members to New
Orleans, has had but one or two brief sessions
at Washington during the week and its pro
ceedings have been without special interest
The committee sent the testimony of Mr. and
Mrs. jerks to New Orleans with view to
their indictment there for perjury, but they
have been taken care of" by the admlnistra-
ton AT Washington, and twill not return TO
New Orleans, so that they will dodge the
threatened Indictment if indeed any was in.
tended