The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-07-07
NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY NORNNG JULY 2, 1878.

| Gen. Sherman, Gen. Ord, the Secretary of Wa
can affairs. Gen. Ord detailed the condition
| of effairs on The border. The situation is re
garded as very serious. Mexican raids are too
frequent, sud the Government will be com
PEELED to take additional measures to prevent
them. Nothing has yet been decided. The
subject will be farther considered at q future
conference.
drilling at FL Paso, Mexico, and have peti
toned the Chihuahua government to GROSS
over to aid In the rescue of Dssedaco Apodaca
and disperse the Texas State troops. TIE
prisoner, Desedaco Apodaoa, hes implicated
some prominent Americans in the Dec amber
riot.
THE GREAT RACING EVENT OF THE YEAR -
Louisuilfe, July AT ten O'Clock this morning
Saldnss wers
unparalleled interest was felt in the great
event Of the day. This was the
Third race--Ten Broeok and Molly McCsr.
Mhs.,- the -dFaaa tapped for great font
mile race, Ten Broeck and Molly MCCARTHY
weut by the string like twin bullets
and the mass hsins on the inside, ran to the
front from the start. At the first quarter they
victory. Tis half mils did not change the
hsa ssasd q Psssss' .hs mare
got her nose ahead, And great cheer went up,
again appeared in 'front.' another cheer was
heard. The mare was running easy and Ten
Broeck was being driven hard. In the second
mile, Mollie MCCARTHY seemed to be moving
with such ease and Ten Broeck 1abored 90
hard that Kentuokiaps wsvered by thousands
and the certainty of California winning pro-
duced o dead silence. At the half post, in the
second mile. Walker urged Ten Brock quite
hard, and Howsen permitted him to come up
side by side. A Kentucky yell suoh was
heard for miles rent The air. Tina they ran
stretch Mollie MCCARTHY brushed ahead again,
passing the grand stand half length in the
lead. ''Sbe will wip, sure" wss heard in all
directions, and more confident. Great was the
horse still driving. abe passed the quarter in
the third mile still leading, bat the horse hung
on to her Close and made pace so murderous
that many knew his bottom would have an
effect ultimately. At the pole. of the third
mile, MCCARTHY let up in her running, Ten
Brock taking the track and passing ber at the
very moment his friends were giving him ap,
he increased rapidly the distance separating
them.
The marc breaks down" was heard the
field over, but 8 1e ran on, Walker pulling the
horse slightly, who wss ahead on the third
mile ten lengths and he increased it all the
time, and although her defeat was now csr-
tain, few realized how fer and how easy Ten
Broeck would win ; the little mare then gal.
CALIFORNIA; being aC the three. quarter pole
when the.great Ken tucky crack distanced her
The time was S.197; as follows: frst
mile, So; fourth mile. siea. more than a
minute slower than his best record. Both
horses were we'll used up.
The heat was intense. There was no heavy
betting; the Californiane and Eastern people
who backed the mare. being content with
small Investments of So to SIS. Thirty thou
sand people or more we're present.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The War Department has placod on the re-
4 I:nA(Y
tsins, twenty first and three second Heuten-
ants; all of whom are inoaps ctated for duty.
The United States debt statement for
June shows an increase of So 149 3S1. On the
1t inst., the Treasury had on hand $197 ,415.-
1873 in coin The fret bale of new cotton
arrived in New York on the 2ud inst, thirteen
days ahead of last year. 1t was raised in
CTuDy S
in BSston on the 4th --514 failures in New
York during the six mouths ending June 80.
Liabilities $50 030 795; assets $i1 0l2 662.
THE Spanish Government will celebrate
the funeral of the Q 1een on the 18th, in the
Church of San FranciRce del graude.--The
War Department will commence rapid recruit
ing of the army because OF the strong indioa:
tions of general Indian War.--The total
Solar eclipse, to take place on the 29 sh inst,
excites much interest in Washington. Five
parties of astronomers will soon leave for their
Europeans are coming over. One party will
be stationed at Los AnimoB, Ariz Ona A
terrible storm passed over Pistsburg, Pa, on
the 4th, doing much damage. At German
Lutheran pic mic, outside the city, q large
party took refuge under big tree which was
blown down, killing ten end wounding fifteen,
five of whom will probably die--The
Anchor Line steamer Capitol City, from Vicks-
burgsfor ST. Louis, burned to the wateI'd edge
at Memphis on the 2nd. only one life lost.
20 bags of government mail were destroyed.
a fight took place on the 30th June in
East st. Louis g TO wn of 2. 900 inhabitants, be-
tween two rival bodies of police, one under
the Mayor aud the othsr controlled by Me-
tTopolitan Police Board. Two of the Mayors
party, who atracked an engine house whore
the MstrOpolitans were quAEteTeds were shot
dead.