The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-04-14

Shields, Brigadier General upon the retired
list of the army.
share of the attention Of the House during
the week.
UNITED STATES BOARD OF TRADE. - This
Board 1s now incorporated with the strongest
committee of the commercial men of the Union
selected from all the leading cities. The Board
hes already been in Communication with
American consuls stationed in every part OF
the world and with many foreign boards and
members. 1t has been recognized by three Eu.
ropean Governments, and its headquarters are
fixed at Washington, with branch cf1ces in
New York and San Francisco.
TERRIBLE Loss OF LIFE. - On Saturday
night. April 9th the Stubeu County, IN. b, }
Poor House was burned. The building, which
contained about 60 idiotic and crippled old
men and women, was three stories high and bad
only one means or egTess. Fifteen inmates
were burned to death.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN MONROE, LA.-A
great Mass Meeting WAS held on the 10th and
the following, among other resolutions, adop-
ted
Resolred.-That We deprecate any indepen.
dent movement or third party formations,
and emphatically declare that all such move
ments are the offspring of selfish ambition
and attempt to s1bvert the general good and to
vidual aggrandzement. Suoh movements are
only attempted by disappointed politicians, q
class who live upon the hope Of obtaining office,
and are willing to sacrifice honor and prip-
out the indictment of obtaining the same.
2, That at the ensuing city election We will
GLASS all persons who attempt to organize an
Independent ticket as Radicals, and as at
tempting to revive the Radical party.
Mayor Endom was renominated.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Havana C6icial Gazette publishes, by the
Captain Gener ais direction, that in conformity
restoration To the owners of all property en-
bargoed for political offenses shall commence
Immediately. Orders have been given accord
iugly to the Director of Finances and all Gov
ernors of the island.
On the 1lth, Cardinal Manning arrived in
London from Rome. He was received by de-
putation. In reply to an address, he contra
dicted the sensational reports concerning hia
actions before and during the Conclave, and
stated that he had always been united with
the majority of the Sacred College.
There seems to be great danger of gigantic
strike and lockout throughout Lancashire,
England.
Jefferson Davis ard his wife visited Presi.
dent Diaz in Mexico on the 25th ult.
Intense excitement prevailed in the drug
market in Philadelphia last week, owing to
the advance in the price of morphia and qui-
nine. Drug dealers from all portions Of the
State, and from New York and Baltimore, are
endeavoring to have orders filed, but none can
be obtained at any price.
4 London dispatch says, "a rumor is currcnt
in military circles that the British have sus-
tained q disastrous defeat in South Africa.
The Colonel Ofdce is ignorant of such defeat.
At last Rdvices, however, the whole frontier
was restless and the war feeling was strongly
abroad. Ali the Governments prudence and
firmness were needed to prevent general
native war.
At the recent Municipal Election in Albany,
N. Y, NJ. N. Nolan was elected Mayor by q
plurality of 900. The Workpgmen's candi.
date ran nearly as high as the Republican
candidate. The Board of Aldermen stands
Democrats T. Republicans 6, Workingmen 3.