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Ballot Voting.

Some years ago the custom of tird roce
voting was very general in this country.
No man WAS afraid to vote 40 be pleased
or to let every ybody know how he voted.
Then came the era of thin-skinned patri-
ots. The sAcredness of suffrage must be
preserved; every man must vote as he
wanted to, without einglinfluenced by
the fact that other people would know how
he voted. No matter how he may have
promised Jones, the candidate, or how
Smith, his own employer, might want him
to vote, he could deposit his ballot ac-
cording to his own private wish without
any ones being the wiser for it. He could
lie out of it afterwards if Jones or Smith
should interview him on the subject, but
the vote would be and remain the ex pres
sion Of citiEen's will, All the tame.
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The London Whitehall Rerie,c has republs
ed in pamphlet form, with additions and 90
rections, its list of conversions which ha,
taken place since the beginning of the Ira
tartan movement, 1857. We need not say that
contains merely the better known nam
among those which might have appeared
the research had been extended into wider d
cial spheres. Limited as il is, moreover. n,
list is still incomplete, and further supnll
mentary publication is promised. 1t NAV !
of interest to mention, ss it has been suprs,
ed that division into oategories would be al
sirable, that the list contains some $40 name
among which there are 12 peers, eldest .or
OF peers, % peereases, wives of peers elder
sons, 1888 clergymep, 266 graduates of Oxford
1913 Of Cambridge, and ofDubIin. There ar
moreover, numbers of olergymen and privat|
gentlemen who are doubtiess University msr
but who have no degree or University append
ed to their names. A large proportion of tbos
entering the priesthood, have preferred tbl
Society of Jesus while maoy have entered III
Dominican, Passionist, and other Orders
Among the more remark able conventions m.
be cited that of William Bond and family. n1
Cornwall. This gentleman had eist t children
all OF whom have entsred the religious stat
the four sons becoming priests, and the fou
daughters nuns. Another remarkable conyer|
sion was that of the superioress and six sister
OF Protestant Priory, all ef whom are nov
Catholic nuns. Among the other notable con
verts are: the editors of the Tablet, F7e1mdn'I
Journal, Dublin RevieW, and several contribu|
tors to the Contempora. y Rerie,c, as we'll as I'd
the Quarterly Reriep.
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SISTERS OF MOUNT CARMEL 1T has hereto
fore been our painful duty to chronicle the
deaths of six members Of this most excellent
Order, which occurred between the 1st of Au-
gust and the 1st of November, and We are now
called on to add the names of two Others to
the list. These are:
Emile Novel, in religion Sister AniStacia,
who died of consumption on the 14th of No
vember. She WAS native of Savoy and was
forty-nine years of age.
Marie Louise Adam, in religion Sister Louise,
native Of Quebec, aged twenty-six years. She
died of yellow fever on the 18th of November.
Both deaths occurred at the Convent OF
Mount CSrmel.I
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fOhicial.l
Arehbishoprie Of New Orleans.

As it has pleased God to bring to an end at
length, in his Mercy, the terrible soourEe which
has so long desolated our population iu the
city and in other pol Itions of the Diocese, the
Clergy will cease saying prayers prescribed for
thst time. But as we ought not to forget
those who have so generously relieved Ms with
iberality which refec's honor upon the
American chats oter, aud which will call down
Divine benedictiops on the country, we ordain
that instead Of the prayer pro quacunqHe tri-
5&3atione, all priests shall, at Mass, say the
prayer pro Am =, which is the thirtieLh in
order OF the Orasioaes ad dire sa, and at Bene'
diotion of the Blessed Sac. ament this prayer
will be preceded by the veFsole which follows
the Litany Of the Saints Ortmus pro Bone
Jdcsor,bus nostris, with the response which fol-
lows Ii. IN. J. PkECRE
Archbtshup of New 0rfeans.
Nc,r Orleans, NoreaJer 25ih 1873,
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John Boyle OReilly, OF the Boston Pilot,
has been elected President of the MaGaachu1
setts Press Association. Noticing the fact thd
Philadelphia Standard says: Sew men have
risen more rapidly in public estimation than
j. Boyle ORsilly. He ia an Irishman by birth 4
and along with many others of his countrymsn
has suffered for his attachment to Ireland and
Irelapd's cause. Since he has made this coan4
try his home, without abating jot his love
for his native land, he has identified himself q
as true American citizen, with the interests
of the United States.
By his ability as q writer, and the intelli1
gence and sound judgment he has displayed
in the discussion of subjects of public interest
he has won his way to an enviable position Id
the front ranks Of journ alists, and has acquired
q popularity which is as substantial and well
merited, as it is wide-spresd.'
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Despotism of the Church,

In recent discourse the Episcopalian
bishop of Delaware attacked the Catholic
Church very warmly, accusing her, among
other stale charges, of despotism. Right
Rev. Bishop Becker replied in sermon
delivered in Wlimingt Usl., VINCE, a.
reported in a WILMINGTON paper. ~"e repnb-
lish in to-dsy's issue. we connseI al,
intelligent readn:s to examine that dig
course rs.refully. 1t covers ground which
constantly battle field between the
Church and its enemies, ground over which
even lay men are often called on to pass
with more or less credit to the cause they
represent. Refined augmentation, drawn
from critical analysis of obscure texts, is
rather within the scientific province of q
! thorough theolegian, but the grosser per-
versions Of Catholic faith and Church his
| tory ought to be easily recognizable by
| every intelligent Catholic.
The sermon or lectare of Bishop Becker
is, therefore, an eminentIy profitable docu-
ment for every one to master. The charge
of spiritual despotism resulting in super
| stition, mental degradations, ETC., is 30 com
mon among Protestants of less liberal
character, that every Catholic should be
prepared to meet it by an explanation
truthful, pointed and conclusive. The
true explanation ia simple enough if one
only understands the matter clearly ones,
self, and there ia nothing like the
thorough comprehension of point under
discussion to prevent heat and acrimony
in the process. If a man finds himself
growing excited and vehement in the
course of an argument, he may be sure
that it is because he cannotgive perfectly
satisfactory reason for his view. In Other
words, he fnds himself little "stumped, ,
in defending his position from attacks
although he knows perfectly well that the
position itself is correct.
The learned Bishop shows that there
are two meanings to the word despotism-
one original, the other derived. Literally
the word merely means absolute power
which is not in itself bad, for God has abso
lutte power and is, therefore, in the origina
sense of the word despot. But in tn
course of use the word has grown to impl.
also an abuse of power, because it is fount
by experience that human beings cal
not hold absolute civil POWER without abus
ing it. In this, the ordinary sense, God i
not ,despot, Now the whole secret @
the sophism directed against the Church
! in charging her with despotism, lies in tn
fact that che is really despot-in the for
meF sense and not go In the latter,
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The Cotholc Eeriew has received special
Cablegram from Dublin saying that the Metro
politan Chapter aud parish priests who as
sembled according to canonical usage for the
selection and for the presentation to the Holy
See of three priests eligible for appointment to
the archepisoopal see of Dublin, in succession
to Cardinal Cullen, have named the following:
Most Rev. E. McCabe, who, receiving forty.
three votes, was deolS. ed digniSsimus. or most
worthy; Most Rev. Bishop Moran, ho receiv-
ed seven votes ranks aH dignior, or very
worthy and Right Rev. Artholomew Wood
cook, who received one vote aud ranks as
dignMs or worthy.
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PERsoNAL.-The many friends Of Mr.. Joseph
u. Rice will be greatly pleased to learn that he
has taken another big step up in commercial
life, having recently boon admitted to partner
ship in the old and well-known house Of c..
Doyle & Co, Wholesale grocers and commission
merchants, Al TohoupitoulaS street. For .
number OF years Mr.. Rice has occupied respon.
sible positions in the house Of John T. Moore
& Co, acquiring knowledge of business. and
an experience in commercial affairs that are
invaluable, and winning hosts of friends by his
courtesy and amiability. In his now and more
responsible position, these will stand him in
good stead, aud we have no doubt that the &C.
Oession Of Mr.. Rice to the ftm of C. Doyle & Co.
will prove as profitable 70 All concerned ss We
know. n wiz bsasraeablo,
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spirit and open-handed generosity that h,v
SO endeared him to the poor are ever maniie,
After tie nuptial ceremonies the han,
couple repaired 30 the residence of the brid
father, where they entertained q select nuub
oftheir friends in q manner worthy of the q
casion.
10 common with their many friends we vii
the young couple all happiness and success
life.
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sixty.th three years ago, New York diocese was
administered by Bishop sxsy:fve years old,
and an aged priest. There were four other
priests under the Prelate's orders, but be bad
sent them away to other places; and he him.
self work. ed like giant. Now the terrific ~
then called New York diocese has l Cardinal
Bishops, over i 1.000. priests, 500 churches. 300
chspels aud stations, 8 theological seminariep
and As Catholic colleges.
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SOCIETY ST. VINCENT DE PAUL The Gene
raj Quarterly Communion of the members OF
this society will take place next Sunday morn
ing, December stb at the 80 O'Clock Mass in
the Church of the Annuncistion. corner Mora
es and Vaudeville streets, Third District. The
gsna,ai r,oo.;n III be held Immediately after
the Mass, in the school building, next to -
Church.
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This charming illuaion took the pop

fancy, and cira roco voting was abrogated
the ballot replaced is. And now, afte
many years of experiment, what do we fint
in the way of resultsf New Orleans ii
alive with angry litigation over late eiec
tion frauds and Massachusetts, defeats by
forty thousand majority q man whom The
voters wanted to elect Governor. That il
to say, On the one hand ballot voting il
the very parent and fence of fraud, while
on the othor, it is q dead failure in the
matter of concealiDg how q man votes
All the operatives in Massachusetts facto
ries may have wanted to vote for Batter,
but they dared not do it, for their owners,
the factory bosses, gave them to under
stand that discharge would be the conse-
quence. And yet they had the ballot.
No one will be surprised at this, however,
for now every boy knows that the man
who can control another's vote can give
him his ballot and see that he puts it in.
We 60 further and contend that the bal
lot is not only worthless as q means of
protecting suffrage from Influence, but
that it gives outside influence a better
opportunity. Those manufacturers must
be supposed to have some little sense of
shame. They woufd not, perhaps, like to
have it absolutely known that they control
the suffrage of their workmen, because it
is not exactly a fair or gentleman]y thing
TO DO, and It tftd toce voting were in
vogue the fact wonld become at once appa-
rent. Five hundred factory hapds voting
solid against their pet candidate would be
taiD Pnt ha h,Jl l,oI
lot, hides it all.
If the ballot, then, has failed to secure
the independence of suffrage, why retain
itf 1t stands simply on the footing of an
intruder who has got in on false pretenees.
1t has no claims to support and furnishes
many reasons for being discarded. 1t
enables people to sail under falss colors,
for why should man hide his vote unless
he is giving others to understand that it is |
different from the reality. O1e of the |
chief objections to it is it's instrumentality
for fraud. The ballot box can be stuffed,
the open vote cannot; the box can be
spirited away, the open list cannot; TIE
box can be miscounted the rira poce list
cannot. This is all plain enough, for while
;he votes are being cast in an open election
1undred copies can be taken simultane-
'usly. If some copies are lost or destroyed
'thers are not; if any man votes improp-
'rly it can be recti6ed no repe ating can
'e successful no illegal vote can stand
F.; 70 bulldozed voter can be
,heated of his right.
Indeed, the rtra rcce vote is so simple q
'ure for election villainy and fraud that it
tands a splendid chance of remaining
where it is now-out of use.
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Canon Bourke, the late President of st. jar
laths College, Team, who is we'll and widely
known as one Of the best living Celtic scholars
and who has contributed many valuable works
to our Irish literature, has jest been promot I'd
by his Archbishop, the Venerable DR.. M'Hale
to the large parish of Ciaremorris, iu County
Mayo.
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The Ecclesiastical Conference for December
will be held next Thursday, at ten O'Clock.
q. m. OF the Archiepsoopal residence. His
Grace, the Most Rev. Archbishop, viii preside.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-12-01

''Ths science and geometry Of dress," will
hereafter be branch Of instruction In the In
dianapolis schools, compulsory on the female
pupils in certain of the grammar grades
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Mr.. Henry Baldwin Foot, j. p, of Cartiga
Gamma Castle, County Cork, died recently i q Lis
101st year.
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APars correspondent of the Demoora! say 8
that Nine. MacMshon is not only devout Ca
tholio, but, many say, even Jesuit.
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(Cficial.)
Archbiphopric Of New Orleans.

Very Rev. G. A. Rouxel, Vicar General and
Chancellor, is hereby appointed administrators
of the Financial Affsirs of the Diocese of New
Orleans, in place Of the Rev. Edward Keynes
who had provisional charge of them.
N. j. PERCHE,
Archbishop of New Orleans.
Ncp Orleans, Nor, 2otL, 1875.
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ArCnbI5bUp OF new OTfehnS.
Ne,r Orleans, Noreaber 25th 1873.
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NOT AN ARIsTocRAT, BUT ''FsIEND OF TIL
pEopLE."
MR.. BERGH WOKSrED

ON the Goth OF June William Hudson, driver OF
one Of the United States mail wagons, was arrested
by order oil Isaac Lopez officer Of the Society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty TO Animals The charge
against him. II made in the Tombs Police Court, was
driving horse with . running sore two inches In
diameter and half inch In depth. He was held IN
500 bail 10 answer camc up for trial at
Special Sessions yesterday. Mr. Bsrgh was there in
propy,d pcvsowd TO prosecute the case; 80 was
super,ntendent fairfield. In fact thsrs was .
full representation OF tho officers Of the famous
society In court Isaac Lepex testified thai he saw
The prisoasr driving horse about tho corner OF Fu
ton street and Broadway on the DAY msntonedi ne
stopped him. aud, alter lifting tho harness on The
place wnSre the sore WAS he allowed him 10 drive 10
The Cvrtandt street Jerry and deposit The mail That
being ne had him placed under arrest Dr. Coie.
man was called upon he testified 10 the nature
Of tho Sore but admitted that the horse was Ia Other
wise good condition, and IL might have o~sinassd
THs ANNALS CONDITION
The foreman oil the stable where Inc Unscd Saves
mail wagon horses Kept kwore tnat The horse Ia
question was IN good condition when II lett tns stable
sine previous, but q scab had formed on II and
she hors, was ht TO work .
William Audson, the driver, Ia his own behalf
sts,sd that ne noticed the sore before Ofcer Lopez
called MS attention and he removed the harness
from the part at He intended just 10 deliver
the mail no carried and then turn The horse into
Counsei for the deisnos was about 70 call more wit
nssses but Judge Kssmirs, IN benalf Of himself and
MIA associates JUDGES Otterpourg and heelcr, ds-
the case without hearing any further cvdsnce
MI BerRh DEM rrsd 10 the decision, but Judge OF
terbourg informed him that II the hose was 10 such
bad condition 40 stated by his o1cer the onheer mad
No hit 10 horse TO DO driven with heavy
,oad Of mail to the Cortandt street Jerry, and nd
boon stated, he Tho of1csr) riding alonsside the
rno president Of the 8. r. c. A. accepted the ssua
ton without more ado
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BKOOME'S MISHAPS.

Whom Thsmas Brsome received money order frsm
Germany for $500 on Saturday last thrown into
N high state Of exctsmsnI He isn that no had the
Key which would unlock all the joys Of this pleasure
loving CITY, and siraightway set out TO test H. Mr..
Broome, however, was snguisriy unfortunate 10 his
CHI dice OF places Of amusement First he started out
on tour Of Investigation through the east size beer
saloons where ne succeeded losing his senses win
considerable alacrity. Then he extended hrs trip
downtownuard, and Tuesday, the 9th
mat. had got as lar as tho burnt Rag,"
in the Bowsry, where William AcGory. when he 10
ont Of trouble with The police and his fellow man,
presidss There made the acquaintance OF Cathar-
inc Collins who REFUGEES In tue alias OF Kitty Sul.
van, but 10 best known as 'Gailus Kate" Alter the
nights reves nnshed the couple repaired 10 the
American notei NJ Nc. 10 Bowory, where he counted
me slSO he had ls and sesreted IL his vest pocket
TINS aid not escape Kate's sharp eyes, ana when
Brosme had retired she aDstractsd $500 put the re-
naoder carefully in It's place and then steie quietly
away But sudden prosperity Affected Kate just a. u
had Broeme, and she was IN qusndAry how W put
,ue money cut the way soon enough. sue
met a lumber OF her dissoiute companions however,
vine renewed mind OF any anxisty on that score
and aiter making generous distribution OF her
with new Donnets and shoes she had just sea- TINS
was found upon by Ofncsr Corysta IN "rhs Iron.
clad low saloon, whore sne had retre1 TO deni her
favors ooI IL was by Acting CAPTAIN Wcbb's order
she ocer had gone Ia quost OF her when Broomo DAD
discovered his loss aad notihed the police OF II.
when brought before Justce Ouerbsurs A. the Essex
Market Ponce Court yesterday Kate was committed
IN Al 700 10 await action OF the Grand ury and
tue comp lainsnt was held In $500 TO appear whsr
Callod for.
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NOT A GOOD EXCUSE.

Thomas McCabs, saloon keeper at No. 400 Third
avcnus closed his place at the usual hour Wednesday,
night but alter midnight returned and took stroll
through tho yard In the Of STORE He saw an
objcc, lying among the weeds, which In the darkness
looked to him like SUIT Of old cothea He touched
tue suspicious oojsc, which at once arose and re-
vealed ITS Identity IN the person OF James Kelly, of
No 2O0 hast Eighty nith street. Sir. McCabe rscog-
n, zsd Mr. Kieiy, and asked MIN what he wanted.
"a arink," replied Kelly.
"Bul you know the store Ia closed"
.But II viii roopen."
Mr.. McCaoe Was stii dissatisfied, and Mr. Kisly,
alter scratching his mead Tor better reason finally
gave II up aud isaped the fence into Stree.
Mr. McCsbc, after Iurtner examination, found mat
Tie door leading nto the store mad been forced
with Jimmy. Nothing was missing, however Next
day NJ. McIabe told Police Captain Robtus all about
IL and yesterday Kielv iound self before Judss
F,apmer IN the Harlem Police Court. Tne prisoner
said bu, little ana Was commAted for trial In dsfauls
q 81. Q0e ball
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STRAW JOHN"
GRANVILLE, Norfolk county, Mass, |
August 8, 1873. !


August 8, 1878 !
To rHx EprroR HEnALD:-
In your paper oil date, August 8. you write OF. an
sccontric under the h, sding OF 'Suaw John"
Mr.. Wight In Sturbridge, Worcester county,
Mass and his ancestors were with tho first settlers
In that town, which Incorporated about the year
1891 Mr.. Wight has brother (Mr. Oliver b. wight)
aud SISTER MrS Jonas Rice) living IN Sturbrdgo now,
both well advanced In years
Mr.. Wignts iatner's name was Oliver, and he was
one OF the most singular OF men, quick witted and
promptst rcpsrtce; his step was as noiseiess as
cats. those who have visited the lair grounus In
Sturbridgs must have noticed large mansion
the opposite sioe OF the road; was
built W Mr.. STRAW" Wighps father, VINO leit ms
family without any now known cause, and after
lapse oil twenty years back as noiseiessy AS he
went away, no one knowing where ne had been
saw him when he returned, ano remember well tue
surprise accustomed. 40 not think Mr.. wight was
ever married, netner do bciicvc ne ever had any
dinlculty ~itn his brother, MI. o. ID. Wight IL u IS
true that Mr. Wight has lived In nth that cannot 20
said OF hts sister, mrs Rico, tor IN my lilo never
met with woman SO remarkably neat; some would
say she carries her iasa Of nsasnsss 70 rdcuious
extreme. - ~ We
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CLOSING QUOTATIONS..
The following were the closing quotations at thrsa

AMOUNT or DRcLaSE.
Tho closing prices, as compared with the closing
quotations Of yesterday, show that Western Unios
among the active stocks has advanced, and thai
only u. Tho active stocks that have declined ars'--
ST. Paul preferred. az; 81. Paul. common, TX; Nor.
ris aud Essex, J.; Lackawanna, j; Northwest pre-
fsrred, TX; Northwest common, IL; Lake Shore.
4; Erie. Y; Michigan Central, "; New Jersey Gen.
trai, IN; Delaware and hudson, 4.
rnE MoszY MARKET.
In the money market por cent continued the
ruling rate for call loans secured BY Stock Exchange
colla,eras, and per cent whom United States bonds
were the security. Time loans ranged from ~ 4
per cent. Primo mercantile paper was . az per
cent The following were tho rates OF exchange on
New York at the undcrmsntioned cities to-day
savannsh, buying y premium, selling Y premium;
Charleston depressed, par a u premium; New Or
leans, commercial $40, bank Vi ST. Louis, so pre-
MUM; Chicago, IS premium, and Boston, OK oents.
MARKET.
Londen aavices reported oensoIs y q 5-1e lover
carly In the d~y. but tho decline subsequently,
noarly recovered. United states bonds opened \
higher, but ator declined Y u. the latte
for nves Of 1881 Eric steady ~ lSh
but tho preferred declined y per cent TO 3ak
Illinois Central was steady a. So Now Jersey
Central rose " per cent, TO as, and foil on lassi
to 81. Pennsylvania Central and Reading were each I,
y per cent lower. tho former selling ~ 32A and the
latter al H. Psnnsylvana Central, however, recov
cred n pcr cent ut the close. The sum Of ESQ, 900
bullion was Withdrawn from the Bank OF England to- 4
day on balance Az Paris rcntss advanced 55kc, to-
1ior o7he The cIssing quotations At London wcrs:-
Consols Tor money, sa5s o5; do. for account o5x
e5A; new AZ per cent bonds. 1861 1884; nvo-
twenty bonds Of 1861, 1868 ten.iorty bonds, 1loX
III; nves Of 1884, 1o71s Erie common shares, 1sx;
do preferred shares, 33s; New Jersey Central, STA
Illinois Central, "a.
yoRgrGN EXCHANGE
There wss stronger tone TO tue foreign exchanges
to-day, with an improved demand tor bills on Lor
con The armncss OF Uoited States bonds here . 4
the weakness 10 the London market a. the cL
enabled the bankers dealing In those securities II
tween New York and the other side or the Atlantic
sell ponds here alta prof. The business was on {
basis Of ASK Asa for prime bankers SKY day,l
sterling and 4 S6A a4s7 for demand. Alter mid
some oil the prime drawers weuld not sell demo l
CONTINUED ON NINTH PAL sD,