The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-03-10
VOLUME XII.
Morning Star and Catholic Messenger.
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HRW ORLEAHS, SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 1878.
TELEaRPAHIC SUMMARY.
rRLHaRPAHIc sUMMAR
FOREIGN.

ROME.-Pope Leo Kill. was crowned IN Ine
Sistine Chapel last sunday, March 3rd. The
ceremonies commenced at 9. 80 and ended at
1. 80. Only the Cardinals and leading eocles.
iastics, the diplomatists accredited to the
Vatican and few other persons were present.
The few houses illuminated in the city, were
attacked by mobs who broke the windows.
It is said that Cardinal Frsnohi has been
confirmed as Secretary of State, Simeoni as
Prefect of the Propaganda. Morichine as
Camerlengo and Bartolini as President OF the
Congregation of Rites. The correspondent OF
the Manchester, England. Guardian teleGraphs ::
public opinion is Irritated at the irreconcll-
able attitude which appears to have been
adopted at the Vetican."
HuMBERro's troubles with his Ministers
have already commenced. On the 6tn, the
Minister of the Interior, Crispi, resigned. break
ipg up the combination of parties which SO
far has Kept the Ministry in power. 1t s is
probable that the Chamber will be dissolved
and a now election ordered.
THE EASTERN QUESTION oN,-Last Saturday,
2nd, articles of peace between kussla and
Turkey were signed. It is not yet positively
known what the conditions are, though 1t is
confidently asserted that the indemnity ls
small, and nothing ie said about the surrender
of the Turkish fleet 1t is also said that the
terms are not prejudcial to Euglands inter
ests, but inlmical to those OF Austria.
In St. Petersburg the enthusiasm over the
news was imprc cedented. at San SSefane,
near Constantinople, 81 900 Russian troops
were reviewed, and upon hearing the news all
sung the TIE Deum.
negotiations for the holding of Conferen ce
danelles and other vexed qoestions, have been
-resnmed with a fair prospect of success.
FRANCE Without any details to as the
causes which lead to the disruption OF the Or
leanist party, the telegraph states that thereby
the Government will gain about twenty sup
porters for Dnfaure's policy, and that eleven
Orleansts will join the Legtimists.
PEACE IN CUBA-After q most heroic strug-
gle of ten years the Cuban patriots have be-
come so exhausted that they have been com.
PEELED to make terms with the Spanish Govern
favorable than it was thought some time age
could be obtained. Since the 10th OF FEBRUARY
about eight Thousand insurgents, many OF them
with families, have surrendered. Most OF tne
leading men are included in the number.
UNITED STATES.
WAsH1NeroN.-The long bond savings bill
has passed. This bill authorizes the Issuance o.
100000 600 in bonds of the denominations Of
$25, $50 and 500, bearing per cent tn interest ere.
or GLASSES will invest their savings. The fail
ure of go many savings banks at the North, hel
caused many depoeitors to withdraw thell
money from institutions of that GLASS ana they
have already commenced to buy the Govern
ment bonds very heavily. The daily sales d o.
ono bank in Now York amount to 81 900, ooo;
The suspension of Newcomb Buchanan d Go
of Louisville, the largest whiekey dealers II
the country, and the threatened bankruptcy
all dealers in the West, owing to the proposed
reduction in the whiskey tax which caused
purchasers to stop buying, has opened the eye
of Congressman to the necessity Of prompt &C
tiOn in the matter. a Dill mas been introduced
by the Committee on Ways and Means to ex
tend the time for paying the tax on spirits nov
II in bond for an additional year, and to ALLOW
spirits, to be hereafter manufactured, to re
main in bond for three years.
ARKANsAs.-A $500, 900 FIRE occurred in Ho
Springs on the night of the 4th, de estroying 20
buildings. The mountain was covered wit!
people driven from shelter. There is mucl
suffering, most of the people being in need o
food and clothing.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ex-Sen stor Ben Wade died in jefferson, Ohio
Z on the 2d.-The cutting down of freights oil
4 the great railroads has reached an unpreceden
tedly low figure fourth class freight from 81
Louis to New York 100. per 100, -four zoe. pc
bArrel-On the 1st tornado, 400 yards wide
swept through Creepy Co. Kentucky. Th
family of Vincent Wesley, near Rich Hill, con
sisting Of himself, wife and two grown daugh
ters, boy named Sloan, q nephew, and Wm
Teylor, o ncighbor stopping at his house, wer
killed outright, and Mrs Wesleys body blow
400 yards, the clothing being entirely strippe
of by the wind. The two dau ughters were cal
riOd fifty yards and found locked in each other
a1ms; the father and nephew were fearful
Tnanktod, and al must have been killed By IL
fret force of the tempest. Tho dwelling
stables, and outhouses were blown entirel
away. The hearth and foundation stone wer
blown from their places. In the vicinity MrI
Y Olive, Mrs. Morgan, wife of John w. Morgan
were killed.
LENTEN MoNTToR.=From Mr.. P. F. Gogart
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