The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-03-24
VOLUME XI.
Morning Star and Catholic Messenger.
SST oHIEANs, SUNDAY, MARCH "a. 1873.
fHlEeRPAH1c SUMMARY.
FOREIGN.

FOREIGN
RoME.-It Is stated that Consistory will be
held on the 25th, with all the formalities that
were observed on such occasions before 1870
The Pope will deliver an sllocution and pro-
claim the reestAblishment of the Catholic
hierarchy Of Scotland, confirming the bishops
appointed by Plus TX.
4 new italian ministry has been formed
with signor Cuiroli, as president. 1t is under
tion Of the Chamber of Deputies.
FRANcE.-The Senate by q vote of 153 to
100 adopted the State Of Siege Bill: It pro-
vides that the President can only declare o
state of siege during q dissolution Of the
The Right wished Also to permit it's deolara-
ton in the event ofinsurreotion. This motion
was lost.
Six Thousand persons have been attacked
with measles in Lyons.
The type settlers in several large printing
houses in Paris have struck work: This.
taken in conjunction with the great strike OF
the miners at Decazeville, which 10 attributed
to the iustigation of the International, at
tracts much attention.
Gen. Berthsut has been appointed to COM
.nand in Bordeaux, in place of Roohebooet.
Other important changes OF commanding OH
oers impend.
srA1N-There is a crisis in the manufactur-
ing districts of Catalonia and in the COM
mercial centres on the Mediterranean coast,
where numerous failures have taken place.
One hundred and nineteen factories have been
closed, and 5000 workmen thrown out of en-
Ployment. -..,.
the confident assertions made last week, the
Treaty between Ruesa aud Turkey, has not
yet been published, and England and Austria
seem 30 far to be as much in the dark con-
cerning it's terms and provisions as the world
ct large. Despite the mass of kilograms that
have been received from the capitals of all
European countries, there is nothing tangible,
nothing upon which any opinion as to the i'm
mediate future can be based, though all oon-
vey one and the same impression to the
reader, viz: that all the powers are placing
their troops and nsvies upon q war footing,
and accommodating large supplies Of war ma
terials. Thus We still see all the hands, reg
ular and extra, at Woolwicb, England, working
till ten O'Clock at night we find the Austrian
government securing an extraordinary appro-
Priation of 60.000.0 600 forins, and finally the
Russians occupying new strategic positions,
even going 30 far, it is said, as to commence
the concentration Of troops on the Austrian
frontier.
Meanwhile there is no certainty as to the
meeting of the proposed Congress, one diff
GUILTY with reference to it's powers and scope
no sooner being settled than two or three
Others are brought forward.
Advices from Tiflis state that typhus fever
is raging among the Russian troops in Asia
Gems. Mellikof, Solowieff and Sohelkownikott
more men have been lost by sickness since th .
cessation of arms than on the battle field
during the
There seems to be imminent danger of q re-
volution in Constantnople, aud the streets
ere continually patrolled by large bodies OF
troops. The Turkish garrisons of Shumla and
VArDa, 0O,UUO meu, DeslueS 1OyouV
Egyptian troops, are expected in CONSTANT
nople.
CUBA-Washington, March 19.-The De-
partment of State in receipt OF official infor-
nation down to the 5th inst from the United
States Consul General at Havana and reports
that mp to that time the number OF surrenders
In the Central Department was over 2OOO
The insurgents still unsccounted for in Eastern
and Los Villos districts were variously esti-
mated at from 1000 to 1000.
# United STATES.
l# WAsHINGToN.-The President has communi-
GATED to the Senate the correspondence regard
ing the Fishery Treaty, whereby the United
States is compelled to pay England IS 900. 900.
IN Ine correspondence is bulky but contains
nothing startling or new, and developes no
sharp practice on the part of England pal
States.
The commissioners of the Freedman's Bank
have commenced the payments of 10 per cent.
to depositors.
Senator Howe has introduced a resolution
requesting the President to inform the Senate,
whether " h. whitaker, who recently presid-
OF Orleans, was formerly employed, either in
she internal revenue service or as Assistant
Treasurer at New Orleans. If so, during what
period of time, and whether in either of such
cspecities the said Whitaker is defaulter to
Gne United States, and to what amount and
under what circumstances.
MYSh 21.-Eight hours, as a days work
commencing at O'clock, with an hour:
1nteEmlssion, commenced to-day at the Navy
yard and on public buildings and at the agri
cultural grounds. The workmen are disoon
tented with the arrangements, but the gu
law.
MISCELLANEOUS
From all parts of the Union we daily hav.
reports Of commercial failures in all lines o