The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-12-01

tONGAGN
ITALY.-The King and Queen arrived
Rome on the Oath, and were enthusiastical
received. Previous to their arrival the que
tor, who had under ken to answer for IL
preservation of good order. arrested or expel
ed fl the ciUy 800 persons.
There have been 300 arrests in Naples, and
is said the government has discovered the e.
istence of an association extending throue
+ the King. The Socialist agitation contin q.
in the provinces. The Deputy Mayor
Oeymo, near Aucona, has been stabbed by q
assassin. In Jesi, q neighboring town, tine r.
publicsns, carrying rcd flag, paraded tn
streets.
The Trieste Town Council has been d
eolved by imperial decree, because the maj N
ity Of it's members he's been coquetting wit
the italian party.
The Minister Of the Royal Household hs
written to the Archbishop of Naples in beha
of King Humbert. acknowledging the Arcn
shops letter conveying the Pope's copgratu
lations upon the Kings escape from ess9ssi ma
tion and also sending the Archbishop his ex
equatur.
sPAIN.-Arrests continue to tie made il
Barcelona, Sarragossa and elsewhere of per
sons supposed to be implicated in federal in
trigues. At Sarragossa arms and papers have
been found in possession of twenty persons
a number of armed malefactors assembled or
the 2sth, in private building, but were ar
rested.
RUSSIA AND ENGLAND The London Times
soeoial correspondent atiBerlin reports, on the
2otb. that the st. Petersburg correspondent o
the Vie1nG semi official Political Correspond
ence 1ys: Russia has announced her inten
tien of actively supporting the Ameer in the
event of Eogland occupying any points il
Afghaniatan from which Russian dominion il
ASIA might be tfsctually threaIened. This is
based upon the assertion that England violat.
ed the alleged Afghanistan agreement of Lord
Clarendon by the occu patton of lettah. The
intention of Russia to interfere in AfghaDistan
Is apparently confirmed by the Moscow
10 n int ir1i naohI "a
now that the occupation of Qcettah has been
tucceeded by expeditions in the dix eotion oil
c. r1dahar aud Herat
Loss OF A STEAMsHIP.-The Hamburg
American Line steamer Pomeraps, whi oh
sailed from New York Nov IA, about midnig ht
on the 5th, came in collision with a sailing
ship about four miles from Folkstone Eogland,
and sunk in half an hour. % of the crew were
saved ont of Ill, and 20 passea gers out of 100
The sea was calm and all could have been
saved if the sailors had not rushed to the
boats.
THE WAR IN AFGHANIsTAN In the capture
of Ali Musjid, Major Bircb, and Lieutenant
Fitzgerald we're killed, ,.and twenty Sepoy and
four aItillerymen were wounded. The Garri-
son of the place retreRted pricipitately leav-
ing 81 cannon and SO wounded men. Daring
the retreat q large member of prisoners were
taken. Leaving Ali Musjid in charge of q
British regiment, Gen. BrowneIpushed on-the
head men of the Hill tribes coming ont on the
route to congratulate him and pay their re-
spscts-to Lundikana, thirteen miles off,
where the advance force bivouacked. Major
Caragrari rode on to Dakks, which he reached
ct s. O'clock Saturday evening, the Khan Of
Lalpoor meeting him to offer submission. At
dawn on Sunday morning the British trc2ps
resumed their march, arriving at KaEka at
moor, and finding that place deserted, for it
had been plnndered by the neighboring tribes
The British advance has nov reached the
frontier of Afghanistau proper destroying by
its successes the Ameer's authority in the iu-
dependent territory, thirty miles in width, :,
from Jnnrood to Dakka. The flying Afghan
army, n its efforts to escape, has been plum
against it, refusing it shelter. The news is
confrn1ed that Jelalabad has been tevacu ated,
end the garris son is in headlong flight towards
Cabr'. Mahomed Shah Khan, cbief of Lsl-
Ameers allies, has placed himself in Major
Caraguari's hands.
UNITED STATES.
WAsH1NGToN.-.In his report to Congress
he Secretary of the Navy, referring to the
fensHcola navy yard, 1ys: The amount ex-
Rended during the year for an jrC floRTinG
COX for tb,1 yard, lthor;zed by Cop"ress,
as Al61,3 which has bee paid out CT the
,Peelnc app priatton for that purpose. This
ocF has been built at Chester, Penn, and is
2ow ready to be transported to the yard.
General GibboD5,the great Indian fl ighter, in
ots report Gays that the average Indian agent,
hile preparing the Tsd man for heaven 9s he
,ks, is actually making q hell upon earth
b n by leav g him unclothed and unfed,
ale freqcently the price of his clothing is
I'm IN the 9&eups pocket. The army officer
tne other hand, who has been educated to
=, yea from the Government, and anxious, by
eeolpg and clothing the IpdiRn, to keep him
eaoe!0l, gains credit in TIE minds of we'll
eah ,g people: II the systsm of ,sponsibil
shSsAn Department, much OF the now we'll
0undeo ojSrze o2 loosaness and fraud would