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The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-19

flicted on political prisoner, whom she
did not know, for some breach of prison
discipline. The facts were most clearly
proved on the trial, and the prisoner did
not attempt to deny them. But it came
out that sbe had passed the greater part of
her youth in prison OF under the restraint
of surveillance, without any trial and sim
ply at the arbitrary will of the police, who
treated her as criminal because she was
personally acquainted with q political
often der, and had, it was alleged, received
letters for him. This being established, as
we'll as the fact of the fogging which had
moved her indignation against General
Trepoff, the jury. though there could be no
doubt that Mile. Zassulich was guilty of
the act laid to her charge, did not stop at
extenuating circumstances, or ask for a
mitigation of punishment, but acquitted
her altogether. OF the twelve men com
posing this jary nine were Government
officials, and even the judges treated the
accused girl with the greatest considera-
tion. The verdict seems to have opened
everybody's mouth, and to have revealed
an amount OF discomfort at arbitrary gov
ernment which few suspected to exist.
The whole press treats Mlle Zassulich as
second Charlotte Corday. and applauds
the jury, who, says the Noroje Vremfa,
"have defended right and Justice against
the law and the Government" The effect
of the verdict is described by one who has
just left St. Petersburg in these words, "If
there had been AN actual revolution the
impression produced could scarcely have
been greater" The authorities, who
counted on q conviction as certain, are in
CONSERVATION, and the acquitted prisoner,
who disappeared Immediately after the
trial, seems not to have vanished without
cause. She writes from her place of con
cealment to the Messenger du Nord that the
gendarmes attempted TO remove her into
another carriage with an intention which
che perfectly understood, and that she only
escaped in the riot caused by the attempt
of the police to remove the people who
around the carriage. The address
of the friend to whose bouse she had intend
ed to go having been given in the hearing
OF the police, that house was searched and
all its female inhabitants examined at two
o'clock in the morning. Mile. Zassulich,
therefore, prefers to keep her present
secret Disaffecton at home
under different circumstances might per-
haps tempt the Russian Government to en-
gage in foreign war, but when it is &C
by other difficulties abroad, we
may hope that it will tell in favor of con-
ci!istion and peace.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-19
PROJECTION and C0NSUlfPTIoN.

It is mentioned that, notwithstanding the
great strikes that have been going on in
Lancashire, England, for several weeks,
and the diminution of the supply of manu-
fsctured goods which might be supposed to
attend them, there has been no Quickening
of demand for these goods, and no increase
in the price. This fact suggests the ex-
planation of the whole labor trouble in
England and the United States. Con-
sumption cannot keep up with production.
With the aid of machinery we are making
more fabrics than we can use up. In these
two countries, England and the United
Stases, machinery has been developed with
marvellous rspidity, and steam power ap
piled to an enormous extent. One intelli
gent and expert workman, with the aid of
machinery driven by the power evolved in
the burning of a ton of coal, now turns out
as great ipropuct, in the shape of cloth,
as ten men did twenty five years ago, and
as one hundred men did q hundred years
ego. But consumption, extravagant as it
does not and cannot consume ten times as
much cloth as it did twenty five years ago.
The machinery in England is said to pos
sess the productive capacity of one thou
eand million men. But there has been no
increase of population in England, or on
the globe, to consume the fabrics made
with this enormous productive agency.
Hence, the markets are glutted, and prices
of nearly ali manufactured articles are still
tending downward the labor market is
overstocked, although in this country it
is said q million of laborers are ont of
employment, and the Lancashire strikes in
England involve one hundred and fifty
thousand hands.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-19
MANJFACTCRERS' PROFITS.

It seems impossible for the sdvecates and
beneticiaries of q protective tariff to get rid of
the notion that one of the duties of the Gov
ernment is to grant privileges to one class Of
persons that ara denied to all others. Indeed,
they appear to imagine that special privilege
once granted becomes a vested right which
the grantor has no authority to take away,
and that to place a protected manufacturer on
the same level with other people would be an
insu uferable outrage. The new tariff bill pend
ing in Congress is very far from being such a
measure as the interests of the country and
the wants Of the treasury demand it is go far
short of what it ought to be that it is probable
it will not be passed by the present Congress.
sach usetts said in the debate Tuesday, that
the slight reduction in the duty it makes on
wool and woolen goods would ruin the manu-
factures of New England. The facts prove
that they are not 80 easily ruined. The divi.
dends paid by the woolen mills of Massachu-
sstts in 1870 were 10 per cent; in 1871, II per
cent; in 1872, 13 per cent; in 1873 9 per cent !;
In 1874, Ia per cent; in 1875, per cent, and in
1876, 10 per cent, Mr.. Banks attempted TO
but the effect of these figures by asserting
that the dividends for 1876 were only 13 per
cent on an aggregate capital of 352 900 900, and
that there were SO woollen mills in the State
that had not paid any dividends at all that
year. But he did not attempt to deny the
large dividends of 10 II per cent that were
paid from 1870 to 1875.
1t was protection against foreign competi
tion that secured such large profits TO the
Massac chusetts woolen man nufacturers-and this
protection extended to them as a special favor,
they now demand shall be continued as
right. But has Mr. Banks no regard for the
rights of those who are taxed to pay these
dividends 7 II it will ruin " tie Massachu-
eetts wooden mill owners to have smaller divi-
dends than II and II per cent, what is to be-
come of those who are forced by law to buy
Massach usetts woolens at high price instead
of foreign woolens at q low price,
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-19

The world-renowned Singer sewing machines
have during the past eighteen months been greatly
reduced in price that woman who cannot buy one
ust actually have friends and be the verge of
starvation. For II she has friends they surely could
loan her the small amount to buy this irva
uable assistant, with which, in few months, she
make enough to pay its cost ten times over and if she
has any income, however small, she surely could not
do better than to put aside part of it daily purchase
Singer. 1t would be well for parties intending to
make purchases to call the office aud saesrooms
Canal as thus they will avoid all danger Of being I'M
posed on and will be enabled to make the most salts
factory arrangements. The Singer Company is fortu
nate In having secured, for the managen Of it's
business hore, 30 capable andenerEeto business
as s, f. Rumble, Esq. and people to be
graduated upon having courteous and liberal gen
tlemAn to deal with.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-19
TIE EHBARR4SsMEHTS OF RUSSIA.

among the motives which may reason
ably be supposed to ina uence Russia in de-
Blring pacific settlement are not only the
financial exhaustion consequent on the
'eoent war, but the actual state of her army
and the domestic troubles with which she
u threatened. The ravages of disease
among the troops now in Roumelia is 90
ls-Tible that the loss of electives has
2een estimated at one per cent. per diem,
While the mortality in Armenia has been
sven greater. Although troops are being
.oatinually poured into Bulgaria and Rou.
-a6liR, it must be ditncult to strengthen q
@rce which is dwindling at such a rate.
Aud, while this drain on the army of occu-
patton is going on, the Emperor is said to
3e pressing for the return of the Imperial
tpard to St. Petersburg. The Grand Duke
Nicholas is believed to have demonstrated,
2-g!ng that the loss Of the Guard would
"dlslocate" the army, the command OF
which, on his return to Russia, is trans
Az1ed to General Todlebeu. But the EN-
peror ls reported to be "feverish with
anxiety and not without cause. For the
6iBillsts, always dreaded by the Russian
Government, are beginning to be trouble
SoMe, and there have even been some pub.
M@appeals to insurrection. Advices from
st. Petersburg, according to the Vienna
correspondent of the Standard, state that
a'She internal disturbances are growing
more serious" and that the Petro- -PAvloski
CITADEL Whicn commands the town, "is for
tho hrst time closed between sunset and
Sanrise, and all traffic is forbidden on that
Branch of the Neva which runs beneath the
qualifications"
The Government must no doubt be pain
Elly pre- occupied by tho universal explo-
zion of approval with which the acquittal
Il Vera ZSssulch has been greeted by the
SSess and the public. 1t will be remem ber-
"a that this girl deliberately shot General
TEepoff, tho Adjutant General of Police
not caring, as she avowed, whether she
killed or only wounded him, as the only
Zsans6 Furnishing him for fogging in
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-19
i TIE VOTE IN ENGLAND.

A special election was recently held in
South Northumberland, England, to fill a
vacancy in parliament. There were two
candidates, Mr.. Grey, Liberal, and Mr..
Ridley, Conservative. The contest was
warm and close. Out of GALS registered
and after several careful countings, it was
found that the vote stood Grey, 2 9l4 !;
Ridley, Sl2, showing majority of for
the Liberal. But his opponent showed
that two ballots cast for Grey had the lat
ter's name written on them, which was con
trary to the statute, as nothing more than a
mark opposite the name of the candidate
voted is alowed-the government furnish
ing all the ballots with the names of all the
candidates printed on them, aud the duty
of the voter being limited to making mark
opposite the name he votes for. The
sheriff, who was the returning officer, ad-
mitted the objection, and threw the irreg
ular ballots out. This left tie vote, each
candidate having 9l3. In case of tie, it
is the privilege of the sheriff, who does not
vote at the polls, to decide it by giving a
casting vote, and in this case that officer,
who is Conservative, proposed to decide
in favor of Ridley but that gentleman de
cined to take such an advantage of his op-
ponant, and both candidates we're returned
"a proceeding which is permissible under
Eugish laws. After the matter had been
hus settled, Mr.. Grey addressed his friends
from the town hall in Hexham, and publ
ely acknowledged that he and his support
ers were indebted to the generosity of his
opponent for his present position, and
wound up by calling for three cheers for
Mr.. Ridley. The cheers were heartily
given. After this, the two candidates
walked arm in arm to Mr.. Grey's carriage
and drove eff together.
Though the vote was tie it proved q
great victory for the Conservatives, as the
constituency is one which heretofore has
always given immense majorities for the
Liberal party. Besides, the Liberal can
didate declared that SO far as the Eastern
Question was concerned, if elected he would
assist the Conservatives in all measured
calculated to defend the interests and up
hold the honor of the British Empire.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-19
OBJECT OF THE LOAN.

During the crisis which followed the of secession
and which weighed heavily the State OF Louisiana
the Administrators of the Diocese Of New Orleari
assumed liabilities which ttey have determined to
liquidate. In the past year better state of affairs
loomed up in the financial situation of the Diocess
That improvement will increase the rate of interest
claimed by is creditors is !essened.
The conventional rate in Louisiana is too high
religious society, the revenues of which, though entirely
secure are nevertheless limited for such society
cannot look for eventual profits in contingent under
takings in altogether inconsistent with
it's mission Of benevolence and charity.
Therefore it is with a view of creating new debt
that this loan is negotiated but order to unity and
consolidate anterior liabilities and obtain their gradu
and regular extinction by means of the Ordinary
Of the Diocese, and without endangering The
Church property, although affecting it. Such is ths
plan positively approved by BIS Holiness, Pins TX
and unanimously adopted by tie Board of Adminis.rh
of the Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese Of
Kew Orleans.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-19
THE AMERICAN UNION ANTI CATRoLIC
SECRET SOCIETT,
Catholic Review, May IL.

Catholic Review, May IL.
During the whole of last week the "Or-
der of American Union Anti Catholic
Secret Society" has been in session at
Washington, We do not know much about
this association, save that it is the present
concrete form of what remains of the spirit
of Know Nothingism and Native -Ameri-
canism. During the last Presidential
campaign Mr.. Hayes was said to have
permitted his secretary to write encourag-
association. Senator Blaine is supposed to
belong to it. No doubt politicians have
fancied that they could use the machinery
of the association for their own advantage.
But, happily, thus far secret political asso-
Citations in this country have never been
long lived, and have seldom accomplished
much mischief save to themselves. An
American politician who afiliates himself
to suoh an organization ia apt to sign his
own death warrant. For any legitimate
public purpose there is no need of secrecy.
The secrecy with which the "a. u. A. q. >.
s." attempts to conceal it's movements is a
sufficient proof that it's purposes are evil.
Here, however, we are told, is "a series OF
resolutions adopted by these skulklng fell
lows at their Washington convention; and
we are likewise told that they will try to
have them incorporated in the platform of
the Republican convention in the coming
campaign:
1. Favoring an amendment to the Constitu.
tion forever forbiddiDg any appropriations OF
public money, property or credit, for the bene-
ft, directly or indirectly, of any institution
under sectarian control
2. Favoripg an amendment to the Constitu-
ton forever forbidding any epecial legislation
for the benefit of any one religious sect.
g. FavoriDg an amendment TO the Constitu-
tion requiring all church property to be held
by trustees to be composed of the members of
the congregation, society or institution, owning
and using the same.
A. Favoring an amendment to the Constitu-
tion requiring all who become voters after the
passage of the amendment to be able to read
and write.
Favoring an amendment to the Cors rssitu-
tion requiring that all property, including that
owned by ecclesiastical bodies, shall be taxed.
with the exception of public property aid
cemeteries.
Is Favoring compulsory education.
2. To maiutain and enforce a uliver6l and
unsectaran free school system.
3. To resist gil organiz9d ecclesiastical inter
ference in civil affairs.
There is certain malignant feeling dis
played in framing these resolutions. The
substitution of the word "Catholic" for
"sectsrian" would express what these men
mean. Their whole etock in trade is the
ignorant prejudice which still exists among
certain classes against the Catholic Church.
But we scarcely think they can accomplish
much mischief. The cientage to which
they appeal is daily growing less numer-
GUS and less influential.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-19
How the German Liberals Obey Bismarck.
liverpool Times.)


That Prince Bismarck, by his " blood and
iron policy, has greatly increased Germany's
power abroad, cannot be denied; but can this
success seriously be pleaded in excuse for the
tyranny which he exercises within his coun-
tryf Here his will rules supreme, and public
opinion-if there is such thing in Germany
as we'll as the olearly-expressed wishes of Par
lament, are utterly.disregarded by our modern
dictator. Scarcely has the Reiohstag declared
its determination not to support any measure
likely to lead to the tobacco monopoly, when
Prince Bismarck, in his turn, declares that he
will go in for it all the same; and in order to
show Parliament how little he cares for it's
opposition, he at once and ostentatiously gives
the necessary orders for preparing q new To-
baooe Bill. AS an answer to his defiant atti-
tude, the National Liberal members held q
meeting this week, in which they were not, in
principle, opposed to an enquete in the tobacco
question, not to granting q credit for such g
purpose, still they wished the Government
clearly to understand that they would not
allow the Gums voted to bs spent on any work
tending, to prepare the introduction of the
monopoly. Almost at the same time, when
this resolution was passed, the credit asked
for by Bismarck's Government was granted in
Parliament, and the Chancellor had his own
way again.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-19
ST PIUS' MEM0RIAL CRURCH, B1LT7.
MORE.

10 -
On Saturday last, May 5, the Most Rev.
James Gibbons, d. D., Archbishop of Bal
timore, laid the corner-stone of the new
st. Pias's church in Baltimore. The idea
of erecting a memorial church to our late
beloved Pontiff., under the patronage of
st. Plus ", was conceived by the late
Archbishop Spalding, in commemoration of
the twenty fifth anniversary Of the Pontifi
cate of Pope Plus TX. The death of the
Most Rev. Archbishop Spalding postponed
the prosecution of the work for o time. 1t
was taken up by the late Archbishop Bay
ley, but i'll health prevented his continuing
the work. 1t fell to the lot of Archbishop
Gibbons to proceed with the work, and
consequently, on Sunday last, in the pres
ence of large coucourse of the clergy and
laity of the Diocese of Baltimore, he laid
the corner stone with imposing ceremonies.
The sermon was to have been preached by
Rt. Rev. John j. Keane, d. D., Bishop
elect of Richmond, but owing to the in
clemency of the weather it was omitted.
A large number of the Catholic societies of
Baltimore turned out on the occasion.
The designs Of this new Church indicate
that it will be splendid specimen of arcbi-
lecture, while its location, in an elevated
section of Northwest Baltimore, is such as
to we'll display it's imposing architectural
features. The design is purely Gothic.
Two towers, one with the spire 235 feet
in height, rise from the front, surmounted
by cross. The other tower will be l22
fees to the final of it's spire. The exterior
and interior ornamentation will be rich
and elaborate. Over the main portal will
be representation of shield, bearing the
Papal tiara and keys. Over the entrance
there will be superb circular window Of
stained glass in appropriate designs, and
above the main entrance in the tower an
alto relief sculpture of the Immaculate
Conception and lowering angels. Mary
land granite and Texas white marble will
be used in the general construction. A
Rev. Father Mallory, will also be built of
the same material, adjoining the Church.
1t is expected that the edifice will not be
ready for occupancy before November of
next year. The total cost will be about
800 000
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-19

CARDINALS DIE BY THREEs-Msny Romans
always been a saying in Rome that no Cardi-
nal ever dies without being folio wed iwithin a
brief space of time by two other members of the
Sacred College, and this has been especially re.
markable within the last two years. In the
November of the year 1876. Cardinals Antonelli
and Barrioy Fernandez died, and in the De-
cemher following Csrdinal Patrizi; in the May
of 1877, Cardinals Vannicelli, Casoni and Ire
visAnsto; and in Jolly, Cardinal De Angeliur.
In the August, September and OctOber respeo-
lively of the same yea, Cardinal Bizzarri,
Sforzs and Capalti. An interval of four months
now occurs, and no death takes place in the
Sacred College before the 9th of February of
this present year, when Cardinal Saint Marc
departs this life, and is Immediately followed
by Cardinal Amat on the Both March, and Car
dinal Berardi on the 9th April.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-19

General Todleben is arranging to make Ad-
rianople his base of operations in case of war.
He has already occupied the range of hills,
now covered with earth works, running from
the Sea of Marmora to the Black Sea, eighteen
miles west of Constautinople, and has ordered
future army aupplies to be delivered at Adrian
ople, which is the key to the eight practical
Balkan passes, aud which Todleben, who
ought to know, says can be made impregnable
with tive hundred cannon. Adranople COM
mauds the railroad to Constantinople, 120
miles distant, the branch railroad running
north towards the Balkans as far as Jamboli
and the railroad running mp the Martha valley
to Phil!ippopols and the TAtar Bsz ardjik Had
the Grand Duke Nicholas stopped at thislpoint,
as Diebitsoh did in 1929, aud made base of
the line running from Enos, on the AEGEAN Sea,
to Burgss, on the Black Ses, and had he then
reconstructed the Roumelian and Bulgarian
territory to the south, the west aud north, he
could undoubtedly have forced a treaty on the
Porte more advantageous to Russia than either
the San Stefsno treaty or that which Diebitsch b
secured from Sultan Mahmoud, without run
ming SO uuoomfortably against British interests,
as was done by marching down the Roumelian
slope to the shores of the Sea of Msrmors.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-19
SUMMARY.

From what precedes, 1t fo!lowsI
That the loan is negotiated with the sole object 0
iquidRtng all former dobts;
That it represents the liabilities of the Society
the Roman Catholic Church. which are thereby uniHst
and consolidated with = reduced interest;
That it is secured by special mortgage on proper
ties worth fve times much the amount borrowed
and therefore amply sufficient guarantee both the
payment of and the redemption of the capital
Consequently, the Mortgage Bonds of the Diocese Of
New Orleans constitute frstclass investment with
capItRlists.
IN. j. PERCHE, ArchbishOp.
MLLET, v, G.. AdniniStratOr Of Finances.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-19

"My man." said an English lawyer to wit
ness, tell us now exactly what passed"
"Yes, my lord said would not have the
pig" "And what was his answer ," "He
said that he had been keeping it for me, and
that he" mo, no; he could not have
my my lord ord was the irst person @ that spoks.S
II mean, don't bring in the third person re-
peat his exact words" "There was no third
person, my lord; only him and me-" "My
good fellow, he did not say he had been keep
ing the pig he said 4 have been keeping it, '"
~ assure you, my lord, there was no mention
of your lordship at all. We are on different
stories. There was no third person there, and
IL anything lad been said about your Iordship
must have heard it," The lawyer gave in.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-19

Mr. A. A. Bohue, whose elegant store at 369
Dryades street, just above st. Johns Church, 80
deservedly popular has large and fine assortment of
wreathS, wax candles plain and ornAmented, prayer
books, beads and all such things necessary
desirable for children the occasion of their First
Communion. All these articles the best Of their
kind, and are offered at very moderate prices. No
interested in matter of this kind should fail to
anime MI Bohne's stock before making purchases.