The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-10-20
Publication omesHo Poydras street, Of Camp
VOLUME XII.

Morning Star and Catholic -e,seng r.
ssw oaLEANa. soEDAY oCro Der % 1878.
rELEaRAPH1c SUMMARY.
ICondensed from Associated Press Tesgramsl
FOREIGN.
FRANCE Mgr. Felix Antoine Philippe Du.
panloup, Bishop of Orleans, and member Of
the French Senate, died suddenly on the 11th
inst.
At Grenob,e on Thursday, GAmbstta made a
speech which has greatly pleased the moderate
cessity of the SEM ate, minimized his former
utterances regarding clericalis o., and made q
dexterous and effective appeal to municipal
delegates who form the mej ority of tae Sena-
toriai electors to return Republican candidates.
Gam beta predicts the elections will give the
Republicans majority OF 20 in the State.
GREAT BRrTA1N-Lirerpool, Oct. II 1t is
stated that between 40Oo and 5000 people were
in the Colosseum Theatre last night, at the
time of the fatal panic, though the statement
is probably exaggerated. 1t appears that one
of the performers was singing n comic song,
when free fight commenced in the pitt The
cry of fire was raised, and there was a STAN
pede for the boz Cffce entrance, though there
are said to have been four OK Il 80 other doors
open for the egress of the audience. The police
inside and outside eudeavored to control the
frantic crowd. The structure of the theatre
ct the point where the crush occurred is intri-
cate, the exits converging into a narrow we'll /;
until they had reached ghastly pile six
seven deep. Au upright partition in the centre
of the way stopped the passage until one of the
men attached to the theatre procured
and cut it away, enabling some of the inpris
oned people to escape. A soene of the greatest
excitement prevailed outside of the theatre.
Fire engines and fire escapes arrived on the
ground. and firemen joining the police entered
the building to reassure the people. The
manager # the theatre, upon the first alarm,
rushed into the pit from the entrance, ond
abOItad the aOGieOCe to remain OQiet. b0t
all his Efforts were Intellectual until the theatre
had been nearly cleared. The dead aud injured
the dead were women, 8 boys, aud 30 strong,
able bodied men of the laboring olsss
Hugh Bslfour 81 Co, of Manchester, have
failed. Liabilities about SO 900 ooo
notified their workmen of a reduction of II
per cent. in their wegts. to date from the 221
of the present month. The reduction affeots
10000 employees.
passed sits second reading in the Reiohstsg
after being amended in several important par
ticulaIs contrary to the wishes of the Govern
meat. In one of the debates Hassellmsn, a
we'll known Socialist agitator, made q violent
though clever speech, beginning and ending
with threats of violence and bloodshed az the
results of repressive legislation. He said that
people would hold those responsible for blood
shed who helped to frame and carry the bill
In concluding H6s sellmann declared if the pa.
cific endeavors of socialism were repressed the
up arms and fl light against their tyrsnts. The
Preeideut of the Reichstsg interrupted Herr
Haesellmann, called him to order, and said the
speech was an Indictment to rebellion. Has
selImau repeated his words, and was again
called to order amid loud and indignant pro-
tests. He went on to say: II am not person
ally in favor of the revolution prefer pacific
means, but if we are forced to fight, we shall
know how to fight, aud shall be proud to lay
down my life on the field of honor. Let Bis
marck remember the 185h of March, 1845."
nm n1N no ~ fhn Norto iDtT rf hn nrNnn
sage of the Socialist bill, the central Socialist
Committee has voluntarily dissolved. In its
parting address it calls upon it's members to
continue their efforts for the propagation of
their political ideas in private life.
The Socialists also declare that they will |
lniest tAe meetings of other parties to cAuse |
them also to be diss) s)lved.
ENGLAND AND AFGHANIsTAN.-Ldhore Oct. |
1.-The Civil and Military Ga.ette states that |
Gen. Sir Frederick Paul Hsines, Commander
1n-Chief of the British forces in India, will as
sunoe suI command at Peshawur, whore IS. 900 |
troops are already concentrated. Reinforce
menus OF the British army continue to arrive |
,S'mtd, Oct 1.-THE concentration of At |
gnanlS%GSns % in Khyb bers Pass is Causing uuessi-
neee. The garrisons at Peshower land Kohlan
are being reinforced and placed in a state of
,rr: 1HE K NEGRO 1NsURREcTIoN IN Sr. CRoIx.-
The United States Counsel for st. Thomas
Gelegrephs the Department of State from
Erederickstal, st. Croix, that the rioters are
apparently controlled about $50 killed. The
planters are searching the country for the
Hoters. English vessels at Frederickstal,
French vessel at Christianstad. Four-ffths
OF the mills dwellings, cane, rum and sueer
On On the plantations destroyed: also all business
tHOeses totes in Frederickstsl. Many families desti-
'uIe. All business temporarily suspended.
r. Ac9urTTAL OF THE ORANGEMEN-MontreaI.
OO'; H'-Ine Orangemen have been acquitted
M On tpe charge of forming an illegal assembly
On Tn tne 18th of July last. The Judge charged
b1;Ju Sne Jury to acquit on the ground that assem-
'ANS Al lO0R0-EOOm was NOT Illegal.
UNITED sTATEs.