The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1879-02-02
VOLUME XII.
rRIKsRAPHIc SUMMARY.

rELKeRAPHIc SUMMARY.
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FOREIGN
RomE-cardinal Antonio Antonusci, Arch |
hiahan of Aucona, died on the 49, inst. a dis |
natch to Berlin says that the Pope has re. |
ceiyed threatening letters fcom Socialists IN
connection with his recent Enoyoloai. a tel
eSram to the Pail Mall Gasette, says that
Consistory is fixed for February 2lst, at mon
the pope will review his recent Encyclicsi ana
the Pontoal policy OF fhe GHss GtsSSed Ssed polioy. I
TIE PIAaUE-The plague has steadily
forced its way into the eastern part OF Eos'
eia and has made its appearance on tne xolgaS; gaS
aaainat infected districts, aud Germany yn6 1S
read to establish g military Gordon OF eo Voo
men on the frontier in case 1T makes IurtnsS
progress.
Cabinet meeting gs held within the past tew
dsys were chiefly devoted to prepsration OF
the programme Of the coming session OF fAria.
ment that related to the irish onlvereiDy
t1uestiop and there 10 no doubt that negoha.
tions have passed betweep the SoVernMenS
and the heads of the Catholic Church upon
that subject Isaac Butt, member for Linn
erick, has been the medium Of the communlcs-
sions.
RESIGNATION ON NcMAHoN.-At the Cabi,
3 net Council on the 2SGb, MacMahon signeo
but when the a question was raised of changes in
great military commands he said he cou!o noe
assent to such resolu tiops and must decline TO
dsorganz, the Army; ne Wo@, t ntbers sa'1 witb
these words the Marshal quilted tne nSi VI 'ne
Council. :,
The Prime Minister, Dufaure, then consulted
With the committees of the two Houses, ana
thew instructed him to insist upon the changes.
In response to this. MaoMahon, on the 3oth,
resigned the Presidency 10 snort ana olgoi-
fed letter from which we take this extract:
To-day the Ministry, thinking to respond to
the opinion of the majority in the two Cham-
bers, proposes to me, in regard to the n1go
military comm snds, some general measures
which consideS contrary to the interest OF
the army, and consequently to those OF tne
country 1 cannot subscribe to them. any
other Ministry taken from the msj jority wonld
impose upon me the same conditions. i con
slider myself therefore, bound to shorten tne
Assembly confided to me, aud l theretotI
tender my resignation In quitting power
have the consolation of thinking that during
the fifty years devoted 10 the sitxoe o;tiIe1
than honor and duty, and absolute devotion tt
my country. I request VOC to oommunloat'
my decision to my Chanbere
MACMAHoN. Duke CT Magenta.
The same evening the two Houses met. Il
the reading of MacMahon's letter, Grevy
President Of the Chamber was nominated +"
President for the term Of seven years: 6a
votes were cast, of which he received $50 TO y
for General Cnsu zy and 43 blanks.
Though the principal streets were crowdeC
there was nothing like the excitement OF othe
occasions of a similar nature. In the evenln
MacMshon called on President Grevy aud cor
graduated him. The interview was mos
It is said that Gambetta will be eithe
Prime Minister or President of the Chsmbert
Deputies.
UNITED STATES.
wAsH1NGroN-The President has sgne
the Arrears of Pensions Bill. Senator Chrlst
sucy, of Michigan, has been nominated an
confirmed as Minister to Peru.
The investigation by the Potter Committt
into the cipher kilograms sent o3rlng u
Presidential campaign has developed the Ia
into the hands Of the Republicans and th
they suppressed or destroyed all Telegram
damaging to that party. In spite OF this, no
ever, there is abundant PROOF that ms
can party, engaged in projects to purchS
electoral votes in Florida, Louisiana and SOU
Carolina.
In the uuit of Gen. Lee against the Cover
has decided in favor of the former. Tho ca
has been appealed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Tennessee Legislature has passed q
bill repeRlipg the charter OF the City OF MeI
phis and providing for its fatuEe governnen
This was done because the oity could not pa
its debt aud the 2ioS conyent nS WSte
ford, ireland, was burned by an inoendia
laat week k-There is q severe famine
Upper Egypt.--J. j. Walker, Democrt
has been elected U. 8. Senator from Arksnsi
-(1eu Sherman arrived in Atlanta on 8
9otb. Several thousand people went to t
depot from curiosity. There were neltn
cheers nor eigns of disapprobatlon' On u
3Oth he visited the battle fields around Atla
tS-A tornado struck the town of Loo
mort, Texas, last Sunday evening, demolishil
forty houses, including ehuEohes, court hou