The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1879-01-12

pie. Grant had never given them the same re-
eognition as the other Inhabitants. 1t would
personally to Grant.
| Massrs. MoSweeney and Creedon spoke to the
| same effect, and with q great shout of "eye,'
there being no dissenting voices, Cork refused
| to receive Grant.
THE AFGHAN WAR.-The English are ad
| vanoing rapidly on Candahar. 1t is said that
the Afghans intend to defend the place to the
last extremity. There is a great deal of sick
ness among the English troops.
| RUssIA.-A telegram from Moscow, states
that the Kharkoff Veterinary School has been
| broken up, and the Kieff diversity closed in
definitely, in consequence of the riotous demon
strations of the students.
| The plague has caused q general panic in
| Astrachan and Saroton. Precautions against
the disease were at first neglected, ss it was
mistaken for typhoid. When the weather be-
! lay unbured in the streets. The infected dis
| trio: has been surrounded by troops, and com
munication with Moscow has been stopped.
General anxiety prevails throughout Russia.
UNITED STATES.
WASHINGTON. - Congress reassembled last
Tuesday, but did very little business during
the week.
Representative Hartridge, of Georgia, died
Of pneumonia on the 95h, and Represen tative
Schlecher. of Texas, is very low.
Washington Jan. 9.-The following are tie
salient features of the decision in the United
of Utah, polygamist, vs. the United States,
brought here on final appeal. The principal
questions raised are:
!. Whether the first amendment to the con.
stitution prohibits Interference with reli igious
practices which are contrary to the law of the
land and
, Whether criminal action can be just!fi.
ed by plea of religious belief.
This court holds that the oopstitu tionol
guarantee of religious freedom was not intend.
ed to prohibit le egslation in respect to MARI
q. and that If ia within the laUjt jr,p ta
of the power of every civil government to de-
termiue whether polygamy or monogsmy shall
be the law of social life under it's dominion.
The laws of Congress- for the suppression of
the former are therefore valid and con stitu.
tioual.
With regard to the second question, it is
held that "a criminal practice cannot be exous-
ed oo the ground of religious conviction. To
permit this wonid be to make reli gious doc
rrlnes superior TO the law of the land, and in
effect t. permit every citiz,u to become law
INTO himself. The Government could exist only
in name uEder such circumstances. The only
defense of the accused in this case is his belief
that the law should not have been enacted. 1t
N att 8 not that his belief was part of hi
religion; il was still belief, and nothing more.
TIE Judgment Of the lower court, in which the
prisoner was found guilty, is therefore efirm-
ed The opinion was delivered by the Chief
Justice
WEATHER REPORTS - Telegrsphic reports
from all sections OF the country show that from
She eve lug of the 21, to noon on the 65h ahe
cold was inte lse, the thermom eter in part of
the Northern States being higher than three
degrees above zero and in some places mark |
ing "a degrees below zsro. In the South the |
cold was also very great, at Louisville the |
Nashville degree; Mobile Is degrees above
Jacksonville, Fla, 80 degrees above zsro. The |
James River at Richmond was frczsn over Oh |
the 4th. At Mobile there was q snow storm all |
day on the 4th and in Atlanta there was skat-
ing for the fret time in twenty years
Os'rego, N. 7. Jan AT about O'clock
last evening the great storm, which had raged
for sixty hours, mod 'ated to a gentle breeze.
The enow fall, however, continued until about
noon to-day, and the top snow now consists of
IN Innocent looking feecy mass that needs
over q scene of Siberian silence sHoh as no liv-
pg inhabitant had seen. Through the main
Itreets great banks of snow lowered up to the
eoond story of the buildings, and in the
uburbs small houses were completely showed
lnder. On the level the snow is estim ated to
,e four feet deep, and in the drifts anywhere
morning were pretty much deserted, the snow
howell being freely substituted for the psalm
Dook.
DIOCESE OF CINCINNATI.-The Catholic Tele-
rcph, the official organ of the diocese, in an
dItorIal on the 9th inst. expressed gratitude
0 the members who had contributed to aid Z Z
he Archbishop in his financial trouble, and
tated that another subscription would be !
AIKEN up next Sunday, after which the names d,
the subscribers will be published. 1t also =
tateS that Mr.. Reuben e. Springer has just !
ent the Archbishop $4,000 for the fund. An =
aterview with prominent Catholic, publish r
d in the Enquirer, states that the demands on =
be- Archbishop are materially lesssned. y
r-IsCELLANEoUs. q
The Postc fi 20 and Gen. Sheridan's head
uar ters 10 Chicago were destroyed by fire Oh
he e4th.--The Academy of the Holy Angels, IL
utfAlo, was burned on the 4tb. Loss, $50. 0CO; r.
lsuranoe SIS 900 THE Harmony Cotton q
ILLS, at Cohoes, N. Y, have given notice of q
of work to three days q week. Three o
Rya hun hanha anDlOyah in Ia
lese mills. Oyer-produotion is assigned OIL
. the nanaa of the reduction | v