The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1879-01-12
VOLUME XII.
Morning Star and Catholic s,ssseng ger.
HAN O2LMANs. SUNDAY, JANUARY 10 1t7s.
rELEaRAPHIc SUMMARY.

TELEGRAPHIc SUMMARY.
ICondensed from Associated Press Telegraus.l
FOREIGN
FRANcK.-The senatorial elections which
took place on the 5th, resulted in q great Re-
publican triumph. OF fo1ty-seven Conserve
tive senators whose terms have expired only
thirteen have been reelected. All the retiring
Republican senators have been reelected. The
general results show the election of fifteen
Conservatives and six xty- four Republicans. The
Republican majority in the Senate will be about
All details of the Senatorial elections add to
the crushing character of the Conservative de-
feat. M. Renan, in Bouohes du Rhone, seems
not to have obtained single vote. II. Branne,
extreme Radical, was elected there. In tue
Gironds whiSh % Vas Vas hitherto . an impsfisiiss
were elected. Five Republicans were success-
ful in the Nord, which was slso noted for its
reactionary sympathes. Tee Departments of
Herault and lille et-Vilaire ave also complete
ly abandoned their former Conservatism. The
Conservatives are still dominant in Gers,
where ex- Minister Bntbie has been re elected,
and in Indre, where NM. de B,ndy and Gle
ment have been re elected.
There are thirteen vacancies in the Chamber
OF Deputies in consequence of Deputies being
elected to the Senate. To fill these an election
will be held on the I'd of February. It will be
Of unusual interest as ex-Minster De Fourton,
Count de Nun and Paul de Cassagpac will
stand for reelection.
The French Government has given one years
notice of terrnir alton of all treaties of COM
merce. This is simply q measure of precaution
to have he'hands of France free in view of
Prince Bismarck's new economic policy and the
difficulties of concluding new treaty with
Austria.
ROME A Renter telegram, dated January
9th. says that the Pope has sent to the Bishops
OF the world very important ency clicsl letter
with regard to the Churoh's condition.
GERMANY.-A great meeting of Catholics is
in contemplation. 1t will be held in Fulda to
consider the relations of the Church with the
empire.
The Socialist Democrats have lately carried
most of their municipal candidates in the dis
triots around Lepsic. Socialist will stand
for Breslau st tle forthcoming election for the
Reicbstag.
ENGLAND-The distress among tho poor in
Shelf cid, Manchester, London and Wolver-
hampton continues. Besides the large number
that had been receiving relief before, 5000
heads Of families, representing 13 500 persons,
applied for help on the III in Manchester, aud
the next day there were 1000 fresh upplca-
tione,
A gun aboard tho great Bcitish iron clad
Thuuderer burst on the 2d inst, killing eff.
GERS and men aud wounding 80 men.
Disraelli is suffering from severe attack of
the gout.
IRELAND The release of o'Kelly, the only
remaining Fenian prisoner, is seriously CON
templated by the Govern ment.
The Council Of the Irish Home Rule League
determined to call o general meeting of The
organization, to be held on the Ash of February
next, to consider q series of resolutio sub |
mttted by the active section of t. Home Rule |
party on the policy of the Irish Parliamentary
party. and for reorganization Of the movement
in Ireland. |
Gen. Grant has been received everywhere |
with great honors. In Dublin the freedom of |
she oty was presented to him in ancient |
said that no ceremony had given him such
satisfaction as the present one He was proud |
to belong to q country containing many Irish
men, He said he was not an eloq uent speaker;
hnh Anno
him. Three cheers were given for Gen. Grant
and three more were called for and given for
america. DR.. Butt, as first honorary freeman
ot the oity, made q speech highly compliment
ary to Gen. Grant.
At Belfast and Londonderry banquets were
siyen in his honor, and at Caloraine large
telegation presented him with addresses.
At Cork, however, the case was quite differ
mt. The New York HeTald's dispatch says
1t the Cork town council meeting, which de-
'lined to give Grant q reception, Mr.. Harris
aid : "It will be to the interest of our fellow
ountrymen in tie United States if q proper
eception was accorded Grant, who repI esents
ne governing party in that country. There
lmSelt; Eeither was there anything in the
government of the ex-President objection able
the Irish people nor unpleasant to the Irish
. America. Probably Grant would again be
t the head of the United States, in which
vent 1T would be to the interest of our fellow
in America If a proper recognition
Mr.. Barry said the ex. President had insulted
he M irie: people in America. He got up the
No Por sry" cry there.
Mr. Tracy said it would be unbecomipp for
heir Catholic constituents of Cork to weIoome n
uoh man. 1t would be upgenerous to refnse =
nm hospitality if he desc it, but be saw 7
Othlng in Grants career that called for sym il
sthy from the Irish nation. He never Thought Z
the Irish race as he thought OF others and r
Q went ont of his way to insult their religion, I
at !tu DWyer Wonld not couple Grants name &
Ilth America. The Irish who sought a refuge .