Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

[From the Baltimore Leader.] Our friend, E. A. Sea brook, relates a legend of’ Ireland, and does a bit of de scriptive verse : O'Donoghue. Among the many fictions created by the wild imagination of the Irish, the most beautiful is the legend of the O’Don ohue. Any one whose soul has lately been shriven—says the legend—happen ing on the shore of Lough Lein at dawn on the first day of May, will hear, just as the sun rises, a wild strain of music, of unearthly sweetness, welling up from the bosom of the lake. In the species of magical trance which will suddenly fall upon the spectator’s senses, he will behold the ancient castle of the O’Donoghue rise witli “majestic motion'’ upon the steep, which formerly it crowned in the 4ays of baronial pride. From the opeu gateway of the forest, a solitary knight, clad in the vesture of an ancient Irish chieftain, rides slowly forth upon a snow white steed. The forms of eld, elves, and fairies, glistening with brilliant hues, wheel on swift wings in intricate mazes about the knight, and strew a profusion of beautiful flowers upon his traek. He rides straight onward upon the waters of the lake, and turning at the midmost point, surveys for a moment with melan choly glance, the abode of his ancient race; then slowly waves his baud with solemn gesture towards the stately towers, and immediately the pageant disappears. Upon the crags in rosy light The dawn’s first glories shine, Where sleep below the storied height The waters of Lough Lein ; Just glows the early flush on high. A fainter, paler ray, lire yet the sun shall scale the sky, And pour a brighter day, As o’er the summit, streaming wide, The golded splendor breaks. A wild, sweet music from the tide In soft response awakes ; And taint tliro’ silent glens it thrills, And dewy dingles near, Till, swelling loud above the hills. It peals along the air. Upon the cliffs with ruins piled. In measure to the strain, The wrecks of ages, scattered wild, Are marshalled once again ; And swift, as by enchantment’s power, The gathering rocks arise, Till massive wall, and stately tower, Frown dark against the skies. The ancient baron’s feudal keep In battlemented pride Looms, darkly towering, on the steep, And gleams upon the tide— No sign nor sound of life is ther j Within its silent halls ; No banners in the stirless air Droop o ’er the vacant walls. Lo! from the portal's open arch, Upon a course white, Hides slowly forth, with stately march, A solitary knight— No clarion’s notes awakes the glen With high announcing strain ; No pageant proud of martial men Is glittering in his train. But thronging lairy forms are seen Quick springing far around, Where the bright circles magic green Enamel o’er the ground ; And glistening bright with many a hue. On swift terial wing, Around the hero’s track they strew The garlands of the Spring. Upon the lake with motion slow He holds his steady course ; The willing tides forget to flow. And bear the gallant horse ’Till far amid the encircling lands He stays his straight career. And, wheeling o’er the water, stan Is In stony stillness there. A moment o’er the broad expanse Os battlements on high, • He sweeps with melancholy glanc- His proudly pensive eye ; And then salutes with lifted hand The long departed years ; And swift, as at magician’s wan 1. The pageant disappears. IRISH 7jEWS- Ihe Irish ( tiizen says the chief topics •Icalt with in the Irish papers, b}* our hist mails are, first, the Parliamentary movement tor “disestablishing’’’ the Es tablished Church ; second, the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales: and third, the rigorously severe treatment of politi cal off’euders in the Irish prisons. As to the first, very little excitement can be got up although English “Liberals,” aud a portion ad the British press, pretend that justice to lieland is now at last to be ex pected immediately. It has given us some surprise to find that the Nation is lenumg its influence to encourage the ex pectation of such an act of “justice ” as the abolition of that Church* would cer tainly be.” Says the Nation : On Monday last the British Parlia ment, for the first time in history, com menced a serious attempt to deal effect ively with the monstrous injustice which assumes the title of the Irish Church Establishment, and which has long since been judged and condemned by the en lightenment and wisdom of the Empire Morally, the Anglican Church in Ireland, lias long ago been laid prostrate ; from English Protestant divines and English Protestant Statesmen, the thunders of condemnation have rocked it to its founda tion, but, sustained b}’ the pusillanimity or the prejudice of successive govern ments, and protected by all the artifices of bigotry and corruption, it lingered on amid the scorn and derision of every justice-loving and impartial mind. Even those who acknowledged its anomalous character, shrank from putting into exe cution the sentence of condemnation which they felt themselves coerced to pronounce. Statesmen who were unable to defend the “Irish Church.” on the grounds ot principle or policy, recoiled from a collision with the forces which bigotry and intolerance arrayed in its favor, and so, between clamor and cow ardice, the welfare of Ireland has been sacrificed. Stung into action, however, by the prevalence of dangerous disaffec tion in Ireland, the English Liberals have at length taken a bold plunge, and, in the resolutions introduced by Mr. Gladstone, an earnest of real resolute work is afforded. DUBLIBf. From the quarterly return of mar riages, births, and deaths, in Ireland, we gather that the births registered for the three months, ending the 31st of Decem ber last, were 32,479 ; and deaths 20,- 672; and the number of emigrants. 13,- 227. It would, therefore, appear that a decrease of 1,420 has taken place in the population of the country within the past quarter. The return of the registrar of marriages, births, and deaths, shows that the num ber of emigrants who left the various ports in Ireland for the three months ending the 31st of December last, was 13,227, being 33 in excess of the num ber for the corresponding quarter of 1866, During the four weeks ending March 28, eleven deaths have been caused in Dublin by the purple fever, which threat ens to become endemic. As in preceding cases, the victims were under the age of puberty, and a considerable majority— nine out of eleven—were males. During three years of the famine, it is computed that Ireland lost nearly forty millions’ worth of produce, and at one period there were within a few thousand of eight hundred thousand men depend ent for the daily support of themselves and their families on the public works. Ferm anagh.— There is a rumor abroad and gaining ground, which points at a change in the representation of Ennis killen before the general election. It is said that the Hon, Mr. Cole, who is not in good health, is about to resign the seat, and that Lord Viscount Cole, son of the Earl of Enniskillen, will offer himself to the electors. The of Earl Enniskillen, who had been so seriously ill that his life was despaired of, is now better. Lowth.— Fine weather has come at last, and throughout the county of Louth far mers are exceedingly busy with agricul tural operations. Now that strong and willing hands are required for work that has been seriously retarded by the in clemency of the season, it is lamentable to see the young of both sexes swelling the tide of emigration from our shores. Dundalk Examiner, April 1. It is rumored that Mathew O’Reilly Deasc, Esq., I). L., of Ravenswell, Bray, and Dee Farm, Dtmlecr, will be a can didate for the county Louth, at, the next election, on “thoroughly independent principles.”— Ibid. A few days ago the wife of Mr. Thomas Gartlan, a former residing at Dromiskin Commons, in the county of Louth, gave birth to four children. —lbid The fishing season at the Blackrock, near Dundalk, has been the must unpro ductive of any known during the present generation.— lbid. On Saturday last we were agreeably surprised to see on the stall of Mr. Thomas Carpenter, three early lambs, which weighed ten pounds and a half per quarter, and were bought from Mr. James Eakins, of Colpe.— Drogheda, Argus, March 28. Limerick. —One of the constabularly named Murphy, stationed near Bruff, was nearly beaten to death on his return from the races of Kilmallock, on March 26, having been attacked by a large party of men at a public-house on the road be tween these two towns. They beat and abused him in a very savage manner, with sticks, inflicting serious injuries on the man’s head, which may prove dan gerous. A pistol which he carried was taken from him, but afterwards restored fortunately without any use being made of it. The man has sworn information against his assailants, four or five of whom have been arrested. The half yearl y meetings of the Lim erick and Ennis and Limerick and Fovnes - t-rr- ~ ‘ * | Railway Companies were held on Satur day. Neither company pays a dividend. The traffic for the half year on the Lim erick and Foynes line shows an increase of £it i 2 18. Id. In the traffic of the other line there has been a decrease of c£479 10s. 9d., as compared with iB6O. Roscommon.— With feelings of sincere regret have we to announce the demise of that much respected clergyman, Rev. Timothy O’Reirne, P. P., Baslick; which took place at Castle Plunket, on'.March 24. He was zealous in the discharge of his duty to his flock, and conscientious and sincere in every relation.— Messenger. Waterford.— The Quarter Sessions were opened on March 23, by the Chair man, B. C. Lloyd, Esq . Q. C., and the following magistrates: Sir John Nugent Humble, Bart., Lord Hastings Henry A. Fitzgerald, John R. Dower, Samuel It. lifzgerald, Samuel E McGuire, Simon Bagge, Richard Usher, Thomas Sherlock, H. Redmond, R. M. There were but three or four bills for petty larceny to go before the grand jury, and one against°a man named Wm. Power, for having a gun, or rather a part of a gun, in a pro claimed district, without being licensed. Mr. P. Kelly prosecuted for the crown, Power was bound in his recognizance to come up for judgment when called upon. His Lordship, the Most Rev. Dr. O’Brien, visited the schools of the Sisters of Charity and Christian Brothers, in Tramore, on April 2, and expressed his admiration of the g”eat good effected by these excellent institutions. His Lordship also paid a visit to the Parish Priest of Tramcre, the Rev. Nicholas Cantwell. Westmeath. —We learn by a cable tel egram, of April 16, that 11. Featherston haugh, Esq., of Westmeath, one of the wealthiest men of that county, and a great landowner, was shot and killed on the night of April 15, near his residence, by an unknown man. The assassin escaped in the darkness. The police are on his track, have as yet made no arrests. Mr, Featherstonhaugh, the murdered gentle man, was a man of high social standing, a strong supporter of the government, and what is termed an “active magis trate” on behalf of the Crown. Westmeath.— There was a better at tendance at Tagbmon fair on April 2, than for some months past. Every de partment was well supplied, with the ex ception of those of veal and lamb Prices for prime beef remain firm, but those for bacon experienced a fall 2s. to 3s: per cwt., top prices being 555. Gd. per cwt. [ People. On March 23, the Rev. Walter Har pur, C. C., Lady’s Island, ccparted this life, at the venerable age of seventy years. The immediate cause of his death was paralysis; but though he had been for a number of years in a delicate state of health, the melancholy event was quite unexpected.- -Ibid. CATHOLIC INTELLIGENCE. Progress of the Church in Augusta. —Besides the converts received into the Church during Holy Week, Father Ilyan baptised five last Sunday evening, and receives six persons into the Church this week. We understand that a great many colored people are applying to him for instruction. So the work progresses. Owing to tiie heavy rains and freshets of last week, which interrupted railroad travel, the Synod of Georgia and Florida, convoked by Rt. llev. Bishop Verot, did not meet in Savannah at the appointed time, Monday evening, April 27. It is to meet Monday evening, May 4. We learn from the Gazette, that the Sacrament, of Confirmation was adminis tered to a large number by Rt. Rev. Bishop Lynch at the Cathedral Chapel, Sunday, April 19. The Gaze'te says: Though the weather was unpropiti ous. there were a goodly number present ; among whom were seventy-six young ladies, all postulant for the seven gifts ot the Holy Ghost, which this Sacrament confers. The whole ceremony was sub limely grand. Before administering Con firmation, the Bishop delivered a most eloquent and appropriate address, re minding the candidates that they were about to become enrolled as Soldiers of Christ. That they were about to receive Knowledge, Fortitude, Counsel, Wisdom and the other gifts which this Sacrament gives, through the grace of the Holy Ghost “As water is used in Baptism, so chrism is used in Confirmtaion The outward anointing with chrism, represents the inward anointing of the soul with the gifts of the Holy Ghost, as the outward ablution with water in Baptism denotes the inward washing of the soul, by the sanctifying grace of God." The editor of the Freeman's Journal, New York, will receive and register, but not publish, the names of young gentle men, able themselves, t>r through their friends, to pay their way, and desirous to serve the cause of religion by defending in person the Holy Father. The editor, however, states, upon in formation, that the time has not come for any contingent of Papal defenders from these States. Money, not men, is the present demand of the Holy Father and cf religion. Mr. McMaster says that there are men enough there, ready and willing. The Dominican Fathers are giving missions in some oi the New England and Middle States, doing a vast deal of good wherever they visit. From the Freeman's Journal of the 25th of April, we learn that two zealous Priests ot the diocese of Detroit, Rev Vancler Heyden, Pastor of Saginaw, and Rev. Wicart, Pastor of Pontiac, both of Michigan, sailed for Europe, on a visit to their native Belgium, after many years’ absence. Cathedral,— The Rt. Rev. Bishop of Philadelphia has just obtained an entirely new set of Vestments for the Cathedral. I They are made of white silver doth, and ! the decorations and ornaments are of gold, done with the needle, and not by ma chinery. They consist of two copes, one chasuble, four dalmatics, veil for sub deacon, and usual number of stoles and maniples. They were made in Brussels, and cost in currency near $3,000. They were used last Sunday tor the first time. These vestments have elicited universal admiration, and we heartily congratulate the Rt. Rev, Bishop on the fine taste he always displays in all that pertains to the increase ot tlie grandeur and solemnity of the service of the Church.— Catholic Standard. Cardinal Bonaparte s Address to the Pope.— The French papcis publish the following report of Cardinal Bona parte’s address to the Holy Father, in the name of the newly created Cardinals, at the close of the first Consistory : Holy Father —Ttietrated with the liveliest gratitude, my venerable col leagues and I come to thank your Holi ness for the dignity to which you have deigned to raise us, and to lay at the august feet of God’s Vicar on Earth the tribute ol our profound veneration, and the sentiments of devotion which will animate us till our last moment for Holy Church and the Chair of Peter. The great heart of the Sovereign Pontiff’ will understand the emotion which fills my soul when 1 behold myself, though so bare ot merits, the interpreter of my ven erable colleagues, men so rich in virtues, and who have had the happiness of conse crating themselves unremittingly to the service of the See of Peter, amd of the august person of your Holinea*. What consoles me in my unworthiness is, that the smaller my personal merits, the more brilliant in the eyes of Christendom is the good-will which the great Pius IX has shown on this occasion to the noble and generous French nation, a nd to its glorious chief. We supplicate you, Holy Father, to grant us your paternal benediction, that grace may descend upon us to per form worthily all duties incumbent upon us, and to devote ourselves till death to the service and defence of the Apostolic Throne, aud of our Temporal Power. Similar sentiments were expressed by the new Cardinal to Mgr. Ricci, who brought the Cardinal,s hat He said, “I can but adore the decree of the Most High, and thank God for II is infinite mer cies, and Ilis August Vicar on Earth, who has deigned to look upon my nothing ness. A deep joy to my heart is the thought that among the chief defenders of the imperishable Pontifical throne, and of its Temporal Power, are found the grand and generous French nation, and its glo rious and magnanimous Emperor.” AI ) VK R TISEMENTS. Kenny & Gray, -No. 2-JS JLiroatl festreet, DEALERS IN REA D WADE <'LOIHIXG, CLOTHS. C Vssiili.lUvS AND VI2STIN(tS, GEXTS FCEXIS/r/XG GOODS, OF ALL KINDS, AND EVERYTHING USUALLY KEPT IN A Flrst-CiiiNs nuliifir' midir.iilurlng KstafoiMiinput. JffS" An examination of tln-ir splendid Stock is cor dially invited. Augusta, March 21, 1868. ts * THE old AND RELIABLE HOUSE OF '*4 i«. ORAT & TURLEY, AUGUSTA, 0A.., 18 always prepared to offer to the at wholesale aud retail, a thoroughly complete assortment of STAPLE GOODS, —ALSO— British Frrneh and Swiss Dress Goods, CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, CLOAKS, SHAWLS, EMBROIDERIES, LACES, HOSIERY, HOOP SKIRTS, NOTIONS, Ac., Ac. mh2l NEW SPRING- DRY GOODS. Tames A. G-ray & Cos., 328 BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GEO., to inform the public that they are now receiving the largest spring stock of sx\**»x,)e A.vn fancy xmy fiooos Which have been received at this Establishment lor the past twenty years. These Goods have been purchased EXCLUSIVELY IOR CASH Irom the most eminent Importers of the United States, from the Manufacturers’ Agents direct, and in large quantities from the recent celebrated Auction Sales ordered by Messrs. Benkard & Hutton, one of the very largest Importing Houses in New York Having lull access to the very best Houses in the world, and purchasing side by side with the largest Jobbers in the United States, we can confidently and truthfully assure our friends that WE CAN SUPPLY THEIR DEMANDS FOR DRY GOODS, EITHER AT WHOLESALE OR RETAIL, AS CHEAP AS THEY CAN PURCHASE THE SAME IN NEW YORK. Merchants visiting the city, will please make a note of this fact, examine our assortment, and judge for themselves. We would respectfully invite the closest examination of both styles and price. JAMES A. GRAY A CO., a P II Broad Street. O'Dowd 6l Muiherin, GROCERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 283 Broad Sireet, AUGUSTA, GA. have on hand a full stock of SUGAR, COFFEE, TEAS, SO A P, STARCH, CAXDLES, TOBACCO, LiqUGRS, SEGARS, B A COX, LARD, FLOUR, AND EVERY THING Usually kept in a Wholesale and Retail Grocery. PRICES AS LOW AS THE LOWEST. mh2l AUGUST JJOItR, MERCHANT TAILOR, •2 >0 Broad Street, Heisey’s. Old bland, AUGUSTA, GA„ Has just received the latest styles ol English and French Cassimeres, COATINGS AND VESTINGS, Whic h will be made up to order c.t prices to suit the times, and in superior style. GIVE ME A TRI VI.. —ALSO— ALEXANDRE’S KID GLOVES AND GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS. mh2l G-eo. Symirs, BRO.A.D STREET, Offers to the trade, wholesale and retail, one of the largest assortment of Ladies’, Misses and Infants, 11.-v TS, trimmed and untrimmed, and at exceedingly low pricks, to suit the times. RIBBONS, FLOWERS ’ FEATHERS, BONNET FRAME* HAT AND BONNET ORNAMENTS; a fine assortment of Plain and Fancy RIBBONS, very cheap; FRENCH WORK BOXES, Bohemian Glass Mounted JEWEL STANDS, Buffalo Horn BACK COMB 8, GUTTA PER* HA CHAINS, PLATED JEWELRY. mli2l-tf 7 st