t God by drunkenness and
intemperance especially at this time.

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We regret to learn from the _Catholic Mirror_ that Mr. William Doherty,
formerly of St. John, New Brunswick, is lying dangerously ill at his
residence, No. 142 Edmondson Avenue. Mr. Doherty came to Baltimore about
eleven years ago, in part on account of the climate. He has been
suffering for years with heart disease. He has received the last
Sacraments from the hands of his son, Rev. William J. Doherty, S.J.,
rector of the Church of Our Lady, at Guelph, Ontario, Canada, who
reached Baltimore the day before. Mr. William Doherty was born in
Ireland, June 8th, 1800, and went to New Brunswick when a young man. He
was for many years one of the most prominent Catholics in St. John, and
was president of St. Vincent de Paul Society in that city. He has two
daughters with him, and two who are nuns. One of the latter is Madame
Letitia Doherty, assistant superioress of the Convent of the Sacred
Heart, Kenwood, Albany, N. Y.; the other is in the Elmhurst Convent of
the Sacred Heart, at Providence, R.I.

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There are at present two hundred "widowed" parishes in the Diocese of
Posen, Germany. Of these, only forty-five have any auxiliary supply, so
that no less than one hundred and fifty-five parishes, with a population
of 200,000 souls and more are without any priest at all.

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If the Associated Press may be trusted, Bishop O'Farrell has expressed
the opinion that the two American cardinals will be the Archbishop of
Baltimore and the Archbishop of New York.--_Catholic Mirror._

The Associated Press is not to be credited on Catholic or Irish matters.
It is more than probable that one of the hats will crown the head of the
venerable Archbishop of Boston.

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NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY has received ten thousand Rosaries from Belgium.
They are blessed by the regular canons of the Holy Cross Order, and they
have the extraordinary indulgence of five hundred days and the
Bridgetine indulgence of one hundred days, together with the Holy
Father's blessing, attached to the devout recital of every "Our Father"
and "Hail Mary" upon them. Address Rev. A. Granger, C.S.C., Notre Dame,
Ind.

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The Italian Government has just published the list of deaths from
cholera during the year