Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-09-07
From the Washington Union.
POPE Plus THE TX.

titduSs TIC AGdO vi
the Catholic Church, one Of the first men
of the age, and we trust, destined TO be
the man of the times, is at this momen
exciting the profound attention of the
world. Weread Fanny Buffers descrip-
ton ofhim, the accounts of travellers who
visit Rome, and the various anecdotes in
the English papers. with the greatest in
terest. He has much to struggle with,
both at home and abroad: but if ais life
should be spared, and his brave spirit
should be permitted to display all its en-
ergies, it is to be hoped that he will stamp
his name upon tho church and the age as
one ofits wisest, firmesi, most liberal
benefactors. We shall continue to keep
him in view, and to publish such anec-
do;es as may be calculated to illustrate
his character and demonstrate The ssrvi-
ces he is rendering. We clip the follows
ing extract from the London Tines bro't
by the Hibernia:
"Letters from Bologna of the sthinst.
announce that the Pope had issued two
decrees-the one, authorizing the forma-
tlon of National Guard on the French
principle, throughout his dominions; and
the other, sanctioning the establishment
ofrailroads. Those two measures had
produced the greatest enthusiasm at
Rome; the entire population had repaired
to the Qtirinal to express its gratitude to
the holy father, and at night the whole
city was illuminated. The dinner, to
which the Austrian Ambassador had in<
vited Cardinals Lamhruschini, VaEicello,
Bernetto, &c., on the 2nd was prevented
by a popular demonst ration. The people
assembled before the embassy, crying
''Down with Austria! death to Lambrns-
chini, and to the enemies of the Pope!-
Viva Plus TX, alone!" The Transtever.
mos, it appears, were excited in the high
est manner against Cardinal Lambruschi.
nj, whom they threatened to throw into
the Tiber. The Cardinal however ef.
fscted his escape and has not been heard
OF since. Cardinal Macchi was so terri
fed by the cries of the people on that
night, that he sent off his nephewsto a
neigh6oring town with all his valuable
property. Father Ventura, and the pop
ular leeder, Ciceruacchio, had fortunately
interfered, and succeeded in laying the
effervescence. Several Austrian couri.
ers coming from Rome, had lately passed
through Bologna, At Parma and Lucca
much excitement prevailed and. occasion.
al collisions took place between the PEG.
pie and troops.
ora gentleman travelling on an un-
frequented road, and passing a solitary
shantee, or shingie-shop, his attention
was arrested by a loud cry out Of
. "Halloa there! say! murdes! fire tongs
gridirons! brimstone! holloa."
And a man was seen rushing in great
haste, leather apron, but without his coat,
and approaching the traveller.
Oh" replied the settler, "I'm out of
tobacco; got any about you?'
The last and biggest snake story orig
mated in Clermont county Ohio. His
snakeship having been seen 'over and
over in a mill pond, near williamsburg,
some 800 citizens turned out. drained the
pond,an captured him His dimensions
are resented to be-his whole length
from head to tail, sixty-three feet seven
inches; his circumference, in largest part
forty-two inches,-he received several
shots before he gave up His head is
about the size of a six gallon key, and
his eyes are six inches apart and about
the size Of cent.
The editor to the Cincinnati CONNER.
cial in publishing the account, says, in
good keeping with the whole ma tier,
that whoever doubts the truth of the story
ought to be snake bitten-M aysyale
Eagle.
Professor Risley, who is now in Italy,
says that recently, when he was in Ven.
ice, an American captain and an Eng
lishman met at dinner. You are an A.
merican, sir?' said the Englishmen.
4 reckon LAM returned the captain.
You have the name ofbeing good war.
riors!'
Yes said the Yankee, I'VE shoot pref
ty WE'LL
But how is it you are so anxious to
make peace with Mexico? this does not
appear much like spunk.'
Yankee--You are an Euglishman?
John Bull-Yes.
Yankee Well, don't know what our
folks have offered to do with Mexico; but
stranger, I'll jest tell you one thing-I'll
be darned if we ever offered to make
peace with you.
This homesthrust at the Englishman
set the table in an uproar.
Power OF ENDURING HEAT.-The fe
male servant of baker in Rochefaucalt,
clothed in flannel, was in the habit of
enteringher masters oven and remove all
the loves; and DR.. Brewster informs US
that the late Sir Francis Chantry's work.
men entered the oven employed for dry.
ing the mould, an iron apartment ID feet
long, 10 feet high and u feet broad. the