Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-02


The GATHERING OF CATHOLIC EpeLEsIASrICs
At RoMr.--A letter in The Newark (N.,) Adyer-
ti-er, dated Rome Italy, Nov 10th, referring to
the gathering of cardinals, prmatcs and bishops,
of the Catholic church, in that city, says
The grand reception at the SPLENDID residence
of the Cardinal lrimate of hungary exceeded any
] s"lree have seen in Europe. doubt if an
cquaI number of civil and ecclesiastical people of
uinb were ever assembled on such mn OCCASION
| The princess Ode -ca'ch presided with exceeding
pmce Tho honercd Cardinal is said to be the
richest coclesiastic in Christendon, though be-
lryr lac WIS never IN priests orders, having been
raised to the Cardnnate account of his supe-
rjor worth wealth aud devotion. He holds hv in
heritaucc the populuus duchY of Sermio in Hun
gary and Is said 10 have besides mn income of
S2DO000 which is MOSTLY expended in the service
of the church.
Much i said also of an official dinner few DAYS
/ ago by Cardinal Antone at the Vatican Palace
Ia the foreign Cardinals aud Arch hi shops. The
/ diplomatic corps Carolina Brun.lli, Nuncio at Ma
drid presided at advisory s. s>ons of the Bish-
ops in the Vatican. The object Of the cNtrlor.
] binary convention is. set forth in the call, To
enable the Holy Father to gate, in the
! most fitted manner, n decision upon the consep-
/ ton of the Very Holy Mother OF God, the imma-
! cuaic Virgin Mary 81 long mootcd among the
faithful.
The form of II Bill setting forth the grounds Of
! the desison is undergoing the careful revision of
! this llolsc of Ri shops, and it will be in like man
! ner discussed by the Cardinals. 1t will set forth
! that the Sovereign Ponttf has arrived at the dec
! sion, after careful examination of the doctrines
! Of the fathers of the councils, and of his prede
! cessors with the devoat concurrence of the most
! eminent living counooorS of the church 1t is
! to be proclaimed to the world on the S,h Deccm-
| berthe fete of the Conception.
The Pope has ordered ut the Mint 80 copies
! of a monumental medal commemorative of the
! immaculate Conception, to be ma le from a pres
cnt of gold from Australia.
l'h> convocation it was stated in she foreign
news published yesterday adjourned ON the 2nd
inst. after having decided almost unanimously
on the subject of thu Immaculate Conception.
THE CASE OF ARRIsoN.-Arrspn. the Infer
nal nachlnrr' prisoner. under sentence of dcath
| Mt Cincinnati, remnins very much indsposed,
and Is now under the special care of the Jail ply
stefan, Since his sentence, Arrison has grown
pale and hoggard, and begins to exhibit in his
features a hnpelessness of escape from the SEN
| tener which hangs over him. Almost daily he
| Is visited III his cell by young lady, to whom it
| Is animated he is hetrothed. Their conversa-
ton, although of confidential character, is had
in the presence of Jaicr Mclean
ENTERING INTO TUE GuANo BusINEss.-Ac-
| cordng to the Panama Star, the United States
! government is about To pay three millions of dol
/ lars for the purchase of the Galapagos Islands
ten IN number and covered with Gunno. Guano
i u very valuable commodity, and to an cntcrpris
| ing company the price would no doubt be dirt
| cheap; but we very much doubt that our & low.
rrnment intends TO go INTO the wholesale guano
BUSINESS by making amy such porchaSe as is at
,rient'd To it. What government cannot do,
however private enterprise may. and AS they
appear TO he up for sale, possibly good thing
might be made out of the purchase.
\ PGoUs WISH The Madison W.;