Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1858-11-20


The PoPE AND DoRornY DIx-The famou,
American reformer Of the treatment of the in
sane, Miss Dix, gives the following interesting
particulars OF her visit to Rome and the Pope
Il visited the lunatic asylum, and my
heart revolted at the sight. | did not see
sick persons whom man should pity, unfor-
tunates whom we should endeavor to cure
they were brutes in chains, the dens of
which seemed never 10 have been cleaned.
Several days after my visit to the lunatic
ASYLUM, L was presented to his holiness the
Pope, who knew the object Of my travels.
The Pope asked me in the most friendly
manner, whether had yet visited the as
sylum ut Rome l had the courage to
answer, Yes; and am convinced that yJnr
holiness has not yet paid it visit Pic
Mono quickly raised his head, and only ask.
ed with All expressive, attentive look.
understood him, and related to him, in a
voice full of emotion, all the horrors and
barbarism | had witnessed. | vcntnred,
trembling within myself, upon the bold ex-
preston on the unchristian treatment of the
unhappy beings. The espect-commanding
man OF Christendom listened with ear.
nest attention, and said briefly, after had
concluded, Come again in weeks time
aud l then left his presence. My anxiety y
was unutterably great The Protestant
the stranger, had perhaps rsked too much
Although was conscious in my innermost
heart of my good intentions, | yet passed
q sleepless night, and a day of the deepes
inward agitation. 1t created deep sensa
lion when the holy father, two days after !
had been presented to him, suddenly, while
taking oae of his drives, stopped before the
gate Of the lunatic asylum, and spent al
hour in it. The week had passed. and !
stood, as | had been commanded in the
Vatican before the Pope. In manner as
grave as it was calm, Pho Mono said to me
II have appointed commission charged
TO lay before Inc propositions concerning the
erection Of unatic asylum, conformably
to the rules Of humanity and morality, il
the shortest time possible. When yOu visit
Rome again your just and pious wishes vii
have been fulfilled thank you for YOU
communications. May Heaven bless you.
j bent my knee, deeply moved, not before
the head of Catholic Christendom, but be
fore the wise prince aud the good man"
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Hon. j. CLANCY JONES has resigned BIZ
seat in Congress. An election for a sue
cessor is ordered to be held early in De
cember.
The formal opening of the Detroit nnC
Milwaukee railroad was celebrated at th,
latter city last week.
BEAR KHLED.--Last Saturday morning
while a laborer living at Fort GratiOt, was
proceeding 10 boat TO his work at Port
Huron, he came mp with huge bear swim.
ming across. He struck bis bearship a
blow over the head with bis oar, when the
eHraged animal made for him, and climbing
into the boat compelled the man 10 take tC
the water The bear then folloNcd him
and the man eontriyed to get into tho boat
again. A neighbor seeing bis predicamen
came to his relief with an AK, aud broke ~
this pleasant game of tag between th,
man and The bear, by breaking IN the lat
ter's head, He was killed and brought
ashore lie is said TO be of the larges
size, and will doubtless weigh somewhere il
the neighborhOod of 400 pounds.
Detroit Adrertiser.
SroLES FAulT AND now TO REcoGxIzE All
REoOvER IT.---While the fruit, peach, nectariae
or apricot. is yet in green state, aiix an adhe
sive label your initial or any other private
mark 10 tie side exposed 10 the sun. The