The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-04-28

THE MISERABLE STATE or ROME.-Acc0rding to
all the accounts Of unprejudiced witnesses, the
holy city was never in a worse state than At the
present time. The government ia powerless for
the protection of the people, and strong only for
the repression Of popular complaints. Violence
and robbery occur in the streets in the obcn day,
and all the social and ecclesiastical signs indi-
cate Institutions IN STATE Of c0trnhtion and de-
cay. A correspondent Of the Providence Jour
nal gives the following account Of the state Of
things:
:. more humiiating and hopeless condition
than that in which the people Of Rome find them
selves it is not easy to fancy. a government Of
priests, three or four hundred years back, was
bad enough, but government Of priests ia this
advanced nineteenth century, and such govern
ment as that Of Rome, in not to be Thought Of
with patience. II men here went about with gags
in their smouths or Jokes about their necks, and
chains upon their ankles, they would not be in o
condition of more complete servitude than
at present. The espionage kept MP by the gov
eminent n thing extremely ANNOYING to for
cigncrs. and how much more must the poor Ro-
mans feel It's Inconvenience. The policemen are
everywhere seen In threes and TOURS. as if they
would prot ct themselves and not others against
possible attacks. At night the streets are nearly
deserted by eight o'clock. There is great
amount Of general restitution and the suffering
among native artists and artixans ID extreme -
The great falling off in the number Of foreign Wis
it0rs the present season--kept away principally
by the uncertain state Of the conntry-has been
the principal cause Of this There have been
only few thousand visitors this year, while last
year--attracted doubtless by the magnet ola socie-
ty Of foreign princes-they were reckoned in tens
Of thousands The Romans are too much de-
pendent upon foreigners for their subsistence,
nj Hl1.~. .lclu "a
which they feel. Rome is a DESERT is the con-
slant cry Of the Romans We are dying Of star
walton, they exclaim, and our rulers will do moth
ing to ameliorate the present condition things.
The cost Of the necessaries Of life Is extravagant-
high, made so principally by the taxes levied to
pay for the gliding on the priests garments. But
this gliding continues to be laid on, and the ward
| robe Of the Madonna is every year richer than
ever in gold trimmings, jewels and pearls. Under
their system, compounded Of Judaism and pagan
ISM the priests still seek to amuse their trivial,
or appease their viz dictive God, while the poor
children Of the real Father of US all are langnish-
ing and perishing for the food, both Of the TEN.
pora and spiritual life. If the starving creature
asks for bread, the priest gives him some new pa.
gan image of stone TO which he must pray, and he
must nourish himself with the dry husks OF some
new dogma
| "Rome is going from bad to worse in respect
to. the honesty OF it, inhabitants. II it was not
before, it il rapidly becoming den Of thieves.
! 1t may seem strong language to use, but the ex-
preston is justified BY the actual condition OF
things Robberies are becoming common in open
day and in the most frequcntcd streets Of tho
city. l cannot tell how many cases of watch
snaiching and pocket-picking have been reported
| within the past few days. The sufferers are usu
ally foreigners. St Peters, on days Of ceremo
~. Al.
professors Of the art of fhieying perform theiI
most brilliant exploits While You are listening
to the music Of mass BY Jomelli, YOU are re
lievcd Of your purse 0. your silver tobaccn-box
One of the most daring cases Of highway robbery
was prarticed upon Mr.. j. r. Hazard Of Rhode
Island, within the past week. Mr.. Hazard wal
returning 70 his hotel, between five and sia
o'clock in the evening. when he was yet upon By
three men At the corner Of the Corso and the Vii
Condotti, and his valuable gold watch snatched
from his pocket. Mr.. Hazard being powerful
resOlute man, and not disposed 70 be robbed o
his property in open day, gave battle I, his ~
sailants. He succeeded in seizing and holding
on to two Of the scoundrela for sons minutes, dc
termiaed TO make sure possible, Of the one VII,
had the watch. He did nut succeed however, ans
al three escaped. Although it waa broad day
light and the scuile Was witnessed By scores 0
people passing in the street, not the slightess
sistance was rendered. Al The police Office Nj
Haz,rd had received little encouragement Of BE-
ing able 70 recover his property There an
elsewhere, be has been told that the rvnson n
assistance was offered IN the struggle with th
miscreants, was fear Of . thrust Of theis knives
But 4 worne case than that Of NJ. Hazard ha
been reported. At six o'clock Ii tho morning,
iew days SINCE some English p Aople wese driyin
from the hotel where they had been staying to
railroad station. When near the Doria P.lac,
! 10 the Corso, IN attack VS. made upon the part
hy . ring o. rohb ~ with the intention Of de-
polling them Of what valuahles they had abos
|, lh4ir persona But among the other treasure
| one OF the company happened to 10 furnishe
, with six bareIled revolver, by 1 alilfnl use
which two ofshe Villains were b. ,ught 70 u
ground, and their bodisa, II Y b1ssdlas, ifao4d