The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-18
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AFFAIRS AT ROME.

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AFFAIRs AT ROME.
THE ; GREAT 'EccLEsIAsiT16 pEa1oNsrRAr1oN-
MAGNIFICENT DECORATIONS OF BIT. pErER's-PEEL-
ING IN RoME TOWARD THE RoFE.
ROME, Friday Juno %, 1SG7.-rcnB Of thousands
have como to Rome to SEQ tho blossoming OF this
to unfold For It's art, Romo is tho first city Of tho
world, and by comparison allnther cities pro
nc MIssakSs @ In art are made here as VOL as
mud tho decorations which hnvc boon put up IN ST.
Peters hayo been oritciBcd; but whero eluo could
bo attempted or thought Off Moro than 1ivo hun.
dred th3,sand francs, wo aro told, wero allotted to
put st. Peters in festive trina sum suiciont to
construct iarGo church; and yet when ono refeets
upon The enormous surfnco covered, and tho rich
ness OF tho mater nl usod surprise is fot that fuch
sum is sufficient to pay for it ALL. The church
authorities havo evidently mndo their supreme Of
fort, nnl have succeeded In producing scenic Of
feet which has probably mover boon surpassed. ST.
Peters is eeriainly T u masquerade but il is tho
OF gold-rloth and crimson, and blazing with jewels.
All Roman Catholic pomps have moro or loss OF q
one st. Peters, and whether church or theatre, no
other can be compared with It. '.' i''l'
As you movo up tho nayo OF tho vast Basilica
your owe s met by general effect of color which
in point Of richness, is all that could bo asked for
Tho ground is one Of crimson silk and gold tissue,
and while tho architecture OF the building in this
namonts slIull conform 70 it, and not destroy any
Of its limos. wreaths Of Gowcrs follow tho limo Of
tho entablntGro quito around tho church, or
courao nt such great height, to hnyo q proper
effect, their size must BIO ggantc 30 tho rosos arc
nearly MS largo as sunaowors and the othcrH in
illustrate passages in tho lives OF tho martyrs to
DO canonized, are hung in the great arches lead
ing to the dozen chapols ut tho sides Of tho nave.
would bo safe to say TINT VOL toward a Thousand
cllandclers OF crystal and metal are hanging from
tho roof Thoy arc arranged 30 .ns to follow tho
curve Of the arches, and without nbstructing the
vinw, to hetEhton rs much possible, tho archi-
teclnrai and scenic effect. iThoso chandeliers aro
said to bo oil new, and niado in Belgium for this
OCCASION. Tho innumcrn1lo prismB, oven by day.
ights produce most brilliant. aiicet, and tho
whole reminds one Of forest ns it is son,otimca
S'tS NH 10y m a Bedss these the
cotcd with tapors, and up in tho domo, and wher-
oSe. 9 candle can be stuck every nook is filed.
rso eight oy thS nss supoH
monumental and perhaps tho largest ever built,
although We do not know what the ancient Vomans
indrcd or thousand candles, OF tho sizc Of those
commonly used on the altar. But by fur tho most
splendid y. ornament' IN tho church is tho Papai
roof It ,s af great size, and most ingoniousiy
wrought of Prisms; and short OF pyrotccLnic
MfRIiiay o. nothing E can BE- seen Of more dazzling
em6!azoned EN-, on lnree scnle device which it Is;
difficult to mako out, but it must bo inlondcd to
Sht s,orv Of tho World a msSty
Th,Icla will la nrcuns ns conveying any worry def
several thosand spestatofa rsS On oitSor sG of
the high altar half filling the arms Of tho cross
Other smaller tTounfs; in which prinooy visitors
s ssIes es'sfS SEdaaso issf Sssss q es sS
S Of if afhfs T. q S Sa %
hymnings OF the celestial company, Nothing is
loft undono to heighten tho offuot on thib ex-
rh sasoss tSs liz E h o s0 & hs s
CHURCH from every lind, and in unparalleled mum
building oyer yet raised by mans hands, all is cal
oulated to mako. I do not soy o moral, but mato-
rial impression upon tho spectators not soon to
Tho great Baailica OF Sgnio Pawo fuori tielle
4urd aftor St Petor's, tho largest church IN
home Is GIso 6 to be tho scono OF interesting ccro
monics.. The reconstruction Of this church,
nearly completed That work k of sroat % magnitude ~ pt
ss1ss o So oGs o sSs s
brought nearly e close and is probably the
lar form, about ex feet in diameter, and the num-
Dor il not less than two hundred aud ffly, They
fill the entablatre through It's pnLro lenath and
asd at iaSs sssd q a nast a
ngs.
Preparations are mailing to illuminate st. Pauls
wandcrs through tho immense oItont Of this build
ing, and sees tho long lines Of canlelabrs of
golden bronco designed and manufactured for this
| cornico and roof, in numbers which u would DO
weariHomo to attempt. to reckon, tho Imagination
is carried to somo scene Of Eastern magnlioonce
this builiing Of polished granite and eoiosed mar
bios needed littfo 10 increase it's epIondor, and
litte or no display has boon used. but light Is 70
have coon maay ceremonies OF the church In
Italy dur ing tho paat dozen yeaFs, but mono in;
whioh thero was attempted anything liko tho pro-
:. The Pope has made a now cardinal tho prossn.;
week, Spanish ono TO be eIIro, and tho residence
M o. tho Ministet q Span, whero ho ia lodged has
music. lights aud wide-open windows drawing TO
night tho red hat bat was carried from the Vatican
bearing lights, and followed BIZ q procession Of
empty court carriages. = Poor Spain has { len
sH N SiE sh %Peasa sns ssS is
are about forty Spa ,ish Bishops here. and Tho
mulhtudo Of profits that nation has sont no man
go tho work goes on, fayorcd with weather which
is all that could DO de:ired., Hii
Tho sun shipos out Of a. sky Of wonderful cloar-
but tho atmosphere iB not excessively hot. Wien
tho pavement as the lines ota So;etse but move ""
| iupo nnu Sou may DO n6 COOL nB 3 mol0n
undcr its large leaf dRtilling for nourshment it's
from ioo. and oysr tho broad paR isi is brooaos aSs
refreshing this closely packed population. Tho
height OF Iiinnd di Mo,a, ono sleeps % oomforta!
bly, ag In tho country, A s,iowor comes bn and tho
thunder peais With ylalonpo bnrdly known farthor
north. Tho reports Of cholera and othor maladiea
raging violently here haYe iILlo or no foundation
but snch exaggorntions about Rome arc common
in tho newspapers OF tho north OF Italy, although
what nseful purpose 10 sogyeil by them e is dill.
omit to SEQ. There is not only oxnggoratlon, but
epmo pure lying as vol. ~ .,'%' .,
L, Most pf tho Romans with whom hiya conyerssI;
ed haye hear!y,the same way OF, talking about thd
prosont situation. When tho subject Oh Itsiy and
tho Pope il introduced they begin by declsrinS
themselves, faithful sub1oo OF His Holnoss: bnt
IN tho noxt breath, before the Conversation mas
gone fhs t0y eontesa that both tho!r inter ss and
thoip ipwfsos load tlion) 10 look forward 10 union
under tho speptre Of q common sovereign N Is
difficult for rs to ooncoire how any, oYcopt tloso
who are making merchandise out or the tresenl
ordor Of things. could havo any; othor wiah bui
thoro aro good many remaining yok who hnvc
not escaped tho fear OF tho rope's curso in
which they bnvo boon tyanpd., Tho Holy Pethol
goes about Horo on foot, as ! :hASa sosn MIN
within 9 faw days, distributing Lila bleSSi16 from
tho ielas Of, bis Apgors-A Meaaing which putt
bread into no. mouths. and satia9ea no national
aspirations, hut Upon whioh the peopio eoeri q
set high value. They'H set ioss atofe By Il q
proEross s.naade n ID in more 'oplightessd ,ycxs 8
mani. M relation "a to BE roighbo s !SqEIIco
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