Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-07-13
[Correspondence Of the New York Herald j
The Roman Celebration.

. correspondence OF The New York Herald. 4
! The Roman Celebration. -.
/ ROME, june 20, 1867. Tho religious Ger.
omonics in celebration of tho eighteen hun,
dredth anniversary of ST. Peter s martyrdom,
and in ireverence,of St. PuuLaud the canoni-
cation OF twenty FIVE Dutch, french aud Span:
iish martyrs, who died in Jupun,; as saints, was
ono OF tho most gorgeous religious ceremonies
Witnessed in the world, since tho days, of king
Solomon. The observances were. commenced
yesterday evening with II general Illumination
Of the city of Rome. Saint Potor's shone like
u great Church OH fire. ,,l...
At seven o'clock this morning there was a
grand procession of prelatcs, priests, monks
and soldiers from tho Vatican to Saint Pc
ter's. His Holiness: the Pope. was carried
on his throne. There was an immcDsc crowd
assembled in tho interior of the Church before
his arrival. st. Peters was most magnificent
ly' decorated with cloths of gold, silver tapes
tries, paintings and two hundred thousand
yards Of crimson silk. The building was
lighted with many millions Of wax caudlcs. =
There we're one hundred thousand people in-
| side its walls, including the cx-King Of Ma
plcs, the foreign ministry, five hundred cardi,
nails, archbislops and bishops, and many
thousands of clcrgymcn, priests, friars and
monks.
There were even nuns and soldiers from
almost ever, country in tho world present,
and the assembled multitude nude up most
brilliant congregation. Pope Plus the Ninth
celebrated the Grcgorian mass in Latin aud
Greek.
There we're two interruptions to the cerc-
mony The curtains of one of the windows
of the Church caught fire at Que moment. but
fhnIN Ia, k>,,, a,
and no da,nngc occurred After this man
who had become crazy from excitement pro-
duccd by tho pomp aud glitter and light, cut
his throat, and died just under the bronze
statue of ST. Peter.
There was no confusion in consequence =
Ills body was quickly removed outside. The
Pope at once proceeded TO re.consccato the
Church stained with the blood of the suicide,
and then proceeded with the service of the
altar. l.stz composed extra music for the
grand Mass, and chord placed on the dome
| Of st. Peters made the angelic responses, the
cannon Of CASTLE San Angclo laundering
| forth the accompaniment instead of the or
gans. The Popo's voice during the celebra.
tion was clear and very sweet, and heard all
over the Church. !
| 1T WIS a most sublime scene when at the e-
ovation of the Host the prclntes, priest and no.
bles, pcasantry and soldiers, who were sprcta-
| tors, knelt to earth to do reverence to the
! Higher tllan the llighst, and who had become
Tor man IIowicr thanthe LOWEST of all those
present. The city illnminations, fireworks,
races, aud general festivities in honor of the
centenary anniversary, viii continue during a
week
BREAD A, CERTAINTY "Atlanta
Era" Of yesterday, says !" We learn Of
some sales of wheat yesterday at 81 so per
| bushel New -four, we understand will open
to day at the mill at 500 per barrel. Wc
| hear OF new -four to ho delivered In five days
| ut $500 per barrel" .
! : HopE IN GoD.-- Hope in God in the great
est extremity, and you will see by and by
you had the greatest reason to do it.
| WIEN there is more individual and private
pety there will be moro real union and less
ambition for its mere outward show.
"I LOVE you like. anything said young
gardener to his sweetheart. pressing her hand.
| Ditto, said she, returning tho pressure
The ardent lover, who was moscholar solcly
puzzled to understand tie mennine Of ditto
The next day, being at work with his father,
said
Father, what is the meaning of ditto?"
Why" said the old man, &c this hero is
one cabbage head, ain't it %
" Yes. fathor."
:" We'll, that cre's ditto"
!" Drat it!' calculated the indignant son
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