The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-06-30
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FOREIGN NEWS.

NEw YoRE. June %.
The Herdlds cable dispatch from Rome.
on the 9th, says The Pope held public
audience this day, at which over four hundred
catholic bishops, from every part of the world,
assembled. The Pope delivered an elocution
to the assembled prelates, Of which he praised
their great zeal in coming to Rome from such
distances, and thus eyineing attach ment and
devotional obedience to the holy. He said
an example shown TO the world BY the union
Of churches of large in its celebration of the
canonlzhtIon of the martyrs Of Japan, and
the 18th centuary anniversary Of St. Peter 8
martyrdom, would show forth to the enemies
the immense power that the church Yields on
earth. His holiness confirmed the papal
condemnation ofthe errors Of the act Of Oct.
18th, 1860. lie also expressed desire to
convoke, at an early day, the general council
Of bishops, with view 10 deliberate on the
best means and repair all evils which oppress
the church. The holy father closed his eio-
cution by imparting the pontiGeal benedic
ton to the Bishop.
ROME, June 29-Evening. There are a
great many arrivals of catholic preiates and
laymen. There are four hundred and ifty
arch-bishops and bishops, with about thirty
thousand clergymen and members of different
religious orders, IN the eternal city. From
the u nited States are noticed Arch Bishop
Spalding,ot Baltimore; Kendrick. of ST Louis:
Oden, Of New Orleans Purcell, Of Cincin.
natl, and Bishop Wood, of Philadelphia :
with twenty-five bishops from other Ameri.
can diocese in the British territory aud the
Union When the Pope received the Amer.
can prelates and clergy the audience presen
ted him with $4,000 in gold coin, also a
model OF the American yacht, Henrietta, in
silver. The yacht was laden below with gold
pieces to the amount OF $4,000 contributed
by the people Of the Arch Episcopal Province,
of Cincinnati. The presentation of the model
was by Bishop Wood, of Philadelphia.
The Pope lifting the model of the Henrietta
non etfn rap0nre. 1t is not steamer. or
more freely translated, il is not all vapor or
steam, sllading to the golden cargo.
10 the Clergy His Holmes SAID. be had
only pleasant words TO say to the Americans
present and absent He complmented them
on their progress, religions and civil, in
most cheerful manner, and spoke in the very
highest terms of Gen. Rufus King, United
States Minister in Rome, and of his father,
Prof. King, who nov hes at the point OF
death.
Arch Bishops Spaldng and Purcell have
been named on the Committee to reply, on
behalf Of the Catholic world, to the Pope's
elocution. The council will probably meet
in November Arch Bishop Purcell will
have assigned him a post Of honor on the
right hand Of the Pope, at the grand St. Pc
ter economies Saturday evening Every at
sention is being shown to the Americans.
BY steamer NEW YORK, June %.
The steamer City of Baltimore, from Liv-
erpool 10Th, and Queenstown 10th, has arr
rived
In the House Of Commons on the 10Th, on
the subject of the Birmingham riots, Mr..
Hardy said that he believed the real culprits
in these transactions were not very numerous,
did not exceed 1900. lie was afraid no steps
would be taken against those persons who
were the real originators of the disturbances.