The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-06-14
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CATHOLIC Acknowledged abiies,
Bishop Of Versailles, has justlaid the found
alton stone Of q parish church at Ramboull-
let, toward the completion of which the
Emperor Napoleon III has contributed
100000 francs, the Minister of Public Wor-
ship lOO, GOO and, the Council Of the NUM-
cipality, 200, 900 francs.
DEATH OF DISTINGUISHED ROMAN Or
| FICIAL.-Died, in Rome, fortified with all
the sacramento of the Church, on April S4th,
Mgr. Andre Pila, auditor general OF the
Apostolic Chamber. Born at Spoleta, Feb
ruary 11th, 1911, he entered the prelacy in
1887, filed several high government offices,
and was, at length, appointed by his Holt
ness auditor general, one of the most I'M
portant positions in the Roman Court.
A MOST DIsGRAcEFuL PRocEEDING.-
On Monday, 9th ultimo, a scene of ruftaan-
| ism took place in Belfast which must have
the facts of which we give for the benefit OF
those English Catholics who have been
helping certain Tory candidates in East
Kent and elsewhere. After the last train on
| the above day had arrived in Belfast, as
two Catholic clergymen who had travelled
by it from DOwnpatrick were leaving the
station, the Orangemen raised loud yell,
and commenced vigorously to boot them.
From hooting, they proceeded to violence,
and roughly jostled them. The railway
officials interfered, and but for this the
clergymen would have been severely han
died. As it was, they had to remain a con-
siderable time in " safe keeping" on the
platform before they could venture into the
street. This is only pleasant sample of
what would be the case in England If the
few-very few, thank God Catholics who
have thrown in their lot with Mr.. Disraeli
and the Protestant Electoral Union gained
what they wished for, viz: tory majority.
in the House of Commons. These gentlemen
seem to forget that being traitors to the
Irish cause makes them enemies OF the
Catholic cause in England. London Catho-
Tic Register.
ent of the Euenement Ilustre, who was adj
mitted recently to an audience with the
Pope, gives in letter from Rome to that
Journal some interesting details about the
Holy Father. He says: -
The Pope is pretty tall and stout, with
out being obese. The furniture of his
private room is square table, with two
chairs and an arm chair for himself. The
room is very small, with q low ceiling, no
| curtains, and the walls covered with paper
of the cheapest sort. Those of the grand
| official saloons are covered with silk. His
bedroom has yellow curtains, no carpet, and
| brick floor, with q little bedstead of iron,
without curtains. He is very neat in his per-
| son his hands, which are half covered with
white mittens, are particularly attended to:
He rises at six o'clock, shaves himself, and
says his mass in little private chapel, and
then hears another. At eight o'clock he
takes small cup of chocolate, and at half
past eight receives his ministers. Cardinal
Antonelli comes every day to the Vatican,
when prevented from doing so, the under
his place. The other days of the week the
other functionaries in their turn transact
business with him. At half-past ten the
ministers withdraw. The audiences then
begin. and are not over till one. At two
o'clock the Pope dimes il, his private apart,
ment His repast' is of the most modest
kind. and it always ends with a sweet
meat. OF which I'LL Italians are fond. From
half past two To three he takes his sicsta,
at three he reads his breviary, and
at half past five goes out for drive in
| a carriage with four horses, accompanied
only by two young priests. If the weather
permits he aights and walks in the most
retired part of the city nevertheless, he is
| followed by upward of two thousand per-
sons, who walk after him in silence. When
it rains his Holiness proceeds to the galleries
of the Vatican after the visitors have re-
tired. He is great lover of antiques, as
proved by the researches and reservations
he is continually making. On his return
home at six o'clock, the audiences recon-
mence and last till ten at night, when he
retires to sup. He goes to bed at eleven,
and the next day goes through the same
routine. Though advanced i'll years he
sings very well, and, what isquite unknown
even to many Romans, plays well on the
violincello. When was received with my
companion, the chamberlain plucked inc by
the sleeve to make me kneel. The Pope,
perceiving the movement, spared us the
genuf1exion, and made us approach the
table at which he was sitting. $50, then,"
his Holiness said, you are two jour
nalists, friends, going together, to Naples'"
He spoke about Naples, and asked us how
we liked Rome, adding that people found
themselves very free during their stay. He
then took two photograph hkenesses, of
himself, one for each of us, and with sly
smile said, "I am going to write something
for the journalists" and, in firm hand,
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