The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-15

BY an s1Tival at New York yesterday we have
European advices TO December g.
ROME.
Montf and TOgnetti GuIIIetin ed-HOrri-
BILE scenes on the ScanOld
Rive (NOU. 24) Correspondence London HeTdtd
Mouti and Tognetti were executed at A. NJ.
to-day. Almost up to the last momhnt hopes
were entertained that the lives of the prisoners
would be spared, but these were dispelled at
noon yesterday by the appearance OF the tdUO-
Toni These are wooden boards which are placed
at the corners of the street, and Inscribed with
demned men, the place and hour OF their exc
cution, and also an invitation to the faithful TO
meet In certain churches and there recite
prayers for the dying.
The condemned were two working masons,
aged respectively % and 33. One of them leaves
behind him widow and five children. The
.scaffold was erected during last night. large
number Of people were present AT tne EEK e4eeno
.guillotine by the troops who We're on guard.
These consisted of battalion OF "a ouaves, some
troops of the line, some Dragons, and also
some mount ed gendarmes, who galloped about
and kept a clear space in front of the seafold.
At o'clock the eXecutioner and the priests
went to the condemned men and they were con-
Quoted to the ConfOrteria, or the chapel, where,
cossoiations of religion. Exactly at A. NJ. the
brethren of MiHericorde left the Church OF ST.
John the Beheaded and proceeded to the Con-
forteria, which they entered. In about ten
minutes they reappeared conducting the elder
of the condemned men,
The executioner marched in front, a brother
OF the Misericorde held cruci1z in front ofth
prisoner, whose arms we've tled Dehlnd his
back and who was supported by mis- confessor
The executioner first assembled the scaffold
and gave glance round TO see that everything
was in order; he was almost Immediately fol-
lowed by the cJndemed, who appeared very
weak, and kept repeating "Misericorde."
Almost Immediately afterwards the head fell
Lifting the discovered head by the hair, the exc
cutioner showed 1t TO the troops, and then placed
1t on the sca1fOld beside the body. which his
assistants had taken off the plank He then
wiped the knife with sponge and raised it to
Its former position, while his assistants threw
sawdust upon the pools of blood which trickled
through the woodwork of the scaffold. After
that came the turn of the younger criminal
Again the brethren Of the Misericorde entered
the Conforteria.
The unfortunate criminal, who was in very
excited state, begged for mercy. The confess
sors tried TO calm him, but in vain, and at last
he was led forth. white cloth having been
thrown over his head in order that he should
not see the body of his companion. His sobs
and cries were barely audible, he could scarcely
sUs ain himself and in q tremulous voice kept
repeating hsericorde. The priest assisted him
him absolution while the assistants were bind
ing him to the fatal plank. Even as the knife
descended, the cry of MiSericorde rent the
morning air. The executioner showed the head
10 the troops as he had done the first, and then
the bodies were placed on on s cart and carried to
The priest remained upon the scaffold. and
made an address to the people. The executtoner
threw q sack Of sawdusJ over the blood of the
criminals, and then descended from The scafTold
and disappeared, and Immediately afterwards
the troops returned TO their barracks. The peo-
pie remained very quietly, and after the depar-
In, of the troops col 'ected around the gufllo-
tine, which was not removed until the evening,
and guarded by picket of soldiers, until at last
they gradually dispersed.
Indignation and Excitement.
Rome Correspondence Parts Temps.
The impression produced by the execution at
Rome of the two young men who blew up the
Serristori barracks is profound here. One OF
them, thirty three years old, was father of a
family; the other. aged twenty one, was q
mason's lsboTer. They Were nothing but in
stTuments in the hands of others. For that
his clemency. The Italians naturally take into
account only their own feelings, and do not
think of the twelve innocent soldiers killed by
the explosion, nor the resentment felt by the
Papal army.
These two wretched men they have elevated
into patriotism. The Dtritt0 calls them "noble
heads" fallen victims to the purest love of their
country. From this judge what the RJOrma
and other journals say. Their fate created a
lively interest among the advanced party at
The Pope, 1t was thought, from prudence pity,
or yielding to the intercession of France, and
especially of Prussia, would not sanction the
execution. The intelligence OF that event
and in the lobbies Of the Chamber of Deputies.
Notwithstanding the three millions recently
sent, and indeed precisely in consequence of
that remittance-in spite of the two confidential
missions, ETC., the MenabIea ministry has not
been able TO obtain single word of approval,
Those VINO are most trritated allege that If the
MARQUIS de BanneVille had simply expressed O
wish, the execution would not have aiken place,
and that be abstained from doing so. doubt
whether his instructions provided for this case.
Is good, hear in reference to this event, heart
felt mRledictions more Violent than over against
Paris. This execu ion Will serve the Left as an
arm against Nj. Menabrea,