The New York herald., 1870-02-20
ROME.


! Platform In tho Cepncil-HOw They were
Offended and Insultod-Antonolll Prudent
! as we'll rs Crafty-Jcsujts and Donlnicans-
FaIlibIe and InfaiiibIe-DIoIancholy Death
| or nm Americas Citizen.
| ROME Feb. s, 1870.
| There was good deal OF talking among the Ger
! man bishops . few evenings past, among few OF
| them particularly, that set the Qudauncs on the
gu, uipe. 1t appears, my little bird informs Inc,
! that when the German bishops arrived one Of the
| most influential was waited on by Monslgneur N,
| one OF the keenest Italians IN the Vatican. who
offered his drawing room TO the bishops for their
meetings, In order to discuss matters previous to
going TO the Vatican. The offer was gratefully
accepted but Dlei, he,,pa found out that the com.
PLEASANT mOnsignor had some three or four holes
bored In the wall for the purpose OF hearing
what they said. The discovery astoDished them
Some INDUCED In 'doaner.n others In "Dlitzen;" all
were indignant. but put on as pleasant counte
nance as possible to thank him and take leave OF
him. There has been q good deal Of fun over this
matter; the German hierarchy don't care much
about 1t, but they think that Monsigneur N IS
anything but q gentleman.
Pasquin has had good hit on Antonelli. He Is
represented with crown his head and sceptre in
hand, saying to some parties who carried sacks OF
money, "Qx0d sst CesGrts Cesdri;n to some bishops
and priests, whose arms were filed with rosaries
and devotional things, he says, pointing to Plus IX
who is standing on q cloud, 'Quod est Del Deo''
The crafty Secretary Of State Is looking out
for his relatives, and seems 70 take great
pleasure IN advancing their fortune He
building fine house for them
near Tralan's column. They have!an excellent one
already on the Quirnal. But the last speculation
made In Rome or In the Pontiacal States IN some
years was made by relative of the Cardinal few
la He al ~ tree aide NJ
the road from yeetri to Terracina for fifteen cents
each, aud sold them . week afterwards, as he
bought them, for five lire each, making something
like S35, 900 by the transaction. This was pure
matter OF business Just as II citizen OF Chicago
bought 900 bushels OF wheat ut seventyfve cents
ond sold for ninety. or specuator OF POrkopOlis
200 hogs AZ ten dollars ana soid them for fourteen
dollars. There are people here VINO shake their
heads and don't like 1T because they have nor made
$4,000 themselves. II seems, after all, that The
thirst for gold can rage AS nerceiy Ia the bosom OF
cardinal or cardinals nephew as in that Of any
Cardinal Antonelli has a great regard for the
Jesuits bur he don't like them to too him.
He admires them at distance and takes pleasure In
dong So You know tnat all the cardinals have the
ologan 10 hunt uD the sayings OF the fathers that is
ecpeary o Of STATE atnoaah 1 aunnx tnem yerV
much, would not have jesuit; ne preferred Do
minlcan. and he has one OF tue latter poring over
Old tones to enable HIM (Antonellil to know the why
and wherefore OF }02'e di1ta0 et fnfe htntdao.
few years ago Bishop Dupanloup delivered a
speech In the Sapienza IN this city and warmly all
vocated the personal infaiDllity OF the Pope. lie
has been twltted lately WIN ms former speech,
ana mas answered M all ne ueD1na ,nsr "Is Ga ns e ay s
the usual answer TO one Of those bishops who imagine
they inspired by the holy spirit, but the friend
oil infabiity persisted in his argument and became
rather uresome. Bishop Dupanoup Is one Of the
most arniApe mon Of France, but the best Of
versatlon grew warm ana me blood OF Felix was
up little, when he replied, Monseigneur, wise men
or nallibiity failed to answer this pointed remark,
put as kind smile as possible and picked up his
| broad -Drimined hat and left
one OF those sudden and painful accidents which
| plunge the brightest and nappiest homes into the
midst OF ndescribable and poignant grief occurred
on the 10th inst, short distance beyond
porta SAHARA, al u place called Filomarino. Mir.
Hartman Kuhn, native, and when at
morning from fall from his horse on the above
date wGe practising fence jumping. He leaped four
times over Tie fence with ease but was ambitious TO
have 1t raised higher and AZ the first trial the un
fortunate man was thrown from his seat and the
fiery anmal fell upon nun. He fingered without
exhibiting any sign or pam until this morning when
lie expired. lie leaves widow and one cnlld-a
ne boy OF four years. The deceased was tnirtynine
years OF aye. man oi fortune ana mas spent four
seasons IN succession III Rome. HIS remains have
been emoaImeo, and viii leave here In II few days
for his home-hs last resting place--in the City OF
Brotneriy Love.
Careful returns OF the arrivals OF foreigners from
the commencement Of the season to the lst inst.
show falling or or ALMOST third OF the number
| Of American and English visitors compared with
last year. The Romans began to neece strangers
| month too soon
| InfallibiIity Divisions In the Councii-For nnd
| Against, and Where They Como From-rhe
| Propositions for Observation-Disclosures Orders
| and tho Masonic System-ssPeier's Pencc''-
| The Coaiinx Art Exhibition Ma teriai Pro.
| xress.
ROME, Feb. 4, 1870.
| rumor has been current that the petition of
| ht,bn ai,ta Ipfo xto
in number, had been presented to the Pope but l
did not credit 1t at the time, and have since
| tanned It's ,ncorrectness From what learn from
| trustworthy sources not more than $50 signatures
have been obtained to the pro.lnalllbiity postula
tun. Against 1t 162 bishops have signed their names
In the proportion Of f0rty-slx French, thirty dve
| Germans and Austrians, fourteen Hungar,ans TWEEN.
ty-nine Americans, nineteen Orientas. fifteen Ial.
ians three English and two Portuguese. Calculating
the non signatures at about 200 we divide the
Council into TWO nearly equal parts, the larger Of
| which comprises the most ardent par:isans OF the
personal Infalliblty doctrine and che smaller those
| who are as ardently opposed TO 1t and those who
are too Indifferent about II or too fearful Of offend
ing the sovereign Pont, to put their hands to any
document, either for or against the proposed dogma
know Of bishops. supposed TO belong to the enlight
ened portion OF the episcopacy, who have plainly OK
pressed their intention OF supporting the proposition
II 1t shoulusever be oicaly presented TO the consld
Grafton OF the Council mot that We consider the de
milton Of the dogma OF the Pope's personal infai.
| bity OF all opportune but tnat we cannot bear to
grieve the venerable old man who has set his heart
| upon itn
| The sche,ndtd, or propositions elaborated by the
preparatory COMMISSIONS for the consideration the
Council IN the category OF discipline, are far more
| numerous than those already discussed In the cat
egory Of faith Ihe former are f0rtyOuc and the lat
| ter eighteen. These eighteen propositions having
| been rejected by the general congregations are now
| bai remOdelleu Which
Is sort OF committee Of twenty -four Fathers elected
| by the Council for this special duty They viii soon
! be presented In new form to the general congre
Ration and II rejected second time the government
party and tho Pope nirnself must DC considered o.
| having encountered most undentable hasco. In
tue discussion OF the propositions ~ the category o
discipline the passoiis xnd interests Of tue Whole