The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-04-24
FOREIGN CATHOLIC INTELLIGENCE

i (To be continued)
I
FOREIGN CATHOLIC nTEILI0ENCE.
ROME, March 26.-The Holy Father assisted
| on Sunday at the "Cappella" in st. Peter'e
and on Monday held . secret ret c Con- fos
| was the resignation by Cardinal Millesi Ferret
ii of his title of Sta. Maria, in Ara Coli, ID
which he is succeeded by Cardinal de Pietrd
and of his nomination to the See of sabina, IN
| the place of the lamented Cardinal de Reisach,
| The usual instances for the obtaining the
Sacred Pallium for the Primatial Bees Of Ar
| magh and Toronto were then made and Car
dinal Millesi took the usual oath.
A magnificent Requiem service took place OIL
Wednesday for the soul of the Grand Duke OF
Tuscany, at the Church of ST. John of the
Florentines, and at the expense of the city OF
Florence, q great number OF the Tuscan arts
tocracy coming on purpose to assist. Ths
Grand Duke Ferdinand ", and the Grand
sovereign persons in Rome, were all Pfes1
emit, as well az majority of tho Catholic
visitors and as many q the Tuscan
Mgr. Franche, Archbishop Of Thessalonica,i
celebrated Mass, and the music, which was
4osart's was mngni6eentiy sung BY touI
were draped with black velvet and gold, and
nothing was omitted that conld add solemnity
to the royal obsequies. The Florentine people
worse they made ffSm the natural and easy
rule of the Grand Duke to the bureaucratic
and military tyranny Of Victor Emmanuel
-, Italy seems 70 Be going faster and faster toE
ton: The Deputy Nugaro, in questioning the
Ministry yesterday on the events at Turin,s
says that the Italian name is every where
scofed st, the position 0fthe nation is loweroa,
and italy has no longer any influence" Crime
is increasing, and the recent murder Of Gene
raj Escofaer, at Ravenna, is . fearful case inE
and robberies in and round the city, this oil
hcer was sent there with extraordinary powsRpS
about eighteen months since, and BY his ss-E
verify and capacity had succeeded in reducinot
the district to o more orderly state. One oh
the Inspectors of Police, q Piedmontese nan,edf
CattaneO, was, for some reason connected wfth4
the service, discharged by the general. Cat |
to expostulate with him, and to have received |
an unfavorable answer He drew q revolver, |
and shot the general dead on the spot, and !
then gave himself up to Justice. General Es-
cofher-was of a respectable Savoyard family
and appears to have been as much respected in
Kavepna as an intruder is likely to be, save by I
the Mazinnians and the thieves in league with /
them. The affair has not been investi gated. :
but will probably turn out to have some CON, q
nection with the revolutionary party which !,
The Feast of ST. Joseph passed off devontIv !
and quietly, in spite of the efforts of the "A
Italian Rocheforts to get up an e,aeufc. Several y
persons coming from Turin and Parma for that y
purpose were, however, arrested, well as a b
number OF persons connected with the railway
in consequence of information received from &
Florence s
The tendency to dualsm which has long Il
beer growing is now showing itself openly. n
The " Permanente." or old Pietlmontese marty &.
10 not conceal their desire that the Sub Alpine
xlngdom, having Turin for its capital, and
Milan and Venice for its dependencies, skend 4
eparate from the southern and central
PROVINCES, with Naples for their seat of govern
neut and Prince Humbert as sovereign, with n
he succession OF the north to Amadeus Of {,
Aosta.
The General Congregation held on Thursday.
vas rather long one, and great number ii :
fathers -------
'oPe went in state to the Minerva this morn
ng, and had magnificent reception. TIiA~
'iazza was crowded, and the cheering mora
!, nthus,astic than ever. The cries of "Vsre 10
gain. His Holiness looked extremeI,- will
nd in excellent spirits.
Yesterday he received the Eastern bsbon.
no asa distributed to them hundred and City
asses, each containing complete set of vest.
rents, ETC., offered by the Bolognese Ladies'
he Pope spoke most feclingly on the solemnjtv
- the sI moment and the necessity of union In
,aintain the venerable Oriental rites IN +bs;r
ategrity, and that, while variety of ,Issces
;ere allowed, closer unity of communion With
: ome w9nld epsue. He deprecated the idea
the Church being turned aside in her me-
ION by threats, or human respect. or nnhHc
pinion, and compared the assailants Of the
lcar OF Chrlse to the unjust judges who con-
e en- our Lord rather than have their friend
mp TO Cesar called in question He involea
re toiy spirit upon the Bishops, their clergy
nd their mission, and ended by oivno tSs
postolic Observation-Disclosures
AZ the general congregation which was ba,d
lines tuesday. the 10Th Of March, the votes Of the
athers OF the Council were taken upon the
"emGtd de Eide, which had been under die
lssion In previous congregations. The dis
lssion upon other schemata was to be opened
l the following day.-Moade.