The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-18
Vindication Of the Civil Law
Against the Clergy.
CASE OF THE ISRAELIrE BOY COHEN.
Peasant Riot and Woundin
Of Priests.
CITY LIFE UNDER ITALIAN RULE.
TELEGRAM TO the NEW Yoak HERALD.


dated In Rome on the 18th instant, has Just come
to hand here. The writer gives In detail some Gu
rous episodes which have been presented and oc-
cur daily In the present entire and complete trans
formation Of the city. You can see broad street
In the Le0nlne City leading to the Castle OF st. An
gel0 or to st. Peter's still displaying consecrated
medals, Madonnas, 'bessed" chaplets. rosaries por
traits of the Pope. and so forth. while the
shop windows OF the Corso are flied only with por-
traits Of his Majesty King Victor Emanuel and OF
General Garibaldi.
The soldiers of the Swiss Guard still lounge around
the half closed gates of the Vatican. The inux ana
egress Of priests ana other ordained visitors to the
Vatican Is increasing.
The Trastevere quarter. adjoining the Leonine
City, has become more turbulent aud the conduct OF
the population still worse. This place has been the
scene OF very terrible and sad disaster On Satur-
day number OF peasants from Zaargasolo village,
who were most probably intoxicated for o long
time before, or VINO had "drunk themselves
mad" ran o perfect "muck'' against all the
priests whom they met, shouting vengeance on the
clergy" and brandishing their daggers. They thus
stabbed three priests, one Of them in very dam
gerOus manner. The men were secured after some
difficulty by the police. and viii be punished with
the utmost rgor OF the law.
THE IsRAELITE BOY COHEN.
During the past week an Israelite family named
Cohen invoked the intervention OF the civil author
ties OF public safety with the object OF obtaining the
restitution Of their son. Guisseppi who has been de-
tanned by the priests since the year 1864, and con-
fined IN the first house OF Neophytes who are after
wards sent TO the monastery OF Santa Maria. me
rector OF this monastery endeavOred to elude the
demands OF parents and officers by stating that "the
Lad had escaped" Yesterday, says the HERALD
writer, GuIsseppi Cohen was discovered dressed in
ytl anita lafh and
ling.
The lad was consigned TO the care OF his family at
once, and the superior OF the convent and the
owner OF the dwelling arrested and committed to
prison for future trial.
City Scenes and Life Under the Italian Rule
The Meeting in the Coliseum.
The London Times Of the 5th Of october publishes
special letter from Rome. dated the 2sd OF Sep
tember In which the writer reports the condition OF
the city as then existing under the rule of the Ita
iaus. He says
There are periods Of truce In all important his.
torical conflicts between nations factions. during
which enemies temporarily become friends, and the
same hands which an hour before dealt mortal blows
at each other close In cordial grasp, war cries are
exchanged for fraterna sautatons, ana the din OF
ing. The days OF the Goth and 2lst OF September
were as period OF respite armlst,ce in tie
easy to foresee that would not be OF long duration
and that sooner or later, the same difficulties would
and tendencies, though hushed for the moment,
would reappear, and with them the evils
although sui species Of after a'''i noly
day-or what the Germans call ssBlue Monday.
warfare had already begun between the different
Italian factions; and am sorry say the govern
ment party again showed that lack OF energy and
decision which has proved It's weak side ever since
Baron Rfcaso!l retired from the Cabinet, In 1862.
There Is, perhaps no nation In the world easy
govern as the Italians; more especially the Romans.
position may. therefore, appear more formidable
than 1t really is to new conner; after very few
self OF the harmlessness OF their demonstrations.
and TO perceive that the revolutionary party is pos
sessed Of quite as little energy as the moderaes and
that no faction has strength OF purpose sufficient to
render 1t seriously obnoxious.
The government showed absence OF all
foresight in the nomination OF municipal body; for
to this day even Rome Is without any competent
civil authority. Here, again, instead OF making out
a list OF patriotic Romans Of the moderate party
capable Of inspiring confidence by their social posi-
ton, and Immediately procaiming them as the pro.
visonal gta they left all this business to be done
by the Romans on the spur OF the moment. No
wonder, then, that the first list placarded on the
walls as the actual authority was almost
many were strangers TO the city, and the
few names OF moderates which figured In
1t placed there without the previous consent or the
parties concerned. or course 1t was not recognized
by General Cadorna; but then he published no
other to Iepace, T., the therefore
to the same primitive mode OF announcing. e., by
placards on the walls-and published an opposition
just as little cnance OF succeeding In laying mold
OF the municipal power. Meanwhile the radicals
announced monster meeting in the Coliseum for
yesterday afternoon FOR the purpose Of electing a
0itt7atd.
General Cadorna was completely at mis- wits end
and at loss what course to pursue. At first he
was for forbidding the meeting, which would have
have been most gorgeous blunder. At length he
arrived at the conclusion that 1t would be wiser to
let things take their course and limit his own
action to simple surveillance SO the meeting came
on Yesterday, aud nothing could be more character
At three P. M. drove to the Coliseum which
never looked more imposing with Its gigantic pro-
portions and its lofty arches standing out with south
ern dlstinctness against the dark blue sky; and
resting on its summit ike snow on the mountain
tops Crowds OF people distributed on what were
once the degrees o. this majestic amphtheatre and
space LII which they found themselves, just
served to make the spectator realize the colossal
solitude Of Its ruins When arrived in the arena
there were as yet but small number assembled;
to the working classes, very few ladies' several ON.
GERS and soldiers unarmed, and, on the whole, far
more spectators from curiosity tnan real actors In
the drama. At quarter past three the Wild excit-
ing music Of the Bersaglieri became audible there
was general rush to the doors, and two battalions
eminence close to the Coliseum.
At half-past three the sovereign pe0pe-which by
Sna Virtue Of ali
It's entrance, with lots OF nags ana preceded by the
band belonging to the Roman nremen. The chair
man and his associates In the committee lmmedia-
tely proceeded to occupy the pulpit which usually
the scene OF Capuchin eoqnence,, and, having
seemed to me to be jam potts. the destination OF
which ! was never able to discover. the meeting
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