The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-11-19
From ROME.

does not scruple to speak openly about q |
fact which is causing great anxiety here,
though the Roman papers are afraid to dis |
cuss it. Scarcity is staring us in the face.
Bread is already at what is, for Rome, a
famine price its costs IL. SID. the ~
Roman pounds-about lbs. avoirdupois.
The lower classes feel it severely, and are
beginning to cry ont. The fear Of dearth
has been for some time vaguely entertain
ed it is nc " beginning to assume %S deli !.
from no deficiency of the fruits of the
earth. The Government will have to bear
the blame !; paternal government has often
been ridiculed and abused, but events are
at hand which prove that it has been sadly
wanted Of late in Italy. The present ad-
nal. Corn was in great demand in France
and Germany during the late war. Greedy
spectators bought mp Italian grain largely
for export. Government put no check on
their operations, and the consequence has
been that Italy ia now almost bare OF the
tence. The Government of the Pope was
won't to provide against these contingen.
cies, both by restricting the expectation Of
grain and also by accommodating, in times OF
plenty, large stocks of corn. THUS, under
the Pope, famine was never known. The
administration Of Victor EmmanuA 10 too
enlightened and too progressive to adopt
any such old-world precautions. The
consequences of its laisses faire policy will,
fear, be too soon painfully apparent.
On Saturday the 14th inst, the Pope re-
ceived a deputation from Grotta Ferrata.
The spokesman was the Senator Cavaletti,
WHIT. gracefully reminded the Holy Father
of the visits he had made to Grotta Ferrata
in wears gone by, and how much happiness
the inhabitants Of that locality had expert
enced in seeing His Holiness in their midst.
In reply, the Holy Father said: sit gives
- k,f nd hot oil
/ a place can exhibit such great loyalty, and
such entire constancy in its devotedness
and affection towards myself, and can send
| 80 numerous q deputation in testimony OF
| all this. May God bless your good desires
aud grant you a new lease OF that peace
which you njoyed until lately In your ae-
tfightfal country For you too have two or
| three devils which MODEST and disturb the
/ small amount of quietness you who live
| far from the city still possess. Pray to the
great Saint Nilus to deliver you from them
/ remember to have seen at the Abbey
| picture in which Saint Nilus is represented
amounting with oil the body of a man pos
lsessed,. out of whom he was casting the
devil. If Saint Nilus were casting out
devils here day, he would have need o
much oil for his anointings. But faith
that knows no limits, can obtain all kindl
of favors from God. The present state o
things is very serious. What will be the
instrument, or who the person, God will
select for our deliverance, know not; hu
the Almighty is certain to send to our ait
the right man, who shall deliver us from
the many evils and from the enemie
that now Cypress us. l send IN!
benediction" with you on your return
home; carry it also to your relations. t.
your families, and to all the country
bless you for the present hour, and for al
eternity" When the Pope had don
speaking, young girl from Grotta Ferrat
stood forward and read a piece Of poetry
with which the Holy Father seemed great
ly pleased.-Tdblet.