Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-01-31
A Nephew Of President Monroe in a
Catholic Pulpit.

Rev. Father Monroe delivered a sermon
few days ago in Catholic church, in New
York city, in favor Of the temporal power Of
the Pope. The New York Sun says:
Father Monroe is a nephew of the late
President James Monroe, and is Il scion of one
Of the famous first families Of Virginia Reared
IN the lap of luxury. lie graduated at the Naval
Academy, at Annapolis, aud passed through
all the grades of ,:tHce Of the United States
navy until lac reached that Of full captaia.-
This was his rank when, about 1850, he be-
came 4 convert 10 the Roman Catholic faith.
He Immediately threw mp his commission, and,
being unmarried, entered the order Of the
Jesuits aS a candidate for priestly dignities-
In 1860 he was ordained priest in the chapel
attached at st. Mary's College, in Montreal.
and has since devoted his life to the duties of
his new station and To- the education of fyuuth
lie Is universally beloved by his pupils. and
bears the reputation of being one of the best
professors of mathematics IN the United States.
Ia person he is tail aud thin. bat muscular,
with an intellectual aud benevolent counte.
nance, and preachG' a straight forward. sensi-
bic sermon, without uuuccessary ornament or
vcrbOsity
On Sunday las; he spoke Of the loss Of the
temporal power ut the Pope in most denuncia.
tory terms. lie argued that temporal king
dom was as necessary to the head of the
church as spiritual one that lie needed some
spot Of his own GU earth where he might re,
ceive his letters and transact the business re-
lating 10 the spiritual welfare Of his flock free
from the possible interference of worldly SOW
ereIgns or masters. lie said that the Pope
had been removed from Rome forty five times
already, and that the same power which had
restored him so often could do it again. Faith
er Monroe pruphesied, therefore. that the time
is not far distant when Pope Plus will again
WELD temporal power, and he said tha, it
was a matter Of history that every sovereign
who had interfered with his holiness had even.
tually lost his own crown. lie instauced Louis
Napoleon, Queen Isabella. and the numerous
petty German princes who have been absorbed
by Prussia's greed of power"
Tue WINTER IN RoME.-The winter in
italy Is very severe, no such rigorous season
having been experienced for fifty wears In
the beginning OF last December a heavy snow
fell, coverInGthe country in all directions, and
causing great dIstres among the poor in CON-
sequence Of the lack "f clothing and shelter.
The accounts from Rome to ecember 2Sth
state that still greater distress has been pro-
duced by the thaw aud the incessant torrents
of rain that had been falling for several days.
The TIber had Overiuwed its banks and had
caused fearful inundation, covering the
Campagna, aud in the city of Rome flooding
the principal streets. Boats are rowed in the
streets. conveying assistance and provisions to
the inhabitants blocked up in their houses
Large quantities Of wine aud oil stored in the
cellars have been destroyed, and in the coun-
try farm houses. oxen. sheep and other do
nestle animals have been swept away In the
Campagna the herd d>men ana shepherds have
been obliged 10 take refuge IN the trees, and
the inhabitants If the farms on low grounds
have been taken off in boats and conveyed TO
Rome as the only place OF shelter.
KILLED MS owN CmILD IN A DREAM.-
We have heard OF one of the strangest and
saidest cases Of dreaming that ever occurred,
which it i said took place in Meigs township,
Muskingum county, week or Two since, in
which by the name of Dut,on killed
his own clild, an infant daughter. From the
statement made it appears that Mr.. DutrOn
bad been out coon hunting the night on which
this melancholy occurrence took place, and
coming home late at night, tired and weary
retired 10 rest. and fell into a restless, uneasy
slumber, and dreamed that he had caught a
coon and killed it by striking il against a tree
HIS wife was awakened by his killing, as
he supposed, the coOn and on observing his
strange actions, and behoIdiDg the child in
his hands, raised frightfuI scream, which
awakened him from his sleep and revealed to
them the fact that he had killed his own child
by beating it to death against the bed post,
killing it almost Instantly. This sad case is
without a parallel, and is the most horrible in
Its result Of any dream We ever heard related.
tGueTH'cy OhiO) Times.
TIE opinion is expressed By persons con.
nected with the present administration in Eng
land that the mission oEMr. Schenck may re-
suit favOrably to the settlement of affairs with
the y. s. Mr.. Otway, the Under Secretary