Wilmington daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1872-1874, 1872-06-21
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,
Very warm to-day
No police cases this morning

Excursions are now the order of the day.
Don't fail to attend VIM. Bright's' sale of
building lots, this afternoon.
DIseATIsfIED.--lt is said the colored relg ous
societies are much dissatisfied that they We're not
invited to take part in the Jubilee OF the Sabbath
Schools OF this city.
GONE HoME-Large numbers of the scholars
OF the Wesleyan Female College. took their de-
parture for their various homes this morning on
the Baltimore and Delaware trains, and the depot
was scene of mixed hugsinr. kissing aud crying
rs the fair ones badu adcu to their friends and
each other
ASSAULT AND BATTERY Amelia J. hasten
was tried before Esquire PAIL, Yesterday,
charged with committing an assault and battery
on Lucy Statian. She was held to bail in the
sum OF 500 to keep the peace.
REAL ESTATE. the sale of
building lots advertised by Mr.. James Brad
ford, to take place Tomorrow afternoon
There Will be fine opportunities for those
who desire to buy on speculation AS well as to
secure lots for future homes,
HEAVY SHIPMENTS The shipments Of iron
over the Wilmington Il Reading Railroad have
been unusually heavy the ra-t two weeks. The
iron arrived here by barges, frola Troy N. ",
and is consigned principally to Coalesville and
Laurel. The last shipment WAS -, tons of
blooms to Steele n Worth, at CoaiesvilIc'
EXCURSION no READING "A merican Star
Lodge No. l, Ancient Order of Good Fellows,
contemplate giving an excursion To Reading
ON or about, the LIST OF August. a committee
OF arrangements were appointed at their
meeting last Tuesday evening, and from
what We can learn, this will be one of the
grandest affairs Of the season Due notice
will he given in these columns as TO time
price of tickets &c.
EXCURSION TO CAPE MAY.-Tbe pxcur-
sion OF the Washington 5 f + Company, to
Cape May, yesterday passed of very pleas
antly. On the passage down, the tide not
being favorable-Cape May wa, not reached
until half past twelve a slight accident to
the machinery, also caused delay Of about
twenty minutes; but nothing of serious char
acter happened to mar the pleasures of the
day. The excursion reached This city shortly
after 10 O'Clock last night everybody being
we'll pleased with the trip.
REM ARK ABLE.-For the first time in many
weeks, no police cases were reported Al head
quarters, this morning, no arrests having been
made during the past iwcntv-iour hours The
only inmate of The CELL then w,- = vonrh
awaiting commitment To New Castle, for larceny
During the past few days police business Ia, been
very bTlsk and the number OF arrests far drunk
enness unusually large The reason for this
sudden moral revnlsion we are enable To sur-
mise, but sincerely hope it will be of long con-
tinuance.
GAvAzz1-The Lecture by the Italian zeIot in
the Masonic Temple Opera House, last evening
was not so largely attended as was anticipated.
The audience was mostly Of that stable religious
character which influence ami direct our profess
tant churches. Hon. ID. NJ Bates presided. Rev.
La Fayette Marks made a bret address explana.
tory of the meeting. The President then nitro
duced the Italian Delegation. Mr.. John \ 1homp-
son. an American resident Of Italy. then arose ana
made few remarks and introduced the Italian
Orator. Gavazz spoke Tor about hour aud
half HIS broken English was but lnpericciiy
understood IN many parts Of the house. But IL.
managed TO convince the audience that he l,t, a
great deal OF love for nited Italy and very little
Tor the Pope. He claimed that he was nov even
more free III Rome than he was in some ,,ar,s oil
tins country. As som, , thu II, w.p pcrs hc,,-
tated about pubi~hln L.a tI.als lie does not
clam To be protestant, but rather desires Ia de,
stroy the Catholic Church, which hs declared vas
wholly corrupt. He CHARMED II p.n. AS the Cap,tal
oil nation 81 2G,oUU,uuo oi ltAlIals and sad II
could never he wrested from them until III. last
body OF ms couhtrymen was la,i IN ,hp DITCH
As many OF our readers nav he curious TO know
the history OF tins celebrated character, we give
short sketch OF HIM from Chambers Eucyclu-
pedia
Gavazz, Alessandro, a popular Italian
preacher ana reformer, distinguished by his
patriotic zeal in promoting the civil and re-
ligiOus progress of his cosntry, was born at
Bologna IN 1909. At the early age OF III, h.,
became monk OF the Barnabtc orlr, and
subsequently was appointed professor of
rhetoric at Naples, where he speedy acquired
great reputation AS an orator. BY his uncom-
promising advocacy of church and state rrfor.
nation, lie earned at once the enthusiastic adj
miration of the progressive party among his
countryUen, and the bitter enmity Of the
prestly and ruling powers.
On the accession Of Plus *, to the papal
chair, q. was one Of the foremost supporters
of .he liberal policy that inaugu,ated that
pontiff's reign; and having repaired:to Rome,
he devoted himself to the diffusion Of political
enlightenment and patriotic aspirations
among the masses Of the Roman population.
The pope sanctioned his political labours, and
appointed him almoner OF a body OF III, 900
Roman troops, who volunteered for the cam
pain of Lombardy in lsis, and Quilted Rome.
to proceed to Vienna. To q IS tervid and
patriotic oratory may be attributed, in no
slight degree, the universal spirit of selt-sac-
ritice evoked throuhout Italy during this period
OF her history lie was called the Pi,t,o
Ere'sstG, or Peter the Hermit Of the national
crusade The Roman legion having been IT,
called by the pope, Il. continued in Florence,
Genoa, and Bologna, to agitate in favour of
the national movement. On the establish.
ment of the republic at Rome, ne was ap-
pointed almOner-in chief to the national army
cnder ms snperintrndency, efficient military
hospitals were organized and attended by a
band OF Roman ladies, who volunteered tlrjr
services and cooperation in the care of the
wounded. Rome having fallen, q. escaped
to England. who're he delivered numerous
addresses and lectures. illustrative of the
politlcal and religious aims of his country.
Recent events have enabled him to return
again to Italy, and he is once more the fore
most Of his fellow.country in the advocacy of
the civil and religious progress of his native
iahu lie has for some time completely
broken with the papacy, not only in its tenn
PoraI out III us religious aspect; yet he is not
ana does not wish to be considered as exactly