The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-05-11
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HrW ORLEANS. SUNDAY, MAY II. 1873
LETTER FROM ROME.
AUDIENCES AND THE HEALTH OF HIS HoL'-
NESS.


The fact is, that the early part OF Lat week
was "a no. az an English July. His Holi-
ness takes his morning walk about noon
tide, auds on the broad terrace, with it's
border of fragrant oranges now just coming
into flower, the sun has considerable pow
hour, with uow and then . pause for kind
or witty word; returning to the palace, he
necessarily passes through halle and galie-
ries chiefly constructed Of marble, and
where though the temperature 10 never
very low, on the contrary temperate and
equable, yet it 10 different from an Italian
attack ofIGnsbsgo, which iadeed pro6nced
NO other effect than inconvenienee and ma.
tasse in sitting down and rising, has been
suAReisns 70 'makc the so.cafled Liberal pa.
pers spread the most absurd reports, and
for the stock, jobbing and speculatipg
world to propagate them: On Saturday,
his Imperial Highness tue Grand Duke
Vladimir of Russia wens to visit Hts Holt
ness, who, unwilling that the Imperial
visitor should. be disappoiDted, received
him in his bedroom, rather than that he
should go away possibly under erroneeus
Impressions. His Imperial Highuess then,
where every inch Of wall and ceiling is
covered by some masterpiece of art, was
shown into room without shred Of car
pet, furnished with plain iron bedstead
without curtains and with only one mat
tress, two chairs, o plain table, small
bureau and a large crucidx; room of
perfect proportions, because there 10 none
even to poverty. Such IL the sleeping room
Of Pope Plus TX. Notwithstanding tho
statements of the contrary In the papers,
and even the rumors OF tho Pope's health
act afioat in tho Capitate, His Holiness has
every day receiveas&he Cardinals, aud all
he hnct ,rsn
the solemnities Of this week nobody that
know of in Catholic Rome receives general
company. The editor Of the Osserratore Ro.
sSano states that he saw the Pope on Mon
day, looking just as usual, and know that
he was saying Mass at his usual early hour
BILE men and ecelesiastics of the court are
unanimous in their assertion, that his gen.
eral health has remained excellent, and
that he piayfuiiy grumbied at his physician
for keeping him quiet for day or two, and
doprivipg him of his 'trottatd," until the
heavy rain and thunder of the last two
days made that diversion practically i'm
possible.
FATHER BALLERlNI's ARREST. ..
Father Ballerini, the author of the novel
1aiio tie HaatsnGn of tho Alps, who was
imprisoned at Florence on the appearance
OF new editaaR Of that work, was taken
to Milan, whSllDft had been reprinted, and
after twenty. four hours set at liberty. He
desires to inform his friends land they are
numerous) that he was treated by the au-
ehorities ut Milan with the utmost courtesy.
He has since returned to Florence.
CEREMONIES OF HOLY WEEK.
The old splepdors Of Holy Week that were
the glory and wonder of the city in by
gone times exist no longer. Still the 1ene.
br0 have been sung, though without any of
the accustomed pomp, in s. Peters, s.
John Lateran's, and the Gesu, as we'll as
some forty or fifty more churches, in the
presence of largo and devout cong.ega-
tions. The fervour of tho Romans is in no
respect dirninished, but rather Increased.
by their aft1ictions and those of the whole
Church the Sacramento are sedulously fire.
quented, and the congregations are large
at the sermons and other offices.
ARCHAEOLOGY.
There have been some excavations going
on lately for the purpose of making some
deviation in the course of the Acaua Fe-
lice, near the Baths of Diocletian. Having
10 cut rather deep the workmen came upon
pavement Of very rich marbles in yellow,
red, and serpentine. The true gallo antico
Of pure unbIoken yellow is now worth
twenty-five francs o foot, so rare has it be-
come There have been found also many
broken pieces Of marble, evidently forming
Roxsaons OF statues, with which it is known
WSAO pAOlNocly OEu0L6OGe0s a
piece Of o leaden pipe with an inscription
has also been found. On the Esquiline an
entire column Of rare marble has been
Eoand. IL is of black and white, SO minrl-
ed as to be commonly called "marmo
ecritto," 90 much does 1t resemble writing.
A large mosaicpavement, twenty six yarda
square, has also been found. 1t consists of
Wreaths Of Aowers and banda intermingled
with birds, all in varied colors, on a white
ground. There has also been found near
the same place an amphora on which is
written the date when the wine was made |
which it once contained. its date is II
B. c.
MISCELLANEOUS,
There will be general flight after Eas.
ter, after which, when the Italian Parlin-
ment re-opens, the discussion of the Biil
On the Religious Orders will come on. The
Prince and Princess Of Piedmont have
been to Sorrento and Naples, but nothing
10 said OF their visit. In fact, everything
m Rome at the present moment has all the
luiet of suspense. There seems a general
ceiling of something to happen and no
'ne.can tell what. Only one thing seems
and that is the general dis
ontent of the lower classes from the in.
reaSlDG deRrness of lodpjDC md rr.r;