The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-03
Con.ecration Of an Archbishop.

in every part, and thousands were una
bic to obtain even glimpse of the inside
Of the cathedral Among the distin-
guished gentlemen present who occupied
seats in the middle aisle near the sanctu-
airy, were Governor Castor and mem
bers ofthe Executive Council and both
branches of the Legislature, Mayor Cobb,
also members Of the Common Council
and heads of departments, members
of the faculties Of Harvard, Yale
and other colleges, and French,
British and other consuls at this and
other points. The ecclesiastical process
sion entered in the following order: The
rifer, with burning incense, cross bearer,
censor with professional cross between
two acolytcs with lighted candles, assist
ant master of ceremonies chief master
of ceremonies, acolytcs in red and purple
cassocks. clcrgymen in black, cassocks
and white surpIices, Bishops with their
chapluins the celebrant OF mass and dea
cons, Archbishop Williams clad in pom
tticial robes, and bearing his crosSier;
Cardinal McCloskey clad in his scarlet
robes The Papal embassy consisted of
Mga Roncetti, Special Ablegste, Pache
Ubaldi, wearing purple cassock, and
Count Marepschi. Then came large
number OF clcrgymcn. Cardinal Nc
Closkcy having seated himself on his
throne, Pontilicial High Mass
was then commenced. The entire
repertoire Of music was of classical order
,..ftI g,11nrt uffart a
the conclusion Of the first gospel, Rt
Rev. Bishop esbriand delivered an elo-
qucnt sermon, taking for his text the
second verse OF the eighty-thlrd Psalm.
The Canou OF Mass followed the ser
mon, and at the close of the communion
service the Pallium was laid on the
altar. The Cardinal in the meantime
laid aside his Cappa Magma and put on
patriarchal cloak, putting aside his
bcretta and substituting mitre. At the
conclusion of mass, Rev. \. ScherwOod
ucaley, pastor of the Church of st. james,
read, IN Latin and English, the creden-
tials OF the Alb Legate and the briefs
from Rome authorizing the creation of
the new See. MonSeignor Roncetti then
read the brief in Latin to the Archbishop
elect, who replied in the same language,
accepting the great responsibility and
Offering his intention to discharge the
duties to the best of his ability. The Car
dinal then proceeded to the altar, and
seating himself, read the formula OF con-
secration.
The Archbishop kneeling at his feet,
the cHstomaLy oath was next administer
to him by the Cardinal, after which he
placed the pallium on the Archbishop's
shoulders. The Archbishop next as
sumcd his mntrc, and intoned a portion
of the psalms prescribed for the occasion,
which were taken up by the choir and
sung in alternate verses. The ceremo-
nies were ended with the benediction by
the Archbishop. a Tie Deum was sung
and the vast congregation slowly left the
Cathedral.
Clerical DiDings.
The Cardinal with the members of the
Embassy and n number of Bishops
ard Priests dined with the
new Archbishop at his res
idcuc. At one o'clock tomorrow Il
banquet will be given in the basement of
the Cathedral, by the resident clergy of
this city, to the Archbishop and Papal
ambassadors. At the banquet addresses
will be presented to the Cardinal, to
MonsiGuor ROcetti, tn Archbship Will
liams and to Bishjp Healey. a gold
eros, will also be presented to Archbishop
Williams. In the evening the di,tin-
guished pcrsonageS will be the guests of
the Catholic Union OF Boston. a rcccp-
ton will be given in the hall of Boston
College. The members Of the Union will
attend in full dress; also the clergy and
invited guest, to the number Of 500 The
Foster cadets of Boston College will
be in attendance. There will be chorus
of 10 voices with orchestra. The
exercises will begin with the chorus of
welcome then will follow addresses to the
Cardinal by IL. L. Richards, Priest Of
the paIlium, hymn by the chorus res
ponsc by the Cardinal, singing of the
Star Spanged Banner, by the chorus,
address To- Mgr to Roncetti in French, by
w. &. Prllclti,o Secretary of the union,
llallclujah chorus, by the choir, response
by Mgr Roncett. The exercises will
then close with the singing of tc tenn,
after which the reception party will be
entertained by the Rev. President of the
College. The Cardinals party will leave
the city on Tuesday morning.
Acquitted.
LEBANON, Pa, May 1.-The Jury in
the case Of Daniel Doherty. charged with
the murder OF George Maicr, chief bur-
CESS of Mahoning city, in October last,
brought in verdict of not guilty.
Fire ut Montpelier, Vermont.
MONTPELIER, VT, May l.-At u
o'clock last night fire broke out in
Bruccs block, on Main street, which de-
stroycd about go stores and dwellings.
Both sides Of the street for nearly one
fourth ola mile is burned. Fire COM
pancs from the ncighboring cities con-
tributed to the suppression Of the flames.
L'tor Returns of the Fire.
MONTPELIER May 2.-The total loss
by the destructive fire Saturday morning
i, $4,000; about fifty eight thousand
dollars Is the insurance. This and late
previous fires destroyed about one-half
OF the business portion of the town, but
a new hotel on the site of the Pavilion
aid blocks of stores are already IN rapid
progress, and many of Saturdays suffer
crs are making arrangements to rebuild
during the coming summer.
Legal Tenders to be Withdrawn.
WAsHINGT9N, May 1.-The Secretary
of the Treasury has requested Treasurer
Spinner to cause legal tenders to the
amount of Sl,l75,14O to be withdrawn
from available currency. and redeem and
destroy the same, this being eighty per
cent OF the additional circulation issued
to the banks during April.
Pittsburgh Lunatic at Large.
MEMPHIS MAY 1.-The Appsats Holly
Springs special o. tonight says a passen-
ger OH the Northern bound train, sup.
posed 10 b. Bill {. Dorcan from Pitts
burgh, was found to be totally insane
and the conductor placed him in charge
Of a man there, who allowed him to es-
cape and he is now al large in the woods
He was well dressed and had . large sum