, 1876-04-15
Nooting Of tile National Geographical
Society to Take Leave Of tho
Explorers.
Religious Mattors in I.olnc...Tlso Pope
and lilo Protestant Missionaries.
pius IK.'s Non-0ompromiaing oourze At
tributable to tbs Influence Of
the Jesuits.
Failure Of Protestant Propagandism.--
Italians Who Desert Oatholi-
cism Become Free-Thinkcrs.
Tho Fall Of ths M1nghciti Ministry. ...cousecratlon
oi tho American Episcopal Church
at Rome.

ot tho American Episcopal Church
at Rome.
sp,etai c.yr..pondtnes " Tas ch.oago Tribune.
VouE, Italy, March 2i.-Italy may voli ask
+. E. LIS last question: "Do my old friends
1anlep,ber 40 7' no outireiy hss she beon eept
to The roar since Franco, Germany, Anil oven
npaIn, vs1o brought to THO van. But Ita}y, and
esneclnlIy Home, is fraughs With interest for
every student sud philosopher, for sho is per-
baps tho only example Of nation throo times
reporn. We have had tho Italy Of the Cmsat1
md the Italy of the Popos; now Nc lnvc tho
Italy Of ths rooplo; aud tho hoart OF Italy Ii
tycr III Nomc
Those who laye ceased to take intorcst In
Italy snco her atrugg1os and revolutions were
oyer, eau hardly roalIze tho prosaio matter. Of
tect atmosphere rheh prevails At nome to-day.
At tho Vatican, the poro livcs, mo4cH, and has
hla being. According to the Josuita, llo ia pris-
ones; but, in reality. his insults, cxcommunica-
lons. and dimprecatioua against tho Klug of Italy,
md ali that belongs to tho now oraor OF thiuga,
Eo printed, puhlihhcd. aud soltl with tie moat
perfect libotty. At the Quisinal tho King
toisna aud governs, whatever thoso who know
nothing whatever OF that asrusa paysan dH
Ddnate bolisyo or try to make olner people
Garibaldi holdR Lis oourt,-a mouarch who has
lbdlcatcd, II you will, but who Is asl1l moro pow
erfu, than many who wonr tho crown. Having
fusct his sword into plow-slaro, lie ia na.ur-
.lly deslroua Of uaing tho plow-aharo as eff
:aciously IN tho cause OF Italy rs he did tho
Yword il past times. lie would like, in sltort, to
plow tho bottom OF tho bod Of tho Tibor,--ren-
Der II enpnble OF roceiving aud carrying on TO
the sea tho surplus waters TINT now tnun1ate
Tho Campagna. Then he would like To trans-
form this t1eAort into garden Of Sharon, and
bid 1t bloBaom as tho rose. And 10 for wholo
rcar he has gops quiet believing In tho fa1acioua
promisoa Of tho alipgho.tt Ministry.
Nov no must admit that tho fact OF tho Pope,
!he King, and 4arlba1di, au]ouEuing In homo.
pospibly having 1nalico in their 'arts"' but
keeping 1t art-falIy conccaod, is fact without
aprecedens.
But my intention, in rnopontns my old corsc-
tronneucc with TuE GH1CAoo ThtnuRg ia not Bo
much to tlllata on politics Us to rotate facts.
commence. therefore, with religious and sociai
spocIaltses and will record In the hrst place tic
istert doings q tho .-..
aEounApit1uAI SOCIETY IN ROME.
Last week the President OF tho Italian Geo
kraphical Hocoky summoned q meotIng OF the
members to bid good.sreed to their Secretary,
TIC Marcttse Ozazio Antinori, on tho ero Of his
pontrsl IsI AtIc,. About d hundrod persons, tn IL:
eludtng pf!uco Humbert, responded to the lnvt.
tatlop, aud listened with tho deepest attoutiot
10 the explanatory disco1lrsea OF lho President
Bignor Corront, and the Treasurer, Sfgnol
GaaBtn'1a. Tho now route traced by tho engt,
necr Msrair leads from tho aonthern !lmsts oi
AbSsslnla through hitherto unexp1ored portion
of tho Province OF uallas, With tho object OF IS,
Of yors ''tha Backbone OF tho Globe. coDtinue1
IN ono unbroken chain from Seya to tho Equa
tor. or wllethor II is broken III, into number o
dntachod heights. The travellers arc to nost
whethcr tho Valley Of tho God]eb renohes to ihe
Nilo to tne Guibs, or to the Equatorial lakea
Important Information is expected to be obiainct
br tha1ti as to whether tie Eiant peaks OF KENT
and Kil'mangiaro are connected, OF, desacheJ
linka Of great contsul chatn and whethe.
other chaiDs run parallel with this
one. Whether, within pnch intricate Iabyrntlsa
Of imprisoned valloys hnd tsblo-lhnds, the tot
renss rushing down from tho snor-1nonntnfnn
and compelled to nubtorraueau coursos may. b.
thcir oyeriiowing. ncoount for those looda o
rator that go to gvcll the gsent lakes. AM
further, w!sosher Lake ssna1ura aud LAX
Daringo actually exist and have their bcint
northeast Of I4nlso Victoria.
Thu frat halt OF tho party heade1 by Antinori
cliarint. and Martini will be It tho Capita! ct5
Of the King Of schoa. Thia sovereign would up
pear to be wel-dsposed towArda EuropoanH.~ =
at least towards Italinns,- be permits tho ex
istenc6 among his aubiects OF venerable Dinli
op, MonnlRnor Mao8aia. and, two Or thEeo yaar
ltaly I1ora tho trayolc,B expect 70 procure n
escort to aaast aud protect them in thoir Jour
ney through thu lald. ~ got untroddon b
strangers. from Bchoa to tho Ele lakos.
DnnnX the paat year, fupda have baon col
loct,ug from public aud private Hources. Zig
nor nuaataila told us III bis statement thaf
toe this uoclsl pnr Of the African expedition
10000 ftnrca had boon received. Ut th
H1tm l7,00O francs had been expenuod for ou
IT'S aud necessary disbursements 80, 600 WaB t
bo placed in Antsaori's hands, aud 1000 franc
hold iu sona bunk at Ala future disposal.
After SIgnor uuaBtalIa had exhausted til
nj - ff,f ft,a4 mi
eoao to mako his uorhonal ndoux to bis friend
i. prcaeut
T,1ls VETERAN PATRIOT AND oEoonArHEn
lain his UitA yoAt, erect Of beal!nI and kind
Of aspect, OF undauntad opetgy aud euthustaaM
md goes fozth ouca more on oua Ut these peri
ollB undertakings with Which Ala rhuo ta ASH
ciated. In voice that now and then faltere
with onn0tion, he thsnRed the meeting for til
pscaence on tho occasion. ue fcit no doubt, h
1aId III to the ultimate HueecBs Of their e4ortu
Apoko warmly Of tho advantage hc should hAs
y thu companionBhip Of nuoi nen ~ Cap
1p with the declaration that the oxpoditlt
Fould du itH duty, aud mort tho trust placed
by the 'natiou. Great APPLAUSE followed {
hntinor!'a npeech and Prince llumbort, gotr
~ 70 him, took him warmly by both handa, al
pade httn i friendly farewell and hs uxamp
xaH followed by most OF tlaoso present.
After parting banquet .. the Ao!e! Angl'
Americana, Ansinori aud Cliaftus lott Ron
enes oAaao eSp0iuk I've NAPc1. Ht U G4ppA
Tue following evening the Arabia ateamoa out
the Napteh hA1bor. hound for Aaen. Tho tn
i elera will thence procsed at aace TO Zoils, whc
thoy vii! lud Mart,ut, who preceded them by
Tow Heoks, to tnycat IN c&uefa for tho trauspc
OF their Aupediulcuta to A1kobor. lar
. etoek os bosa4 has yet to ba purchased ln AIDE
! and tho ptoasnts sent by the King Of 1taly
tho King Of 8choa will also DO forwarded thith'
The Geographical Society Mill expect t1eir Of
lleae communications from Africa eo1na I
monshs hence and puncsusl reports Of tb'
proGress, aud good or evil fo1tuues. are prol
tent.
Iha last uewn from tha expedition Ia . to
gram announcing the arrival OF tho party Of
nlorets ht 8uex, aud their immsdiate depsrtt
thonca 1os Aten.
Passing now to an entirely different subtect
Will tako up Tho 10 yet unexhauAtod toplc OF
PROTESTANT PROPAGANDA IN RoNE.
:, When tho Italian troops sutarad home throu
tha ~. T.. &t,n 70.