Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-06-12
ENRICMINH THE VATICAN.
The Splendid Gift of the Catho-
lie Of BOJh Hemisphere to
pIuS TX.

TIC OF BOJh Hemisphere Il
pIuS TX.
Rome correspondence of the New York Even
ing Post.
The Jubilee of Plus TX. brings {
throng of dusty pilgrims with talT anc
crook and bag to Rome, the centre
of the Roman Catholic world. We
who live in the city recognize new
corners by their red guide books and
their evident look of being sight see,
ers. They come from all nations Of
the world to lay down offerings at the
feet of the Sovereign Pontiff. Al.
though many have arrived and more
are expected until the Sd of June,
which is the fiftieth anniversary OF
the Pope's conservation as a Bishop,
1t is estimated that the number will
not equal that of the Spanish pilgrims
age last autumn. which was 1000.
The various rich and singular gifts
that the pilgrimss bring to the Pope
are all to be exhibited in a gallery OF
the Vatican which was one of the
Loggie Raphael, 1he exhibition will
last one month-from the 2Ist OF
May to the 21st of June. Showers
OF gold seem to rain on the Vatican,
and all the riches of the world and
the glory Of them are presented in
these gifts, which are humbly offered
by the faithful at the feet of Plus TX.
There are 200 English pilgrims from
the aristoeracy bringing twenty thou
sand pounds sterling. Americans,
headed by Archbishops Wood OF
Philadelphia. Baily of Baltimore,
and the representative of Cardinal
McCrosky of New York, bring in all
$4,000. There is a box of unset
diamonds from South America, a
gold cup from Lyons, two keys, half
yard long, one of silver and the
other of gold, symbols of the Pontifi>
cal power; OlerniOnt, a gilt oak
throne, covered with ancient sculp-
lures, and fifty-six thousand francs
from Marseille, and three purses fall
of gold. one for poor priests, one for
seminGrics, and one to repurChase
the ecclesiastical properties from
Lisle.
One Of the gifts is at albdm richly
bound, the leaves of which are bank
notes. A society of wqrkingneil
sends silver statute of Jesus as a
labOrer, > and the officers of the
Pontifical army have sent the Pope
a sword. The Belgians send thirty
alters for poor churches, and the
Swiss pilgrims bring no less than fifty
silver watches The Cericals Of
Venice send a magnificent chande-
lier wrought at the glass factory OF
Salviate. This is described as an ar
tiStic wonder. It's diameter is 2,T0
metres and it's height 4 metres-a
metre being a little more than q
yard, 1t is decorated with wreaths
aud boquets Of glass flowers in various
colors with appropriate Inscriptions,
with the Papal tiara, and with the
lion of St. Mark.
The Sd of June, when the princi>
pal festivities will take place, coin.
cides strangely enough with the
national holiday, or the Festa Della
Statute. Both parties, Clericals and
Liberals are judiciously taking meas
ures to avoid disturbance in the city.
The fireworks, which are always diss
played from Castle st, Angelo, will
be omitted this year, and the Pope
has ordered the Jubilee to be observ,
ed the day before.
The Piazza della Minerva, which
is the rendezvous for the pilgrims,
and where there is a good inn, of
which they have taken possession,
gives the idea of an ethnograpical
museum. There is the picturesque
costume of Normandy and Brittany,
the Cracovian dress, and that of Hol>
land. The French women seem to
be all dressed in black lustre and 20
wear muslin caps on their heads. A
number of these we're crowdng
around the Bishop the other day in
the public square to kiss his hand.
Some policemen in their black and
orange uniforms stood looking on,
and to give color to the scene at the
church af Santa Maria Sopra Minerva
was the carriage of some titled cleri,
cal lady with its crimson dressed out
riders, TO add to the fatigue, many
of the French pilgrims have gone to
Naples to see the miracle of the
liquiGeation of the blood of San Cen
marc. The university of this mira>
Gle took place last week, but in order
to crafty curiosity it will be repeat.