The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-06
ENRICHING THE VATICAN.
The Splendid Gifts OF the Catholics Of Bot
Hemispheres to Plus TX.


The jubilee OF Plus TX brings a
throng of dusty pilgrims with staff and
crook and bag TO Rome, the center OF the
Roman Catholic world. We who live
IN the old city recognize newcomers by
their red guide-books and their evident
look Of being sight-seers. They come
from all nations Of the world to lay
down offerings at the feet of the Soyer.
eign PontifT. Although many have ar
rived and more are expected until the
3D. of June, which is the fftieth ami.
versary OF Lhe Pope's conservation as a
Bisnop, it is estimated that the number
will not equal that OF the Spanish pill.
grimage last autumn, Which was seven
thousand.
The various rich and singular gifts
that the p pilgrims bring to the Pope are
all to be exhibited in a gallery of the
Vatican, which was one OF the LoggIe
uf Raphael. The exhibition will last
one month-from the 2lst Of May to the
21st of June. Showers of gold seem to
rain upon the Vatican, and all the
riches OF The world and the glory OF them
are represented in these gifts, which are
humbly offered by the faithful at the
leet ot Plus TX. There are two hun.
dred English pilgrims from the
aris locracy bringing twenty thousand
pounds sterling. Americans, headed
by Archbishops Wood, Of Philadelphia,
Baily of Baltimore, and the representa-
tive of Cardinal McCloskey, of New
York, bring in al $4,000. there is a
box Of unset diamonds from South
America, gold cup from Lyons, two
keys half a yard long, one OF silver and
the other of gold, symbols of the Pontiti-
cal power, from ClermOnt, q gilt oak
throne, covered with ancient sculptures,
and 56, 900 francs from MarseilIes, and
three purses lull Of gold, one for poor
priests, one for the seminaries, and one
TO repurchase the ecclesias Lical proper
ties from Lisle.
One OF the gifts is an album richly
bound, the leaves Of which are bank
notes. A society OF workingmen sends
silver statue of Jesus as laborer;
and the ex-Jficers OF the Pontitical army
have sent the Pope sword. The Bel
gians send thirty altars tor poor church
es, and the Swiss pilgrims bring no less
than fifty silver Watcnes. The clericals
OF Venice send magnificent chandelier
wrought at the glass factory of Salviate.
This ID described as an artistic wonder.
Its diameter is two and seventy one
nundredths meters and its height four
meters-a meter being u little more than
yard. 1t is decorated with wreaths
and bouquets of glass flowers in various
cOlors, with appropriate inscriptions,
with the Papal tiara, and with the lion
OF st. Mark.
The 81 of June, when the principal
festiviLles will take place, coincldes
strangely enough with the national holi-
day, or the Festa Della Statute. Both
parties, clericals and Liberals, are judi
clOusly taking measures to avoid dis
lulb blnce in the city. The fireworks,
which are always displayed from Castle
st. Angelo, will be omitted this year,
and The Pope has ordered the jubilee to
be o bserved the day before.
Tue Piazza della Minerva, which is
the rendezvous tor the pilgrims, ana
where there is good inn, Of which they
have taken possession, gives the idea OF
an ethnographlcal museum. There is
the picturesque costume OF Normandy
and Brittany, the Cracovian dress anu
that OF Holland. The French women
seem 10 be all dressed In black luster,
and TO wear muslin caps on their heads.
A number of these were crowding around
their bishop the other day in the public
square to kiss his hand. Some police
men in their black and orange uniforms
stood looking on, and to give color to
the scene at the church of Santa Maria
Sopra Minerva was the carriage ofsome
tilted clerical lady with its crimson
dressed outriders. To add to the IA
tigue, many Of the French pilgrims have
gone to Naples to see the mil acle OF the
llquetication of the blood OF San Gen.
naro. The anniversary OF this miracle
took place last week, but In order to
crafty curiosity 1T will be repeated
n. Y. Evening Post-Rome, May ID.