Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-06-08
Anniversary Gifts TO the
Pope.

Catholics in New York, Philadelphia, Bal
timore, and nearly all the large Southern
and Western cities by professions salutes
of cannon and SO forth. A letter from
Rome to the n. Y. Post speaking of the
gifts being brought by pilgrims to the
Pope in commemoration of the occasion
says:
The various rich and singular gifts that
the pilgrims bring to the pope ale all to be
exhibited in a gallery Of the Vatican,
which was one of the Loggie of Raphael.
4 The exhibition will last one month-from
the 21st of May to the 21st of June. Show
ers of gold seem to rain upon the Vatican,
and all the riches Of the world and the elo-
~ of them are represented in these gifts,
| which are humbly offered by the faithful
at the feet of Plus TX. There are 200
English pilgrims from the aristocracy
bringing twenty thousand pounds sterling.
Americans headed 10y Archlsh0ps Wood
of Philadelphia, Baiiy of Baltimore, and
of New York, bring i'll all $4,000. There
is box Of unset diamonds from South
America, a gold cup from Lyons, two keys,
| half a yard lOrg, one of silver and the 9th
| er Of gold, symbols of the P,,ntifical power,
from Cerm0nt: Il gilt oak throne, covered
with ancient sculptures, aud tiity-six tilou
sand francs from Marseilles, and three
purses full OF geld, one for poor priests,
one for the semiMarles, and one to rtpur
| chase the ecclesiastical properties IL III
| Lisle.
| One of the gifts is an album richly bound.
the leaves Of which are bank notes. A So
ciety of Workingmen sends silver statue
of Jesus as a laborer; and the eX-Cf1icerS
Of the PoMtifcal army have sent the Pope
| a sword, The Belgians send hirty affairs
for poor churches, and the Swiss pilgrims
, bring no less than fifty silver watches. The
| clericalS of Venice send ii magnificent
| chandelier wrought at The glass factory If
Salviate. This is described us an artistic
wonder. Its diameter is 2.7O metre ard
its weight metres-;i metre being little
more than yard. 1t is decorated with
wreaths aid bouquets Of glass flowers i'll
various colorS with applopi late inscrlp
tons with the Papal tiara, and with tie
lion Of st. Mark.
The 3rd of June, when the pi iDcipai tes-
twill will take place, comedies strangely
enough with the -national.-Both parties,
clericals and Liberals. are judiciously TAX
ing measures TO avoid disturbance in the
city. The fireworks, which ale display ed
from Castle st. Angelo, will be emitted
this year, and the Pope has ordered The
Jubilee t 0 De observed the day before.
The Piazza della Minerva, which Is tie
rendezvous for the pilgrims. and whore
there is good inn, of which they have t,l-
ken possession, gives the idea Of an ethnn-
graphical museum. T.ere is the picturt,-
que costume of Normandy and Britt by,
the CracDvian dress, and that Of Holland.
The French women seem to be all dressed
in black luS re aid n wear muslin caps OH
their heads A i.unber of these were
prO IN, .,rnIt,ul t,lIir hiShnn ha
day in the public qulie to kiss his hand,
Some polio lne' in heir black and grange
uniforms TODD looking %, and to give
color IL the scene at The chl eli of Santa
Maria SOPHIA Minerva WAS the carriage of
some titled clerical lady with It's crimson
d. es,ed ol.tiiders. To add to the fatigue,
Els,ly IT the French pilgrims have gene to
Naples to SEE the miracle of the lqEeGc +
tin of the blood of San Gennaro. Tiean-
niyersary of this miracle took place last
week, but in order to CRAFTY curiosity 1t
well he repeated.
Geo. Perclval, ST., the last of tie origI-
nal number of the Methodist Protestant
Church in Lynchburg, founded in 1928.
died last week. lie was one Of the cele-
brated pat Matthews Dinner Party,''
given Oh the LIST of January, 1868, to resi-
dents over seyenty-live years of age. OF
the nineteen persons who participated in
the festivities of that memorable occasion,
but three three now remain, viz: Judge
James Garland, Chesley Hardy and NJ.
O'Connell.
The Winchester "Times" thinks the lay
delegates from Charlestown to the recent
Episcopal Council at Staunton, Va, IN |
S. White, Esq., ought to have voted
"agalnSt the transfer of Berkeley ard JEFF
ferson to the new diocese Of West Viz
ginia. Had he done SO he would have
grossly misrepresented his congregation.
AS it was, he ably and fearlessly performed
the duties delegated to him--nothing
more OF less.-Chdrlestoaon, W. (Va.,) /
Spirit
In eleven days in Union Monroe co. w. |
Va, 166 professed conversion, under Rev.
Mr.. Harrison the Baptist Evangelist of |
Roanoke. CO., Va. On Sunday, sc of this |
number expressed a preference as to the |
churches they desired to connect Them
selves with, viz: M. E. Church. South, 80; :;
Baptist, 26; Pfesbyteria %; NJ. d.
Church, 4 Episcopal, l Cumberland I
Presbyterian. l Seceder, 1.
Capt. II. H. Riddleberger was, on Thurs
day week ago, elected Commemorative |
Attorney for Shenandoah county, over g, |
E. etickley, ESQ.,, by a majority of 512 in
a total vote of 1913.
A letter from Fort Worth, Texas, May.
9th says ''This portion of the State is in
a measure liable to malaria chills, much to |
be dreaded by a valley citizen of Virgin
ia
DR.. Jno. A. McClung, of Rockbridge,
has lust sold 'sTom Telegraph" horse to
parties in Missouri, for $3.50.
The Emperor of Germany wears eighty