The daily gazette., 1878-02-21
SECOND EDITION
THE PAPAL SUCCESSION.

THE PAPAL SUCCESSION.
Election of Cardinal Peeci--
1ir He Assumes the Title of
Leo XIII-AmnOumce-x 10 Il
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7 ROME, Feb. 2e.-Cardinal Giovacchini
Pecci, the pontifical camerlengo, (cham-
berlain,) was elected Pope to-day, and
has taken the name of Leo XIII.
The smoke OF burning ballots having
been seen at 1880 p. m. to day, the
crowd before the Vatican, thinking the
ballot was again without result, had al
most dispersed, when, at LIS p, m.
Cardinal Caterini appeared In the grand
gallery Of the Vatican Basilica land an
nounced, in the customary formula, Car :
dinaf Pccei's succession to the papacy.
The few bystanJers cheered most enthu-
siastically, and a large crowd soon as
sembled, densely thronging the ope
space before the Vatican and the ap-
proaches thereto. At 4.30 the newly
elected Pope, surrounded by all the car>
dinals, appeared in the inner gallery of
the Basilica. The crowd vociferously
shouted, "Long live the Pope!'
The holy father at length made a sig
, nal for silence, then intoned the bene-
dieite and pronounced a benediction.
After this the cheering was renewed, and
continued until the Pope withdrew.
| The circumstances of the election are
as follows: At this mornings ballot
Cardinal Pecci received SO votes, which
was 8 short Of the requisite two-thirds
majority. When the vote was finished
aad the papers were burned Cardinal
Franchi and those holding the same
views with him advanced and knelt be-
fore Cardinal Peeci. This example be-
ing followek by others. Cardinal Pecci's
election was accomplished by the meth
cd known as "by alteration" gcu ''at
Count Segur Immediately informed
the Pope that he proposed to present him
with one million francs as the first do
nation Of Peters pence from the rench
episcopate. s& " .-,s
AS soon as the result Of the election
became known the bells of all the
churches In Rome were rung, and the
diplomats went to the Vatican to con-
graduate the new Pope.
The cardinals will remain in the
Vatican until tomorrow. Perfect or
der prevails everywhere.
The ultramontanes are furious at the
result Of the election.
BIOGRAPHICAL FEATURES.
A letter to the London Times, date
Rome, September 25, contains the fol.
lowing:
"Giovacchini Pecci was born on the
End of March 1910. al Carpineto. neaI
Ansgui, of an old patrician family.
He was in favor with Pope Gregory
XVI, in whose household he was fol-
some time as a prelate and private
riferendary, aud who employed him as
his delegate first at Benevento, then at
Spoleto and Perugia, where he did
good work in ridding some.of those dis
triets of the prevailing scourge of
brigandage. Pecci was subsequently
sent as Auncio to Brussels, created
Arch bishop of Perugis, and was one of
the candidates for whom the old Pope
reserved the honor of the purple when
he died in 1916. Pecci renamed, how
ever, a cardinal in petto in spite of the
good officers of the King of the Bel
glans, who solicited the new Pope,
Plus TX, to fulfill the benevolent inten-
tions of his predecessor.
"Seven years elapsed before Plus TX
came to the resolution to do justice to
the candidate TO Gregory's choice, and
: this delay was owing to the ill-will ol
Cardinal Antonelli, who dreaded the
: influence of an able man over the
J Pope's mind. At last, on the 10 OF
OF December, 1858, Pecci received the
hat, but for many years he was left In
the cold at his see of Perugia, the Car
dinal Secretary of State standing in the
way of any preferment which might
bring decided rival too near the Vati-
can. Ia 1874, we are told, upon the
death of Cardinal Barnabo, prefect oi
the Propaganda, an English prelate
suggested Pecci to the Pope as man
completed to fill the vacant place
'Pecci,' pleaded the Englishman, SIS SC
learned man and so good bishop.
Just so,' broke in the Pope, IAN excel
lent bishop, and We will leave him
to take care of his diocese
|, The Papal Isolat,on Ended-The Nsu
Pope acceptable to France and Germany
LONDON Feb, 2l.-The Roman cor
respondent Oh bne lWteS uraWS atten'
tion to the fact thai Cardinal Pecci
when he was camerlingo, ordered tn.
Pontiical Carriages TO be prepared for
the new Pope to drive out on solemn
progress. The correspondent adds
I that the myth of the Pope's captivity
is thus exploded.
The Standards correspondent al
Berlin says Prince Bismarck considers
t Cardinal Pecci's elections to the Pa.
/. pacy the most suitable one possible at
. the present time.
Z The Times Paris despatch says
! "The election of Cardinal Pecci as
: Pope has made favorable impression
here"
: archbishop Wood Pleased.
: PHILADELPHIA, Feb 20.-His Grace
: Arch bishop Wood, of this diocese, il
+ much pleased at the result of the Con
I clave. He does not personlly know
the new Pontiff, never having mel
. Cardinal Pecci in Rome, unless it may
have been mere casual meeting in q
crowd, but he is acquainted with hin