The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-03-06

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cord OF hemp or silk, according IA
its Importance. The die of this seal
is kept at the Chancery, with an ex
press penalty Of excommunication
for the unauthorized person who
enters the room OF its keeper. The
briefs TO which the Pope afflxes thG
impression of the Fisherman Ring
are documents affecting matters OF
comparatively passing Importance.
They were written in modern letters
upon soft white parchment, bear the
PePe's name at the beginning. ..Leo
Papa XIII, are signed by the Car
dial Secretary OF Priests, and bear
date from the Nativity. The ring
having baen bestowed on him.
Gioacchino Pecci was indeed Leo
XIII.
As soeD as the Pope had taken it
the Deacons, Cardinals Caterini,
Mertel, Consolini, BorromeO, Randi,
Paeca. Nina, de Falleux du Coudray,
Starretti aud Pellegrini, crying
: Papam Habemas'' owe have a
Pope hurried to the breach in the
wall OF the balcony window, pressing
through which Cardinal Caterini
raised the great gold cross as he
spoke, aud thus addressed the throng
outside: Il announce to you with
the greatest joy that we have for
Pope the most emineRt and reverend
seigneur GiOacchino Pecci, who takes
the name of Leo KILL" The new
Pope then made his appearance as
has already been described.
Immediately after The LrOclama-
tion to the people the Pauline Chap.
Ell was thrown open, the provisional
walls surrounding The hall of the
Conclave were torn down amid re-
joicings, and the Marshal, the con-
clavists, the Majord0mo and other
officials of the Conclave and the Pa.
pal household hastaned to pay their
homage, followed by the clergy aud
nobility. His Holiness then paid
ceremonious visit to Cardinal AmaL
dt san Filippo and notified the Am.
bassadors of his election, aud the
work was done-tLe successor OF
Plus TX. had ascended the throne
of Peter.
The new Pope, Giovachino Pecci
was bora on the I'd of March, 1910,
at CarpinetO, near Anagni. OF an old
patrician family. lie was in favor
with Pope Gregory XVI. in whose
household he was for some time as
prelate and private refsrendary,
and who employed him as his dele
gate, first at Beneyente. then at
.spollta and Pcnegia. where lie did
good work IN rlddIng some OF those
districts OF the prevailing scourge or
brigandage. Pecci was subsequent
ly sent as nuncio TO Brussels ; Great
ed Archbishop OF P0rugia, .and was
one Of the candidates f0r whom tile
old Pope restored the honor OF the
purple when he died in 1916. Pecci
remained. however, a Cardinal ig
petto in spite of the good offices or
The KING of the Bulgarians, who so
licited the new Pope, Plus TX, to
fulfill the benevolent intentions OF
his predecessor. Seven years
elapsed before Plus TX. came to the
resolution TO do justice to the candi-
date OF Gregory's choice, and this
delay was owing to the i'll will OF
AntOnelli, who dreaded the infu-
ence Of an able man over the
Pope's nind. At last, ON the
18Th OF December, 1858. Peeci
received the has, but for many
years he was left in the cold at his
See of Perugia, The Central Secreta~
ry OF State standing in the war or
any prefernent which might bring
dreaded rival too near the Vatican.
In 1874. We are told, upon the death
sf Cardinal Barnaba, Prefect OF the
Propaganda, an English prelaLe sug-
gesLed Pecci 10 the Pope as a man
competent TO fill the vacant place.
"Pecci," pleaded the Enslishmau,
lis so learned man and SO good q
Bishop" ''An excellent Bishop,
aud we will leave him TO take care
OF his diocese" More recently an
opening occurred upon the Ofiice of
Prodoteria becoming vacant by the
death of Cardinal Vannicai Casoni,
Pecci relied on his appointment. aud
leaving Perugia. he took up bis quar-.
ters in Rome, in the Ealconieri pal
ace, but he WAS again unsuccessful,
the place being given TO Cardinal
Sacconi, aRd it's only now. since tie
removal of ARtonelli by death that
Pecci obtained free access To the
Pope, who chose him as Cardinal.
Canerlingo.
ROME, Feb. 21.-Pope Leo XIII.
held Congregation OF Cardinals to-
day. He announced that an ency-
clicaI to the Catholic world be dis
patched to-day, announcing his ac-
cession to the Pontificate. 1t has
been decided that the Pope shall not,
for the present, leave the Va lean.
LONDON, Feb. 2I.-The Pail Mall
Gazette correspondent at Rome
says: 1t 10 announced that the
Pope will continue the policy OF hIS
predecessor. The coronation or
Leo XIII. will be in private in the
Sextine chapel. There will be next
10 no ceremony. The st. John
Lateran re DeGna will be sung i'm
the churches tomorrow.