Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-23
A NEW POPE ELECTED.
Tho Election n Popular One A
sketch of Leo Kill.

ROME, Feb. 2O.-The smoke of the
burning ballot was seen at II 80 p. M.
to-day, and the crowd before the vatican
thinking the ballot was again without
result, bad almost dispersed. when. at
| is, Cardinal Cateroni appeared in the
| grand gallery Of Vatican Basilica and
announced In the customary form Cardl-
nal Pecci's succession 20 the Papacy.
The few bystanders cheered enthusiastic
cslly, and a large crowd soon assem-
bled and densely thronEed the open space
before the vatican and approaches
thereto.
AT 4:30 the newly elected Pope. sur
rounded by all the Cardinals. appeared
in the inner gallery of Basilica. and the
crowd shouted: Long live the Pope.'
The Holy Fathers at length made a signal
tor silence, and then intoned the bene-
dicite and pronounced benediction.
After this the cheering was renewed
and continued until the Pope withdrew.
The circumstances of the election are
rs follows: At this mornings ballot
Cardinal Pecci received So votes, which
was 5 short OF the requisite two-thirds
majority. When the voting was finished
and the papers were burned. Cardinal
Frauchi and those holding the same
views with him. advanced and knelt be-
fore Cardinal Pecci. This example be-
ing followed by others. Cardinal Pecci's
election was accomplished. Count Segur
Immediately informed the Pope that he
proposed to present HIM with 1000. 900
francs, rs the first donation of Peters
pence from the French Episcopate. As
soon as the result OF the election became
known the bells in all the churches OF
Rome were rung, and diplomats went TO
the vatican to congratulate the new
Pope. The Cardinals will remain in the
vatican until tomorrow. Perfect order
prevails everywhere.
:, THE NEW rorE.
LONDON, Feb. 2O.-A Rome cores
pondent of the Times. in a letter to tina
4 Journal dated the l4th Of the present
month, spoke as follows OF Carolina
. Pecci, to-day elected Pope; Joachim
I. Pecci WAS born in Carpintl, March .
1910, was elected Bishop of Perug'a
. Jan. 10, lS46, and appointed Carolina
b Dec. 10, 1853. He is an Italian Prince
bv birth. Pecci has q fine head, higl
forehead. narrowing at the temples
l. long face and straight features; he has
% large mouth, large cnln, cheeTiui opei
countenance, large and we'll s,ape'
face. reminding one of Consulvi, re
d nowned Minister of Plus VII. He has
l. fine sonorous voice. great dignity. eve
austerity OF manners in pubic lite. br
privately is atectonate and as witty 4
" Camerlengo. Ho has been the head {
" that party which. without formally RI
VI nouncing the right of the Holy See. al
knowledges the wisdom Of submitting
u. the DEGREES OF Providence. acceptin
9 what might seem to be ~irrevocably al
d. complished facts.
The general opinion Is that for learl
. ing, tact, energy, dignity, amicabilit.
K. real moral worth and sincere piety. II
Sacred College could not 6nd a mo-
deserving Pope than Cardinal Pecc
ief His private lie at all periods is ahoN
,'s reproach. He has considerable talen
a. and has written poetry. He has new
NJ had intercourse with the unctlonaries
the present Italian government. but
re esteemed BY them all and those wi
o. whom the necessity OF bis duty brini
him into contact are perfectly charme