Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-20
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THE NEW POPE.
CARDINAL PECCI ELECTED.
he BECOMES LEO XIII.
NEW INDIAN WAR.
THE EUROPEAN SITUATION,
THE NEW POPE.

THE NEW POPE.
Cardinal GiOachinO Pecei Elected.
ROME, Feb. @-Cardinal GiOachinO Pecci,
the pOntifcal Cameringo. has been elected
Pope. Cardinal Pecci is an Italian.
Leo XIII his New Name
ROME. Feb. 2-Cardinal Pecci has taken
the name Leo Nil.
Before the Election
ROME, l9-9 p. m.-The concIaveS second
ballot was TO begin al O'Clock this afternoon
/ he smoke of the burning ballots i'm this ease
was not observed until 6.45 p. m. showing that
the votes were much scattered. The TdRfuLJu
states that Germany instructed ROheniOhp to
declare that the election of an irreconciIable
Pope would Oblige the the government to take
repreSSlVe steps Immediately, whereas a mod
crate pOntiff cOuld speedily terminate the
existing difference. The TdHfuVd also saws;
The bench cardinals contrary To their first
utciaratlonS ultimately determined 10 unite
With the Spanish, Austrian, and German car
dlnalS III supporting moderate candidate.
SiNty-twO Cardinals in the ConcIaye.
LONDON, Feb. 2O-The TTHeS Rome CORES
pOndent telegraphing last evening SAYS the
twon0derate candidates for the papacy have
received the greatest number of votes Sixty
two cardinals are in the cOncaye the largest
number ever before present.
Sketch of the New Popp.
NEW loKk; Feb. pa letter 10 the London
T'me$; dated Rome. September y. contains
ina 1OllOWlng:-"G GlOVacchina Pecci was born
on the ID of March, $50, at CarpineIo, near
Anasni, of an Old patTican family. lie was in
favor with Pope Gregory NEI., i'm whose
household he was for some time as a prelate
and private referendary, and who employed
him as his delegate, first al BeneyentO, then at
Spoleto and Perugia, where he did good work
III Kidding those districts of the prevailing
Scourge 0f brigandage. Pecci was SubSe-
queIt!N sent as nunciO to Brussels, created
archbishop of Perugia, and was one of the
candidates for whom the old Pope reserved
The honor OF the purple when he died, in 1916
iecci remained however, a cardinal in Petto
IN spite of the good offices of the King of the
BelglanS, Who solicited the new Pope Plus IN
To fuIhil the benevolent intentions of his pre-
deCeSSor. Seven years elapsed before Plus IN
came 10 the resolution to do Justice to the
candidate OF GregOry'S choice. and this delay
was owing 10 the i'll will of Cardinal Anto-
neiI, VINO dreaded the influence of an
able man over the Pope'S mind. At last
On the 18th of December, 1853, Pecci received
the hat, hut Tor many years he was left in the
cold at his see OF Perugia, the Cardinal and
Secretary OF State standing in the way of any
preferment which might bring dreaded rival
too near the Vatican. In 1874, We are told
upon the death OF Cardinal Barmaba. Prefect
of the Propaganda, an English prelate sug-
geSled Peccl TO the people as a man competent
10 fill the vacant place. "Pecci'' pleaded the
EnglShman, is SO learned a man and SO good
bishop. Just So. broke in the Pope ::
'an excellent bishop. and We will leave him
another opening occurred. Upon the Office OF
FRO lCatalIo becoming vacant by the death of
Cardinal Nannicell CaSoni, Pecci relied
on his appointment. and leaving Peruga
he took up his quarters in Rome in the
falcOhleri palace. but he was again unSucceSS-
and Ii \ only now since the removal of Ant0nel-
Ii, by death. that Pacci obtained free access to
the Pope, who has chosen him as Cardinal
EamerlengO.