The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-02-22

Brief Particulars 81 His Last Moments.
ROME. Feb. THE Pope died al 3 O'Clock
this afternoon. lie Was - much better yes-
tcrday that he was allie "a walk 4 few steps.
II y believed that this c~xcriinn WAS fafai. A
change for the worse occurred al 4 O'Clock
la The morning. when the death agony eam-
menrrd. The Cardinals were assembled in
council in the next room. hut all, together
with the dignIiaries 81 ne papai
Court. were a his bedside a. the moment ~
death. Cardinal raneharnne" administered
The last -acramrnts. Ambassador aferc,lii.
"a ~ The Vatican called u make inquire.
suring the morning. King Humherf al.o
constantly -enf FOR Information. ~ one i
now admitted 20 the Vatican exeen,
p"ntifcal chamberlains who are charged
with the Office of guarding the corpse.
The city J. perfectly tranquil. 1hr aithofi-
tic~ have taken All measures they deem ice.
es-ary. The police and municipal guard.
prevent approach 20 the Vatican.
The following additional particulars are
given: Tbs Pope AZ : o'clock "wednesday
night felt a sudden sufiocaiion. lie
rallied several time, bat laid 10
his physicians. death wins mi.
time" He was alternately lucid and
wandering. His Last moments were lucid.
lie said [" Guard The Church I loved ~ well
and Sacredly." The immediate cause 81
death was the closing of a wound IN the lcg.
which made humcr- mount into The lungs
and brain The Conclave has commenced.
The Italian Government insures the ind.-
pendcnce ~ the conclaye AMI offers ang
services that Cardinal >imeoni MAY demand.
4 biographical sketch Of His Early Life.
Giovanni Maria Giovanni Rapiisia pietro
l-idorO MaStal- FPrrefti. known nearly NJ
years 70 the world A. Pho Mono. wa- born A.
-iniSaglia. an old colony founded by the Ro-
mans IN tispadane Gaul. on the 1afh DAY n
May, la51. His family upon the pafernai
>id- was originally from Rrescia, III Lom-
hardy. but migrated % >inizagiia towards
the close ~ the sixteenth century. IN l-a9.
when the Young child was horn, hf- father.
the Count Girolamo had Just lefi Office A.
Goufalonero Of >~inigaglia. and his wife.
tafcrtnA. the daughter ~ tho Count ~0lnyyf.
4 Lads ~ extraordinary beauty. Wa alrrad,
thr mother ri Fix children. He wa<a weak
and IN the early months ~ hi life hi,
mother almost abandoned All hope. and m
Wa never restored until l"nr after hi~ re-
lection for admission Ia the Pap.l Guard.
and the celebration % his fr-t mass. when
minisiering alone az THE altar. ii was.
possibly from this very fact
~ physical Weakness. perhaps. that he re-
All the first elements ~ education
from h. piotiS and tender mother. and n
wa~ not until The age ~ IL that ne VA. ~enf
70 me College ~ Nolferra. la Tuscany.
There be remained for ~ix years, and upnn
making nj nrSt appearance In the world h.
sought admission into the Guards "a. hi~ rcl-
ziise, tbs r~eigning Pope riu- VII. buf a
nervous disorder. under y Which by Wa
then suffering, deharrrd him from 4 mili-
f4rt flrreF. and nn ru4t.slf4fa1x sIfr. 80 "a 1t.
- throl XIV. some fime lefnr~ ihi,
a poor working mason named Giovanni
had founded. ~ Rome. an orphan
asylum called Tafa Giovanni. and Piu- VII.
piaefn nm ~ m bead, even before d. had
the priesthood. Hi cnnnec-
ton with this benevolent institution lated.
indeed. unfil ihe 5th IN July. IS33. when
hpnsignpr Maxxi. created Vicar Apostolic
'or 1hiii, induced him - accompany him
~ m travels into What " a. them In almost
land. For two YEAR the yomng
priest remained in America. travelling from
~ mission, and On hi return "a
fplme h. wa~. on The RI N Jane. lSs1. or
iained Bishop. ON The 2l~f N Nav. ISIS. he
created Archbishop ~ >pulrta.and ~ut-
''riptntiF. On the 18th ~ September. lS39.
transferred ~ The See ~ Imnla. where. in
-. he wA~ elevated ~ The rank N Car
linal. and remained until the death N Greg
~ y him 20 Rome, 10 1T wv
he 1nnclasc whirh ultimately elected him
'npe. me sacred College assembled On thc
ath ~ June. 1876. and On the 18Th III the
am~ month the ,ardinals Mere enabled ~
l%ecisrr fn the p.aple from ihr windows N
~ annelase, PUs~fW HaberNHs-" We have
Pope
fht events which comprise TIE history N
- Pope later wears ARE familiar a. mort
eaners, and are fpo varied and mnmentnus
? their character ~ be condensed In 4 brief
e-Srapcr biography.
Mrs Phabc Hnag. aged -. of Bel