The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-17
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
The Insult to the Dead Pope.

DIsTUPBERs or THE FUNERAL PROCESSION OF
POPE Plus TX. PUNISHED-POPE LEO'S MES
SAGE TO TIE FOREIGN AMBASSADORS.
ROME, July 16.-SiX men have been fined
and imprisoned for disturbing the funeral
procession Of Pope Plus TX. on Tuesday
last. There was great disorder at the trial
OF the prisoners, and the courtroom was
cleared twice. The sentences were re-
ceved with a storm OF shouts and Kisses.
\ crowd OF people numbering between
two and three hundred cheered the
prisoners on coming out Of the court,
and followed them, shouting Down
with the clercas." The soldiers dispersed
the mob, which reasSembIed at the office OF
one OF the clerical newspapers, tore down the
bulletin, and started for the railway station
to protest to the King and Queen who were
arriving from Naples, but Gordon OF 20.
lice prevented any demonstration.
THE PRISONER IN THE VATICAN.
A dispatch from Rome TO he Times says !:
Cardinal JacObini, Papal Secretary Of State,
in receiving the ambassadors aud ministers
accredited TO the Vaticln, told them that
the Pope had instructed him TO say that it
was the Pope's personal desire that they
should inform their Governments how
deeply panied be was ut the insult offered
the body OF Pope Plus TX; that hence
forth be must consider himself, more than
ever, prisoner in the Vatican, and as pre-
vented from attending any religious service
in any OF the blsilicas OF Rome. At the
same time Cardinal JlcObini read the draft
OF a circular to the Papal nunciOs abroad,
with instructions to leave Il copy in the
hands OF the respective Ministers OF For
eign Affairs. The correspondent says that
the part Of the POpe's message relating to
religious services in blsilclS confirms
what has been confidently asserted IN high
clerical circles, that had the removal Of the
body of PIus TX. been effected peaceably
the Pope would have found an early occa-
sion for passing the doors OF the Vatican.
A Town Threatened with Destruction
FrIghtfuI Massacre of South Sea
Islanders.
SAN Francisco, July 1G.-AdyiceS re-
ceiyed here from Honolulu report that the
lava stream from Ma Una L0a is likely TO
destroy portion OF HllO and its barbOr.
The Fiji Times Of April 30th has an ac-
count OF a horrible massacre perpetrated nt
Tipitawa, one Of the TinO Islands. The
natives had recently been prOstlyted by the
efforts OF a Kanaka missionary named Ka-
bue, who induced ttem 10 give up their
weapons. Subsequently the people OF the
southern portion OF the island bec1me
dissatisfied at constant acquisitions made
upon them for Cobia, and the apOstallzed
Kabue preached a crusade against them,
armed his followers, and led them In per-
son. An indiscrminate slaughter ensued,
over / 900 men. women, and children being
mastered. The bodies were collected in
pile and burned. Kabue j. being brought
TO Honolulu to answer for the crime.
The Heat in England and France.
LONDON. July lG.-The heat continues.
Several deaths have occurred In England
from sunstrOke. At the Greenwich ODserya-
tory yesterday the Thermometer registered
go in the shade, the highest Trustworthy
record. The maximum in the sun was
1889.
AT Paris, at O'Clock Yesterday afternoon,
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