The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-14
CONFERRING THE rALLIUs.
The Interesting Ceremony on William n.
Elder.

CINCINNATI, Dec. l3.-To-dsy the cere.
money OF comforting the pallium on Arch.
bishop William II. Elder was celebrated
at the cathedral with great pomp. At Q
very early hour crowds gathered around
the Cathedral enclosure aud when the
gates were opened there was a rush for the
auditorium, the seats Of which were soon
filled. City police stood at the gates and
all about the neighborhood to keep order.
On Tuesday and Wednesday tickets were
given out to people enough to Oil the Ca.
thedral and none but ticket holders were
admitted to-day. Archbishop William II :.
Elder-made archbishop to-day has, since
January so, 1880, been coadjulor to the
late Archbishop John B. Purcell, with the
right OF succession. BY the death OF Arch.
bishop Purcell, on July 4, this year. Elder
became his successor. - ne pal.
lium, which from time immemoria has
been '..li'.
THE DISTINGUISHING BADGE
OF the office OF the Archbishop, WAS brought
from Rome here by special messenger
sent by Pope XIII. II cannot be transfer.
Of the wool of two lambs, which have form.
ed the annual sacrifice OF the Sisters Of st.
Agnes at Rome, which sacrifice Is male
during the chanting Of the Agnus Del in the
mass. II is worn around the neck by Arch.
bishops only, and is crossed 10 front.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Archbishop Elder is now 10 years old.
He was born in Baltimore, Maryland In
early manhood be graduated at Mount ST.
Mary's Colledge In Maryland. After few
years study for the priesthood here be went
to the Propaganda at Rome, where he com.
pleted his studies. This was In l847 He
returned to this country and wa chosen
for the highest place In Mount ST. Mary's
College, OF which he was Director. This
position he occupied for ten years, until
May Sd. 1857, when be was made
Bishop OF Natchez. There be remained
till January 80, 1880, when by order Of
the Pope be was transferred to Cincinnati
as Cosdiutor to Archbishop Purcell, with
the right Of succession. His life has been
without special incident. During the war.
being Confederate in sympathy, he was
thrown into prison al NatcheZ BY the Union
commander Of that post, but after five days
he was released by the order OF General
Benjamin F. Butler He 10 q desc endant
OF an English family, who settled al En-
mettsburg, Maryland, early In the last
century. He himself Is Of o family Of eight,
all living His only sister In Maryland is
too old to be present, but his six brothers
are all here. Last night they had reunion
at the Archiepiscopal residence. One Of
them, Joseph E., lives In Chicago; an.
other, Basil T., lives In Manhattan, Kan.
sas; three live in Louisiana, and one lives
in Baltimore.
TOOK PART IN THE CEREMONY.
The priests who took part IN the cere.
mony to-day were the following:
Officers Of the Celebrsnt-Rev. W. j.
HALEY. assistant priest; Rev. A. NJ. Quat.
mar, deacon; Rev, Francis Wunsey, sub.
deacon.
Officers Of the Archbishop Elect-The
Very Reverend Lucas Gottbehoerde, o. g..
F., assistant priest; the Rev. J. c. All.
| brinck and the Rev. j. b. MURRAY, dea'
cons Of honor: the Rev. James Henry.
| cross bearer.
Assistants at the Throne--The Revs.
John Singleton, A. Drufner, r. Finnerty,
j. O'Keefe, B. Dottmsn, j. Kiosterman,
+. X. Lausanne, +. Runnebsum, W. Con.
Way, Charles Hahne, jr.
Masters Of Ceremonies-The Rev. Il.
Moeller and the Rev. Thos. S. Byrne.