Daily Republican., 1885-03-31
Tne New Minister to Isnsy. i.

The appointment of minister TO Italy
lay between Representative Hopkins Of
Pennsylvania and Anthony M. Kelley
of Richmond, Virginia. Mr.. Hopkins
had the endorsement of nearly all the
Democratic members OF the House and
q majority Of the Democratic Senators.
No objections could be made to his ap.
plication on the ground of personal
fitness for the mission. Mr.. Hopkins,
however, is u prominent member of the
Masonic Order and q member OF the
Protestant church. Neither his religion
nor his identification with the Masons
was q recommendation for his appoint
mont AZ the representative Ofthe United
States Government In Rome. The
American College at Rome, a Catholic
institution, was opposed to the ap-
pointment OF Protestant as minister,
and doubly opposed to the appoint
ment Of Protestant who is member
of a secret society.
The Philadelphia Press says: Mr..
Kelley is the Son Of Presbyterian
clergyman, but this is doubted. He
was born at Paterson, N. j., and Is 81
years Of age. He Is the teldest son Of
John ID. Kelley, a native Of Ireland.
His mother was also born In Ireland
huI LILO HhECuL5 WCAO WbtuCu III dbob-
son. About the year 1842 they moved
TO Petersburg, Virginia, where they
have since lived. Anthony WAS edu-
Gated at the University Of Virginia and
became one of the editors of the South
Side Democrat of Petersburg. At the
outbreak Of the war he Joined the
Petersburg Rifem en- and became the
first lieutenant of the company, which
was assigned to the Twelfth Virginia
Regiment. He was wounded in the
foot at the battle Of Malvern Hill and
was shortly afterwards elected to the
Virginia Legislature. Subsequently he
was captured as civilian in Kautz's
raid, June 0, 1864, and taken to Point
Lookout
II General Butter at that time was II
command Of the Federal army at tha
point, and he Is said to have inter
view Mr.. Kelley In reference TO the de
> fences of Richmond.
What is the condition of Richmond
D for holding out aginst the Fedora
troops?" asked the General.
i &c decline TO answer" replied Ke
j. ley.
Il What profession do you follow :?
: asked Butler.
@ az am q lawyer, SIR" said Ke
Q ley.
Il =" Ahl then," said Butler, g. you nee
o not answer my first question, for 1 ha,
z an intuitive conception Of the conditio
g of the state of affairs there when lawye
B. Igo into the army"
Ie Mr.. Kelley was chairman Of Il
1t Democratic Executive Committ
D. during the time OF Governor Kempe
Q. and before that was writer for Il
Virginia press. He was warm frieI
Of Jefferson Davis, and Is the auth
of a book relating to the captivity of Il
,.i President of the Southern Confederac
in He was Mayor of Richmond twice, an
y. was endorsed for the appointment
AZ Mr.. Barbour, chairman of the Sta
y Committee, and the members Of q
a. State delegation In Congress.
ar Some years ago Mr.. Kelley deliver
AZ a lecture In the Opera House, this cit
an For several years he has been Preside
70 of the Irish Catholic Benevolent Unio
~ and was in this city al q meeting
~ that association some four Ut Ave yes
ago. Rev. B. j. Kelley, assistant
Bishop Becker, at St. Peters Pro Catl
dral, this city, is brother of the N,
. ImipiBter.