New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-12
TOPICS IN ROME.
TRADE WITH FRANCE - TWO NOTABLE
TRIALs-CHOLERA FUND.

lklAL>-CiOLthA OND.
lFRoM Az OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE rRfBUNEJ
ROME. Aug y.
The arrival at Rome of " De Mouy the new French
Ambassador. has given to the hope that negoua-
tons would again be opened for provisory arrange
ment with regard TO maritime situation between
France and Italy. There has been an Interchange OF
views between the governments of the countries
with references to proongaton Of the former treaty
until new one could be formulated but it has 40 tar
amounted to nothing. Meanwhile the maritime com
merce between the two nations is reduced to a mini
mum by the new taxes and regulations imposed the
fishermen especially the Italian fishers for coral along
the coast of Agier, being the greatest sufferers az
tbs railroad competition is sufficiently great to keep
down the price of freights by land.
Two important lawsuits have attracted for soma
days the attention of the public and the press One
of these in which the Governm mt appeared rs PLAN
tiff, has just terminated in favor of the defendant
that is. the Government failed to substantate the
charges ma e. Tbs history is briefly As follows NJ.
Des Dordes. Frenclmln residing in Rome. was IN
the habit of sending letters to France with regard
to the condition OF the Italian Navy, travelling ne
tween Rome and the maritime cities Of Italy. One Gay
at Leghorn he left at tObaccOn!sts a package Oh
valuable documents referring certain official expert
ments made upon the menof-war stationed at spezia
The package having been consigned 10 the local police
who decided that the writer must be a political
emssary sent to spy out the OF defence oil the
Italian coast. W. Des Dorides arrested together
with two Italians who had furnished him with the
Official information 1t sappo-ed at first that the
French Government was implic lteI and little ex-
citement occasioncl After five days it was
proved that NJ Des Dorides was not a secret emssary
of the French Government but simply the correspond
ent of the French firm Claparede which desired to
20 IL, If vfaip
parts thereof tor which Italy from time to time
the commission to foreign houses. The second law
suit is OF greater interest," duplicating. as it does.
persons the innocent well "a the guilty.
and retehing back NUM- Der Of years. Nearly eighu
wears ago 2Oo0.O)0 francs stolen from the
national bank ut Ancona a branch of the general
national bank. and in the folio wing remarkable
manner: The money was sent in q valise, accom-
panied By special messenger. to the cdnk at Genoa,
~ frequently done; but on arrival at Genoa it
found that the valise contained no money.
Arrests male trial eusuel. aud several persons
were found guilty. and condemned 20 imprisonment,
among them the "portier' Of the bank at Ancona.
and one Quirino Governatori who it was provei hal
appropriated the larger part of the noney, which
however could not be found. The public sense OF
Justice was far from satisfied but susDicons failed TO
be -ubstantiasd by evidence until recently the wife
and family OF GOgernaor caused II be arrested GER
tain lawyer By the name Of Lopez. residing IN Rome
who had been employed by OvernatOr in hts trial II
that ths prisoner had intrlscd 70 Lopez some
900 O0D frlncs part of the spol wlIch for a con-
.ideraton W a. to be dmnistered by him during the
imprisonment of GovernatorI, certain sum being
gwen monthly TO his family. At frat all went well
but after a little, Lopez dashed with his newly ac
CURED wealth and beng lei from dissipation and
extravaranc, to another until the 900. 0OO francs
rta al Of he
family of Governatori, who in time grew desperate
and sought revenge by exposing Lopez. He. finding
himself confronted bv overwhelming evidence yielded
to the inevitable The wife and family being par
ticipants in the crime were also arrested we'll as
two other accomplces who had far eluded justice.
An interesting incident connected with aud gro wing
ont this trial is the recent election OF NJ. Cocoa
pcil n a. Deputy by the Electoral College OF Rome
NJ C,cca peller an editor who for some years past
has published here daily journal of democratic
prin piles through the columns OF VIII oh he has not
hes ed 10 acclsc or deu0uuce th)se who in his OF in
ion merted public lsation Seeing the dissipation
and extravaganza of w. Lopez and othera whom public
opinion had pointed out the authors or dccompncs
Of the theft ~ Coccapieller denounced them ~ suc
in his Journal. lie was at once sued Tor hOel anu moi
haviLg sufficient evidence to establish the accusations
made he was condemned TO ne ary three years OF I'm
prisonment the recent arrest of VI. L0Dez anu tne
other accomplices and the developments Of the
present trial excited public sympathy IN pcut'l OF
NJ Coccapicer who was eglrici IN the liSht OF a
MARTYR for the truth nud for the defence OF punllc
morality that his release dcminded As the
tcchmclHtie- Of the law such that TINS could not
he granted advantage was taken OF vacancy I'D lne
electoral college here. and a few days ago ne vas
| elected Meuber OF Parliament by large majority
hi. opponent being less distinguished person thll
| the prince Colonna OF of the most aTi-tocratic
families in Rome It is Hoped nov that the U"Verh'
men will open the doors to tue prisoner my a. inc
| law refuses To recognize ~ Deputy any Individual
serving ont a IN prison. the trends o. Ooc'i
| Iicllcr are urging him to appeal 10 the hhS loi
| exemption from the remainder OF the sentence Ap
parenly this IL the only resource, bu; he ths lar re-
fuses TO avail himself OF 1t.
The King and Queen before leaving Venice for
Monza recently visited some OF the towns OF Northern
| Italy which had been ravagsi by thc choie'a anu
were inspired with the generous purpose 10 eStdOsh
permanent fund for the aid OF such villages anu
communities "A may be attacked by choera "lnolI,
havin, the necessary means to COMBAT IT, Inc roy a
gift Of 100 900 francs nucleus was transferred
to the Mayor OF Rnne with the request that IL DC
| mere t-cd by pubic anu rsvate Contributions. lne
project has already met with 7''ch tavor thal tne
Municipalities of many OF the larger ctc- some Oh th'
banks and many charitable ORGANIZATIONS; nave
sireaIy voted large toward the same. nc per
manent fund is 10 he in Rome administered ny rue
Mayor and under the patronage of the royal lahly
The Queen has given in addition l2OOO irarc'
towar the maintenance in asylum OF the chlidreI
rendered orphans by the cholera