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TOUR OF ITALY.
LETTER FROM SENATOR LATlMER
considerations Of the Immigration
Commission Persons ana fiaceS
or Interest.

Investigations Of the g
Commission - Persons and Places
OF Interest.
Naples. Italy. June II, 97.
Mr. Editor. arrived In Naples the morn
ing OF May S0.h, the steamer coming W. t.
chor about ten o'clock. The Bay OF NapIes 10
said to be one OF the most peau r;ghi and .
frownine castle on the left. together with q
humber OF attractive villsees spreaa, hs
around the city, one 10 READY 70 cohcus ~ - ~,
oninion. 40 often expressed, that this is one OF
~ nTe,t,est spots ia the world. The Bay oil
Napies has been so frequently described ma
IL viii be unnecessary for me 70 aoa snytnins
further. Our party was soon L J a, NanIes and
Messina, Messrs. ByiDgton and Cangny. De,
canse of our mission the Italian government
had ranged that our baggage snould pe
speedily inspected sn "a We a @esI Where rooms
had been engaged for US. After q voyage OF
twelve days We were delighted 10 De on iano'
though the voyage itself was most pleasant,
both the sun above ana Inc SeA oe'o" ''ins
friendly. ., tho om,ora-
The next morning we went 70 tne emlEIa-
lion station To with ess the method OF lnspee-
lion of enigrants. While tnere we were JoIn
ed by Cavalier Adobe Rossl, ohe VI sne san,
rom Rome by the government 10 place nim-
self at our disposal in order TO 1aollltate IN eS.
ery way our work the importance OF W9Icn 10
recognized by the italian government: Wniie
at tSe custom house we also inspected most
thoroughly one OF the new Italian snips. tae
%Florida.H going down TO the lowest decks
used BY emigrants. testing the iooo sna H.
specting the sleeping an ,a,h eai'r pssedd by The
ship for The inspection Of emlgfants; we
have al Naples three physicians, Two Amerl-
cans, Doctors McLauehlin and Foster. VINO
are attached to the U. s: Pao bic n F,aiian I nr
Bopacori, who is employed by the govern.
ment. The method OF medical inspection ID
thorough, as no emigrants VINO rave Dol peeh
passed on favorably by our doctors are samiI,
led 10 the ship. The largest emigration rom
italy comes from Naples, and II is therefore
nlessant 10 find the methods OF inspection 30
thorough. Emigrants ron: ssples cSm pr nU'
iuce In which the City OF Naples 10 situated
hut also from more Southern Italian points
SioiIy and Sardegna, and there are also mum.
Der OF Greeks. syrlans anH au ipsneei,on' AZ
Nsnles Ia the final port OF embarkation lor
many ships which touch hrst al otner Por's
In Italy. In ,h,o
conntry we called officially on the Governor,
or Perfetto, as he is called. OF this Province.
wbo received us with every courtesy, and re-
called our S call the ,n same 61sS asy' conside r. tssas0-
The next day we undertook 10 see some o.
the ruins of the ancient cities, Pompel and
Hercnlaneum, and the village OF boscotIe
casa. which only about one y Wesn SSo W.T. Tbese
niaces have been so often described tnat l
Shall not attempt q description, only to say as
ali do mat we found in them much OF inter-
IN Sunday we attended services at q Pres
bvteriau church and heard the good o!d-iaSh-
Toned gospel as II 10 preached at b ome. me
theme discussed by the p1eaoneI va Wac Sve Iis
Considerably on the idea OF obedience. and
spoke OF st. Paul on bis way TO Damascus
and the INQUIRY be made when ne was strick, :,
en- down., lord. what wiltthou ave me oo.
and II recalled to mind the fact that we were
in the same country through which he passed
on his way TO Rom The sermon was oy, a
Scotch clergyman and II was a very relresh-
ine and pleasant hour that we spent IN Inc
little chapel.
In The afternoon, by special invitation. we
ware taken 10 the Royal Palace IN Naples,
and given an opportunity TO admire lts
beauty. uu,,o,er Roos,
had arranged to have two Of the best students
of emigration In Italy TO meet US. fror Nltti
and Mr.. Moretti: Both OF ihe Sb, ssnt eerpei.
nonds 10 our Congress. the members OF which
are called "Deputati." We went with these
Gentlemen, and the ladies OF their families, on
q special steamer to the famous isls no Oh ~
nrI and although we had crossed 4.OO0 miles
IF ocean without any trouble. many or us sue
cumbed on this short trip. To our ntst attack
OF sea sickness, and offered up our oreaRlast
as a sacrifice. However. the com m us ,eoSr
ING hotel on the island. and we were soon All
right again. After luncheon we viewed me
Roman villa OF the American conanlar agenI,
MIR. Jerome, a most interesting bu'lilng, ana
then in carriages We passed over one OF the
most beautiful roads l have ever seen, wnlch
Winds on an easy grade up and around tns
face Of an imposing Gin rom Wnica we Gs Sa
niue Mediterranean and the Bay OF Naples,
arriving at the village Of Anacapri on the top
of the island. Some ladies OF the village en-
tertained Us by executing thelr naive aance'
which is very curious and simple. though at
,~ractive. We returned TO Naples In the ave-
ming and had differences with Varlons pei,
sons who are interested In emigration, and
on nv part to framing q letter 10 Deputalo
Moret,i who expressed an interest 10 South
Calolina, and requested me 10 write him fully
reearding our State, which, OF course, l was
o1 nyy tSVVednesday after completing some nee
essary shopping, Messrs. Burnett, Bennett
and myself took the seven O'Clock train for q
TOUR OF Inspection through Sicily, and South
ern Italy, arriving al Mess'na, SICILY, a. naht
ride in a very com Portable Pullman car. BY
rreyious arrangements we were met at the
wharf by Mr.: Caughy, the american cons1i'
remus. who are connected with the commits
sion. and who preceded Us to Sicily. Tbal
morning we had an Interesting. interview
with the Perietto. or Go ,M6I:, 81 me eri r5oS,
over 500 900 people, and which Province 10 one
Of three in tne Island OF sicily, each govern,
ed by a Perfetto, who is the representative o.
: p rS9 OF s. $4,000 persons. AT 1870 p. m
\ De ware on our way 10 Gcsso. As soon as We
; had left the city limits OF Messina, with the
! American vice consul MI Mr: s tteace. as sg en1
|. by the TACT that we were on a very refnaIka'
bic and marvellous road. such as is found al
over Sicily. The country here is very noun
tainous, but this road was 30 well constructed
and on such an easy grade that though II wa'
a Continual ascent our carriages moved along
without apparent discontinue to the horses
The road bed was hard and hrm and me sys
tetn OF drainage had been worked out With &C
great skill that IT. was a positive pleasure &c
81 NIB such mountains as we did. In q dis
lance of not more than Ave miles rielng 70 az
Gesso we we're met by the Sindlca, or Mayor
and two Carabinieri's, members OF q magnih
cent state police force who had been assigned
TO that village for that afternoon oy tne Per
te,to of the Province TO assist us In our inves
LEGATION. as well as to show respect 10 oul
mission, Gesso is q village which but q few
years ago had over 5000 population, but Whlcs
now has probably fewer than 1850. though
that was the figure given US by the mayor
about one in nine Of those left being a man In
mis- prime, the rest being old men. old women
and children. Upon inquiry we Iounu ina ~
Philad. lphia, Pa, Atlantic City PleasantVlli
and Hsmmondtown, N. j. One OF the ole
churches In The village was burned las
Christmas day and II was an interesting ant
curious sight TO see on the walls OF this burn
ed church. which Itself dates back many cen
Iuries, q printed subscription list OF over BY
former resid, It's OF Gesso, who now live ir
the Tinted States, and had sent the none,
hack 10 assist In the restoration OF the church
In The vii age OF their childhood. Gesso Is OF
top Of a mountain which overlooks the Medi
terraneap. Going 10 the boundary OF the vii
LACE we came 10 a place where we bad The un
usual spectacle OF seeing two smoking volcn
noes. Aetna and Stromboli, which still hav,