The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-06-04

PzARRo's GRAVE At LMA.-In the crypt un-
der the high altar, are deposited the remains
of the celebrated PiZaro, who was assassinated
in the place near by y small piece of silver
dropped into the hand of the sacristan procured
me admission into the crypt. Descending Il
few steps, l entered small place some twenty
feet long, quite light and whitc-washcd. and
which smellcd and looked so much like a COM
Portable wine cellar, that caught myself more
than once looking round for the bins and bot
ties. The first object | saw was a large square
tomb, surmounted by the erect figure of an alb
bott, and close by in an opening in the wall, I
noticed what appeared to me to be collection
of dusty rags; close inspection proved that this
was all that remained of the cOnqucror of Pc
ru. He has still on him the same clothes and
shoeshc wore at the moment of his assassination
OF course his body is nothing but skeleton,
covered with what was once white linen swath-
ed around him, but the dust Of centuries col
lcctcd upon it, and turned it to q light brown
color, and it almost pulverizcs when touched
The body is placed on a narrow piece of plank
in sloping position, and has been placed in
that position merely to put it out of the way
The folks in Lima do not think anything of the
remains of poor PZarrO; and dare say little
money judiciOusly invested, would procure for
any curiosity hunter the whole of his remains
|-Ramble from Sydney to Southampton.
The San Francisco Times notices, among the
novelties of the day, in that part of our Rcpub-
lic the formation of Japan and California
Trading Company in that city. The time is
calculated when the American squadron. under
Com. Perry should reach the coast of Japan:
an estimate is made of the length of passage
between San Francisco and the sealed Empire:
and straightway they go ahead.
The little steamer Ruby has made trip to
the head waters of the Red river, getting up
25O miles further than any steamer has ever
Shreveport on the lth ult., with probability
of a continued rise.
The editor of the Catholic Mirror has receiv-
cd authentic information that Patrick O'DonO-
hue aud all the Irish eyiles had escaped from
Van Dieman's Land, and will shortly arrive
in one of our Atlantic ports.
MAI. RoBBER-Col. Levy, special agent of
the Post Office Department for the states of
Kentucky and Tennessee, who robbed the mail
lately of between $4,000 and S5000--was before
the Federal Court at Frankfort. for trial, last
week. Instead of a defence in the usual way,
he read paper acknowledging his guilt, stat
ing that the act for which he was arraigned,
was committed while he was laboring under
temporary arrangement.
~ EoElsi,. we tuC lOllONllS III
Waterford IN. W Sentinel:
about dusk one evening last week, a man
standing near the market at Troy, sold to Ia
dy what was represented as poodle dog. AZ
ter reaching home the dog became very rest
less, lcaped from the lap Of the lady, and ran
up the ceiling. The dog continued to act SO
strangely that she in alarm sent for her hus-
band, who examined the animal, and found to
his surprise that it was nothing more or less
than large rat which had been clcvcrly cOv-
cred with lamb skin.
KEEP OFF THE PLATFoEM.-On the door OF one
of the railroad cars in New Jersey, is painted
the following notice -" Passengers are not
permitted to stand on the platforms, nor to pass
from car to car while the train is in motion"
As illustrations of the legend are several pic
lures, one represents Times scythe, with dis
tant view of a graveyard another presents the
spectacle oftwo crutches and wooden leg, ae-
companied with bandages.
Professional pomposity ia we'll taken off in
the following anecdOte, which we found in a
late English paper. Shields, doctor, docking
learned and speaking slowly. y" Well, mari
ner, which tooth do you want extracted! Isit
a molor or incisor?" Jack (short and sharp.)
-"It is in the upper tier, on the larboard side.
Bear hand, you swab, for ii is nipping my
jaw like bloody lobster;