The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-10-16
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- TUESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER is, 1855

On ii shel. above. ihal on " hich lhf remains u
z2"r. " dtp"-.d. n metal box c"nIai"ing
The frm"ins of one 1T 'h- iDcas. Turning lnto the
inner vault, "h'ch is OF great extrn. you behold
the mortal rtmrins Of III Vcrroy W.T." died III
l. ma. i h skeletons. dr' >std in g.rmrns which
uEc' were TIch Id costly, are much bnckrned
a. d g'.I'r To d'cny The winding sI"e's of all
'h, thai at PZzA o. were tUrn. d up from the
feel and down from he N. ck iu the middle, by
ih"s' " h" were III quest o IL a>"r".
PzZrr" WAS H<sn<snar. d 10 his house, Oh the
rghI OF IN. Call, de- b u. CONS as You ni.r ir"m
I" great squn,e OF Lima. Antoni" de Herrera.
the grra' SP"nI-h historian, in his History ot
Spanish AfnrIIcn. gives dt'nilr1 account OF the
G. n$Pracy~hH III followers Of Aim gro, and by
The m {" 'h' murder 81 zznr".
Our guldr> uiT RID rn Conduct to the vaults
IN "II!ch be rrtnains al the a, chbish"p~ Of
Lame VIZ" drv o>,'rh. Having, however, vii.
n I'D enough of ghns'Iy skeleton, "" d. cnrd
n "tftr.
One apartment in the Cathedral contains the
per r"I'> "t all The hI>h"ps "i Lima. Ih' first
t!>hnp. ir"m the 'E>CrpH"n Oh The canvass. w"s
'Gsr"n.r's de L"", IS, a. H. td"r {" S. Domingo,
If tarhag"nn &c. III the YEA 1888
"D"d, lhe 25l Oc"b' r. l575. III rhr Hospital
of 81. Anna.'
This religious hospital, convent o. S.. Anna,
ii "t sm"It exit he. hshnp'> demise. must have
now c"verA extensive area If ground.
Lama l. n" longer cI,y of >p' nd"r. Her glory
h"> long passed away. Her I"rmrr riches are
now un>tI. Churches Of wonderful extent and
rInb"rate archntcturt, and costly mnn>ions once
occupied by wealthy iamiIIes, fallen into
RUNS. R pairs hardly ever thought of.-
r. v"luI"n and anarchy have been the hane "i
the reruhlIc imP"vtrshlng npul'n' families, ard
driving them INTO ex", so that much splendid
Il hl IDcn
VI>irg the establishment "f Am' ric"n.
The artist exhibited /" ~" IL c"lIecn"
"' anc"nr furniture, once The properly "I Spanish
unbrs. md " hich ne nily had purchased OF
an old lady. residing IN her own palace, Tor n
mere Uihr. One article was {" beds'r"d. "hIch,
Tor r,chn. IS oI workmanship and ingenuity ni
design. could not he su, pa>s'd Accompanying
Ihrs wrr- many yards "t Canvass. on II fram" ahnu1
eight tPrl high, covered with paintings OF II" ordI.
nary dnun. Il rould' up bs hinges, and is intend
ed To IN, lose 'hr b. us cad making inner room
ul cons dtIa able dln Isl"Es. All The s"hlc;s have
reference t" love. virginy, beautiful women. life
size. cuprds, &c which !u!iy prove the v"Iupru.
Gus and corrupt manners ct the rich SpanIardS of
tnrmer day.; nor have their desc nhams much
Improved in lht So u,auers.
Tn, excessive love Ivy The Limlan LADIES' for rich
dr. s.. rrinket~ and d'>pay has also lis baneful
. fleets IN working social corruption, and IN redu
cIrg iamiIirs TO poverty.
The herer class OF I''r Liuinn ladies no longer
wrar the M0"ntM lays, excrp' when attending mass
or rnIrkrng in the n,"squ rade. The French
costume, III Luna, ; in all oIh"r paris OF South
America, prevails.
Aucirnt choice and vauabI" literary works of
fh,. Libraries OF The cunvpniS in Lima last dis
arpearIng-a sure ihdIcati"n at the sloth, IndI
f. renee and lgn"ranc" ct m" present cI"rgv.-
These books s'olen by servants nnrcted
with Ihr church, and sold inr II trih".
trend OF mine bought III An obscure street IN
Lima. tn c"mpie hisopIcaI works "i An'"ni" de
Herrera, OF Spanish America rrpuhshtd d III Mad
rid IN l730 Tor nue d"lIar. Th- prin' is large
uh.. chapters iIiuminrd, and there are NUMEROUS
rngravIngs which 'pre<eur l"dran 'n'<, dances.
81. fhi- work comprises twenty volumes, the
C -c's "t which are prrchm"n'. Narrow strips
nt ,per are pas I'd on >evtr margins. On re
moving h, -, found, in Spanish, 'l}"l"ngIng
10 IN. Libr-r, ul ,h' Cnnv' Mt of San. Francisco"
Lima Numb. rs ni volumes thus r"hh d Irofn
he, church libraries sold TO low. ignorant r-
'aIer>. Ior vast" P7Per at Wedt" or SIX cents
pes pou' d.