Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-04-26

~ " The convert 10 catholicism, Luis Kill
presenting his crown to the Virgin, and near MIN
Isichelieu The last group is devoted to the great
| Napoleon, " ho RECEIVES the imperial crown rom
he hands of Plus VII, assisted by the bishops oil
GENEVA and several card nas Ii ;hus seems tslat
i. part Of the. design of The first Emperor Napoleon
was carried out in these paintings at least being
Il coordination of great events selected from sacred
aud profane history.
The above are merely the leading figures OF this
great pictare; the imagination is left TO supply the
! balance
/ Bat the church that was most pleased with
taking every thing into considerations was ST. Eus-
tache No one ever ought to leave Paris without
seeing it. IL is between three aud four hundred
! years old, but one would think in walking through
lis collonades and seeing It's immense marble pillars,
dornes and affairs, its chapes and galleries all spea
/ king with life like figures in paintings, statuary,
and ireseoes, that the artist had left bat yes.erda
There some 30 chapels besides the confession
! ais. The spancheIs of the arches are adorned with
recumbent angels bearing the Instruments of the
passion aud other devices. The church is very
large indeed, being feet long by I32 IN bre adth
aud 80 in heighth. never shall forget the scene
saw while there, and The impression they made
on my memory never be effaced. 1t being
sort Of holy week was prepared to many peo-
pie there. When first went i'll saw some half
| dozen groups-n the largesf. front of the altar
where high mass was being said, there might have
been thousand persons. but the Other groups, SO
large was the church. were at some considerable
distance from this aud from each o her. Al my
right passing around | found there was fumes
raj; farthrr OH, few rods wedding. This was
near the lady chapel. On turning areuud Oh the
other side there was Il baptism further still WEEDS
ding, and again, the door anofher funeral
What comuieutsrj upon life Z! Here infancy la
king the innatory step 10 the great Mother church.
mystic symbols that 1t could not understand or
comprehend, aud might or might not have in>
iueace upon its after life two beautiful beings ex
changing the VOWS OF love and ~ternaifidety with
those whom they wer- about setting the
perllous journey Of life and whose barkz may glide
gently along, or be si,ipwrecked upon the hidden
rocks of obscurity.s And lastly, life worn out aud
its II all covering about to be retutned back again
to its mother earth. Here extremes had met
smiles aud pleasures, tears and sorrows. All Went
on rs regularly as if they wer- miles apart. On
leaving the church noticed two large, richly rm>
oIdered pieces OF tapestry the doors--thc
one at the right was black, aud the ether white
was informed that II Indicated wedding aud d
funeral
| visited some half dozen other churches, all
having more l'ss to interest the stranger, bui
particular the chuic oil ST. Geueyieve, ST. Sui
pice aud the Sainte ChappeAe erected in l2l5
fne former is sometimes called The pantheon. 1t
j. very large aud has majestic dome 26S feet in
hrighth from he pavement. The numb r. Of steps
from The bottom TO Tie top OF this dome is 10. The
front has several galleries OF the Cornthian order,
! in wateh are fine fresco representations. Al
so, France is IN one lscl ibiug Oh the pages
! of nmortahty some Of The names Of her most as-
rious men. The vtuited ceilings on the inside
ure richly scuiptured aud are eighty feet hight
! ST Grueyevs was buriel hefe in 5i2--thr for
! ner church having fallen nto runs, L9uis y. was
-. :uduced .by Madam dc Pompadoar 70 erect th's
qalrters of the Insurgents aihe revolution Of le4S,
tnev held ii for two days against the troops aud
ual EQUAL ca srd The marks OF balls may now be
seen N different buildings ueaf twhere the rrpaHs
.have not get been made. The Sante Chapel,
atnong other embellishments has The most beautl-
t stained glass Of any church in Paris. Upon this
glass are representations OF the most Remark ID e
passages in the life of ST. iouis and tie prlaeipil
event. of the two 6rsi erusaies 1t is SAID tina,
among the relics purchased by 81. Louis. and
brought from the cas-, were the crown of thorns,
ahG piece OF the true c;oss.
/ Near this SPOTS the celebrated prison called the
/ Concierge. The buidiags waich form this prison
sttl retain the Character of fonda, Ii hes. Amlng
other low, duk looking PRISON rooms Is where
those condemned 70 death nass their last hours
I theirarfas bound dsaf By straight waislcont. In
one Of these ceits poor Marie AntoinetIe was i'm
/ PrJSoaed. taanother mrse one the G'uondSts he'd
4 iheir last banquet before their execution. HE
bulldugs are NOV ouiy used as p sous for persons
dufng theit tiial, WHO sre b ought here ie" DAYS
! previously lrem other places OF detention.
Near this-pluce, too, one OF the 81 frances 10
| the celebrated cAleconbS WHICH he uuder all this
part of Paris 'fhe staircase Ie.!.ns down TO chem,
consists Of 90 steps, the bottom Of wtlch series
Of galleries leads different parts Of them They
contain in al, "a surface OF o acres The bones
were first taken there from the cemetaFies ahc
thrown in with out regard to order subsequently
| they were arranged aud one may nov see long ga''
/ eres lined from the fioor 10 the roof with bones
Fine arm, leg, and thigh bones are in font ciosey
and regularly piled together with three rows o.
skulls at equal distances apart. Brhud these are
| thrown the smaller bones. ~ ~ =
These galleries conduct 10 various rooms reseu'-
bling chapeis and IN nichcsin the wall, bones and
skulls are so arranged as to resemble vasesand al
tais tits with some difficulty that stranger can
| get permit to visit the catecom5s IN account OF
the many intricate passages and abyrinths ia which
| they ran and also account OF the detects la the
| roofs OF some of them.
Not many wears since lady and gentleman vi
sited them without a guide. They were never seea
alter ards, having got confused IN finding theII
Eway out. This vast charnc house is supposed to
contain the bones Of thee millions Of human
beings.
Bounty LAND CLAIMs-Begin org6t-
The Washington correspondent OF the MIS-
souri, Republican says:
1t may be we'll to caution applicants
against sending in imperfect papers to 'he
. Pension Office. The result is, their claims
are suspended, and when once. on the sus,
/ pended files it is not easy 10 get them OIL
1t is estimated that at lcas. one halt OF al
claims filed by distant agents and claimants
win be suspended in consequences of detects
in the papers.
/ gEA little girl OF four years had beer