The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-06-23


The following is the New York Suns nc
count Of Barnum's attempt and failure /,
get possession OF tho remains Of the firs,
Napoleon
Through all Of Barnums reyerses, one o.
his plans remained in fall bloom. aud thai
was to get hold, by hook or by crook, o.
the body Of the great Napoleon, and bring
i, 10 the United States for exhibition. Thi,
idea he has per,inac iously held last to Will,
in Europe aud has thought OF il, planned
upon IL, slept upon il, and dreamed Of II
ever since. '4
II il known that the hospital OF the In.
vaids, in Paris. where the remains OF Ma
polcon rest, IA in the possession Of the dis
abled pensioners Of the Empire. those who
were wounded in BoDapartes campaigns
and for which ruler they all entertain the
affection OF children towards parent. OI
course. the pensioners are greatly conhdej in
by the French government and people, and
the coat Of one Of the OIL invalid people Ia a
sure passport throughout the magnificent
palace buildings Of Paris, IN il Is in their
own hospital, where they roam free, easy
and Independent, their supcriors being en-
Joined 10 Offer no check or restraint. For
Barnum 10 get into the hospital chapel, to
study out the plan Of the building and to
hire Invalide's s uniforms for himself and his
three French assistants, was but transient
occupation, Int to find his way into the
tomb oi the Great Warrior WAS u difficult
undertaking, which il wanted the whole Of
Barnum TO accomplish. Ipdecd, il looked al
one time, an more than match for two
such showmen.
The corpse rested inside lead caisson.
which 10 turn was enclosed IN zinc, the two
metal coverings being placed inside oi =
plank camphm wood coffin This coffin
~us covered with still farther castings Of pine,
walnut, cherry, mahogany. and. at last, out
side Of all, came rosewood IL was, indeed.
"A nest oi collins. coptriycd Of different woods,
according 10 their different qualities IN keep
ing out nostnre. The receptacle oi the
collins was an obloDg vault Of Italian mar.
bic, easssd with heavy bronze plates, magDi-
ieeDiy adorned with gold decorations Al
the bead of the tomb, under the magnificent
ca'afaIque. and partly secluded from view.
where double doorr u chilled steel, which
preserved TO the Frcnch people, sacred from
intrusion, the mouIdcrlhg remains oI their
much beloved Emperor No lit,le ingenui.
~ and time were requisite % find out TIE
seeIsss Of the door Keys without exciting
suspic,oo, the bead seeker after which being
a Yankee, and lsboring under Disadvantages.
Two months rolled away thre, iour, FIVE
and SIX followed. and yet the whereabouts
d the keys remained unknown. II wss
principally ybecsnse the pensioners all though.
them kept in higher circles than they were,
and dismissed any ideas they ever enter.
tAinsd on the ssb,sc,. With the notion that
any lsss sscrvI pisce than under Louis Ma.
poieons pilIo~, was PROCLAMATION no. wor-
thy of tboogb,.
Bsruum begsn 10 te In earnest his ex.
pebsSs were growing beavy h. pride wss
touched and he telt determined 10 know
what, Il anything II was, q Yankee coaI
no, DO. 50 h. relieved his assistants from
the seareb. made himself his own prime
minister. donDd hs invalid Uniform. and
0musooed watch upon the sacred tomb.
H. had observed ths da.t 90 the sill of the
s'ei doors. brushed "a by their being
opened. snd thus ksew tbe tomb 10 he ths
piscs oi occaslODsl rssort. lis watch wss
elO~s aud ~y-fe sisge, ba, . saccs-sial
obe Not char ~ Iron. wod. of stooe.
o,s,ruc,ed The polished mafi,le s,sies III ih,s
Dart q, the sdi6e. snd not q mos,ld,sg ~