The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-09-14
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The Paris Cathedral Of Notrc Dame Rob
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We extract the following paragraphs from
the last letter received from "Spiridion," the
lsostou Travellers Paris correspondent, dated
August 90:
we are, at this moment, in a good deal OF
excitement, in couseQ Uence of a successful
burglary committed at the metropolitan
church of this city, to the loss OF the Cathedral
of AT least S00,000 (Si690t,) and speak mere
iy Of the peeunisry loss, the moral loss Is ir-
Teparable"
have VISITED the treasury of Notre Dame
which is kent in the Nestry room, for IL is enc
Of The shows OF Paris. While it's not cnmpar-
able 10 the treasures OF Italian and Spanish
churches, it is in terestiug, for the visitor
The gorgeous YES tments of the metropolitan
clergy at State ceremonies, some of which
tSuca As the costumes given by Louis XVIII.
upon The baptism of the Duke of Bordeaux, by
Napoleon LIST, on his marriage, by Louis lhlI-
tippa upon the marriage of the Duke Of Or
leans aud the return OF Napoleon = ashes. ana
by Louis Napoleon on the baptism OF ms fnli"')
are historical, and great variety OF , i.s
iiCal ornaments. croNeTS, taper -uoi"etN
crosses etc IN massive gold adorned Win 'ae
most precious stones, All OF great /" Intrinsic aho
historical value, and many of theia important
by heir great All tlqHttY. ihsse treasures are
krnf IN An outIsIug building connected win
5hh GA hedrAL and hIIlt puTposety Tor these
7rr,suras witch are therein kept IN iron
,la.r.s secured BY massive doors. As every
I,evson pays ten sous for entering this place
.ihe Church =! Rome has always been distin-
"a iShed by ats Jewish instinct for turning 4
panny, } n considerable harvest OF half francs
must have been Teaped every year from this
field whc tue burglars have despoiied. The
large space OF gTound which lies between the
river Seine ana Jhe Cathedral has been for q
good many years past used as the workshop
where the stones aud other objects wanted ia
Inc repairs oi the fabric are prepared for their
places.
Yesterday morning, when the workmen
Went TO resume their won ed laborS, they were
surprised 10 see good many eccleslas iIcal
vases scattered over me ground. They uoti-
fled ihs officers Of the church. and the latter in
SANITY discovered the treas ury had been en-
tsred by burglar, and all the golden sacred
tuTuItuTe II contained, tand estimated, as
have said, a. : l6JUuO IN value had been car
rlrd on. The police were instantly sent for;
their luNes ugalOns led them 10 the paTapet
wall Of The quay, and, upon leaning over me
wall aud looking towards The water, they as
covered i rope secured III an lron rlnS above
the level Of the water. Thinking it probable
tli!s rope had been used by the burglars, they
entered Il boat aud attem pied 10 detach 1t from
tae iron ring. They found II tlghtened by an
object under water, and pulling II out OF the
water they found a large fishing net filled
with q great many objects belonging 10 the
treasury, out all OF them stripped OF tEelr pre-
cIJus stones.
Fac police are now employing divers to
search the rivers bottom. The discovery bt#
led tue police To presume that the buf%ia!5
sitter having secured their first poruea 81
prizes in The net aud sunk II in The rive. st.
turned TO the treasury 10 empty IL OF it, cUur
tents bat were put 10 hight Dy some ;.~Ise
probably the barking of watch dog paced
there aud ia their has IL let fall or threw VA
t.c eCcIesIAs :ital furniture found III the yard
,4Ud coAteuted themselves Wlth running oil
with The diamonds, ru bies and other precious
stones. The police Ieel assured they VIII soon
capture the burglars. GOu1aaY well conceive
mat robbery OF this importance, aud the loss
OF such valuable objects, has made a deep I'M
precision upon us. / he treasury OF \ tire Dame
was sacked al The Revolution Of July, aud all
The eccle>iastica vestmeuts thrown luto the
Iiyer, where they were discovered by some
fishermen several months Afterwards