Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-12-08
THE TOWER OF LONDON,

The last number Of Hackwood contains
history Of that famous old building, the
Tower Of London. We propose to make
as full synopsis Of this delightful as our
space will permit
The time the Tower was erected and
the name Of the builder have not been
preserved. Some assign it very remote
antiquity, and julius Caesar and Constau
tine the Great have both been considered
the builders. Authentic annals inform Us
that the White Tower was bull. in the
time of William tic Conqueror Walls
and bas.ions. and dungeons were aided
at sundry times, till in the reign of Ed,
ward the Third, it attained its present
form and extent. During the period OF
three hundred years the Kings of England
went IN procession from it on their coro.
nation day.
During the period that Richard II. filled
the throne. this building was gay and
noisy with dance and banquet Here,
TOO, that monarch lay prisoner, and was
forced to resign his dadem 1t was after.
wards the scene Of in justice aud tyranny
1t was here where was imprisoned the
Princess OF France whom Henry v,
who's" chivalrv has been go loudly extolled.
conquered in honorable warfare. James
first, of Scotland, whom Henry to Fourth
had seized by ,reachery was confined in
one OF the dungeons OF this grim and
gloomy pile. From the window of bis
room, the captive King saw beautiful
Il n m Spl l..
sent her letter that so pleased the lovely
Miss, that she gave her heart and hand to
tho royal lover.
Hundreds have suffered cruel tor,uers
N the Tower on account of their religious
opinions. Here Lord Gotham lay loaded
with chains for many months, because he
woTshipped God after the manner which
the dominant sect pronounced heresy.--
Because he denounced the worship Of m-
ages, and was opposed to ma king Pilgrim
ages, and entertained and openly pro.essed
other notions obnoxious to those who be
Iieved in those things, the titled victim
was condemned to suffer the most painful
sentence. He was drawn from the Tow
er to st. Giles Field, where he was sus,
pended by the middle from a chain a
fire was kindiei under him, and he was
burned to DEATH
Twice the aimiable and harmless Henry
VI. was confined within these dark walls,
and here the unfortunate monarch was
tourd stiff and cold in death It's doors
were kept continually swinging on their
hinges by the vile and bloody Richard III
For framing an answer when questioned,
touching the mode in which Two innocent
women should be punished, with an "if'
in it, Lord Hastings was dragged hv
BODY of servle soldiers from the Council
to the Green near the Chapel within the
l0w-r AID his head severed from his body
on log Of wood
Tue fascinating and carrnp. Jan" Shore
was immured in one OF the gIou:nest cells
Of tne Tower for crime that was not
written against her in the book of the Re-
cording Angel, and liberated after her
Prosecutors had stolen her worldly sub
stance The wretched eutcast died in
want.
The doors Of its dark vaults never
opeaed and shut so often in the same pc
rod as during the reign Of that tactIturn,
saTaclous bloody tyran', Henry Will
Empson and Dudley suffered the same
punishment they bad inflicted on SO many
innocen, persons. B,inham aud Firth
were tortured by Sir Thomas Moore. who
in turn, fell utder the axe Of the exccu.
tioner. The mood in which that noble
man met his tate was shockinglv out If
keeping with that solemn hour which
comes 10 all On his way to the scaiold
he amused the bystanders with lively OBJ
sersatlons and witt>cism fell from his lips
the moment before the axe descended -
After he had committed his soul TO Col,
and laid his head upon the block. the
headsman prayed bis forgiveness. Il fer.
give thee. but priIhee, let me put my
beard aside, for that hath never commit
ted treason adding, "pluck upthy spirit.
man, and not be afraid to DO thine Office.
my neck is very short; take heed, there
fore, that thou strike no. wrong for the
saving Of thine honesty
The clever and captivating Anne Bol.
eyn was the next victim Of suspicion and
cruelty. Her hsad!ess body lay for some
time on the Green on the Tower and was
placed By rough hands in common chest
the grim building. The Lady Catharine
Howard was the next Queen whose blood
stained the lorrid axe The scholarly
and engaging Earl Of Surrey, one OF the
fastest friends the treacherous and blood
thirsty widower ever had, wa, after the
lapse Of few months marked for the Hill.
" The gallant nobleman and gentle poet,
deliehtna only in classical pursuits, with
no lust for power, was tried for treason IN
the presence Of that iiustrious soldier,
his father, the Dake of Norlalk, and given
TO the headsman.
The shaft Of greater tyrant than him
self prevented the King from ;n,ng the
grass Of the Green with the blood Of the
| Duke.
There are many more names on tho
gloomy catalogue, aud some that shine
most brightly were stained with blood by
the unrghteous judgment of Mary and
Elizabeth. This ancient pile has soma.
what softened its harsh visage. Its walls
are covered with vines, aud flowers bloom
| on its moat Its connection with the glo.
rious name OF Wellington has helped
/ greatly to abate the horror its history in
spires The Duke was for some time con.
stable Of the Tower
! THE PrrRIp SORE TuRoAr.-The Bur.
lington Hawkeye says the putrid sore
throa. tprobably Diptheria) has destroyed
many lives in that neighborhood, and has
now attacked persons in that city Rev.
4. A. Settlers, of that place, recommends
the following remedy, vouckinS for its
effectiveness in most cases:
REcElpr--One tea spoonful Cayenne
pepper, one tea.spoonful Bayhery, put in.