New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-11

lower classes We were somewhet impressed Nisn tho
neompatbiity of tho spectacle, seeing the eroncnng
figures simultaneously munehing cakes and emDensnng
their graves interspersDg II with occasional Prosaons
before the image Of Savior IN little eDapei Wnlen
49,: eoentacle Cor the body before It's inerment'
serves as that the Material is faithful hand
na; 20 tho spusl 10 this country, We did no. OF
maiden , 20 sa aAaid have done at smisfin.
congruiiy In country less Romanzsu; n1S,s S@
way out Of this magcay created garden mo
ant cemetery also situated upon "Cerro oe ,h
and adjoining the Catholic had forgotten 10 say tnss
the Pantheon, an inclosure OF Few acres 10 ii"bE
burial ground for this city of seventy Thousand aJ
ants The narrowness OF ite limits eontIasted most P
fully with the extensive and beautifully laid out grounds
which dedicated to the same purpose IN our own
try. Upon inquiry we were told thst evcIy se'sn
the ground respaded and prepared anew ior Iesh IN
erments The lower classes or peoas have pit or com
mon grave which undergoes the same renewal
standing this disregard TO the permanence OF inc Dou
repOse of tho dead, the necessities OF the clV arg
demanding their grounds for this purpose Inc present
one had many fine monuments few are really imposing
among which is tho late one erected by the nrec u t
city II Is magnificent marble pedestal surmOuhea ny
noble figure one of their body with all OF its eoneotne
insignia and implements. The Protestant Cemetery ID
much smaller than the Pantheon ana destitute, az
most entirely Of its marble embelishent. IL s under
the direction of the foreigners, and through their sos
has been made quiet and lovely resting place IL was
founded by Mr. Scholts OF Bresau IN 1922 but has been
twice enlarged since them and still looks painfully con
racted Among tho graves found those OF Lieut. BAKER
Of the u g. Navy and Mrs. McLane, the granddaughter
of BENJAMIN Franklin who died her passage from New
York 10 this port Both until recently have been disgrace
fully elected but through the kind Offices OF ola TRENDS
who discovered them they have been cared for ana res
cued from the Oblivion into which they had fallen law
of the city prohibits funeral procession by day. conse-
queny the body removed at night and deposited IN tho
chapel belonging to the grounds where II remains hn
the subsequent day when the burial ntes are performed
Although November here corresponds with May IN the
northern hemisphere, according TO the eclpea regua-
ton OF the seasons it really answers to the June
in che wealth Of its buds and blossoms Without rnga-
toa vegetable life is dwared aud incomplete but with II
its uxurance is astonishing audit is nowhere more man
est than those plants which maured with such care
in our eonseatoes, but which grow here out OF doors
the whole year round Among them growing III marked
uxuranec notice the heliotrope tuchsa and caneia
The two former short time become miniature trees
end the latter though less hardy grows without care and
bears much larger flower than with us. The magnolia,
with its great roya blossom, though not indigenous TO
this country, thrvcs finely wherever u has been INTRO
duced and the ctus Is seen everywhere. The Cactus
Giganten though enormous here, does not attain the
hight in Mexico. The palm, with which we al
ways associate the tropics is also found now ana them
but somewhat dwad in size. The absence OF sod such
cOthe fields AZ home, we particularly remark the
hills being covered only with the seanties yegeston
Attempts have been mado 20 produce tho sol OF the
States and Havana by Mr. Nugys an American gentleman
of Santiago but have met with no success This enter
prsng American has been largely associated IN all OF Tie
progressive operations OF Chill. lie completed the Rail-
road from Valparaiso 90 Santiago, after its English con-
tractors had thrown up impaceable II was stu
pendous work the road winds around aud the
mountains neccssitatng frequent tunnels, prodigions
grades and immense bridges. lie retired millCnalrc,
having completed the work long before il thought hui
IL. Il
energy Of the American character wherever it turns
up"
The ships of the Allied Squadron taking in coal and
mounting their guns preparatory II IS stated TO depart
on the 18th of the present month On dit that they
have decided 10 reject the mediation of Foreign Powers II
rendered AID in al future operations which the war may
unfold assume tho offensive. Chill 10 be imbued
with the progressive spt of the day, and, particularly In
the matter OF armament is DESTROYS Of insirucng herse
in and adopting the Improvements which our late eiyii
war and the recent European conflict have developed
Their attention has been attracted the Needle Gun.
committee appointed 10 give the result OF an expert
which made upon yesterday by the Captain Of
the Military Engineers.
The stnes the extra session Of Congress have
terminated 10 the discontinue OF the Radicals, whose
charges against the Government were not sustained.
The Cyclone which reported TO have been captured
by the Spaniads entered the bay the 9th, arriving
from Hamburg in ITO days.
The reyenue-cuter Wyanda sailed for San Francisco
yesterday
slight shock Of earthquake felt night before last,
doing injury, but it has been followed by cold, damp,
cloudy weather.