The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-06-09
OF THEINeU1sITIoN.
ThlIlIIng Discovery at Madrid.


of the End OF May, was formed by tear
ing down many buildings. The
Madrid correspondence of the New
York Tribune writes concerning it I'm.
der date of May s:
1t has also a history, which adds to
the interest one feels in visiting spots
hallowed by patriotic deeds. Imme-
diately adjacent is an area of high
ground measuring some 800 meters in
length by nearly the same in width. In
order to connect two newly projected
streets, a cutting was made through
one end of this raised ground, which IN
fact presented the appearance OF helo
varying in level. 1t bore-~still bears
the lugubrious name OF Tel QNcnrGde7I
which cannot be translated save by
paraphrase. 1t signifies ga place Whefe
conVicts are burned"
When the workmen had laid bare the
cutting, perpendlcularly, peculiar
qualification presented itself. Through
out its entire extent three distinct lay
ers were observed of what appeared to
be black, grassy earth, at irregular dis
tances apart. Upon closer eIamina-
tion, charred substances were discov-
cred, which turned out to be cRlcined
human bones. Further search brought
to light Jumps Of adipose substance in
various stages OF conversion, according
to the strata in which they were found.
The searchers also lighted upon iron
rings, burned and oxydized; an iron
gag; bands of iron much corroded, but
bearing marks of fire; quantities of
charcoal; portions of craniums, and
other osseous remains; tuft of hair
two feet long, frizzled, as by flame, at
the end nearest the head, and evidently
having belonged to a female. A full
cart load of these relics was taken from
one spot. They told ofthe awful scenes
of which this field of blood retains the
record. Here we're burned the victims
of the Holy InquisitiOn. After the
CHASTITY horror had been perpetrated,
the spot was covered over with earth,
and as these horrible sacrifices to su-
perstition and priestcraft were celebra-
led with some kind of regard to order,
in course of time first layer of dead
mems remains was formed, then
second, then third. 1t is demonstra-
ted beyond dispute that the field Of
the QuemHdero has been artiti-
cially elevated to its present lev
ell, because the soil is composed of
rubbish mixed with earth; and old
wells have been discovered, the walls
which have been built up as the sur
rounding ground was raised. From
these weils, IL is supposed, water was
drawn 10 give TO the victims of the
stake. The last auto dG Je on this lugu-
brious spot took place in 1863, on the
10Th of May, when SO human beings suf-
fered this awful death. The discovery
has created a great sensation, and 1t has
been made at moment when the cler-
ical party are struggling to enforce the
unity of the Catholic church, and when
it is strenulously denying the horrors
0fits past history, and asserting that
ROME has always been the most toler-
ant of all other creeds. On this two
hundredth anniversary of the last hui
man sacrifice in Spain, a procession is
to start from the Plaza Mayor, where
similar public burnings used to take
place, to the Quemadero, and here
Protestant religious service will be held,
If not prevented. This is Just possible,
and it may be prudent on the part OF
the Professionals not to make the project
ed demonstration, in order to deprive
the priest party OF an opportunity OF
creating disturbance. These people
desire nothing so much as to commence
a war of religion, for it would be asso-
ciated with Carlism. They are morti-
fled to find their influence so rapidly
passing away. Education being now
free, they are excluded from the schools
except upon certain conditions. Last
Wednesday, the religious liberty ques-
ton was decided by large vote in IA
vor OF the Goth and 21st clauses of the
new constitution, as originally pre-
scented.
The discovery above described con.
tributed greatly to the victory of the
friends ofreligious liberty in the Cortes.
Senior Echegary, in speech not less
eloquent than that of CASTELAR,, already
printed in our columns, said:
ain those alternate layers of the Que.
maderO de la Cruz you will see strA-
tun OF coal impregnated with human
fat, and after that the remains of cal
cined bones, and after that layer of
sand which has been thrown there to
cover up these remains; and then
another layer OF coal, and another of
bones, and then another of sand, and
80 continues the horrible mass Not
many days ago, and 1 vouch for the
fact, q boy with a stick happened to be
poking into this mass, and drew forth
from these layers three objects full of
elOQuence-three grand discourses in
favor OF religious liberty! These were
a piece of Oxydized iron, human rib
almost calcined, and braid of hair
burned at one extremity [Sensation. ]
These constitute three very eloquent
arguments! 1 wish the deputies who
defend religious unity would submit
them 10 severe Interrogation. would
like them to ask that hair braid how
the cold sweat ooZed from its roots, and
how it stood erect on the head of the
victim as the flames crept up to 1t. /
would like them to ask that poor rib
how the heart Of the unhappy Jew pal
pitated against it. l would like them
to ask that piece ofiron, which perhaps
was gag, how many dolorous ejacula-
tons, how many cries OF anguish it
stifled. and how it became oxydized by
receiving and retaining the blood-fm-
pregnated breath of the victim, so that
even the hard iron had more bowels OF
compassion and was more humane and
tender-hearted than the Infamous exc
cutioner OF that infamous theocracy !"
A CORRESPONDENT of the Cincinnati
Gazette accounts for the recent explo-
sion of the gasholder in that city by
saying that it is customary after a gas
holder is filled to a certain extent to in
troduce chemicals for the purpose of
increasing the bulk of the gas, without
adding to its illuminating properties.
This operation, he thinks, was over
done, and hence the explosion.
DIED.
HARTLEY.-On Tuesday afternoon, June
9Th 1862, at 4 O'Clock Mr.. II ARTLFY