Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-06-16
The Emperor at 81. Cloud.

ne l'hflS correspondents OF the Herald mus
describes the Emperor and Empress of France
AT ST. Cloud:
And now his Majesty is there in the zenith of
his glory. The Empress is with him, inhaling
the sweet bree&es that softly whisper through
those sheltered AMI odoriferous gardens and is
gaining health and strength every day. by her
side reposes the infant heir of a name which,
under his auspices, Napoleon fondly hopes his
tory will point to with no less pride and admira-
ton than to that of lis renowned predecessor
Tho fortune of has blessed his arms. \
peace of his own dictntiou reigns throughout tho
world. And at this momen, he plays the host to
two young princes, who look up to him as their
Gomalicl rs the most wonderful hero of their
stock, and one from whom they may well learn
instruction and wisdom. The Grand Duke Maxi
milan. youth Of about twenty two years of age,
and brother of the Emperor OF Austria is one,
and Prince Oscar of Sweden, the grandson of
Bernadotte. is the other, who is but n few years
older. With them the Emperor loves to fling
aside the 1omp and ceremony that doth beset
king. In tho morning all three to be seen
among the Empelor's rose breathing tho fra
grant Havana, aud chatting, laughing, musing
arm-in arm, MS if the government of mankind
were no part Of their vocation. Sometimes the
Empress from her couch, which has been wheel
cd to the window Of the Sale d'Orangcrie, let's
fall sweet worlS--as the tabled fairy did pearls
among thi- trinity of princes; and sometimes
the nurse, with the heir apparent is sent to add
to the domesiciv of the enjoyment In an in
slant the ehflHt de France is caught by one or
the other. Now it is the Empero, who gives
him toss, Prince Oscar, now tho young
Macmillan, till at last the nurse Is obliged res
pectfully to demonstrate and the fair Eugcna is
an Imperial decree that the Emperor and
his guests "sha leave the young child alone.'
! THE ArMosrHrRn IN THE PLAINS OF UTAH AND
| CALIFoRNIA.-Mr, J. Weyth,the old mountuineer,
says the Monterey Sentinel, states the following
fact touching the aridity of the dir in these ele-
waited regions: The drvness of our atmo sphere
was so great on one Of the branches of Powder
| river, IN August 1892 that could not discharge
| one barrel of my double percus sion gun without
causing the other to explode from the slightly in
creased heat. One man wounded in this
way and guns several times exploded and was
Obliged to discontinue the practice of placing
caps on the guns IN the day time until immeti.
ately wanted for use" Lieut.. Whipple. of the
United states Boundary Survey, under date of
October 18Th. 1919 states that near the Banks
81 the Colorado aud CHA, "the horn euca sing the
readihglens of my micromcter of the zenith sec
tor snapped and liew from my fingers in three
pieces. owing 10 the excessive dryness of the at
mosphere. All the wooden boxes Ia which the
Instruments were packed are being destroyed -
The nicely seasoned and we'll finished cases of
English instruments, made many years since
nave Shrunk So, from the aridity of the air, as
not to admit the original contents" In other
parts OF Utah aud CaIitornia,the lips of travellers
crack open aud begin to bleed. The waters of
some OF these Colorado streams and neighboring
springs present the very singular ,heuomna Of
not quenchlng the thirst Of men and animals
ms is stated IN the work Of j. r. Bartlett. Uni
ted States Commis sioncr. This must DO owing
TO the presence Of soluble salt of ulumina or sill
c'a' or probably compound salt of these.
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