New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-07
FROM Brazil.
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Nan, PedroII. Nothing could exceed the enthusiasm
v,a,ch these people manifested at the presence Of
fksr sovereign. Whenever he appeared in the
rtreets they would crowd around him, clasp him in
sAeir arms, filing the AIR with their shouts and
laxras and evincing an attachment to him afe ting
70 behold During his stay here, which continued
fer several weeks, the ent re city was illuminated
every evening; bands of music aud military compa-
MES arrayed in barbaric splendor were constantly
pAradDe the Streets imparting to the scene an ex-
eeedingly imposing but fantastic appearance.
His Majesty visited in person every part of the
city, inspecting the arsenas docks, hospitals ana
other public works, astonishing the natives ny hls
pcessant activity and stealing their hearts by tne
Kindness with which he received every class OF MS
subjects. Dom Pedro H., now IN nus thlrIy-hiih
year, ia certainly splendid specimen OF man. SIX
Feet three inches in hight, wen pr0Por.oneu, anu
with countenance evincing both inteIlecs ana
seodpess His father was Dom Pedro first En-
Teror of Brazil his mother an archduchess of Aus
tra. sister of Maria Louisa, the wife of Napoleon l.
He ascended the throne OF the Brazlls IN 1910, at
fifteen years Of age, and was married in 1872 TO
sister OF the late king of Naples. Of this union,
two sons and three daughters were born. The sons
are now dead, leaving Donna Isabel, the eldest
daughter now thirteen years of age the heir appa-
rent.
Dem Pedro is prince of liberal and progressive
views, and is doing all in his power to improve the
condition Of his Empire. But be has many OBJ
sacles 10 encounter. The people are not yet awake
10 ihe necessity of improvement They are too
ignorant 20 know that they are much behind the
times and too well pleased with their present con-
di,iOn TO wish for a change.
A sem-monthly line of steamers was established
along the whole coast of Brazil in 1892 The
northern terminus of this line is at Para, where
they connect with steamers recently put upon the
Amazon The first steam line to Europe was
established in 1850. The vessels leave Southamp-
Ton on the 9th of every MONTH touch at Lisbon and
he Cane &c Verde Islands and arrive az Pernambuco
thtir rst mort of entry in twenty days from England
There are no steam Lines from Brazil TO the United
States although the necessities Of commerce call loudly
for such mode OF communication between the Two
countries
Few railroads vet exist here. The longest completed
hne il at Rio, and that extends not more than thirty or
ferry miles from the city. Six OF eight miles OF track
have been laid at Bahia railroad, thirty miles in
length extends from Pernambuco TO Cape st. Au-
CUISINE. This is the sum total Of the railroads OF
BraEiL Foreigners mostly English, build and super
intend these roads. The rails, the enginesin fact
their whole running gear, including engineers and
WcrkmeD-are imported Even the cross ties used in
building the railroad at this place were brought from
ths Baltic; aud this too, when the road TO run
through forests Of the best timber in the world Bat
hwss cheaper import the tmbers from Europe than
to get them out here, with the sloveniy, stupid, and
enormously expensive slave labor Of this country.
Tf is but another illustration Of the fact that slave
labor s Of all others the poorest and the least adapted
10 develop the resources Of q new country.
The appearance Of the streets in this city is widely
different from that of Broadway. At an early hour in
she morning the principal thor0ughfarSs are tnrOngca
with mstutoes, or inhabitants Of the back country,
bs S . .lSSif sugar 10 market horse back. Each
animal has two bags Of this article swung across his
back, and resting engthwse upon his ribs. Poultry
and vegetables brought in in baskets swung in the
same manner, is alec the hay. And this Is the most
interesting part Of the spectacle. The dwarfsh spin
die thsnked little ponies under their immense loads OF
grass strapped and upon each side OF them, look
6is rats waddhng along with 90 many haystacks
upon them.
The horses loaded with sugar stop in front of the
warehouses and here an interesting scene takes place.
The sugar examined by saDples-eaTnest confabua-
lions take place. The sugar is discussed as jockey
would discuss the points of horse AT length bar
gain is struck, and the poor AIDED horsss Who mean,
broadside in the street. relieved The sugar de-
poeittd in the warehouses, emptled from the bags,
sorted, DC: II person would retain ms r eH.
for sweeteniDg he should by all means abstain from
Visiting there houses. Here he viii see naked negroes
up to their thighs in sugar-sittng upon it., sleeping
upon IT, rolling over 1.-THE perspratlon the Hhlle
oozing from every pore, and be will, no doubt, turn
from the spectacle profoundly impressed with the be-
hef that sugar, also, is humbug
In due time the sugar is again sacked in bags OF l6O
II each. Huge satured negroes take these upon their
heads, and at brisk round trot carry them TO the
doeks, whence they taken upon vessels and sent
30 different parts Of the world.
The mania for carrying things on the head is uni
veftal among the blacks 1t makes no difference how
small an object may be, it is seldom carried in the
hand Everything is deposited the place where the
poet tells that the wool ought 70 grow. And 1t is
stODis biDg-he size and weight OF the loads they Will
carry this Sacks Of sugar half barrels OF
houi huge casks Of water, are borne along at rapid
rate and accidents never known TO result. II the
object is so incontestaby heavy that no darke will
risk bis skull under il, number Of them VIII take It
upon their shoulders upon poles lock STEP and bear
along keeping time to some wild refrain, altogether
forming sight which the stranger does not fa TO look
upon with interest.
The sugar carriers are usually tall, muscular, and
finely formed. Many of them native Africans,
and still speakthe Congo dialects They do notrouble
themselves with superhuous. olothing-their whole
wardrobe often consisting Of simple cloth about the
waist
The inhabitantgof Brazil are a mongre set. Upon
q groundwork of Portuguese, We have niger, lndisn
and white mixed In, but desperate little OF the
white man, have seen two thousand 81 the National
GuRId-the finest troops they can muster here-and all
from Brazilian families They looked remarkably
Ike body Of negrOesthat is to say they had all the
symptoms They call themselves Brazians, and
suppose they are but fiat noses, thick lips and wool
On The head, tell their story. Still, as the idea
that they are white people TO please them, let
them indulge the innocent halluciDation.
Having spoken Of The people of Brazil, let me say
word or two in regard to the climate. Many popular
IDEAS in regard to the tropics essentially erroneous
This is not the dry, insuferaby hot place that many
suppose il to be. One is surprised TO find the air
pure the breeze so fresh and the nights charming
At this place situated in s. south latitude the mercury
seldom rises above $50 in the shade while, during the
greater part Of the day and night there is ine fresh
breeze from the sea. ] have suffered more from the
beat among the mountains Of Vermont than 90 here:
The worst extremes Of heat and cold experienced
m the United States; aud know not why person
Who can endure the climate there can not endure any