The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-04-24

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the native king who reigned at Luck
now under the British proteetorate,
joined the mlltiny in 1857. On its sup
preston, he was deprived OF the king
dom, but was allowed to retain his SOW
ereign rank with a munifcent pension,
/ though obliged to reside IN Calcutta
under government surveillance. Yes
terday, we repaired to his pa ace on the
bank of the Hoogly, IN compliance with
his invitation. The royal residences
consists Of twelve stately edlfces with
collonades, which accommodate retain
ers, servants, and soIdiery, numbering
IN ali ten thousand. A regiment of
native troops gave Mr.. Seward a salute
at the grand gate, and we were received
at the palace by the kings eldest son,
the heir-apparent, who announced that
his father, being very Ill, hadadeputed
him to be his representative on the oe-
casion of our visit. Weh have never seen
a handsomer youth, although he is
swarthy. Dressed fully up to his char
acter, he wore flowing robes of blue
/
fathers jewelled gold crown. The ti-
tular King OF Dude is probably the only
J monarch in the world who wears such
antiquated head-gear as this. Doubt
less, however, it is pleasing reminder
of the palmy state from which he has
"fallen, fallen, fallen"
The prince, in most amiable and
communicative temper, conducted us
through the extensive flower gardens,
immense menageries as well as aviaries
and aquariums, neither of which, we
imagine, has an equal in any pant of the
world. An account of the animals ex-
hibited would be little less than g Ca
talogue." We saw huge boa-constric-
tors sleeping in their cages. The
snake -charmer skilfully drew the cobra
de cap, 10 from its prison, stretched it
on the ground, and then with great dex-
terity seized it by the throat, and at
| pleasure made it open its mouth and
show the strong, sharp, white fang,
whose stroke is instant death, and be-
Meath it the small sac in which the fatal
venom is secreted. The ostrich, the
bird-of- paradise, the pelican, the fla
mingo, the eagle, and the swan, are as
domesticated as if they had known no
other home We counted one hundred
species of the pigeon, nor can we recall
the name of any tenant of the air which
is not represented there. The aqua
RUINS are lakes, each covering an acre,
and ten feet deep. Their inhabitants
of all kinds came to be fed from our
/ hands. An immense green tortoise was
tempted to the shore by bunch of ba-
nanas, and walked back seeming not at
all oppressed by the burden of an at
tendant, who stood on his back, and
who weighs nearly two hundred pounds.
! The English people here tell us that the
munifcent King of Dude is treacherous,
and that his handsome son is graceless.
But when has conqueror confded in his
| prisoner?
| A NIGHT ON THE GANGEs.
A continuous railroad-journey of
twenty-five hours, fatiguing everywhere,
is doubIy severe here; but how could
we decline compliment from so high a
native source, or how forego an occasion
so novel and interesting as a night on
the Ganges? Two officers of the
princes household bearing silver maces
six feet long. with twenty servants in
scarlet and white, met us on the river
bank and placed us in cushioned chairs,
under gay canopy, on the deck of a
| graceful yacht. We hoated leisurely
downward with the current. The first
paft of the voyage had no special inter-
est The night was dark, and the dim
lights around us gave US only spectral
glimpses of the terraced banks. When,
howev r, we had advanced a mile, We
saw, on our right, at the rivers edge,
the blazing, cracking flames of seeming
bonfres. The portion of the banks
thus illuminated seemed to rise to the
height of a hundred feet, and were
thickly crowded with massive struc-
lures; and, over all these, the cleaning
dome and minarets of Aurengzebe, the
great mosque of the city. What was
our surprise to fiud that the fires, which
we had supposed kindled for Temporal
ry illumination, were funeral fires!
Chants are built on the banks for the
sole purpose of cremation. TIE spec
tacle turned our thoughts, for the mo-
ment, upon the strange process of dis
posing of the remains of the dead.
What, we inquired, "is done with
the ashes which remain from the fires p
"They scatter them on the bosom Of
the sacred river"
At this point we entered crowd of
Observation-Disclosures and gayly-deco-
rated barges, so dense that it was not
without difficulty that we made our way
through it TO the station assigned US.
near the maharaiah's barge, from which
a calcium light flashed an intense and
dazzling splendor over the entire city.
On either side of this magnificent barge
was another one, equally gorgeous the
one containing the Maharaiah of Viii
gapatam, the other, the Maharajah of
Putteeaia. These dignitaries were
guests. The barges of the three prin-
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Oriental pavilion extended over them.
All the optical effect that can be obtain
ell by ianeiful naval designs, brilliant
light, and yariegated drapery, by NOV
ing crowds and splendid costumes, re-
Aected by mirrors, crystals and gold,
was produced here; while the senses
we're ravished by the perfume Of burn
| ing incense and tropical flowers. Though
dazzled by cross-lights, and bewildered
by the indescribable glitter, we passed.
under safe guidance, from our own
barge to that of the MaharEjah of Be
Mares Under the same conduct we
passed through successive chambers.
each varying in enehantment from the
others. until we reached the curtained
and festOoned central saloon, appro-
priated to guests. Here rose-water and
neroi gusbed over us from silver and