The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-16
NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY APRIL 49, l87eoUNTUPLE SHEET

TO aid our imperfect astronomical efforts Dr. SONIA
Foutes was evidently never intended 10 be hish
admiral; tho his element But though he
frequently feels uncomfortable he IS always good
natured. Dr. Arthur Macedo is always busy; he IS
chs rged with planning the imperial wait and no IS
constantly turning the plans upside down, trying 70
save day here and gain day there, so that his
Majesty may be able to take IN the wno'e
United States In three months Visit.
he works away steadily at this chinese
puzzle, and with every new combination manages to
additional hours II is pretty DIM
do any steady work. because there is no place
TO do except in the saloon. and tho intervals be-
tween tho ending OF ono aud the setting out OF
tho table for the short thai there Is rot
much mere than time To arrange ones papers when
the stewards politely inform you that they want to lay
tho table for lunch dinner, aud The workingman IS
obliged TO shut up his portfolio and depart.
LESSON.
Every norr'ng the Emperor reads sanscrr with Dr.
Heming. In this in almost every other thing, he
acts with the regularity of clock. Al eleven he
begins, and reads steadily until the tyranncal
stewards who respect nothing but lunches
dinners. sc, drive away HIS Imperial
Majesty with Just as little ceremony
though he were only newspaper correspondent
During the morning lesson In sanscr there are ire
pcror aud the Professor. HIS Majesty insists vigor-
ously opinions. but The Professor patient and
persistent. He Is to be put down. and the result
generally Is battle the Professor insists ON
oxpounding the text to his satisfaction Wh'le
the intesc workers strus cling against the dim
cuties OF thinking al The ladies' are scattered
about the deck chatting or novel reading The EN-
press and her lady in waiting the Senhora dc Fonseca
Costa, occupy themselves. when they are well, doing
crochet work or chatting with the other ladies' The
Empress IS swectly amiable and Is general fayoritc
Every morning. before breakfast, all who are sound
and well 80 and pay their respects kissing Her Ma
jcsty's hand IN the old ch.varous Her Majesty
does not much like the and Is anxsousIy looking
for the time when she viii put foot again terra
frma.
During the day the Emperor convcrses reads, and
ut Ave clock every evening he les in Eng
lish from OF the Americans on hoard. At rst he
read tho guide book but when he learned through the
HERALD that Julius Caesar beng played at New
York. he sought diligently for copy OF shakespeare.
but we were able iud either in Per
namhuco or Para. BY accident copy was discovered
board after had lett this last named port and
thcnceorward His Majesty devoted the time between
lunch aud dinner to study OF shakcspeare's master
piece, having professor Of the American ladies.
His Majesty transating into French such passages as
meaning.
After dinner, when the weather permits, the passcn-
gers promenade form groups and discuss various
questions OF interest Sometimes these discussions
animated and intcrcsting but as rule the evening IS
quite as duh as the day. Tho Emperor Is about the
livciicst and joest person on board but though he
does his best to dispe tho oppressive gravity that
weighs down he is poorly seconded that the result
is not encouraging The attempt TO organize musical
soirees proved failure except Ut Bahia, and
abandoned When we lost sight OF the irai ightshlp
Al the mouth CT tho Amazon life on board became
duier and more tranquil than II had been before. We
missed the mild excitement OF the arrival ana de-
parture at The picturesque ports the coast the
coming and going OF fussy officials The weather
sufficiently changcablc TO prevent the majority OF the
passengers from feeling supremacy happy, though it
could not ,ruthiully be called anything but fair
weather.
IMPERIAL TALK.
Speaking with His Majesty during Of the elicit
OF the voyage about his proposed vis to
Egyp, aud the Holy Land and tho importance OF the
Canal, His Majesty said, laughngIy :"Lesseps Is
very clever man. know him very well. The Sucz
Canal great work, bu, doubt whether Il can be
kept open by the present system Of dredging The sand
accumuaes very last and Is possible that within 100
years tho canal may become impossible"
ness buying up the Khcdlvcs shares"
Eyes, yes France has been working for England
The French built the canal but the English will profit
most by IL Lcsseps project Tor railway TO India Is
very line, but 1t would require very largo capital"
BETTING ox THE prLor xuMpxR.
When about week out from Para the En-
peror began 10 feel sensbly not hearing from the out
world, and said jokingly, that he thought The
must be in the moon, he newspapers no let
tcis and heard nothing about what going the
world" AZ approached land the spirits OF the pas
scngers revived. and the 18th swccpstake was
organized In which His Majesty and the members OF
his suite took part In oruer 10 get up interest
there was regular meeting called, with Paymaster
Bacon United States Navy. In the chair. and DR. Ma
cedo acting as secretary. Tho list having been called
/, was found there were three dciautcrs, and ii was
decided that their tickets should be put up to public
auction The bidding very spirited and the first
dcfautng ticket sold Mr. Olicndorf the Argcn-
tine Commissioner The second third we:c however
sprltcdy contested and both became tho property
Senior Lozano, Portuguese merchant. The drawing
created good deal of amusement, HIS Majesty draw
ing one blank and number. Senior Lozano was
not much more fortunate as out OF six drawings be
got three blanks showing that fortune always
with the brave.
We were st,ll at breakfast the morning Of tho
18th when it was announced that pilot boat In
sigh, and all put on the tptoc OF cxpecta
ton. few minutes after the Emperor announced the
number Of the pilot boat No. 20 phe Moses GrnneD
and that fortune had declared In favor OF Mr.
Cruwc, who held that number When His
Majesty received the HERALD, Informing hun
that General sherman coming 10 New York by
order OF the President to receive him. he expressed
himself very much pleased He also noticed that 81
Louis and Baltimore were anxious to pay him honor,
bu. little disappointed to lind that the opera be-
gan the day he would leave New York, and also that