The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-02-01

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of an adjoining house, and other CHAR;
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The Palace Of Delhi, IndlA Its
Former Magniflcence.
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THE Fort, or Palace, was commenced
by the Emperor Shah Jehan oveg
200 years ago. 1t extends along the
banks of the Jumna River over mile,
and is surrounded on three sides by 9
wall of red sandstone, forty feet high.
It has two magnit iticent entrances 1.-The
Lahore and Delhi gates. We entered
at the Lahore gate, which is . large
Gothic arch surmounted by a tower
ornamented with pavilions, and is sue
ceeded by long, vaulted aisle, for
merly ornamented with inscriptions
from the Koran, with beautiful flow
ers in mosaic work. The passage leads
into a. court where once was the
music gallerv-a beautiful place, now
occupied by the military. Is .gss 81
s The hall of public audience is a
large room open on three sides, sup
ported by rows of red sandstone pill
lars. These pillars were elegantly
carved and gilded, but have been bad
ly used and are defaced, and but little
of their former beauty remains. There
is marble stairway in this room lead
ing up to the throne, which is elevated
about ten feet from the floor, covered
by a magnificent canopy supported by
four pillars of white marble, which are
inlaid with mosaic in avery elaborate
as well as very curious manner. The
private apartments Of the Emperor
were in rear of this throne, and he
entered at his private door. tse
The wall in rear of the throne is one
of the most gorgeous and magnificent
of any in the world. 1t is covered
with mosaic paintings, in precious
stones, of beautiful flowers and fruits,
beasts and birds. The precious stones
have been stolen from these mosaics,
and their beauty nearly destroyed. -
The Dewan Khass, or hall of private
audience, is in smaller court adjOin-
ing. This hall was set apart for the
reception of the nobility. 1t is small
but exquisite, with highly-polished
marble walls, which are decorated
with flowers in mosaic. The top of
this building had a cupola of gold. and
the ceiling was once composed of gold
and silver filagree work. for which the
goldsmiths of Delhi are celebrated.
In the cornice of this wonderful hall
was sculptured in letters Of gold: If
there is a paradise upon earth. it is
this"
The wonderful Peacock Throne was
in this hall. The throne had the fig
ures of two peacocks standing behind
it, with expanded tails, and SO inlaid
with sapphires, rubies, emeralds,
pearls and other precious stones, as to
represent life. 1t was six feet long by
four feet broad, standing on six mas
siye feet, which, with the body. were
of solid gold, inlaid with rubies, emer-
aids and diamonds. 1t was sur
mounted by canopy of gold, sup
ported by twelve pillars inlaid with
precious gems. The canopy was rich-
ly ornamented with a fringe Of pearls.
A figure of parrot between the pea-
cocks is said to have been carved from
a single emerald. The umbrella was
an emblem Of Oriental royalty, and
this throne had these emblems on
either side; the hands of which were
eight feet high and of solid gold, in
laid with diamonds. 1t is yariOusly
estimated that this badge of royalty
cost from five to thirty millions of
dollars. The Persian conqueror, Nadir
Shah, not only slew 100, 900 of the in
habitants of Delhi, but carried away
all its treasures, amounting to three
hundred and fifty millions of dollars.
and among other things that famous
throne. .f,gass, sss.f,
IS s.
This building is of the purest white
marble, but its costly throne and its
wealth of precious jewels have long
since disappeared. Once this palace
was occupied by the Great Mogul with
brave men and beautiful women. with
all the pomp and glittering splendor
that cloth of gold, precious jewels and
flashing diamonds could bestow;, ), but
now there is no gayety and no splen-
dor, except from these white marble
walls.
The halls Of the Great Mogul are
vacant; the court that inspired such
terror is harmless; and even the gar
den has lost its beauty and is deserted.
The view from this place is one of
great magnificence, with the broad,
rapid river washing its walls. At
one side Of this earthly paradise a
door opens apparently into the wall,
but there is narrow, winding stair
way down through these massive walls
into a lower region, far. below the
arches upon which this solid palace
restS-a region where there are no
thrones or jewels, and where the light
Of day never penetrated. Along these
deep and gloomy passages there are
dungeons that are SO dark and so damp
that. the blood chills in the veins at
the thought Of being confined within
them. It was in these horrid cham
bers that those who incurred the dis
pleasure of the Great Mogul were
thrust.
Few that were forced down these
winding stairs ever returned or again
saw the light of day. There is mar
row opening from beneath into the
river. where the remains of thousands
have passed. Many of these dun
geons are SO small that the prisoners
could not lie down.
| / searched in vain to find some au-
thentic history Of these depths. -
these deep recesses and these solid
walls could speak, they would reveal
scenes Of suffering and horror that
would ct this day be almost beyond
belief. IN. r. Gsaoes. IN N. =. 90
sercer.
-In an, address upon tho present
position Of Anthropelogy, delivered
before the Hamburg meeting OF Ger
man -natufalists, Prof. VirchOW. I'd
vanced m opinion opposed to the gen
| eral idea that races low In the scale o.
intellectual Development must neces
sarily fade away when brought IN con
tact WIN civilization. Hetacribos tht
extinction Of such races to barbarcul
| Itreatment by their superior, and 4
i the practice OF wrong methods In thl
i attemrts TO elevate them. Tha theQE,
Il that Inferior races must becoune *
i tinot ID contradicted, in the opinion q
i II. Yirch0W, BY the history 0f IN
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