, 1877-11-08
The Return Of Dom Pedro to His
Home.
Three Days Of Festa and illumination
at Rio do Jnnciros
d Celebration Which Cost Quarter Of a
Million Dollars.
Thu Emperor at lhs opera aud The chapel..'a
aau 1Yhe Locks Ese'y Incl Hing.

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houhecsl a. the daf ol h'a affisals hna promptly
upon the evening Of That day, NJ 10 O'clock the
shin entered tho tarbtr. So uniform and steady
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passenger service come anl 70 wltl precision
tliat railway might cnyy; and Il is rare indeed
Tint ,lrlnv nt II inv breaks tho regularity Of
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customary mcnlcntos of gold watches to the
officers Of tho Orcnoo,lc, on which he came
h,t1,rr from 1,1.hou, hc t1iscml,arkct. and
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Tbs fockcts a'ad nonaltots Of tic night l'c-
fore Lad WARNED tho people OF Rio and Vicinity
that an car1y breakfast wuuld be necessary !:
ami an tt,cy ,rc,e mi taken HUNGRY nnt, IN.
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nwa'es, nat GANG Prepareu 70 ase's' III Roou'
substantial reception. 1Hc hour waa o'clocki !
but, carly "a II was. the streets wcro wc,l-ntrll
fmpassntlo witt, numbers, nt1t the overlooking
.n,n,,ow. ,sora .o,,,,r a, an o,,,cr, The Etn'
"n'uo"D W.. et'. a. ~. ~ a;sss ~ s ., ..1
pcror could mt cludc this people as llc did tile
honorable Reception Committee OF San Fran
ciscu.
On foot and larehcattctl. witt, The Ernprcss on
W toos "u1 o@' Wv. .Hs ~ So VI
ms ar1h' hc passe'l do*n tho stseet of ttc firat
Of Mureh from tho Araenal to tile Imperial
Chapel. Not only this, 1ut all Of the principal
streets we're strcwu with the leaves oi tic man
20 and cinnamon trees, and were rs CrcciI, ami
bridal path To church. So, In the coo1 tlaslc Of
tho early morning. tic Imperial inir cao honau
again; while, frum tho balconics above, tho
ilowers fill upon theul in onc continual rait,
hal fiji I1H1Xl afR rfnL
lsau,lkcrehfcfs and tllosc WIN lad no llnn1kcr.
citeis saYo welcome In
LOUD AND IoNa.yivAs.
Not all Of tho cortton Of officials that SIR
crowd In restraint, MID SOON tic barc-hosuH,cd
slave was rubbing elbows and trun,pltns tucs
with tue gold-laeed nobility vi the suite, md
thu procession bctaHle i struggle, through
could,-ncycr forgetting. however,. to bow hs
recognition to thu familiar farcs which he saw
In the windows overhead. At the gates Of tho
chapel the enthusiastic people were again con-
;rp1Itctl with cat,ce, umbrellas, and riubtd
fnnskets, in tho l'ands ot te guardian officials,
who, howcver,. o,i sucss nn occasion ~ this,
hrundlsll thoir weapons and cxpostu1n.c.
But this did not avail much, and tho
away, and the popuacs poured Into the church
lust tn time to see thu Emperor, after his few
taoncnts Of devotion, pass by q private door
into tle ol4 palace aajo!nins: Hero ho held
tt iine army ut sold!ery+ he rode nut to his
suburban palace at san Christoyao, Which Is
hiA wEntct-homc+
In tic ovcuing tho Imperial fanlly-consiss-
Ing Ut TUG Emperor amt Empress, their
husband. tho Conde d'Eu-agaln snato illeIr up
pcasancc.
TIlEr CAME TO TIE opEnA,
accompanied by several Of tic Cabinet-s Ministers
might Of all nights In tho year f0r the Opern, anl
tho cream Vt the aoc'u community WIS there.
better audience Of a,odU pcrsots tl,an ills. III
be s,re, e wa; not per'orso pre- fail-lress allaIr,
Brazilian IS never arrayc1 In bad tastr, a1tl llis
appreciation Of tllr ine arta is not yet 80 cxout-
stsIy cstettc that l'c cannot cujoy an opera On
account Of his nelgt,bor's slnesatllt'dan! ilangc
ot cuat-tai!. Tic women were beautiful, or nt
least would have brcn II they had not
hidden tho rich, warln brunette OF their
compilations under tho ghnsty I,altor of too
tnuci. pos.icr; tho tncn weEc I1gnlttcl anil
without hcing boisterous;. ani, finally, tho
h0use In ltsclf ~ls liu1eauubIy pauncu Anu
tast,ly arranged. What 1noru could 10 nee.led
Tor ali enjoyable evening!
AT tho opening Ut tho Imperial boz tho Stage
curtain also lifted, tho SatIoual ilyma nna
sung and applaulcti, Il march written for tho
OCCASION was playc! ny tho orchestra, vigorous
riraS were R1fch ~ Itu 4ltaltnets nh' tIlGu
"ltohcft tho Dew" :" tecnine slle lIcsO III tho
ncxt few ho'sra.
The operA over, aa tic Imperial chariot re-
cc!vel Its load,
1,lEHK WkRR aoHs vlvAs:
"Viya luptradUF, Dom Pcu:o Segundu--
vivatn
"vtya lmperatrt1-vtya!"
sylvia FFiEccxA !tHpcEIAl-giya!h
"ViYa . Cotitk Il d'En-yiyat"
Tho cuEtegc Of stalo wttlt ono wnY; more
humble PROCESSION followed ul,other route. The
latter took III tth M,l,lntRtt.snarch liotlseward.
by short aud easy stages, with toasts tudlciously
ltitcrsperkcu.
"Elya Pe.lro tho Bccont, sovereign OF the
Great Western Empire, as libern! rs q Itcput,.
lie-vtya!"
"vlsa Rutherford u: Hayes. rrcstlent Of Tho
Great Western Republic, us strong ns an En-
t!re-v;yn!" slIger-r-r!n lby the American
constituency, to tho cotssteEnatlou VI the Brslr
xilian eIcIt.cut)
",'tyu the cablo between tho Two eouutrles--
when It shall 0e suiti-sra!"
'4tiva the slcallship-llnc from New York TO
HIo te Janclru-whcn It bhall be sulsAlizct-
ylya!"
4 policeman. q period Of silence, and tl1er
qucstinu: