Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1880-01-02

| OA''ON PSPPSI3 ~ -
the gayest colors, drugs of rare. vir
tue, vangated cabinet woods of tht
finest grain and susceptible of thE
highest polish. All these produc.
tions are brought to this city for ex.
portatiOn. The most important ex-
port from the immediate vicinity is
India rubber and cocoa, the lftter is
cultivated near the town of Santarem.
If the Mamore railroad sh0als -
completed it would be the gre~
possible advantage to this city
ing the rich productions of
in this direction for foreign ,
it is to be greatly hoped this.
taking may prove a success, ne
for the benefit Brazil will ur
edly receive, but an undisputs
vantage TO us in extending OF
eign trade.
In this place you may sa
have twelve months of summek
wonder the beautiful accacia m.
seen with It's feathery branches
scarlet flowers in endless quantit.
The oleanda also grows to a grei
height, and flowers of mdescri6abI
beauty please your eye until you al,
most imagine yourself wanderer in
fairyland. One of the greatest for
al curiosities is the Parasitic OF air
plant, far up graeing the branches of
a wide-spreading tree without son,
drawing its sustenance from the tree
itself and from the air, called hence
appropriately enough-air plant
They are often transported to grace
the Conservatives of the -northerni
lands. Birds of every variety Of.
plumage grace the forests, and but
terfies of gorgeous colors may be
seen flying in every direction delight !
ing the fancy. However, there isl
said to be "no rose withouta thorn, ,"i
and all kinds of pests annoy you,
such as snakes, lizards, mosquitoes,
feas, and so forth. In the swampsi
that surround the city are found the
electric ell. These we saw ina va,
riety shop, the proprietor Of (which!
is hOnOred by the name of s:AEonkey
Joe, he is not abashed but Fafher
seems to enjoy the appellation.. gaslr
shock is powerful, animals - more
affected by il than h-anan beings.
Some of the snake are very large,
otbars vorir,o.Is. | was much amused
AT a coI0Ied man who upon =my
sneaJ.lng of my dread of these would
e55Glaim ooh Lord, Miss! you should
see the snakes on the island (Marajo)
these are nothing to them;" if I
would mention mosquitoes, "they's
dreadful at Marajo," &c, until 1 be-
gan to feel well satisfied that I was
not near that infested but produc-
tive land, and would advise all my
exploring friends to look carefully
about them at Marajo.
The port is large and safe. The
city is well situated for commerce.
1t has an important and extensive
trade.
The people here are very eourte-
GUS, and although their customs are
veryi different from our own, people
may get along comfortably. Ladies
have not the privileges of ours; fer
example, no lady can venture on the
street unattended by a gentleman, or
a servant following. This is most
annoying to one accustomed to the
liberties of our blessed land. There
are not to be found men more gen
erOus, more courteous, more gallant,
more devoted to woman than our
own. They are too noble to wish to
enslave their mothers, wives and
daughters. On the other hand there
are no women more loyal, more faith
full than the true women of the
United States. In this there can be
no exception.
The present Emperor is a man of
much intelligence, willing to make
any personal sacrifice for the welfare
of his subjects. During his wise
and Just administration Brazil has
made much advancement in the way
of progress and civilization. There
has been much to contend with
principally from the crippled state
of her finances, her vast territory,
and the want of intelligence amongst
the masses of her people.
Brazil is destined to be q great
country, it is only matter of time.
The world wants her productions,
and will not be satisfied without.
them. In this brief article it would
be impossible to enumerate her re-
sources and the productions of this
vast granary of nature.
We were not sorry the next morn
ing to get back to our good steamer,
loaded with what few curiosities we
could obtain in so short a time. The
gentleman were delighted with some
canes of Maripsnnena or Turtlewood
which is scarce and beautiful. Il is
found far up amongst the mountains
of the interior; it is the heart of q
tree, and is never more than a few
inches in diameter. The only person
who deals in it is a Friar, who OBJ
tains it from some Indian tribe, in
the course of his mission; a few
sticks at a time is sent to Para where
it is in great demand for canes and
other light articles. We ladies were
contented with lace, feather flowers,
&c, the latter being very beautiful.
There is a great future in store for
this city, it cannot be otherwise with
its great natural advantages. 1t
only needs its products properly
managed and the directing of things
In 3 proper channel for it to reap a
rich harvest. As l stood upon deck
the bright, sunny morning of my de-
parture, and gazed back at Para, 7
prophecied for it a bright future
when it would be large and aopr
ishing city. Qa went our good
steamer over the ripping ef
until the city Of my thoughts a
peareo almost like q white
with its tro1iafl sprronndin as
a white sven had gli3ea b Che river