The Opelousas courier., 1888-08-04
Brazil's Emperor.
j., AVERY rs FOREVER ENDED
IN BRAZIL"

This was the message flashed
..ader the ocean not long ago
y Pedro II, the Emperor. 1t
y eO,nd him at Milan, Italy, ex-
,nonsted with disease that threat
aaad to prove fatal but the acc
cunts say he revived at the
SJad tidings and declared that,
saring accomplished his life's
%Sreatest work, he was ready for
Hewould be mourned through
ant the civilized world as one of
he hest of men and most en-
Tchtened of rulers. He was
horn in Rio Janeiro, on Deem
lar Q. 1926, and christened Joas
CARLOS leopold Salvador Bibi-
ono francesca Xavier Da Paula
geocadio Miguel Gagriel Rafael
aonzaga. When not 6 years old
he became sovereign by the alb
d;cation of his father, the Empe-
sor Pedro l.. From 1881 to 1888
liz tutor and the sole regent
aas Don Bonifacio Jose de An
dreda e. Silva, leader of the
democratic party but after the
ali Of that statesman, a Council
If Regency controlled the State.
n 1910 Pedro III, was declared
Nv the Chambers to have attain
ed bis majority, and he assumed
the government July %, that
year and he was crowned July
IA, 1841. On September 3, 1843,
he married Princess Theresa
Carolina Maria de Bourbon,
daughter Of Francis l., king OF
the two Sicilies. Almost his
first act was to dissolve the Bra
lillian Parliament, and for five
Years or until 1848, there were
stormy times, but he finally es-
tablished himself firmly in the
affections of the people, and for
forty years he has enjoyed an
empire without internal dissen-
ai0ns.
iii 1850 he felt himself secure
in beginning the peaceful work
Of emancipating the slaves, and
on September 4 of that year he
decreed that the barter and sale
Of human beings should cease.
Ii was not until 1871, however,
that be directed Parliament to
to pass laws for the emancipa-
ton of slaves as they reached
certain years of seryitude, and
It is only now that every soul 10
Brazil is free.
Dom Pedro speaks Portu-
gnese, Spanish, French, English
German and Italian fuently,
and has travelled most obser-
vanity all over the world. In
1862 he made his first trip
through Europe, land on his re-
turn he threw the river Amazon
and its tributaries open to the
world. In 1871 he revisited Eu-
rope, and in 1876, the Centen-
NAL year, he came to the Unit
ed States and saw the country
Its people, its industries, its
municipal, State and National
institutions-more thoroughly
aud more intelligently perhaps
than any other distinguished
visitor we have ever had. He
travelled like a private citizen,
iof he detested mere show and
adulatfon. After leaving the
United States he made almost
. tour Of the globe. D
Last year he went to Europe
Tor bis heath, which was broken
by a complication of diseases,
including partial paralysis. For
y time he gradually grew worse,
bnt now his humane but glorious
career does not seem to ke near
is close.
During the absence of the EN-
peror bis only daughter, Isa-
bella Christina Leopoldina Au-
gasta, is Regent of Brazil. She
vas born Oct. 15, 1864, and is
lae wife Of Prince Louis Phil
ilpe d'Orl6ans, Count d'Eu. She
aas two sons, Pedro, born Oct.
=. 1875, and Luiz Felipe. born
9an. 70, 1878.
considerable discussion is
gong on IN the New Orleans
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