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Show iii itii uc lion t'l into. Tilt, wire bring new of thedeath of Dun I'edro, the latt hmperor of Uracil. Hewat born In ltlo Janeiro, December 2nd, 1825, and waa therefore Juat turned 01 year oil. Tbero la good ileal of loctl Inteleet centered In Hilar no oil gentleman, for the realm that a number of jeer ago ho td a vMt to Dili Lake and ijulto a numlvr of nur cltltens ha I Ihe pleasured nitel-Ing nitel-Ing him. On that occasion ha occu I led moat of lilt lime whllu here In calling at various point of Interest, Including In-cluding tho Temple lllock. lie was a close observer and seemed to greatly enjoy hit vltlt. He bail a fine bnevo-lenlface, bnevo-lenlface, wa modest lu hi demeanor while hi manners were raitlvatlng, being iollahcd and rourtcou. Tho career of Dou I'edro II had In It much that was romantic, lly the abdication of hit father, he became l.mperorof llraill when acartely lx year of age. For two years, In 1531-AI, 1531-AI, be waa under the charge of a tutor and aula regent. After the fall of Atidrslnln 1S33, liobeianma ward of a cuuucll of regeucy. In 1840, though till under age, being but fifteen ycart old, ho was declared by the chamben lo liavn attained his majority, eaiurued Ihegovernmeutoii the lrd of July, and on the 18th of July, 1111, wst crowned l.m ror of Ilrmll. On Hepl. tlh, IS II, being then Kircely eighteen year ol age, It married rrlncestTensa Carolliia Maria do llnutbjn, daughter of Friuclsl, IClugof Ihe two rllcllle. Up tn 1SH Dim I'edro encountered nuni-teua dinlriiltlcs, owing to the nipl: being dlslurlwd byoccaslutial rotolutlona, which he, however, tuc rteded In tubilulng with great vigor. llo waa a man of literary aud sclen llflo achievement!, aul the country I rog reaeed educatlonally,comiiierclally and otherwise uudtr his reign. Numer cue Institutions of learning were established, estab-lished, and rallroalt built. lu addition ad-dition to lliisw progressiva conditions Dom I'edro abolished tiavo-dialing In llrazll, a step for whlili he was dtserv-Ing dtserv-Ing of great credit. The revolution which resulted In the abolition of the Kniplro and the establishment of a republic are occurreticea so recent that there I no neid to dwell on Hum. When the late Kmjeror became convinced that the llu1ar sentiment favorid hi deposition deposi-tion and th-i organliatlon ol another form of government, ho at once ix preaaod hla willingness to abdicate. He waa a genuine patriot. Till trail wa clearly exhibited throughout bit career and, according to account of his demise, de-mise, found expression when hu was on the very olg of the grave. His laat regret was that ho could not draw bis latest breath In his beloved llraill. He was a strong character and lu many ftaysgavaevldencnof being tho possessor pos-sessor of noblo qualities. |
