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Some fresh news has come about the uprising in Brazil.

The insurgents it would seem are led by a man named Antonio Conselhiero,
who appears to be a very extraordinary kind of person.

He first made his appearance last November, when one day he marched
through the streets of a small town in Bahia, followed by a well-drilled,
orderly band of men and women.

These people went through the streets singing the old songs and hymns of
the empire, and every now and then they would halt, and Conselhiero would
address the crowd that gathered around him.

From the descriptions of him that have been sent from Brazil, he seems to
be an enormously tall man, with black eyes, and long black hair and beard.
He is broad and big as well as tall, and looks like a giant.

He seemed to have such an influence over the crowds who listened to his
words, that they flocked to his standard, and followed him, promising to
help him in his crusade against the government, and his attempt to restore
the monarchy.

The Governor ordered the police to send the crowds back to their homes,
and drive Conselhiero and his band out of the city. But this was easier
said than done. The strange man's followers, women as well as men,
attacked the police, killing some, and wounding many.