New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-16
MISCELLANEOUS.
Witchcrnft In India.

The following scene, which occurred in the
Supreme Court of Bombay few days before the de
paItIe Of the last mail will give an idea OF the strange
character of many of the cases which come before
Judges and Magistrates in India In bodness of concep
ton the Indian quack have certainly the advantage OF
their European brethren:
Sheikh Mahoned Shurfoo-deen aged 49, pleaded
guilty TO charge of stealing certain property in
dwelling house. He stated that he had broken open
box and taken from certain medicine, and rupees
only in cash.
Mustan Luteefshaw, Uhe prosecutrix,) elderly
woman of o witch-like aspect and grotesque costume
was then called forward and examined she stated as
follows: was born in Sattara am Mahomedan
| wear this singular Pugree a. a Padres badge Thl5
wonderful ointment have got Is called " moomeea;
il is made Of Seedee laughter) saw it made at Her
bclai it made in this way Bring up boy, feed
him we'll give him purcatves write Arabic characters
on his body and then take him and plunge him into
painful Of hot oil. The bones are then taken out and
the ointment is made.
Sir f. PERRY-If all this is true, believe should
order you into custody accessory TO the murder
WITNEss-Col. Davis and Col. Hughes knew about
the medicine Col Davis is blind and Col Hughes Is
shot end there ia no other witness but God cured
Col Hughes Of complaint he had. got 100 rupees
tola for the medicine sold great part of it at the
time CT the Cabu war have recovered part OF the
ointment. hundred rupee were stolen from me
WHY should tell a lie' What is 100 rupees to me,
Sir r. PERRY-If | believed the story you have told,
which do not, would commit you to custody; but as
Ibelieye you merely quack going about the world
like other qunCkr, take your ointment and be OIL
PRosRCt-TRIX-I shall cell II in Arabia-not here
Sir f. PrRRy-Very we'll much the better.
The prosecutrix then walked ont of the box and took
her u, ccous ointment away with her.
Sir f. PEREY-Prisoner the sentence upon you Tor
stealing the ointment of TINS old witch is six months I'M
pIisonmCnt with hard labor.
tg The official returns Of the recent vista
ton OF Cholera in Poland reach to Aug. 81 and are:
sick, 26GGj cured 1928; died, 1l46S; under
treatment, 1893. A very large proportion were in
Warsaw.
~ A most singular accident, causing loss
of life is described in Galgndnfs Messenger having
receniy occurred on board the Swedish steamer, the
Icnnslt az she was proceeding from Stockholm to
Yetad In the night violent tempest arose, and large
vessel containing sulphurc acid, placed ON the deck,
was broken portion OF the corrosive liquor passed.
through the crcvices of the planks, and fell on bed
in cabin beneath In this bed the Count Eric Chretien
de Pontin Chamberlain the King of Sweden and Nor
way was sleeping. The acid soon burnt through two
blankets and reached the abdomen OF the unfortunate
gentleman burning il drcadfuly The gas which escaped
made il impossible for him TO cry for help, and he be
came sonseless The next morning his servant on go
ing into the cabin found that he had the lower part OF
his bowels entirely away The unfortunate gen
tleuan WINS unable TO speak ii word. TIe steamer I'M
cdatcv put back to the port Of Comar and the Count
was conveyed the hospital Every possible al ention
vas paid 10 him, but lie expired after some hours OF
hor,b suffering. He only % years OF age.
RI NJ Camille Seguin, the well-known
French engineer has Just departed this life at the age Of
80 He introduced the syotem OF suspension bridges
INTO France end constructed 50 OF them IN France,
Spsin end Italy He also brought TO successful tcrm:-
+ ,eticp s,yeTil ether great public works.