Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-11-08

, I nohh''. e, c1s0'11es OF Affair. "
Honolulu Religion, J.' ~
nal states that Rev. Mr.. Peach. '0u''
member b Of the London Wesleyan NJ
sion." has recently returned from 4 IN MIS-
Africa and in the sketch of the social ,.'
d'''0n Of the negroes inhabi,ing the G 'I,
coast and its vicinity, he furnishes 'a
awful picture, thus Truly
Scarcely has one Of ,heirb,,h..
bloody customs been abandoned t's and
earliest period Of which anything i l 'As
of them. They will even pave ,h.; ."'Sa
yards palaces, and even the s,res s"'H
market places, of their villages or,o,e OF
with the SOULS Of those Luicherpd :;
wars, at feasts, funerals or in sacr;sA 'as
Bossum. 10
Still their wives and slaves ara h,..
alive with their deceased hu,h,n nu'ea
masters. When Adahauzen disd '' OF
hundred and eighty of his wives Wv, .s0
outchefeo before The arrival Of his success,
sor, which put stop to il, only TO incss ses'
the flow Of blood and the number 49,, s
in other ways. The REMAINING rs:
wives were buried alive, amid d,nc s,us
singing and bewailing, the noise Of mns
kets, horns. drums, yells, groans ,as
screeches the women marching nv h..S
less trunks, bedaubed themselves Will
mud and blood. Their victims v.,.
marched along with long knives 0, .s,s
through their cheeks. The executions.
struggle for the bloody office, while ,hs
horrid sacrifice TO show error, or 10 in,
CINE that all was not as it sboula !.
Their hands were chopped of, and ,h.,
their heads sawed off to prolong the amu,,
ment. Even some who assisted to 6ll,h.
graves were then hustled in alive, in ord.,
to add to the sport or solemnity Of ,bs
scene. Upon the death Of the Kip,',
brother, four thousand victims were H..
sacrificed. These ceremonies ara of.,
repeated, and hundreds slaughtered !,
every rehearsal. i Upon the death d,
King of Ashantee. general massacre
takes place, in which there can be no
computation of the many victims.
At their Yam customs, Mr.. Bowdacb
witnessed spectacles of the most appalling
kind. Every cabocer, or noble, sacrificed
a slave as he entered the gate. Heads
and skulls formed the ornaments in their
possession. Hundreds were slain; ,bs
streaming and teeming blood Of the vic.
tins was mingled in one vast brass psn
with various vegetable and animal matter
fresh and pntrid, 10 compose a powerful
Fetchie. At these customs the same
scenes Of butcbery and slaughter occur
The Kings executioners traverse the city,
killing all they meet. The next day des
o'ation rel gns over the land. The King
during the bloody saturnalis, looked o.
eagerly, and danced in his chair with
delight.
The King of Dahomey paves the ,p.
proaches to his residence. and ornaments
the battlements of his palace with he
skulls Of his victims and the great Feteiis
tree a, .Bodagra, has its wide spread linh
laden with human carcasses. 4 ID aat'le
j. s4sfa5 -.TrT 1877 ~ ~,-->-c---sl sai q
LIVING IN, THE WHrrE .HousE.-A
Washington letter. writer gives the follow
ing: Many imagine that the expenses Of
the White House are partially, il Dot
wholly, betrayed by Government, and thai
the large number Of servants necessarily
employed receive their pay from the pub.
lie treasury. Error: Although the Pres
dent islexpected to give public receptions
and banquets, entertainments to disls'
guished visitors, and dinners to every poll.
teal friend who may come here, ever.
thing Is paid for out Of the PfedideH'
pocket, except a few delicacies raised
the garden. Till, last year no aPpfopr','
ton was made for fuel, either for the BAN.
like rooms and saloons Of the White House'
or for the guard or green houses, to hea
which it costs nearly $2,OO0-and "
appropriation made last year was @F
$1,000, leaving nearly $1,000 for ss
President to pay, So with the sersanr.
The only ones paid by the Government
are door.keeper. who receives e6W PEI
ann0m; an assistant door keeper, isa'
receives e42O, and a furnace keeper VIZ
receives $685.. All the other domess9
required to keep this extensive estsoes.'
ment in order are paid by the Prss'se'''
uoTHE AureMAror CLARroNEr PIAYfiL'
The N. Y: Sunday Times thus spe:I'
Of 4 curious automaton now on exhlo'N'
+, fhSA s.;f.. = g Il 70 nreseI1ia a very 0rk0