The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-09


ls6lbe English and in euyre and selling sli is in
pees. The Dutch guder forin is the Malay rupee
Twelve to the pound sterling rhere are several
and the copper CON consists q dei and a.d dots 100 to
OF the private bank herewhers they charge you FOR de-
posi,iDgis miserable trashy stuff and re.enoes in size
oGr Continental currency. lam told that con entirely
10 supersede paper shortly A general thing lew osd
debts made in seAipg to the European but those
Who trust the Arabs aud Cinnamon have been heavy
osers-the miserable wretches win fail whenever any
thing can be made by it, AMI when ons suspeaes they al
&C. little while since there perfect ysnic among
the Arabs and aot long ago the Chinese followed their
example, now European will give them credit. The
merchants contract with the planter or government IN
advance for their crop ~ fixed price and they sup
would SEE TO that money IL made N this BY
speculation than BY their esmniss.ons
JAVA HorS1, Batavs, Dec. 9, 1885.
LIE ef tie Mercantile Ciasss-Aa.uc,ed SN The Rood
10 The kerchcnty Country R>sideaccs- Description Of
1sir T-itlas-77e Ndttre PopuIations--A Butk Re-
for7aeT--A JG,e Ho1el-BG,aciaa Coosery-T~e Rae
Coarse-c0sstre Ieaps Of Sr0nser-csros.s Habis cf
he ycrGRese de-, Dr.
Since yesterday have been continually the wing
my all alive with eortinus, change Our ride TO
hotel in the count-y-where all the Europeans live
shout miles out % town. most delgh iul
because novel Passing the low, dirty residences o.
the multitude a. Chinese, followed, along level
acadamsed red colersd road the Of the canal
and have passed hundred carriagesn one con-
tnuous pe-some with the l'ttle Tenior PONIES SEINE
with the gray Java horses, and with an imported
animal from sydney all driven by swsrthy, naked
locking native, vita only Handkerchief round MS oins
with boy ehind the vehicles Of every Eastern descrip
tion bat few European carriages These we're the me
chants coming to business, about o'clock. Every
European riies-he merchant the trader1sn the sala
ried clerk the ship captain and the sailor, AL pro-
vded with phton and pair OF runty looking ponies
q driver ard man tor two dollars per day; butt
pity the stranger who rices without risra who
dsrstands the inflrna srgon Of the country For in
stance my first experience in telling them where TO drive
me in being left At the Soon instead o. the G,
change. They usually rise early, take bath before
breakfast go into town and leave for home O'Clock,
and dine At sx-six or seven hours az the counting
nouse and the in eating drinking, smoking riding
and sleeping but little intellectual culture for the
climate only caters TO the passions Of the body while it
prostrates TIE healthy action o. III BRAIN nd although
physically the climate uLcermnes the constitution the
heat the air the habits Ct the place mEst eventu
ally pluck many Of he choicest flowers from out the
garden Of tha Mid.
On the roaa hundreds Of natives occurlei the place Of
hearts q burden in European countries carrying in
menss Loads with her mboo pole their shoulders
srd the weight equally balanced. Should it not they
sometimes get stone for the other end, thus taking
twice the weight. You see them with al the produc-
lions OF the island. One with buckets Of coal;
another with fruit, o. different kirds; corning witha
load Of era S. cnd again with keng. which some
genen Las ordered for his dinner Some are trotng
away With lot goods sale yelling ompsni
noent on rattle while othsrs have half dozen
live tuIkss end q the pole and many geese
the other tied most carefully With cocoa nut or some
kina leaves th body being entirely enclosed in
regular net work, while thfy have the privilege OF OBJ
sewing what is going on about them These birds seem
erjov their exercise You hear them make the
least complaint. imagine nothing more ludicrous;
per hsps because it Is signt so unexpected.
Beautiful Ie>s line the rosesiae ana al snout you may
fss ss The merchants are most iasteuy built
100 feet from the road.he garden completely filed with
the richf garb Of nature The houses all white of
so stories, and cover, with the ou,budiDgs from
eGhtn TO an acre OF ground land plenty and the resi-
dents lave made tie most Of IT, The canals ssi1 he old
town branch eff rom the little riVer in all directions, and
are the receptacle Of a the filth and sewerage ofthe town.
The natives be at al times boating up snd down;
the wssherwoSeu spd dsshing the cloies down
wooden form II Of sheepskn your
requires repenihng for articles Of wearing apparel
are equal TO snch hard usage. The native girls
pungng in and out o. the wate- in costume remark
able for its innocent of the presence
Of the Europesn Stranger, gsxss with such amiari
" and curious interest the peculiar has Of the
IecpIe whose snps customs be notices for the first
The tcwu is situated the heights OF Weitevre
deL the te selected b. vernon Daende when he was
prevented rcm removing the seat CT government TO Sou
rabaya ac,cunt OF the fatal miasmas of the place
50 generally the rush 70 get out of the old port by
every oeoy but the Ceesas the place would baen
= ruin, had not administration come into
power, With Baron Capellen at s read, who, with
sprinknc OF YANKEE enterprise meta the en-
tire city snd the hUpg up and repairing OF the Canals
widening n the stIeets-tne tealiDg down OF old
buildings make for rev. and removal Of accumu
lated th WILL Re the of keeping bis name gate
fully alive in the memory OF thoss who how
change little management could accomplish even IL the
climate OF city.
Here at the Jaws Hotel again perfsc: pala,e
in size Scme o. the rooms long the dinrg Sc
loon 4 the Asor house. There four FIRST class hotels
in Ba,svia si - Witch kept in ptsl order, ses
good table ard do eit 20 the island. there s the
which am wrtpg rbe Java. the Rotterdam. the Ma
rine, and the Netherlands built pretty much sAe and
conducted in tie way. Like the warehouses and
private residences, two stories in front, with wDgs
one story hgo extending long ways pack, in tbe rear
buildings for the seryana0out 70 10 100 10 each hotel
large shade tress species Of banyan and coe nat, un
der whica wooden seats spread their shadow aver the
grounds N front, while tie Ieat enclosure 10 nlied WI
flowers and different kinds OF frni The grounds extend
The horses owned At the hotel inferior animslaros
ing Sbont s15 so each and tine rsge, male hece
about $780, TIE stable boys get 81 PEI month and the
house boys S. The heal man manager receives sl2
girls get &c. The race course Just IN the Of
hoel aud is large, level grass plot. grand stand has
been erected And every l b. tina lovers othe sport
try the metal Of their imported Arab an sydney horses
but the greatest amusement is derived from the scrub
with ponies, among tia lives.
Cur table is excellent aud every thing well cookecbat
II Is mpossble to give yon any idea OF the number OF
the nsnles Of tbs disbes-eyerythng is p,cu
hhJ Dutcn VI Maay' W see n ~ % ho.uiis oue 60.
and drink he hvsione dty somehow or other cup OF
tea piece Of toas., coffee aod tiiIn, always
brought you a. the very time your appetite is ready
to welcome it, Your coffee is brought you Ia bed and
tfn tea will be sent 70 your rooml 10 the versnda
the billiard room, wherever you may desire H. Fruits
lead the to bes aud servant Is a. ways TO help
The Hangosine the about the siza And Shape o
goose egg and tasting like our csnteope mslon-the
banana, the pineapple the shatdock, AMI several other
kinds the names Of which, when learned, could not
remember-hut each different from what had ever
seen or tasted before As the Europeans all speak
Esl,y, few natives tax Dutch or Epglsh and heoce
found 1t most difficult to make myself understood. When
asking for sgg my boys countenance wocd tighten up
asmuch rs 10 ray. all right understand-and of he
would go and bring me sweet potato Fra cup 81
cshte, got plate OF pickles and for glass OF water
Hice Of ham 'Tis most annoyipg--but wat can you
DO but grin and bear II Bat the OF II H. every