The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-07-26
From the Cleueland Herardl
ROMANCE OF THE JNDIAN DCpprrrnN

Our readers will remember the terrible masso
ere of Cawnpore during the Indian revolt in 1857
when the wells filled with mutilatcd bodies OF
outraged and murdered women. The horror that
thrilled throughout the civilized world and the
news of that wholesale butchery was followed by a
feeling of painful anxiety at the fate OF Miss Emily
Wheeler, one of the captives of the massacre who
had been spared to undergo, it was believed, n
more dreadful fate. Seven ladies were spared
from the butchery at Cawnpore and carried off by
some ofthe rebels as private booty. Among them
was Miss Emily Wheeler, youngest daughter Of
General Wheeler Six of the prisoners were after
wards delivered up to Nena Sahib, the chief REBEL
and perished miserably in captivity with hun
dred and thirty others. The "sowar'' trooper
who had captured Miss Wheeler, refused to give
her up and fed with her from the camp of the chief
From time to time vague rumors of her fate
reached the British army, but all efforts to
her proved unavailing. At length one of the lead
ing officers in Bombay took up the scent.
He employed Mahomed Buksh, a rebel whose
guilt was too great to allow him to hope for mercy
even under the Royal proclamation. To secure his
hdellty the mans son, equally guilty with himself,
was kept as hostage. The spy bound himself by
the most solemn of native oaths and by the life he
believed would else be forfeited to the faithful per-
formance of his perilous mission He was a native
also of Rampore. His route to the rebel camp,
then IN Nepaul, lay through the entire length of
our watchtul frontier outposts. He ran many dan
gers and had to assume various disguses. Step
by step he traced his way, communicating with
MAJOR Harvey from several places. Every ar
rangement was made to secure Miss Wheeler's
escape in the event of her being discovered. But
at each step the truth became evident that she
had been brutally murdered, and that her captor
had fallen in the Bootwal engagement. We give
the spy's deposition
81 went in the first place to Rampore, where |
made very close inquiries regarding the sowar
whom | was to trace out but could get no tidipgs
of him. learnt, however, that at the request of
Mr.. Wilson, the Nawaub of Rampore, had razed
the mans house to the ground. | then at once
proceeded in search of him into the districts round
about Rampore. | went to a place in that province
called Belaspore, where put up at the 'Surrer.'
A man, Persian, who had been Capt. Wheeer's
servant, happened to alight there also. At night
we got into conversation with each other, and he
then told ME that the sowar who carried away Gen
:" "heeler's daughter had murdered her and thrown
her into well. | went on to Shabaghur, where
TOO, made inquiries There | was informed that
man named Nizam Ali Khan, a resadar, was
killed in the battle at Toolispore On This I sant
MAJOR Hervey an intimation by post from Bareilly,
and informed him that this name corresponded with
that OF the sOwar after whom had been deputed
by him. then went on to Phillbheet, where |
learnt that some of the enemy arrested at one of
the outposts as they were escaping from the fight
at Boouval, when they interrogated about
the man, Nzam Ali Khan declared that he had acted
very wickedly.
They said he had been accompanied (from Gavin
pore) by his wife and sister; but that, on some
quarrel taking place among them all one night his
vile became estranged from him. and thereupon he
went and killed the young lady in the Jungle and
cast her body in the dry well. Such heard, was
the account they gave of him, and that they had
also declared that he pershed after in the bat
tie OF Bootwal in very miserable manner, ("lurec
khurrabee hesaH.") All this every one swore to;
so that thereupon left and turned my way back
towards Jubbulpore, where now have arrived. |
know nothing more [ made all the INQUIRIES |
could, acting up to my promises on the subject. If
the man had still been alive, would have gone on
in my search for him. The jungle in which the
young lady was slain in the Kootbar district,
(kuttao p My informant also said that it was not
known where the wife and sister had gone to; but
that for the man himself, he had been killed at
Bootwal.
To the native mind the expression translated in
the above, "in very miserable manner" conveys
the idea OF something shocking and disgusting. The
phrase would be used of such deaths those of
Sylla Herod.
a HIGHWAYMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL.
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express was lately robbed
in the most polite way of Sl5,OO0, near Chico,
Butte county, California The San Francisco
Herald gives the following account of the proceed
ing =
The outrage committed at about nine o'clock
in the evening. The night was dark, and as the
stage was emerging from wood and about to de-
scend ints creek, the bed of which was dry, some
person ahead of the coach called on the driver in
loud voice, to stop. The driver supposed that a
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suddenly reined in his horses. On looking round
somewhat to his astonishment, he discovered two
men with double-barrelled guns eveled at the
passengers on the box seat, and another with
similar weapon covering the four or five persons
inside.
The captain Of the gang, with a cooked revolver
in his hand, stepped up to the driver and informed
him in a cool and clear voice that he must have the
money in the treasure box and then turning to Mr..
Bowen, the express messenger, said "Charley, it
will be of no to resist. Nobody shall be harmed,
if you don't make any fuss. And, in the mean
time" pursued the highwayman, gentlemen will be
kind enough to hold up their hands" 1t is notne-
cessary for to that the passengers Obeyed and
tho driver dropped the reins, and each mans fin
gers pointed Instantly to heaven. "Now, thon,
to prevent accidents" and he proceeded to disarm
the expressman, Notwithstanding the outraged
mans remonstrances. As the robber took the pis-
tol, with naive affectaton of surprise and an ON
inous shake OF the head, be said, "Why, Charley
the pistol is actually cooked. Don't be foolish
Charley Thereupon Charley Immediately subs-
ded with the remark that is was very hard that he
should be treated in such manner. "Not at ALL
Charley" answered the robber, al am not robbng
you-yo" cannot help yourself, but your company
advertise that they have capital stock of $500 000
and $4,000 to divide among the boys would not be
missed, Charley, you know" By way of modifying
Charley's feelings the hghwayman politely assured
him,upon his honor, 'tas gentleman" that he was
not murderer, and did not desire to take dollar
from any person then present.
At this time Mr.. McDuffie suggested that there
existed absolute necessity for the strange gentle
mans friends on the road to persist in holding
their guns in so very direct line with his head as
he had known men under such circumstances to suf-
fer from nervous excitement, and although he could
not doubt their peceful assurances or the honesty
of their intension, if the triggers chanced to be
very finely set an explosion might take place uncon-
sciously. Thereupon the robber bowed politely,
and expressed his desire to make the interview as
pleasant a possible, and directed his men to
elevate their fowling pieces, but still to keep the
enemy "wel covered" After this he unhitched the
horses, fastened them securely to a fence by,
declining, in atfectionate language, the assistance
of the driver, and drew from the stage the box of
treasure.
He was about to split open the box with an axe,
when he remarked to "Charley" that it would be
pity to spoil the furniture, and asked for the key
Observing some hesitation and grumbling on the
part of the messenger, he brought forward bundle
of cord and expressed the opinion that it would be
necessary for him to tie "Charey,' as he talk
ing great deal too much. ''What would you give
to know me (his face was masked) Charley ?' he
asked. "Two-and- a half" was the sullen reply
"Ab your lberality will be the death of you" re-
piled the highwayman, who then very coOly open
ed the treasure box, filled the pockets of his
rades with its contents, placed "Charleys" pistol
in the bed of the coach, fastened the horses again
to the stage, expressed the delight he experienced
in meeting with gentlemen who were so unexcep-
tonable in their department, and bade a graceful
adieu. The robbers then left for the woods. Du-
ring the whole proceeding not an oath was heard,
and the captain of the gang did his utmost, says
our informant, to soothe the alright of the pas
sengers
PROGRESS OF THE CENsUs.-As the census returns
are reported in the different cities and towns
thI oughout the'country, it would appear as if the
increase of population will not be so great as was
upon. However, until the work is COM
pleted it will be impossible to make any safe esi-
mate of the result, for the returns show so many
unexpected variations and apparent incongruities
in several localities that speculation is bafled For
instance, it would appear that Ohio, instead of in
creasing her population for the last ten years,
might be expected of that fruitful and prosperous
State, has actually fallen off. Illinois, the
in the same time, which might account for the de-
crease in Ohio, large emigration to the younger
and more rising State probably having been pro-
crossing during the last decade.
The returns from Maine so far shows an increase
of nine per cent in many districts over the census
of 1850; and in Hartford and New Haven, Connec-
ticut, and the other manufacturing towns of that
State, the increases about eleven per cent. The
aggregate population of Connecticut will probably
be 470, 900. On the other hand several manufactu-
ring towns in Massachusetts, have fallen off, such as
Merrimac Pelham, Hudson and others. In New
York and Pennsylvania there is considerable varia
ton in the small towns, the population of some
having increased and that of others diminished,
and so it will doubtless prove pretty much in every
Atlantic State, but in the large cities we look for
uniform increase.
From reports received at Washington upon the
progress of the census, it appears that the popula
ton of the United States is about thirtytwo mil
lion; yet we are disposed to think that it may run
I little, though perhaps not much, over that
Ledger.
OBsEoUIEs OF THE LATE Mr.. JOSEPH GALEs-Pur. |
,uant to an order of the CITY Council the City Hall