Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-11-02

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The following facts concerning the terri
bic famine nov prevailing m certain dis-
tricts Of India are gsfhered fro. our Last
foreign papers:
% The distress = most prevalent and
most dire IN Bengal. and Il exists IN vs-v-
ing degree over the whole presidency. In
orissa. Oudisa. Bcerbbood. the Cutt.rk.
and Other districts. the scarcity has been
iniensihed 90 a degree that ~ simplv de-
Sasiation; Thousands have died and Ar dvs
Ing in abiect want The starving poor
have crowded into Calau,ta. and the streets
are iuli 81 distressing scenes and ine,dert.
IL has been estimated ihat no fewer than
2o.01o 90 25.ooo starving people are van
derng ai'oas the capitol. Disease aid, want
10 hin The crowd nth horrible rAp;d;fv
bat tho muiiitude grows Notwithstanding.
recruited continually. To cop. with this
distress efiectually Is hardly possible. the
governments action j. conpla,ned Of 81.
siaggish individual efforts. although thsv
90 much. are comparatively po-erless %
stem the tide. The native rich elss.e.
however. are conspicuous by the excrfions
they make. AZ Muliick's Chat the Rom
bay merchants have raised a faui. and thew
distribute food. The crowd Of famishinr
ulen and women Who come 90 thi, sc,,tv
meal has constantly increased. fiI AZ the
time the mail icft. 700 applicants crowd
en- up They we're described a. placed in
order upon an open space. ~sitiur for the
distribution. On ore side nearly 1000
iiindoos. each With a leaf platter before
him. we're scattered on the ues ground
hastily Partaking OF the scaniv dole thev
received. Ga the other side we're thous-
ands of iamishsng Musseluen ranged IA Ike
manner and watching With silent and greedy
eagcrness ihe meal of their Hindoo breth-
rcu. ant counting ~iih bitter longing. the
minutes iiii their turn should cone. Ia
der shelter ofthe Chat crouched the women.
Eir.s and children. Outside tbe gates were
hundreds and hundreds who had Lost their
chance til the next distribufion Bot over
al horril deal silence. No chaffcrira
or converse; hardly a sound. excepting
when al intervals some stretch threw up his
arms With al ejaculation 90 Heaven. urun-,
from bim by tie unappeasable panr. -
hanger \ stranger passing near would
have no iuiimation that uithin ward oftbe
road 90 starving creatures had assembled
% snatch a meat
IN Calcuita. where more reIiefi. sv.f,-
be than eiseWhere. we arr told that there
arr 1D.po starvhugs. subsisiing on daily
charity. ani thar The number of rssre-
bodies ourici at one rhaui alone rose from
80. at Which j. stood last year. % so in
the fret nine days ~ August The last
weekly refurn from one Ertie station CBais-
sore) shows 7o3 deaths. a..d even this fear
iui rate ~ mortality gives bot an made
qaate notion ofthe actual state of Affairs.
ior we are further informed thai. n 80
treble tbs Number f0r the navy Who be-
come tie fool Of the scka. snd the ruifu-~
in the lonely iungie or ditch. ue shau not
20 beyond ihe sad truth One r,iiefa-s,t
hnds people dying sioslv of starvation in
ths midst Of crowded hszar.' in q vir.~e
~herc o. b. so common for eight or Ten 70
DE- da'iy in the streets thar no ore AK.
any notice The horrors of pestiieaoe are
n9w berg aiird to those OF riarsation.