The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-09


ernment repaired and lifted for the service required
The shops in the navy yard crowded with work,
and the ring Of hammers board the iron steamships
In the harbor stopped by tho small hours Of night
or the sacrodness OF Sunday Tho story that We nave
here Is thai the depotc King OF Abyssinia, with his
own hand. wrote Queen Victoria aging that
she had many ships and ruled large country; her
husband had died and she would another IN short
making an Offer The Queen declined the offer OF this
black, wooiyheaded yrant OF the interior OF Africa.
under whose rule the Of desposm pervades the
land 70 the very core, aud messengers sent
with an answer. After the letter had been read and
interpreted he said that tho Queen had not written Il
herself took great offence and imprisoned the
gers Ali the party that were TO accompany them bacs
also captured Two three parties that were
to inquire for them taken and impri soned until
the number between thirty and forty over,uras
and negotiation in various ways have been made OBJ
tain the release Of these captives without war; but
arpumen, is useless and this barbarian King
Is only the inclined to DO reyenget cut on the
heads hess prisoners and aghs the Queen unless she
accepts runor has been received during tho past
few days that the prisoners have been released, but
not generally believed
Tho idea is that tho expedition viii invade capture
and take Abyssna whether the prisoners are released
not The government has expended large amount
already and twelve or fifteen native sepoy regiments
TO 20 from Bombay.
This first part OF this expedition, sappers and miners,
with cavalry, sailed from this port on Monday
the eth in four steamers and several others are soon
10 follow
Some OF these prisoners have been in captivity over
two years, and II released will their heads
cut or as a commencement Of the war. Il is recorded
OF this yrant that he caused the heads OF $40 OF his
own people TO be cut OF on one occasion.
Abyssina Is hard country TO reach, and hundreds OF
m q 10 q
live In one OF their acquisitions arc 5000 cames.
Everything mas 70 % Garfield VIII Ius eApou,son my
ing with troops and supplies.
Although items OF scarce, and thero 10 but
little TO disturb the usual monoony here there s much
interest stranger in Bombay with It's $50 900 inhaoi
tants. This island ia ten miles long and three wide,
with the best habor the coast The caves, chlseed
solid rocks the neghboring islands OF Ele
phante Saseite and Kerresy. objects OF antiquity
which resemble many OF the Egyptian works IN stone
and amply repay a visit S,atusry. standing In inches
around walls cut in the solid rock represent many
figures OF their gods which the natives to-day worship
These chseled from the solid rock really
| grand temples In which are supporting columns and
pillars, wings slde chambers and unfinished cavsrns
Some Of the figures une anatomical specimens and
show On advanced state OF arts not exceed in Egypt
They are the iabors OF by-gons ages, 40 one knows
when who Time has crumoied much Of the rock,
and the desecratng hand has broken most OF the figures
The streets Of THIS city present strange. novel and
curious scene sidewalks; and women with
strange costumes; some nearly nsked with loads OF
various things upon their heads and shoulders Hacks
cabs gigs psianquns, carts, and occasionally long
horned lazy.movng droves of pufaoes minge in the
stream and move In different directions through the
macadamized streets The buffalo cows give nearly all
the milk used in the city, aud allowed TO run loose
and feed on the greens and open parks
The inhabitants of the city are very much Mixed and
different languages spoken. Hindoos. Moors
and Parsees the most numerous. The Hindoo rae
comprises nearly half the population and large portion
stition SO that horse far above them; six DO
hired TO do labor for the price Of keeping one
horse This makes strange change In the transfer OF
goods about the city, which appears remarkable to an
American bales boxes, lumber iron &C., are carried
by the natives about tho streets long poef with the
| article suspended between II is common to see bar
rel box hanging from polc With native at each
end carrying through the streets on their snouders
| six eight natives. To see pile OF lumber large
enough 10 load horse cart or wagon carried BY
| ten twelve natives Is common; but cartman with
and dray not to be seen in the city Small cat
tie and rough high OK carts are used for transporting
goods long distances The low class are cuied,
slapped kicked and knocked around moro like brutcs
II they possessed the feelings OF human being
Schools mssions raising cotton and building railroads
have so much improved this class that their arc
now equal twelve fifteen cents. without board.
| pay their board.
Their women are the hewers OF wood and drawers Of
waters and their lot is wre,cned indeed The English
the dead body Of her husband but IL yet pactsed IN
parts Of the The ssGay nsa.,
loose flowing robe OF gaudy coIors tightly wrapped be-
tween the limb: and Dsss'psy around tbs s0dy'
Almost all wear bangiets OF white metal about their
| ankles which havo q nkllng sound as they walk
on Their toes usually white; some have many earrings
and Jewels which family add to the tinkns OF the
apxlets they move The dress ol the men shows the
dineren, castles and description Of would give very
little idea Of the many others II one touches grease or
5 nns be oss MS as ana 11nH tho d most
degrading thing in India, and tho great difficulty In
| schools.
The Parsses OF LIGHTER complexion and descendants
| or Persans who emigrated to this city hundreds or
years BY industry, economy and ability they have
now become the chief merchants OF the city some are
yerv wealthy and their ane horses splendid equipage
| and two gaily dressed tootmsn moving slowly among
heavy loads is strange contrast Their religions allows
every one equal chance TO rise IA wealth. but they
neither burn Their dead like tho Hindoos bury them
like the Mohammedans. They have enclosure whore
they lay them on an iron grating over pool OF water
The moment the breath leaves me body they break tne
arerward the body removed 70 the enclosure and lad
upon the grating In nude sate here are kept trained
yulture buzzards and large which soon eat the
flesh and pick the bones until they drop through into
the pool; the Is let in and washes the bones away
cides that be goes TO the good place. but II the left he
bad have this place with glass al some distance
| and O model; but Parsees admitted. not even
their women and the practice OF deception to gain en-
trance would be likely to cost person his lie, dis
The city OF Bombay has some ns drives and curious
display in the 'turnoutsmany cabs with poor horses
hacks Of every style, but mostly OF an ANTICIPATED ap
pearance Occasionally the ns horses and splendid car
rage OF some rich Parses English nabob passes cart
without springs before which are rotng small pan
whose driver IS using great exerons make his bony
nag beat the on square tot the scene nat can
be witnessed after three NJ the grand road Ths
main streets Of the city not wide, and few OF the
houses more than two or three stories Iney sre
daured by and outings Of WOOD painted red
! and blue These nearly cover somo OF the narrow
above tho first story and person can sep across
the street two or threo stories high aud visit his neigh
bors Many OF these streets are receptacles for
siops Dirt mud and filth. with most su1ocaing stencil
The government buildings a. the fort bank and ware
houses are four and I've stories high stone ronts and
| most OF them would be ornament TO any city.
The harbor has large amount Of shipping from all al
parts OF tho world and American enterprise shown by
| The large number OF vessels waving the stars and
Strpes Cargoes OF ice from Boston cross the equator
twice and come thirteen thousand miles cheaper than
can be obtained from the ice and snow covered noun
tains OF the interior There wharves and cargo
is received or discharged BY lighters During month