The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-15

MI they %y,. arc met ey wen, they iI
heavy rains but these agencies produce no sensible
siect upon the grand total they change their skins
and then green with Yellow They get their wings
tsrposIng between each change. When rhey eef Their
wings they are blown about BY tho wind duflng to
dsy ana rest during lhe night They travel In this way
risnder cloud. ana Completely Stripping the country
- every greeen thing. At last OF course, they reach
AZ econ q ify lien as eese ss s SSa as
pound them into sort Q. sour and eat them. SucI
IL the locust OF India.
Progress and civilization appear a. length 70 20
toms Of the natives The aindoo religion is by no
means the hideous faith that missionaries represent
lnculcated customs arg cruel and barbai ous Among
these, undoubtedly the worst, Is the treatment Of
y or a
allow themselves to be burnt on the same funeral
pile WITH the body Of their deceased husband. the
reason Of this custom Ia generally believed to have
bands ~ wives, CRIME which Hindoo !radi-
It's Institution. or iatc years. since the
abolition OF suffice, the rule has beon simply
say Al were wS9w warns ss pSh sy would
have been consequently almost compelled to resort
high caste people, however, nave lately risked ex.
communication, ana have openly married relicts Of
members OF their own CASTE These gentlemen have
been duly .outcastcd," but have succeeded by per-
sistent agitation ~ opening the eyes othcr country
men 70 the cruelty and aBsnrdIty OF the old custom.
At last the matter has reached the point or strug
gle between the old orthodox party, headed by
man named Ganesh BapuJL and the men who have
yielded to the arguments OF the reformers, even
await themselves Of tho liberty proposed
to be granted. Eleven persons who took
part IN recent stormy meeting upon
this Question were declared ~ circular
put forth by the orthodox party to BE excommuni-
Gated and to be no longer members Of the CASTE In
reply TO this counter circular was published by four
gehtlenen. WhQ, though not ogtcasted BY the circu
lar dsapproved it. These four We're also excOn-
municated, whereupon eighty-three members OF the
caste protested against the whole proceedings.
These have also been outcastcd by the orthodox
party, but the oxcommunlcated arc now In ma
10rty ana there can be no doubt that this particular
high caste Will either be altogether broken up or
else Will yield It's assent 10 TIE legality OF the
rage OF widows very wealthy and influential
caste the daiyadnya, or goldsmiths) have as body
given in their adhesion to the reform movement so
far as this question Is involved,
n asJnr Gasse the British of1cer who has been
GIRL 6y a criminal outrasee aeath Of little native
Instant at The chief criminal coe.t u on inc ism
The general impression Ii that he purchased the girl
for mineral purposes IRON her par nts. md that but
for her death nothing would have been hea.i OF the
affair. such bargains are not uncommon bel vocn
scandal that white man, especially one wearing I
her Majesy's uniform, SHOULD have descended TO SO
horrible u crime
From the Persian Gulf we have but scanry news
here In Bombay. The Arabs at Bagdad have been
vigorously repre5sed, ana al last accounts
cut the cable was correct. The line, however, has
again been repaired.