New-York tribune., 1869-03-30
"CANNIBAL JACK"
THE KING OF TIE CANNIBAL ISLANDS.
HIS ARRIVAL IN THIS CITY.slNGULAh sIokI
OF "CANNIBAL JACK -Ihlhll lEAhS

reiye wilder or moro adventurous than that Of
sailor who arrived last week at this port and has
nnce been lodging in Cherry-st. boarding house
quietly as though he had exercised despoc power
over thousands of blOodthrsty canniba This singular
Parsonage brown-bearded man Of medium size dark
complexion retiring manner, and perplexing
cont Any would pronounce him foreigner but no
two would agree to his nationality. He has per-
mtted himself to be tattooed but bears his credentials
In the shape Of round hole his forehead made by the
point Of javen, which he struck up with his club in
time TO prevent its piercing his breast Despite
his ominous title of Cannba jack he asserts that he
has never tasted human esh although his savage Mar
quesas subjects feast upon every with the utmost
relishl &" Is 1t pOssibel And whom do they eat g On,
prisoners Of mostly. and any strangers they can
CATCH" And, say" continues the questioner, with
slight shiver, how do they cook them - Bake them
Take them Just as you would pig, clean them aud stun
them with sweetscented leaves and hot stones. Then
they lay hot stones the ground for an oYen cover
them with leaves put the bodies these, then more
leaves and hot stones and finally layer Of earth to keep
IN the heat the steam from the green leaves" "And
can't you stop 7" Not bit can save white men
but not natives"
Owing to his knowledge Of their many dialects and his
familiarity with their customs, he is either obeyed or
feared in many different island gronps but the special
seat OF his power is Oitahu, Of the Marquesas
islands There white man, named Butcher, chief
when Jack first landed and there Butchers skull is still
preserved There Jack reigns in naked and native dig
nifty, with his tappa grde and his feather headdress
There he has fourteen wives in house besides many
more on other islands. There he makes laws for
two thousand islanders, and plans raids upon
the Typee savages OF Dominica another Of the
arquesas Islands with whose natives he is eeaseessy
at war There are his double made Of boards
sewed together with eOcOanut sennet and propelled IL
miles by 800 who not only keep stroke to
Of song but the exercise every few
moments by ngng their paddles in the air and catching
them as they fall with military precision.
1t is utterly impossible TO give within column any
iust idea Of the wild life of this white chief of oahu
ON one occasion he and Typee king Of Dominica were
rival young princessi Jack finding his suit
likely fall of with the girl who only about u
gears Old but caught bound and turned adrift in
canoe Regaining the shore he climbed HILL saw
native coming up the other side with o mus
ket and another mans leg over his shoulder
and hastily scrambled up tree. The savage laid down
his ugly burden under the tree and went after
coccanut Jack slipped down. got the gun, and pointed
st at the native fed for dear life from the white man
who was drowned the day before In trying to pass the
towns his enemies, in order TO reach part Of the
island friendly him. he stumbled into taboo ground
cemetery, place full of skulls which were walking
around noddng TO each other in the most extaor
dinary manner and examination showed that each skull
was tenanted by young crab Of the kind called ooOo by
the natives This little chapter in his life ended with
setting fire to village by which he decoyed the
warriors out Of which guarded the only lead
tng to the friendly territory and then made his escape
directly through the deserted fortress.
Jack is evidently OF Christian turn Of mind does not
swear and takes pleasure in attending divine service
Nevertheless he does like missionaries, will not allow
them on island and declares that Father Damon at
Honolulu, and Mr.. Brown one Of the Navigator
islands are the only who have done the natives any
real good He charges the others with eoyeousness In
humanity, and other nameless vilaines.
Fourteen years ago a Boston traveller, who helped
found the first newspaper in the Sandwich Islands,
offered Jack $Oc If he would return with him to Boston
md relate his story in detail in order that book might
be made Of It, Jack declined, but now, as he wishes to
make little money, he is quite ready to accept such
proposition. He intends to go to New-Bedford in few
days to visit certain whaling captains OF his
acquaintance whom he expects to find there and
hopes get funds enough to buy tools, ammunL
ton and old newspapers with stories in them TO take
back with him for next November will doubtless find
him far his way his island kingdom as he declares
he "would not spend Winter in this cold climate for
half the City Of New-YOrkl" !"
"Cannibal Jack" or the "walkug Geography" or
GERRY Daily" he Is variously called, possesses
marvellous memory and careful inquiry his history
Shows that about thirtytwo years there lived in
Rochester a tough little chap who the youngest
IN American family Of four boys and four girls Born
IN small village in that vicinity he made his home
hpOn the death OF his parents with elder sister who
Resided in the CITY, This excellent young sent
him to school, and switched him faithfully when he
played truant he often did, that be away at the
tender Of nine years and succeeded in making his
way across State to Mystic Long Island Sound
Here IN his zeal to the strange sights seaport
town. he boarded ship which just the point OF sail
Ing for Havre and earned of before he could regain
The shore. He made himself useful he could and
arriving in the French port, immediately away
again. lest the Captain, who had learned his story
should send him back to Rochester. Getting Seine
steamer, he made two three trips between Havre and
Rouen; but day. in emptying the hot water out Of
"dogbasket," he unluckiy pitched lot Of plates and
spoons overheard, wheTeupon the wrathy steward
kicked the poorhttle fellow soundly with wooden
AT he was lad 10 nshor he
mate OF Scotch schooner took pity him. and he tried
10 repay tho mates kindness by helping TO hoist the
schOoners anchor ont Of the way Of the tide which
rushes up the Seine furousy By mishap 1t slipped,
and its whole weight dragged a rope through his hands
swiftly to actually rasp the flesh from the bones
The captain highly ve1ed and drove him shore
again; but the and sided with the little chap
who had held to the rope puekilylef the schooner
In body, and the captain had no small
trouble getting them back again In the
mean while the young adyenturer got his
hurts dressed fell into hands Of good natured old
Frenchman who took excellent care of him, and at last
shipped Swedish ship for cruise In the Baltic Sea
Near Dantzic he away again, because the mate
Threatened him dealing out too much coffee to
the men. For two days he lived green wheat. and
tried to catch The second night he crept eau
tously board and just slipping into his berth
when the captain called him into the cabin perched him
ND on the transom lockers with nothing but his shirt
eeured him roundly on the folly Of running away, and
finally shut him up in empty hold till the next
day After visiting Cronsadt and other ports he sailed
in Russian brig TO the north Of England Thence he
went in swiftsaing 81 fruter" upon a Mediterranean
cruise then back TO England again; from there to ST.
Johns after cargo OF Goldfish and from sJOhns TO New
York In New.York he shipped steerage boy on the
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