The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-08
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Is almost certainly instigated by Azan bin Ghees,
who has probably accepted the counsel OF kuleyiec.
NOW, Wnetner the attack Is success ful or not Colonel
Pelly mas got very pretty embrogio to adjust.
FIRST the shan OF Persia-whom nothing would
please more than chance 10 absorb Mn5cat In the
natural course Oh wariare--wI demand reparaton
IRON AZan bin Ghees. and 10 VIII require skliful
management to persuade or bully Persia into accept
ing verbal apology Tor the outrage upon her vas
SAL And then the British government must In some
way punish Azan bin Ghees and Kueylee for daring
10 make stroke Tor their supposed rights, which,
under the circumstances. Is RuIllcientlv dihcult.
worse than all this, we have news That the Arabs
near Bagdad nave reyolted and are vigorously light
ing their Turkish masters. The deLails OF the DIM
Guilty can only be guessed at but the disturbance has
PROBABLY grown out OF the attempts OF the new
Pacna To introduce various reforms. only ntde
whle ago some European engineers went up CT line
invitation OF the Pacha TO survey railroad TO a
place OF pilgrimage near Baodad. Nothing, OF
course could DE more offensive to Bedouin imam an
attempt TO bridge any OF tile deserts over which he
alone can at present roam with railroad.
so IL II quite clear that Tor tune at least there
VIII DE plenty OF hyely news from the Gulf. All tns
lnt ian papers are demanding that British guaran-
tees OF peace AMI quiet all over the Gulf should be
gwen rms would or course, necessi,ate The con-
slant maintenance OF large leei US naval pc ice
force and such an arrangement would no doubt
lali 10 meet the views OF tae BRUSH taxpayng puD-
lie: but as the trade with the various peoples OF the
Guli Is chiefly with India 1t is PROPOSED that
the Meet SHOULD be paid for out OF the
Indian revenue ana be known as the "indian
Navy" Both Russia and France, however, are
jealous OF Great Britain acquiring any further in-
nuence over Persia ana VIII probably protest loudly
against such measure beng carried out but
something must soon be done by somebody ior the
paciilcaton OF the Gulf.
There is but little Indian news this week. Cholera
has ceased IN the PunJab and the northwest pro-
vmces, Dut has moved 10 the north. PesDawur has
already suffered severely no less than 100 Europeans
and 1000 natives having been carried Off In few
DAYS. fne Ameer. Shere Ali, applehensve OF It's
becoming epidemic IN Afgh@ nistan, has Issued ad-
vice TO MS people as TO the best mode OF treatment
an act Of humanity when probably no native
Eastern poentaie not under European protection
has ever been guilty OF he ore.
The famine IN Ralpootana continues TO Increase In
severity. The people are largely flying 10 the Pun
Jab, but hundreds per week among those who
remain are perishlng or hunger or famine fever.
There Is no raj road through this part OF the country
and no means therefore, OF ailording relief. Most OF
government, but Ajmere and Malwa where the NOR
tally from starvation has been greatest Is directly
under the British nag.
Tue native princes are beginning to falsify that
well known picture OF them by macauay, IN which
they were represented as killing time cnley by de-
bauches OF caang (ndiGn hemp or ha5heeshl and by
the pleasures OF the harem. 1Ec Mahdgaah OF
Burd Yal the richest landnoider Ia Bengal, mas Just
pub ished q translation into the tongue Of the com
mon people OF some OF the more important Sanscrlt
sacred writings. THIS translation VIII do much for
the enlightenment OF the lower classes Of the conn
try, and may possibly also open the eyes OF some OF
Tue missionaries VINO do nos seem 10 under
stand SaBscrlt, though they sometimes pro-
Tess TO give transactions nom 1t. Nothing
has prejudIeed the minds OF educated Hnuoos
against Christianity more than the persistent mis-
representation by the Christian missionaries OF tue
tenets or Brahmnism. Perhaps The MaharaJah's
book may snow these gentlemen That bad as are
many or the doctrines OF the old uinu0o superstition
1t inculcates q morai life upon followers. and
does not us they have been fond OF stating openly
applaud adultery, murder and violations OF all tns
other commandments. lnen, too. II mar reach
them that lilndoo5 believe IL only one supreme
God; the other dees whom they worship they wor-
ship only as specific maniesEa ions OF HIS power
lis Iiighness Prince Gh0iam dahomeI las made
second donation Of 10000 rupee 1882 o01 TO tue
poor. Last year nc gave the same sun Tor the bele
lit OF the poof OF Mysore; tue present donation s
for the benefit or the poor of Calcutta. About half
the persons relieved to be MuSSulnluS, about a
fourth Christians ani another fourth ulndoos
HIS EXcellency Shek Synd Sooiman E1endi,
Envoy Extraordinary or the sublime Porte TO The
King OF boSlara passed through mere the other day
on lbs way 10 B0Auara. lie goes VIA Caoll.