, 1874-08-24


truly Within the Jurisdiction Of China and tlls
IL also tho caBo with several Hayago trlbcs ia-
laabating other remote provinces wlthin tho
! jurisdiction Of China, and whom China per-
now with astonlahment tint Japan intenda to
sond n1i expo''itionafy cor,a to Formosa. but
still wo do not firmly believe TINT this s tho caAc.
II truly 30, why did you nut consult with Hs be-
foFohand about 1t? For wlns purpose 10 the
vessel dcstiuol tIat now lios anchorod III tho
Truly i,opiag' TINT Your Excolloncy will recon-
| s1ar md examine into this n,attor, We Aayo
tlle honor to bo Your Exccltoncy'H obediont Scr
/ rnntn.
,(rho signature Of Prince Kung and nino other
Heliernl Commissioners OF the Foreign Affairs OF
China, Tsung-li-Samon.l
n Malay sailor Cumming q R1uci1.
| After protraccd zlg-zag tramp through tho
exceedingly narrow, tortuons, and iifthy atroeta,
! pcrfhcntod by IN atmosphere oppreasiyoly hot
md positively sickoniug; brushing past closely
muflled, caroial'y-yelled women, Borio1a-tookug
| aolalors mud l}oloulna, all but stark nafod
| fishermen, saliorg, lnborors. Blavoa etc., we
] tinally rcnchcd tito bazaar or martet, whore
! everything TINT IL obtainablo or n,anufsc-
| turcl in Nlascat can DO buught-fram the
we'll known 1ocusts favorito article Of food, to
tho most gorgeous Observation-Disclosures OF tho Or.
| iont. My companions Ind Just finished thoir
purchases, aud Aired couple Of negroes to carry
tno houtlh TO EllG uHslcu HIlGu Ill VI 6afu1a1 We
wero startled by n general stampede Of ali tho
people at that portion Of tho bazaar which wo had
| just loft
Thay camo rushing madly utter uB, the mon
| shouting, tho women screaming, mud nlt Of tLom
gesticulating in tic widest manner. What could
cause such d sudden and universal flight Of tho
| population?
| Was it n rcyolt among the rahblo' ndog aflict-
cd will, hydrophobia? sudden attack Of hostile
Delouius from, the aiincelt deBcrt? or had ttle
good people Of atascat all gono raring mad SIM
llltancousfY ?-quostlons moro easily asked than
! answered by strun sora.
NVo TUNED around to look for IN explanation
| from our negro hamn,alu tporters> whom no had
/ ongagcd 10 carry tho PROVISIONS to tho beach,
| but not QUO was to bo seen Tlley had dropped
their loads and iloa with tho crowd which still
rushed past ss in ttstlay stumbling and rolling
over thu baga Of provisions. Anxious to got
| olt IF tho WY OF tho terror-Htriekct popnlace.
which canlo down uron liz like un avalancho 80
| quickly mounted tho elevatcd platform of tho
nearest Htal1,-a barbcr'a shop. or ratl!or hentl
| shaving establishment, for Mosloms rarely, If
ever, shayo their faccs, but universally tlelr
| 1eadH.
From tile exalted poaftion NC now occupied on
the pintform. VIC lad good viuw oror tho entlro
| crowd pushing rres,stbv on through tho nnrtow
stampede n tho ahapo Of Nh athletic matt, Of larl-
oi1vo complexion, i'll stato OF absolute
nudity. and apparently as Hlipporv-skintlel as OIL
col, bounding towards ns with tho velocity Of 4
kaiay "creoso "a digger. at loast Il nehes
blatlo) was tightly e1utclloi in his risht hand'
| gladiator~fashion, a1!d t:lppod with blood; his
head vas bent low lilo bn;ting ram, and evory.
thing Indicated that tic fellow moaut, uay, had
alroadY done, miachirf. Indeed, wo shortly ac-
tcrward saw him plunge his luifo up to tho hilt
! into tho breast of q. poor old tiullormrn,
who had not been fleet ono'gl, to ,.cs
capo him. No sooner Ind tho viilaln
! Withdrawn Hfa when n RhnJt,
keeper, attracted by tho general uprear; rushed
out of s.do street, and, unconsciouHly, right
| into tho jaws Of death.
Tho next object Of attack rns ph1esnlatc,
| long bearded, heayy-built '1orysll" {Muslem
u1ol.k), with Ihree volumes Of manuscript under
iia artn who dropped lts library, took to lis
heola il, right good carnest, and Disappeared
| around the colnor llko shadow frenziod by
the escape of his intou1ea victim, tho human
tgar dnred madly OH In liH course of destruction,
overlook and grasped by the right arm q huud-
aono young woman, who had boon making strcn-
nous o'1nrts to got out Of his way; hut tho we'll
| know watldiing gait peculiar to 3loBlctn women,
and mainly aao to tlioir fur too spacious botasu-
elle1, lemon*co1orol, isotrocco eatAor boots. waa
1lo mitch for tho prodigiousBpoed Of tho nurdnr-
| err. Juse at this point tAo bloody career Of tho
desperado wns abruptly cut short BY well-
mounted Doaouin, armed with q long lapco
! which, OH daShllg up bctll.ld tho murderer, hB
drove deeply into llia Gack ut tho worry moment
| when u well-dsscctoa slash of sword in tho
| bands OF ah nrnoror on the ncoa of the assassin
| almost severed Lis head from Ills body, aud lRid
| nm out OIL tho g:ouud Atono-daal.
4 feeling Of nteuae relief WAS manifested by
| all tho spectators Of tho tur,tblo tragedy; and
my companions and myself, all armed with re-
| voiyels. foit heartily glad to have been bparol
the awful probability Of becoming his oxco1-
| TONERS.
Tho corpse was soon identified as that of I.
Maiay aaior, who had boon known to DO subject
to occasional llta of insanity, or rather unco1l-
rrn1fo1,1h ftta nf fyh1tzr fnr n fhnHn fnn
who indulge IN rllninf: muck (by no meaus Il
yory rare occurronco III certain parts Of tho
Orient especially III India atla tAo Malay IsinldB)
ean be pronounced absolutely inp4'le. just pre-
every hulr on their bodios aud thoroughly oil or
E,eano tlcir porsons from head to foot; tl1oY
then start on their er1aiNl Of destruction, asmod
only with knife or dGgger and III state Of por-
fect nudity, in order to rondor their Seizure all btt
an flnposslbity. ltunntng at tile top Of their speed
| they stab at oyory living crunture, man or AMI
NAL, within their roach: but rarely, il oyor, stab
| tho banlo victim more thun once. They usually
abrupt CORNERS, nor running Into houses nor
will thoy Aton uutil 6traHElod by suAuing nooso
thrown oyor their heads, Until tlloy aro stun-
| nrd, nortaliy. wounded. or killoh outright.
Running a'ln,lck by ollontalH ia attributable to
various causes. M, for instance, to tho consump-
ton of oci,tm. haalecsl, (1nalan homp), otc., to
rei,gioua ftonzy, to Il thirst fov sayenEe, or to
! asuto nlo'tal and bodily sullorlng Of some
description.
Iho casualties OF t1o tragedy juut de-
scribcd amounted to flyo persons kll1aa out
right. aud about twouty others more or leas sp-
rlously wounded, Shortly aftor tho deash Of tho
desperate, and the removal Of tho killed aud
wounded, tho locality gradually reassnmod ita
customary appearance. onr fugitive hammaH
again appeared, aud we returned to the steamer
III safoty.-Scr|oner's for September.
Grants Esrothor-ial-In1v Buying Part
" C0noy lsluntl.
From tho Nfook!Yn UHtou+ !,
| 'Drlef roferouco waa made roeoutly In tho
columns Of tho Dsio" to tue purchase Of Q! largo
with Wow to erecting upon 1t large lntul for
summon, 30 oionrnors. from inquiries undo by
| q Union reporter to.day Of ono Of tho parties
| intorentel IL this project, It Appoars that the