The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1878-10-16

TIE NATIVE TRooPs OF BRITIsH ISDIA.-The |
peculiar temperament of the native troops in British
India and the most eficacious method Of dealing |
with them strkngly illustrated in story told Of
q veteran English officer who is still living. Shortly
after he had assumed the command of the -th Ma
tive Bengal Infantry, complaint was brought to |
him evening OF a theft which had just been com
mitted in the barracks, the perpetrator Of which
there was not the slightest clue. The next
morning. parade. the colonel passed along the
line, giving TO each man, in turn, thin strip of
bamboo, and when all were supplied, said with a
solemn emphasis, Ny men, there is thief among
you BrRhma has revealed TO me how am to detect
him. Come forward, one by one, and give me your
bamboo chips and the guilty man, let him do what
he may, will have the longest piece" The soldiers
not little startled at this mysterious threat, obeyed
without word; but before the first dozen had filed
past the Colonel suddenly seized of them by the
throat, and shouted, " You the man ~ The Hin
doc fell on his knees, and whined out confession Of
the theft while his terrified comrades salaamed TO the
ground before the dreaded Sahib, /" TO whom Brah-
ma had given such terrible power. When they had
dispersed the Senior Major, who had been looking
on In silent Rmazement, came up and said, Col.
C, ! wish you d teach me that trick" a. It's a
very simple one, my dear fellow" answered the
Colonel. with smile You see, those bits Of BAN
boo were all exactly the length, to begin with
but the thief fearing TO get the longest piece, bit
Of the end OF his, just 1 expected he woodland
that is how knew him y
BEAcoSsFIELD AND GoRrscHAKoFF.-Mueh has
been said about the trumphs and the gratifed amb-
ton Of Lord Beaconsield, but there was another
prominent figure in the Berlin Congress whose amb-
tion to accomplish certain results has been met
completely as that Of Beaconsfeld. Prince Gerts-
chakof, SO years old, has been in the diplomatic
service Of his government since 1918. Since 1856 he
has directed the foreign policy Of Russia, and bis
ambition has been wipe out the humiliation Of the
defeat in the Crimean and TO the militia
y and commercial prestige of Russia In his own
language, the darling ambition Of his life TO lay
the tomb Of the Car Nicholas the rent fragments
Of the treaty Of Paris, to reclaim Bessarabia, and
humiliaie the Turk. BY holding the Russian army
Austria in 1870 he accomplished the downfall of
Napoleon III, who the prime mover in the alli
ance against Russia in the Cumean war. Soon after
he took his first step against the treaty of Paris, and
July IA, just two days before his seth birthday,
he signed the treaty of Berlin, which destroyed the
treaty Of Paris, restored Bessarsbis TO Russia, took
from Turkey her Christian provinces in Europe, and
Asia. This is the triumph Of the old who
carried to the congress in his chair.
tEA Welsh clergyman asked a little grrl for
the text OF his last sermon. The child did not
swer she only wept. He asceriained that she had
no Bible in which look for the text. This led him
TO enquire whether her parents or neighbors had a
Bible. and this led 20 that great meeting in London
10 1904 of few devoted Christians, 10 devise means
TO supply the poor OF Wales with the Bible, the
grand issue OF which the formation of the Brit
ish aud Foreign Bible Society, which hss already
Bible its issues now reaching nearly one million
i've hundred thousand annually. Aud this 10 turn
led TO the formation OF the American Bible Society,
aud 10 the whole beautiful cluster of sister institu
ti5ns throughout the world, which many
trees OF life scattering the golden fruits of immor-
taliiy among all nations of the earth THIS mighty
river, deep, so broad SO far reaching 10 its mighty
branches, may be traced back to the tears Of that
little girl. Behold how great matter little fire
kindleth"
FIVE CHILDREN AT 0NcE.-The Camden (O.) JEFF
fersoRiaa says The most remarkable birth known
IN the history of accouchments occurred near Sales.
vile, Ohio. Mrs Mccormick gave birth to five child
rsn-four boys and one girl The medical works
give but few instances Of such wonderful births, and
when they do the children seldom live. In this
case the mother and children are, the Ian.
guage on such occasions, "doing we'll" The com
Inunity down there excited the father is the
hero Of the country round abOut, and his fame will
spread the wings Of the newspapers from one end
Of the country 10 the other. His home is already au
object Of pilgrimage for all the old women Of the
gon. Two births Of four children each have occurred
within the past fifteen years in this vicinity, but thi
outdoes all the recorded of this in
the United States.
DARISe RoBBERY IN cHIcAGo.-A most daring
and successful robbery perpetratei the Palm.
er House. Chicago, Aug. 10th, by which the New
York iewelry firm Of Max Freund Co. lost about
$4,000 worth Of goods. Henry Freund, of that
firm, arrived in that cith witty heavily armored
iron bound trunk and having been assigned room
No. 49, be took every precSution against burglars
and at one o'clock went TO dinner with friend
When be returned he found that an entrance haG
been Effected to his through the transom. Hi:
trunk had been broken open, and the more valuable
jeWelry taken. Detectives here believe Mr.. Freund
has been followed by New York professionals.
WoHAN-LIKE.-A young bachelor who had beer
appointed Sheriff called upon to attach
ment against beautiful young widow. He accord
ingly called upon her and said Madam, have
an attachment for yOu'
The widow blushed and said his attachment wal
reciprOeated-
You don't understand me; you must proceed tC
court"
Il knOv it's leap year, sir, but prefer you to dc
the counting"
MRS. P. this is no time for trihing; the Jus.
tics Is waiting"
1.-The Justice Why, prefer parsOE."
CONFESSIONS OF TEE TuLLIs MuRDRRERs-Ths
confessions of Dye and Anderson, charged with the
murder of Tuls the lst August, eight close
Imprinted columns, developing every stage of the
progress Of events 10 the commission OF the crime
Neither Of the parties will be allowed to turn States
evidence The deed was committed in the hope OF
securing considerable of money by administer
ing the estate Of the victim. previous attempt
upon Tullis life had been made with poisoned liquor
but for some unknown reason it was unsuccessful.
pRoHIsTTIoS IN SIAM.-Mr. d. B. Siekels, Consul
of the United States at Bangkok, siam, writes as
follows 10 friend here a. l am happy to inform
you that have finished my liquor raids, having
closed over three hundred establishments formerly
under American protection through licenses sold by
my predecessor. To-day there is not a single spirit
shop within ny consular jurisdietion."