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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-04-30

SlnO Ia Gel ele1ante el
leon. Cuando los pueblos de que va
mos hablando no disponfan adn de
armas de fuego y estaban reducidos
a sus antiguas armas, que eran unos
enormes broqueles de triple cuero
endurecido, muy convexo y capaz de
cubrir todo ell cuerpo, varias lanzas
6 azagayas de cuatro 6 cinco pies de
que arrojan con habil y cer-
terra punterla, y una pesada maza,
que esgrimian con destreza, la caza
del icon era ejecutada de un modo
singular. Reunidos en- numerosas
partidas, los zulus Sc encaminaban
hacia ell sito donde estaba el leon, y
fernando TN vasto cfrculo, dejaban
aquel en- medic.
Despues iban estrechando ell CIR
culo POGO POGO y acosando al leon,
que, hostigado de aquella manera,
acababa por arrojarse sobre alguno
de ellos !; entonces el acometido Sc
escondia bajo su broquel, y nlientras
ell leon procuraba en- vano herirle,
los companeros arrojaban sus azaga-
yas d la 6era y lie daban muerte.
La caza del elefante era mas peli-
grosa y sofia dar menos resultado.
Hoy, con la adopcion de las armas
de fuego por Ia mayor parte de aque-
los indfgenas, estas cacerlas suelen
estar mas simpli6cadas, pues son
identicas 4 las que por aca Sc usan
para matar javalles 8 venados.
Las armas de fuego han llegado d
ser una verdadera passion para los
zulus, y ninguno de ellos Sc concep-
tia dichoso hasta no haber consegui-
do adquirir una calo y buen MI.
nero de cartuchos. ~
Lacodicia de los colonos inglesesles
ha proporcionado esas armas en- gran
abundancia, cambio de las hermo.
sas lanas de sus ganados y del marfil
y demas prOductOS de que dlSpOnen
y aquellos desean.
En- su s6rdida avaricia, los colonos
han procurado tambien propagar e1
vicio de la embriaguez entire los in
digenas para obtener acambio de rom
las producciones de aquellos, y auu
cuando los zulus, como todos los cafres,
son de suyo s6brios y morigerados
comienza q cundir entire ellos la di.
solucion que tai vicio lleva consigo
Pero no es csc solo ell NAL que de
sus relaciones con los ingleses les ha
provenido. Los cafres son muy POGO
aptos para las relaciones comerciales;
su aritmetica Sc reduce a la opera
cion de sumar, y esta la veri6can
por los dedos, sin constituir unidades
superiores con los n1meros asf es
que cuando la cantidad es algo cre-
cida, va no pueden formarse claridad
de ella.
Conocedores de tai difcultad los
colonos la han aprovechado para
engaiar una y otra vez q los indigo
mas en- sus transacciones pero estos,
aunque acknowledgements no hayan
notado ell engano, 10 han echado de
yer en- los resultados de la transac-
cion, y Sc han hecho tan recelosos y
suspicaces como antes eran con6ados
~ de buena fe.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-14
Virginia Politics.

The Old Dominion seems to be politically
divided on the question of how much, or
rather how little, of the debt it is expedi-
ent to pay. A HtRALp correspondent else
where explains the dispute between the
.'readjusters, who who wish to adhere to
Governor Holidays scheme OF settlement,
and their opponents under General Ma
hone, who might be called ''re-readjusters,"
as they want new adjustment, less favor
able to the States creditors than Governor
Holidays plan.
The debt question is one which interests
mainly the people of Virginia and their
creditors, but the fact that the issue is
splitting the so-called conservative and In
fact white party in the State is Of general
interest The poor conservatives cry
out dolorously at this division and no
doubt curse General Malone, whose ener-
getic electioneering is tearing the party to
pieces. We trust he will succeed in Great
ing permanent division. 1t is the best
thing that can happen to the State, which
lies hidebound by the superstition that
all the gentlemen" SO called, ought to
vote the same ticket. There is little hope
for Virginia until she has a new political
deal and gets nearly equal number OF the
First Families into each party; and the
quicker this happens the better for them
all They are not trying the Yazoo plan;
Virginia is too civilized for that; but they
still believe, with Mississippi, that no good
man ought to vote for anybody who is not
labelled conservative" and it is this pre-
posterous belief which makes such mud
die not only of their politics, but Of their
financial and industrial interests.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-14
One of tho Gangs"

A robbery or murder in a New York bar
room at one or two o'clock in the morning
is not so rare and extraordinary an occur
renee as to excite particular comment.
There is fiction of law which requires
barrooms to be closed at that hour, but then
great many legal provisions are nothing
more than fctions in this city. In the
Cherry street murder-for the wounded
man will probably die-there are, however,
one or two circumstances that take the affair
out of the ordinary run. A sea captain under
the influence of liquor entered "a Cherry
street saloon between one and two o'clock
in the morning in disreputable company.
A thief followed the party in and was about
to steal the captains watch and chain, when
the bartender interfered, prevented the
robbery and turned the thief out. 1t was,
of course, an unusual thing for Cherry
street bartender to stop q robbery, and
when the thief promised the intermeddler
to "come back and blow the top of his
head off" his remark was attributed to
establishment at such an extraordinary oc-
currence. But he did return, and, as good
as his word, lodged o bullet in the bar
tenders brain.
We are now told that the assassin is ''a
we'll known member OF the notorious Bor-
der Gang OF the east side" He is also "a
professional thief and has served several
terms in the Penitentiary. We constantly
hear of these ''gangs" on the east and west
sides, and of the ex-convicts who belong to
them. Why are they suffered to exist Of
what use are the police of the city if they
cannot wipe out such bands of thieves and
rowdies, especially with the power now
conferred on them by law over ex-convicts?
1t is very we'll to arrest member of
"gang" after he has committed felony,
but the existence of such criminal organi-
cations encourages ruffians to robbery and
murder. and the first and best duty Of the
police is to put down all these "gangs,"
both on the east side and the west.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-14

The escape of the crews of two of the
Blackwell's Island guard boats on Sunday
and Monday last does not speak we'll for
the one case the guard who kept watch
over the two convicts who worked at the
oars was grossly careless in allowing a
strange boat containing six men to APP
proach the guard boat near enough to effect
a collision and to rescue the prisoners.
The fact that the strange boat followed his
own for some time, and once or twice before
the successful attempt came near causing
collision, ought to have suggested the object,
and as the keeper was well armed he had
no business to lose his prisoners so easily.
In the other case the keeper was even more
neglectful of his duty, charge of intoxica-
ton and of conniving at the escape having
been preferred against him. The Warden re-
CARDS the practice of putting convicts to row
the guard boats as ''all wrong" and probably
it has it's risks. But it is very evident that
something is lacking in the management of
the Penitentiary aside from the system
complained of. 1t is said that the convicts
who escaped on Monday wore citizens
clothes under their convict suits, and threw
off the stripes as soon as they reached the
shore, or that they, at least, had the clothes
with them in the boat ready to make the
change. The watch kept over the prisoners
cannot be very vigilant one if they can
smuggle clothes into the prison or wear
them underneath their convict suits with
out detection.
We incline to the belief, Notwithstanding
the defence made by the Warden, that the
discipline of the Penitentiary needs scru-
tiny. Blackwell's Island is something of
close corporation in its management, and
people really know very little about its in
ternal affairs except when some mysterious
death or some case of brutality which rem
ders concealment impossible comes to the
surface. OF all places in the world penal
institution ought to be the most closely
watched and the most carefully shielded
against abuses. These escapes suggest the
present season of departmental investiga-
tions Us fitting time for search into tho
mysteries of our Penitentiary management
and of the affairs of Blackwell's Island gen.
orally.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-14

Captain Webbs swim from Sandy Hook
to Manhattan Beach yesterday was not alone
q success, but something more The task
was to be accomplished in time for the ar
rival at Manhattan Beach between the hours
of five and eight o'clock. The stout swim
mer took to the water shortly before nine
o'clock in the morning and arrived oppo-
site Manhattan Beach at two in the after
noon, having done good fifteen miles in five
hours, or three miles an hour. Then came the
annoyance of having to play about in the
water for three hours, the contract providing
that he should land between FIVE and eight
z. M. The feat was great one and was
admirably performed, Captain Webb being
quite fresh on landing and his swimming
having been smooth, easy and accompanied
by very little effort from the start to the
close. The match between the English
champion and Captain Boyton will be now
looked for with interest.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-14

An Albany correspondent of the HERALD
has discovered several gentlemen who be.
lieve that Mr.. Beach would make good
Governor.
All right. We proceed OF once to add
him to the HERALD list, which now consists
of ten men on each side, as follows =
Democratic Republican.
Beach. Arthur.
Brooks Conkling.
Church. Cornell.
Cooper. Hiscock.
Dorsheimer. Hustled.
Hewitt. Morgan,
Kelly. PoTneroy.
Potter Robertson.
Robinson. Sloan
Tiden. Starin
The HERALD has no objection to an indefi-
mite increase of this list. There are, how
ever, several reasons why the best candi-
dates would be Messrs. Tilden and Conk-
ling. In that case the canvass would
frankly say what il means, and New York
would this fall do good deal to decide
next years Presidential election. State
issues are no doubt Of great importance;
but, after all, Governor Robinson, the Pres
idency is the real thing. Meantime it will
please the friends of Mr.. Beach in Albany
to SEQ that alphabetically stands at the
head of the HERALDs list.
BY tho way, why should not both parties
cut adrift these politicians and take up two
gallant soldiers? Why not nominate some
Union brigadiers? Are there no worthy
democratic or republican soldiors?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-14
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

Notwithstanding her recent marriage Miss Fanny
Davenport will continue to be known by her profess
sional name.
Mrs. Constance Howard, the pianist IN connection
with Mr. william Sherwood. also we'll known
artist is giving concerts in the central part of New
York State.
The English papers relate that counsel behalf
of Mr.. W. s. Gilbert and Mr.. Arthur Sullivan applied
to the Master of the Rolls for Injunction restrain
ing the Opera Comique Company from representing
Ia London or elsewhere tho comic opera, "H. NJ 3.
Mnaforc." Defendants contended that they were
uader agreement and entitled to perform the piece
The Master of the Rolls said he had strong opinion
about the wording Of the agreement. The matter
looked to him as IL there had been attempt to
take advantage thereof by the defendants An In
Junction granted plaintiffs giving an undertaking
for damages. Pinafore Ut the Aquarium last night
drew alarge house.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-14
A Proper Regulation.

The order of the Board of Health pro-
hibiting the driving of cattle in those streets
of the city in which it has hitherto been
allowed is a proper and timely act. Re-
Gently many lives have been endangered by
the escape of wild steers, which have run
through the crowded streets, creating q
general panic and doing much damage, al
though miraculously without fatal results.
When inquiry is made as to the owners of
these runaways and the place from which
they escaped nothing can be learned, so
that nobody can be held responsible
for such injuries as they may inflict
on life or property. The city would
probably be liable in damages in
the absence of knowledge as to the
ownership of the animals. The action of
the Board of Health will be generally APP
proved, and it is to be hoped that it will
not be reversed. The cattle dealers and
butchers, of course, object to the order,
but they ought to be required to convey
the cattle around the city in barges, and not
to use the public streets and to put the lives
cattle driving business has not been prop
erly conducted, or there would not have
been 80 many escapes of wild steers re-
Gently, so that the dealers have only their
own neglect and indifference to thank for
the new order.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-14
Count Anarassy,s Retirement.

Rumors are plentiful in reference to the
expected retirement of Count Andrassy, but
nothing positive seems to be known. The
great difficulty will doubtless be the selec-
ton of a successor whose name shall be
acceptable to the many nationalities COM
posing the Austro- Hungarian Empire. The
Magyars have had long turn in the glory
of seeing countryman rule the councils OF
the Empire in foreign affairs, and, feeling
satisfied with the pre-eminent position that
they have secured in the dual existence OF
the Empire, may not be SO unready to con-
tinue their loyal devotion to the dynasty as
some people in Vienna seem to think.
Count Andrassy, though he has played
very prominent part in the recent diplo-
matte history of Europe and occupies
position in the popular mind by the side of
Bismarck and Gortschakoff, has never been
a truly representative statesman Of the
Emp ire-Kingdoln.
Opposed to the Slavs and Czechs, dis
liked by the Germans, supported chiefly by
Magyar vanity and the dynastic military
element at Vienna, he cannot be said to
have been a popular Chancellor, and his
going is not likely to be regretted by the
majority of the Empire. The result OF the
recent elections will doubtless be the
replacement of the Cisleithan Cabinet
by one that will favor the so-called equal
ity of all the Austrian nations; but what
other leadership to put III place OF the Hun
garian is question which will be difficult
to decide. 1t is natural that the Germans,
the Czechs, the Slavs and the Magyars
should each wish to have representative
man in the highest position of the Empire.
II there could be found q statesman who
could claim descent in some curious fashion
from all these nationalities he would GER
tainly have the best chance to succeed the
Count. Possibly Won Beust, being for
eigner and related to the German party
only by race, might have good chance to
be selected by the Kaiser if Prince Bis
marck were not at Berlin. He tried to favor
all the races and pleased none, but he left
| a brilliant record behind him and has very
little to do at the present time except to
compose imperial silver wedding marches
and songs for popular prime dome.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-14

The National Cotton Association is now
holding it's fourth annual convention in this
city, and the proceedings promise to be of
much interest. The work of the national
association is only in it's infancy, yet it has
already accomplished much toward drawing
the cotton interests into common league
and securing united and harmonious action
among the local cotton exchanges. The
executive council in it's annual re-
port declares that the cotton cul-
ture in the United States during
the last five years has outstripped
the most sanguine expectations. 1t is
gratifying to learn from such practical au-
thority that the problem of free labor has
been virtually solved and leaves the South
ern States still as the reliance of the cotton
manufacturer of both America and Europe
OF cotton growing is now exploded, and
the question of interest among the planters
of the South must henceforth be how to
make their old homes aud their old work
agreeable and profitable to the colored
laborers
1t is suggested, among other things, to the
Convention that one Of the most valuable
advantages that could be offered to the
cotton States would be the extension of the
Signal Service Bureaus stations to the whole
cotton growing region, SO that daily reports
could be made of expected meteorological
changes at all important points in the
cotton belt. The cotton plant is peculiarly
sensitive to meteorological Influences, and
the information would be very advan-
tageous. The association seeks to improve
the reliability of the monthly crop
and acreage reports and of all other infor-
nation of value both to growers and pur-
chasers. Not the least important suggestion
is that looking to the establishment Of a
central committee of arbitration for the
settlement of claims arising in the course
of transactions in cotton between the MEM
bers of the exchanges belonging to the asso-
citation. Such committee, if carefully
constituted. could not fail to be useful and
to strengthen confidence among the men,
bers of the association
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-14
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Tilden is Yale man.
The boom is on the rye.
Disraei coughs in four languages.
Ex-Mayor wickham is at Richfeld Springs.
The reigning 'beauties' Of England are daughters
of clergymen.
Buy S. J. Tilden's anti-fat. None genuine without
the trade mark.
eight years old.
George Boxer. poet and ex-Minister to Russia. is
at Rlchfeld Springs.
John Shermans patent boom cures all diseases.
Look at the signature.
sour Pledge Roll" is the titls of temperance tale
by Mrs. s. NJ. l. Henry. Of Illinois.
Mr.. John M. Langston. United States Minister to
Hayti. is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Alexander H. Stephens will remain at Long Branch
for three weeks thinking about logic.
william d. Howes, the editor of the Atlantic
Monthly has big mustache and Is about forty-two
years old.
rheumatism is cured by s. J. Tilden's new 'bar-
rel" remedy. gentleman took three barrels and
was cured.
London Truth says that at the 'ladies' lawn" at
Goodwood the query is. ION which leg you tat
tooed. dear?'
patient at Syracuse was cured by taking two
bottles of S. J. Tilden's prepared boom. Your
druggist will supply 1t to you.
Sir Frederick Peel. younger brother of Robert
Peel and widower, will marry Miss Bouverie. an
heiress. The lady is twenty-six.
Mr.. Kurd Won Schlozer, German Minister at WASH
ington, arrived from Europe in the steamship West
phalia and is at the Brevoort House.
In Aldersgate street. London among the houses
pulled down were the former residences of John
Milton and the Countess of Pembroke.
Josh Billings finds that the who rides on the
every day glad to have seat but that the
man who rides once year wants four seats.
Liszt has pension Of $4,000 year In Hungary.
and he has no family he afford to be u snob in
music Besides he is nearly seventy years old. and
if he puts q few airs upon himself he may be ex-
cused.
London Truh:-'It strikes me that IL devotion to
tho public service and the rcscuing of o fallen
soldiers life the battle field at the risk of his
own deeds worthy of high honor Archibald
Forbes deserves all and more than all that can be
awarded him. II he had done than that one
dauntess, dangerous ride of ITO miles as a volunteer
TO carry the first Of the battle at Ulundi to
English hearths and homes. would he not merit some
mark Of honor from the nations hand besides the
rcnown he has won for himself q brave soldier of
the press? The fame is his by acclanation-so
are the admiration and the gratitude of the country;
but. soldier rs he is he ought to upon his
breast tho cherished bronze for vaor'"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-14
Meeting OF the Democratic state Conn
mittee.

The Democratic State Committee meets
ut Niagara Falls tomorrow. The HERALD's
Rochester correspondent writes that the
Tilden men claim n majority of the commit
tee; and his letter shows that there is o
good deal of Dragging on both sides, Tam
many and Tilden men asserting, each for
his faction, the most unconquerable deter
mination to rule or ruin.
The election this fall is of so much in
terest that there will be full vote. on the
republican side at least, and ii the two
democratic factions are determined to dis
agree the republican candidate can be
easily elected.
We have a word Of advice to the demo-
cratic committee. Trot out dark horse,
gentlemen dark horse with first rate
military record. You could harmonize the
Convention on q Union brigadier, and
General Ewing is making so good run in
Ohio that the example of the Ohio demo-
Gratis ought to inspire you. Why not And
then, who knows-we may have demo-
cratic Governor yet.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-14

The Misunderstanding the early portion
Of yesterday the depression over the lakes
contracted considerably and was moving
slowly eastward. Toward night, however. il
began TO expand again, and the pressure within
II decreased very much, so that it now dominates
lie weather all the territory east of the
Mississippi Valley and north of Missouri, Ten
nessee and Virginia. The barometer is still
highest on the Atlantic coast, but is falling
slowly, owing to the influence of the approach
ing disturbance Rain fell throughout the cen
trail valleys, lake regions and the Gulf States,
being heaviest in the latter districts. There
were also some light showers experienced ON
the south Atlantic coast. The weather was fair
In the Middle Atlantic and New England States
and some sections of the Northwest. The tenn
pcrature remained nearly stationary in the CEN
trail valleys, Middle Atlantic and New England
States and fell in the other sections of the coun-
try. The winds have been generally lghtin all the
districts, increasing in some sections of the lake
regions to brisk from local causes The weather
over the British Islands continues unsettled, but
the wind is vcering round to the southwest and
west, and there will probably be temporary
clearing to-day. The weather in New York and
Its vicinity to-day will be warmer and partly
cloudy, possibly with rains, followed by clear
ing. Tomorrow 1t will be cooler and fair.