The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-17

sssl'' LILY y, .ooo III t li Will
n,ee nnd # a nreatv to be- rsarntted that
pos.s viz !. ~ siet'eiy " 70 tosaeseou '''ae
et'ey lli'eeo. rev.
THE FIJI ISLANDS
This rs o much larger group thhn the Sa-
moan. md DIR. Van Camp regards them MS
much richer and more attractive 10 many re,
| sphets. like tie samoan lslanhs,, tbsy hie VI
volcanic origin. mountainous, teI,lha ana W s
| Waterfd. Inc SOL - rlcneI tlal' tlht W the
samoan group, but q tbe saiha en. so.
anu IL atmpie !o the Top OF inc n'ghest m l,
talns, which, M tne interior, at.alu 1ll eleyh
non Q, avn leet. lne lhlEel lS''.s III a'so
heavliy lilobereu WIN Vhl.liDa Wo oon nt,o
are ~ thls group mob less' .llst. Az lslt.nus'
u wlle AZ aast wv a,e ,aa 400 I''a aos.'
popnlheion p6lnR now hpout l9V'Ve". ICY uht.,
~ t'i1 ishthn y oVhiHi', u'o v, ti,' 'a a
lslhi! . nehr wa LHVu, 10 Ins pliheipt, eown
i.nn o,e eI"Ilg celltrs VI ialEe nn.,po1 W
| ,slahds. IL " q new place., having at,,h,lR "
from native village since the estatllshnent
sn' 'i,.,n'' t, sun, t.,i hsu yo'.1 -
| asSt,+ tnnn nta;,', t,,,,nrl ~ Hrtu ia ron
,,nra III III III % no,
ta,,ai n r,, u na ~
steo nv hins hot ,geen I,av,ha ana Hvdnav and
nsi. Ia Mt, IT. IN NJ IIt,,n u,
Ky uhn anu t, ~ wy LOU, .,a'
$500 u.pnont III i1'e"uo 'ni o'noA sA"ope
If ny ~ Ii.ls pp'ne. -, !. ;.
- ~. .'.'u vi lain r. se
.os,aoh, s wy I,pih' =, uliou cocvsnu. . n.as
~ W ~ e.es'o s,.ls. nn"ssa., iss.s iitt.
y. col.ol auu s.R.i pl1.lo,s ess1 ',,l,,a =,
uurIhR I'le phsI ,eW yehls nnu enhiI Y,siu -
t,. @ ,yta sat =, e' hat ~ - -,
Gass ~, - ni@sn 20. 49, lug NJ it pus ~ 40
u . py ounhU.ue pluI'nE' . tno.e -
oHlsn crops Turing Cho year, of fa'her ehlee
p'eaipse' r,,,, ,r.r,,,,, 49,
'hh HAiiyhs.
Unlike the Samoans, the F1jians are the cru
eest OF savages and the most inveterAte CAN
nibals, never foregoing an opportunity tograt-
lily their insatlate appetite for human flesh.
Those Of them who still cling TO savage life
have been driven into the mountains OF the
interior, where they doubtless feed on each
other. This cannot be prevented, but when-
ever they indulge their unnatural propensi-
ties on other people they are mercilessy pun
iebed and slaughtered by the British auth0ri-
ties, whole Villages having been exterminated
within recent years on account OF caDnibalsm.
Large numbers Of them are kept In the chain
gangs Mt Levuka and forced to work the roads
and streets
THE GOVERNMENT.
Tho Fiji Islands belong to Great Britain
having been acnljred Quite recently from
KIM 1nreumhaw in ronsideration n mn an
nuitv 10 himself Of g15 0OO md others OF
RIO 0OO and 1000 respectively. to his two
eldest SONS. Cnrcumbnw reservinp to himself
| The small isinnd Of Baw. some fifty by fifteen
miles In extent. The Governor of tho group.
or The HIGH Commissioner Of Polynesia. ns bs
| ID known 10 Sir rthur Gordon ind he IL mn
thirty or forty officials under him. and repI-
nent Of natiye troona of1icered with British
officers. He Inns absolute sway, Carcumbnw
having relinn,lishet, ali authority save over
| his own i1nmedinte holsehold and dependents.
which do not exceed 1000 i'm number.
I'm 1899 Gnrcunhaw anriied Ia (.reat Britain
to establish a protectorate over his islands,
| hnt hia rpu,lest was denied HubsnnueItIy nj
| characterization ~ the pnlvnesian Land dom
pnnv of Meibonrne. known as the Forty
| Thieves" who had acquired the most valua-
| hle lands Of the lsIands and had failed In their
attempts to establish q government under
| Cnrcumbaw on the Steinbt1rper pIan. the
british poyernrnent was Induced to pur-
chase the islands from Carcunbaw and as
sumo control Of them. It appears that In
1854 the crew OF an American vessel, lost on
| tho Fiji islands, was murdered and eaten
| by the natives. Capt Boutwell,. of the United
| States man-of- war John Adams. hearing OF it,
sailed for the Fits, and after destroying q
great MANY villages and killing d number OF
natiyes, he levied q fine OF 5000 on Carcum-
baW. Inc M elbourne Company agreed num-
~, y. yet.'a al.,, w. pay We ~ i u th
tion ~ ~, Snol Vus fla.C VI inuo, nnu Wy
w. oI"a =, ~ ~, fad
nth no ~ ahiafa r. tuaa in tbia WAY that
~ m,. Ne ra tna,Iv "n,irad Nv Engand
Tho r inra,in., a,;nrw Az capitsI H. arl,
IT,, ,pnt thn. ora no., 1r"n;ae in
Ya,,, ,,aa re t haon,nn a,nont, ira rjnhaat colo
| nice ~ lreat Rrifnin
richest and most delightful of all the Polvne-
sian groups lie has with him many cutiosi-.
ties obtained there, including a number 81
costly and exquisite shells, Tor which the
flJls are famous. Among other sea shells
he has several specimens OF the orange cow
ries, the sacred shell Of the Islanders, which
can be obtained only at great cost, ana are
very rare lie mas also other varieties OF Inc
same smell, the leopard ana egg coWIiss, tne
harp shell and the egg stone shells, which are
certainly very curious. Beside these rare
sea shells, ne has large and valuable eollec-
tion containing not less than z5o varieties, OF
land shells, procured at great expense ana
labor from the mountains of the interior
fnI cpacimana in hia cabinet arc the rod
and variegated corals from the Samoan
group and number OF Nautilus shells, ex
quisitely carved by the French Communist
prisoners at New Caledonia. He informs us
that there are not less than 1000 or 5000 OF
these Communists at this island, which be-
| lon1c tn Franco