The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-20
FOREIGN NEWS.
India in a Situation Similar to
Russia.
The Indian Nihilists Threaten 10 Mur.
der, Burn and Plunder- Hungary
Again Troublsdby Overlooking
Rivers--BismarCk's Party
INDIA.
THE AFGHAN 4REATY-rHr CHOLERA AND
FAMINE

THR AFGHAN TREATY THE CHOLERA AMI
.. FAMINE.
LlMLA, May l0.-The Vice Regal coun,
sci has been specially summoned for 10.
day TO consider the draft OF the Afghan
treaty. The Ameer has agreed TO such
terms as will secure the chief objects oi
the British policy. TF0 n 9
News from GGssmer Is very bad. The
increase OF distress and famine has Joined
TO incompetenCy, corruption and want
OF organization on the part OF the officials
and is producing the most serious state Of
affairs. The cholera In Pessawar is the
greatest obstruction to the withdrawal OF
troops from Aighanistan.
RIOT AND RoBBERIEs.
The disease has appeared In most OF the
cities OF Punjaub and Dacattyoe. Rob.
berry by armed gangs Is assuming alarm.
ing proportions In the Diccan, especially
IN the Poonady districts. For some time
past bands Of dacoits have been securing
the country and committing daring attacks
on houses and villages. They seem to
form part OF the regstar organized under
the command Of one Wassado Bulwind,
lately clerk in the financial department.
They are suspected Of having set the fire,
which destroyed the government school,
boodniar palace, law courts, post office,
police Office and fifty houses in Poonan on
the night ofthe 18th inst.
In the manifesto TO the Bombay Gov.
eminent, threatening another murder and
to puta price on the head OF the Governor
unless the distress Is relieved, they in.
form the Government that unless extens-
I'VE pubic works are at once opened, EN-.
ployment provided for the people, native
trades encouraged, taxes reduced and
salaries Of highly paid officials cut down,
they will not cease to plumber, and will
extend to Europeans what they have con-
fined to natives. They will kill the Gov.
ernor Of Bombay, hang the Judges Of the
Court OF Sessions OF Poona, carry murder
and rapine throughout the country, and
engage in the massacre OF Europeans.
The manifesto ends by warning the Gov.
ernor that unless he at once complies with
their requests the price Of one thousand
rupees will be put on his head. -Four per-
sons, including Wassado and Bulwind, ap-
piled their signatures to the manifesto.
The government, which at first left the
matter in the hands OF the local police, is
now taking more energetic steps. A con-
siderable number Of troops patrol the
country and a reward Of one thousand
rupees has been offered for the capture of
Bulwind.
Rain still holds off in Behar, ohota, Nag.
hore and the districts around Calcutta.
The indigo crop will be very short, and
other crops must suffer II showers do not
iall very soon. Prices are already rising.
There has been some rain in other districts
OF Lower Bengal, but more is wanted.
INCRNDIARY FIRES.
BoMnAY, May 10. The incendiary fires,
kindled by the native malcontents, con-
tinue in Poonah District. The Indian po-
lice killed the ring leader and four men
belonging 10 band Of dacoits, near the
city OF Poonah. Several others were
wounded. One thousand troops are en-.
gagged in suppressing dacoity in the Bonn.