Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-05-20
FOREIGN GLEANINGS.
ALARMING STATE OF AFFAIRS IN
INDIA.
Robbery and Incendiarsm by Armed
Bands; Threatening Manifesto to
the Bombay Government
Floods in Hungary.
Bad State of Affairs in India.

LnlLA, May l9.-Robbery by armed
gangs is assuming alarming proportions
in the Diccan, especially in the POonady
districts. For sometime past bands OF
Dacoits have been securing the country,
committing daring attacks on houses
and villages. They seem to form a part
OF the rdgstar organization, under COM
mand of one WassadO Bulwind, lately
clerk in the financial department
| They are suspected of having set fire
| which destroyed the government school
! Boodwar Palace, the law courts, the
/ poStofiice. the police office and fifty
| houses in PoOnan, on the night OF the
| 18th inst. In the manifesto to the Bonn
/ bav government, threatening another
murder and TO put a price on the head
! of the Governor unless the distress is
relieved. they inform the government
that unless extensive public works are
at once opened, employment provided
| for the people, the native trades encour-
aged, taxes reduced and the salaries OF
the highly-paid Europeans cut down,
they will not cease the plundering, and
will extend to the Europeans what they
have applied to the natives. They will
kill the Governor of Bombay hang the
Judges of the Court of Sessions, carry
murder and rapine through the country
and engage in the massacre OF Euro
peans. The manifesto ends by warning
the governor that unless he at once COM
plies with the requests the price of one
thousand rupees will be put on his head.
Four persons, including Wassado Bull
wind, append their signatures and
seals to the manifesto. The govern
ment, which at first was inclined to
leave the matter in the hands OF the To-
cal police, is now taking more energetic
steps. A considerable number oftroOps
patrol the country, and reward of one
thousand rupees have been offered Tor
the capture of Bulwlnd.
Rain still holds off in Behar, Chata,
Nayhore and the districts arnund Cal
cutta. The indigo crop will be very
short, and other crops must suffer II
showers do not fall very soon. Prices
are already rising. There has been some
rain i'm other districts OF the lower Ben
cal, but more is needed.
Floods in Hungary.
PESrH, May l9.-The river Thesis has
inundated ninety square miles of grain
fields near Bcose, (Dccsa?) and destroy
ed two villages. The river Drane over
flowed its banks and destroyed hundreds
Of houses.
The Afghan War.
LNILA, May 10.-The Vice Regal
Council has been specially summoned
for to-day to consider the draft OF the
Afghan treaty. The Amcer has agreed
to such terms as will secure the chief
objects of British policy.
The Revolution in Panama.
PANAMA, May l9.-General RenjiiO
n announced his intention OF eXecut-
ing General Marulanda and several Of
ficers captured at the battle OF Aguadas,
on the ground that they prolonged the
revolution against the government after
they had lost all hope of success. He
laws down the doctrine that "Blood use
lesslv shed must be avenged" Several
Mexican officers captured recently in
the ranks Of the revolutionary party in
Honduras, will be tried by the court
martial and shot.