, 1879-06-11


A new form Of lawless violence has broken
out in India, which goes by the name Of DacuIty,
Armed gangs infeat the Deccan, especially tie
Peoua district. doing Immense damage and crc-
Government. They seoaf the country. entering
villages md palaces, Which they hold at their
not unfrcquentlY they yet fire to them. The
eeyeral gsurs appear to he parts OF ono vrganl.
zatIor, ut the bead uf which ia a native, Wassa-
deo BnlHunl, lately y clerk In the financial de-
partment OF the British Government in India.
A gang OF 200 attacked village on Bombay
Harbar. maltrcnsed sotno Of the peonle, and
rop1sa oGs .noys hoass s S property valued at
On Quo night two extensive palaces in Poona
were burned, One contained the Magistrates
Court and other publtc:oltlces; :, the other was
occupied BY this Government HiEileschool and
thu Court and ot all thu oilces we're destroyed.
together With books IN the Government book
depot valued at S25, 600. A regiment Of High
lanlcss was qunrtcred IN pooas at the time and
BY great cxcrtlons prevented the spread Of the
trcs,
manifesto whicn tley have iasued aud sent to
tho Bombay Government They charge Tint
grent distress prevails, Or as NO say, that
the tiues ara hard, and threaten, unleas
r1'ns,s Pu0s sno works. eups,tas 5Es %nsdas s
plisd to tho people, trades encouraged, taxea re-
duced, unl salarlescut do m, they will not ceaso
to plnuder, but will extend 10 Europeans the
treatment they have heresofore confined to M
tlyes. They DECLARE they will kttt tl,s loyeruoe
OF DombaY, hang tile SessEona Judge Of Foona,
carry murder aud raplue through the country,
aud atlr up auother nutlny aud massacre Ut
Europeans. Finally. they aay thnt, unless the
Governor complies at once, a p5ico OF 1,oo0 ru-
signed to tho document with seals Affixed. They
profcss to bo servants OF myatcrlops potontnte,
whom they call esvaN. Troops have bees sent
to patrol the district, and reward Of 1,oo0
rupees ia offered for tho capture Of Wasaadeo,
thn lender.
Ali thls reads mucl, like leaf out Of the his
tory Of the French Resalut,on. or au Incident OF
Russ!an Nihitts.a, or q setnlntscenec oI Ir!sl.
rlbanlsEn, and ID only all extreme oppression
OF tn shirt tint actuated tho railroad strikes In
Peunsylysnis. or that would bo Legitimate
Outcome uf tho teaclstnEs Of American Com.
niuntsts. II Is the sat,'e vicious, la'sluss, and
cusablo and less to'ssab.o IN Amer'cs beeaaso
there ara peaceabIc aud )ca,tinatu wa!a for
correcting VII abuses Of power. But the failure
to compel prosperity is mot m abuse ot power.
The whola logic Of tho denaRoeuo - exhibited
In tho demand Of tho Dacotts that Government
shall enter upon the constructlon OF areat pub.
lie works to employ al who need work, and ut
tha astno tttno reduce tsxcs.
A. Matter Of fact tla Indian Government,
whose credit tas fallen to that exteut that 1t
It sucrecdel last mouth Ia negotiating loan OF
40000 900 rupees, Interest ut ~ per cent, at q
dIsronnt OF about 0 per cont, ID trying to reduce
taxation, aud Is forced by IL llscesaites, 10 dis
eousiuua public works tliat bad bean uuler.
tukeu. It y not yet reported, howeYer, that
anybody In indIa Il 10 ignorant aud 30 dlahon.
esi A. to propose an Issue ol dat money. The
boor mcu, who want work 20 much llsae they
have no scruplPs sbuut FcsotttAk to slnccntitas.
isn aud murder to persuade the GoVernment
10 give them work. DO not yet appear 10 oa
clau,orlng to b. paid Tor 1t in worthless rur-
fCUsf,