The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-10-13
FOREIGN NEWS AND NOTES.

"A Caucasian journal reports u
case which shows that the supersti-
ton attributing magical power to the
eating of human flesh is not confined
to the Australian aborigines. In the
graveyard of the village of Naurusow,
in the Naltshik district, the police
noticed that the grave of a recently
buried child was much disturbed.
Suspicion fell on man reputed to
be sorcercr. His hut was searched,
and he was found sitting at the fire,
on which was Il pot simmering. He
refused to answer any questions, but
on the adjoining bedroom being eX-
amined Il large portion of the body
of the missing child was found hang
ing from hook, and in corner of
the room were the skulls of severa
children. The wretch, upon being
Intercepted as to where was the
remaining portion of the child's
body, pointed silently to the pot.
His daughter, a miserable, starved
girl. admitted on examination that
the father used regularly to steal the
bodies of little children, cook and
eat the flesh, and from the fat make
ointments and medicines which he
gave as charms. He had threatened
to kill and eat her if she ever gave
information of his doings.
AN attempt to cross the Mediter-
ranean in balloon has been made
at Marseilles by an aeronaut named
Jovis, who was accompanied by
Mdlle. Clare, an actress, and NJ.
Bordigni, merchant. The balloon,
which was named the Semaphore,
was picked up at sea an hour after
starting. Another attempt will,
however, shortly be made.
A telegram from Geneva says that
the defence of Switzerland against
foreign aggression is likely to be
greatly facilitated by the use of
earth torpedoes, the invention of an
Austrian officer. These torpedoes
can be placed under ground in such
a way as to render roads dangerous,
and mountain passes impregnable.
The secret of the invention has been
purchased by the Austrian Govern
ment.
European papers state that Il Nine.
Tamblez, living near Baden, has dis
tiuguished herself at the age of "A
years, by giving birth to male twins.
Her husband is Sc years old. They
have had before but one child, u son,
who is now 81 years old.
a German paper reports case of
popular superstition which would be
almost incredible were it not con-
tirmed by judicial investigation.
In the village of Schonbeck, in the
province of West Prussia, the little
daughter of cabinet-maker has
been bed.ridden for three years. The
father became persuaded that his
daughter was bewitched by woman
who had given her occasionally APP
Piles and pears. He was advised
that the patient would be cured if
she drank some of the blood of the
supposed witch. The poor woman
was entrapped into visiting place
where some OF the chief men of the
commune were assembled to receive
her. She was seized, and one of her
fingers pricked with needle, and
the blood given to the sick child.
The superstitous or malignant part
icipators in this outrage were sum-
moned before police magistrate,
who contented himself with senten-
cling them to Imprisonment for three
| days.
The persons employed by Il Chinese
firm at Victoria, British Columbia,
in view of the excessive Chinese i'm.
migration, have held meeting, at
which it was resolved to advice the
Chinese Government to allow 20
more Cinnamon to migrate thithcr at
present. Two thousand Cinnamon
died in the neighbourhood during
the past year from exposure, acct
dents, and the effects of sudden
change of diet.
Nj. Thouar, the French traveller,
mas written Il letter from Chill, in
which he says that several members
of the exploring party under DR..
Jules CrevauX, who was massacred
with most of his followers in the
early part of last year by Indians
while making explorations about the
Bolivian part of the Pilcomayo, are
| believed to ha still alive lono