The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-23
o.7nrNe IN INDIA.
,-..n. to Which It Is Carried on
ne EA-' in That Country
49, 49, 70fffTlHL.

go.5 hsfore the rogs51 a,o-iiry which
rse .l.ll,.Tn AZ $50 OCOOOJ sIS.L, o 1be last
blns, - amount importer llu - ~ Ioards
va .-so-s ard IS excuses - ~, COMMITTED
for oeuIu ls7 c0j GOO. This yields Ior pGoh
ST aoou. So sum of $30O,OO,OVO' M
gold snu 'osrv oue-third OF the Va az eo M
represents INIT of coin 4l,OO,OOO,OTN
the tovaI 10 Dr. Soetbesr TO be 10 c.L0u 10,
sStlmAtot - rid The form winch yno
ton II the = that of bullion or coin,
boarding Ia .i-, the metal is maze
AID u -1o.,srts. PARTLY used Tor tIg
into olH0- ~ adornment and party
purposes hoard. as
kept give prefers it in the loFll VI
rule ZIG for bis family, because II -
oTnaIl'.; II is also q source OF gratlIlca-
hosrl' ~ -, 10 possess these ornaments.
Ll9l .s,,,lest form Of jewel or otnaLio On
Inc 80 ~ tra natives is the thlcK sUIu " 81
";-a twistei into bangles Vi VI =,
vel Si liter are made By the ~
IL L. ina moor Hindu betaKeS hlIhselL VIZ l'
=. hes saved few rupees. AnoSo az -
De nas "a beateu up into the necessary
melted az -rTsnoa1t and hoard. Silver Is
ATtlct ls.-,,,7ared into brooches and GorqueS
aus L uai,i of knotted grass and leaves,
II i ~, o-, lsts anklets aud sucn ike are
"nlio 'ls,at-icsted. Solid or hollow golo
iree.s - 80 form Of cubes, and octahedrons
iulurs an red six, appear as another FORM
stIu. tss,.J wealth.. As may be supposed,
o. sd ~ of India, which are many,
the gus 80 of the molten gold and
aUso.O 81 the country. One nota-
81 sll'9i a.sign 4 called Swami and con.
oe ~ en- ornameutation Of figures OF
Ili,a ~ Gods in high relief, beaten out from
~! I'M e,risca or fixed bv solder or screws:
+. co1tbsra India there are vast stores OF
nolJ and silver in the temples. The poor
ssonIe nave no strong boxes or safes III
rbicb IN place their valuables, and SO they
Generally put their hard cash ana orna-
egants within brass lotas or bahayunes ana
tben bury them underground somewhere III
.ao roon in which they sleep, preferring
s nS ' ~ - Turposs the ground below
- beds or disused wells and
otber out-of-ths-way places. Jewelry
stands high commercially in India, for 1t
sl1gays commands a ready sale. A Jewel
rbere is a veritable "joygiver," as the orl-
I'M Of the word implies. 1t is reckoned the
nos+ solid kind Of wealth and fortunes are
raver counted without estimating the value
ri fhe stock Of Jewels. They perform a
rraat matrimonial function, the poorest
b-;1e having ber dowry, often equal In
Maine to several years of the bridegroom's
income One of the greatest boasts OF the
ieweIry owner is that his boards are not
Eaved for he may be possessed of jewelry
worth 100 OOO rupees and yet pay no income
lax for the simple reason that the boards
gield him no income
Butboards take also the form Of coined
knoney and bullion or bars of gold as well
b jegalry. At the present time it is be-
eved that 100000 of British sovereigns
Ia 81, ha Inv Iar
PRESIDENCY, where the impression on them
b st. George aud the dragon appears to be
Eaued on religious grounds There are
so vast quantities of the native coinage
tarted, the mobur being the principal coin
b boards 1t is of gold and of the weight
md fneness of a silver rupee, its value
being about 3Os. This boarding absorbs
l the gold that pours into India
nd very much of the silver,
Though the latter is the circulating
medium. As the natives get wealthy they
prefer gold. A wealthy man will prefer
ornaments Of gold for his family rather
han silver, and the very poorest classes use
ornaments made of some base metal, neither
kod nor silver, but in which there NAV be
ome silver. Gold is also distributed in
connection with ceremonies. 1t is a custom
nong the natives of India to give you
Lat ID Cdllou pdHU, WHICH Is Jl6 signal
or you to leave after an interview, and
ONE gold is used for ornaments bestowed
4 this way. In Delhi alone it was esti-
nated that 5el00 day was used in manu-.
aetur connected with pawn
In the courts of the native princes of
ndla, boarding takes place on a vast scale
Y be Aaharajah Of Burdwan died lately
nd lett large hoard. 1t proves that ante
of 70 $3.50 there was much boarding, when
Is stated that the maharajah had with
fawn from his store 3230000 of silver.
hlch was IN the form of Sikka rupees
oao Of which have been coined since 1885
etIer was submitted to the Royal Com
MISSION On the subject Of the mahsraiah's
oaru description was given of the
YeraI treasure houses in the estate.
lsr dimensions and their con-
uN, one large room measuring
uou1 Iorty-elght feet in length. II
es D inches in breadth, and ID feet 9
enes IN hight, where gold and silver orna-
tents and ornaments set with nrecions
a zones are kept These articles are in
LII ans and boxes Of all descriptions. and
70 some gold plates and cups, thalees and
aUfa9s' as well as washing bowls. iugs
N !" OJher two rooms contain silver 40,
d -sSvIc utensils, forks, spoons, etc. and
II -auee 70 say, English dinner and break
% aS' Se's' all OF silver Two of these rooms
oIe uhaer lock, and the doors bricked mn
al reie are Iour other rooms, one containing
o.. OIL gold, silver and precious
\ ms gold ornaments and throne. two
Wv containing the reserve treas
N n, winch included the estate
DO iaS So oIJ and government secur-
scr jIu 5ueDse9ntures while the other is thus
bont lG % g.. me fourth room measures
RAIL- suy * ieet . inches in length, Is feat in
Nd 6sra ana u feet 3 inches in hight,
og arod f ,neie ere TWO large-sized vaults IRE,
nd sinca iulug tne current silver coin.
M Fas from INC INC year IZ6f b. c., some money
~ - U y. Glne TO time put in and toLa| ~
we we Maharajah Mahtab Cbnnd Rabodo ooo
Sue expenses Of an emerpent ard $50
nd ftnh aiy y nature, such as the late MaSeraiah
Mt Bmo H. Cnu1d bahadoor's MARRIAGE IL
y sbdad LAR -a.- Aapurs marriage. and hnving
L 6s Ia4lp iopertles. When he died one Iac
partrnortL l, one OF tile vaults. In anotber
'g Brent t. oo5 oue ornaments belonging To dif-
bid Siv,. VI Ihe family were kent
Jo1 pr the iiu:alees, sapias, etc.
I, BON beino 1oai'1 glous purpC ses, the
I ustom - ioIAed and sealed. 1t was fine
confda = one Burdwan Raj family
be maboS sne custody of these valuabias ~
aults Igoro ice Tor the time being. but tba
Essence Of Ever 1--we inspected save in the
m |sre witb ~ the manarajah. When sp yne
IL orthy sery avn only relations and trust
Pom aud vanif " T admitted into the
I'd Ied to be NIL nrosouI Ireasurers and dowans
Fartment, H M sou0 outside the room or
female oI Ulo one sum drawn was sent
Usage for tia soa 1,I,ll5 being placed in the
N En- 'u no1aggng it before it VS. lug, count
Zen NV U'ner instances of boarS Iino 70 Ine
ID i8S a an officer Of the Indian 11,ng we're
pr nce who stated that thai posooInce