Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-04-14

From Cooks Jogrnall
NIATILO FALCON L.

The people Of Corsica are amongst the most
peculiar in Europe They remind one Of the
middle agc>-ot lis lawleS>ueSS. ferccitv. re-
yrngetulUe>S, teudal contentious. and savage
warfare Corsica IS department. of France.
uur II has nothing French about it, Corsica is
i,aliau-and more Italian than Italy itself
|, i what Italy may have been hundreds Of
Years ago. before il was civilized by arts. man
Grrs. and education. Napoleon was CorS-
can. aud never a Frenchman, though he made
France and is glory the >teppine-Stone to his
ambition. The Cor>icanS 10 this dav are little
better than colony OF banlitti-it Is parce!ed
ont, As il We're. among some two hundred rob
Ter chettainS each Contuing himself to his
particular district from which be draws a re
venue ot irregular impoStS, and permanent
black mail Deadly feud> are still common
amongst these noble families :" and the pr
Yate wars which dccimate& Europe in the
eleventh and twelfth centuries have still their
counterpart in that island and display them
selves in a perpetual play If San-uinary out
RACES, Of which, however. civilized Europe hears
little or nothing. Yet. rs recently IS 1913.
We did hear Of q terrible encounter which took
place between the Filppi and Pccrignani-the.
TWO great families of NeuzolaSco. Il few miles
from BaStia, in which two persons were killed
and large number wouRde, The rule Of re-
yaUation being customary in Corsica, ten per
>oaS were afterwards taken of by private aSSaS-
>.aation in consequence Of this quarrel, one of
The persons killed being priest, partisan Of
n. F.Appi. who was shot while descending the
steps ot the altar.
Tie Co.s.cau mobiles live in houses or castles
which n. regularly fortified and Son;ineIled-
aud this ! the case even when tbeE live in
.ovlS-Ihe rival families sometimes. as in the
case Of the two families above named, living
~ opposite sides of the same street. % that in
times q. hot teud. mouse dare scarcely ven
tU7e cur Of the opposite and rival house. with
u, being mark for sundrv rifles from The
other side Of the way. When TIE Villagers
move 91t Of doors all Of them belonging to
o2a ~ the other factions. thev take their rifles
T1th them H> a matter of course: and thew
S1a3. 5, th2ir enemies or are shot ~ bv them.
7--4 ey.Ia, s-r- -,-ss! Deadly enIaitieS are
tal>ei By slight matters. For instance.
Yong gentleman. she son of : NJ Nais>piua
>12-a; ,1e hand u the daughter o. an old gen
i.@'nAa belonging 10 the opposite faction. The
yel-a FaS refused and forthwith shot the old
-@-..,-.l- az which the relatives Ot the muir
~s.@. aa2 NsCeyi the usual Co.sicau rssGstfa
O. .-e Murderer. and all liz Kin, the issue of
N4,A was thar NJ NalaSpina the father OF
'1t Fo2.C-pe bridegroom, Was shortly after as
S4sS,-4-eL Tal> occurrence took place only
:sE gs4-s back.
So being ths character e the MOBILES, Tha;
Il II common people may easily he imaciDi
>a-Aa eau'ltu abound in all parts of Corsica
0--c1 s-e frequently taken into ghe pay of the
--eiS On Tie oyr2S.0a Of feudal OQ;break-
\ 1.ae. Uules they plumber tor themselves.
81 cary ua tae.r owG feC1S Eveyy man OF
',5'l wa.Ss armed in bread daylight, and is
Na-y q send bullet through rval on mo-
-S~, lpi.ce. Yet, wGaid yen believe lt,
.-.-'r : in alm0St religious sense Oi honor
s'4--s amongst these ba2li;gi.-wheGk kGla-
,7- u The Er@}s-gss they VII peril their lives
u f-s SCccoC al taeir feliowS.-aR.l on such CC-
'lNa1> 10 cogc,sl. and If need he defend s
-e-.7s oY to.~e u arms is REGARDED almost in
- :; @. : Ss~rs-i dUly. ke1; 4 "A mind
'-->e e-ccE1S.2DcyS the reader ". be able 10
@-s'42d fhe dark tragedy which We a-s now
a~>I; 10 relate. Ii i 10 mere invention. beat
q ~>.l&l ccclEreDcs, the leading facts II which
'5.- 517-S-eG II the French papers feH
- >.ose, and Ne may add, i> thoroughly
..-'2s'a-,s'sc q the savage and ferociou> fea-
'-,SS g: Cos>igan Efe.
= l''.s ~ ,ae northwest of Porto Vscy:hia.
- add r.>ts Eaps,ilv from the >ca>horc towards
VS. 1.-r.E I'D sf,e- >o.re Ihr,c hoy,-> wax