Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-03-22

ELECTION EXCITEMENT.

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ELECTION EXCITEMENT.
CONCORD, March l3.--The election excite
ment is intense. Dover elects a Know
Nothing Moderator by 245 majority. R,ll-
! ingsford, Summerworth and New Market, al
so effests Know Nothing Moderators by large
mojorities. .'f. ...rr
ASSASSINATION in nCONSTANTiNOpLE.
! The following letter, though we have rri-
sons to believe its details to be perfectly
true, reads like a leaf taken from the Ara
bian Nishts:"- -.............. .....
| CoSsrANrIsoPLF, Jan. 20.-Many Of your
readers will doubtless remember that this
capital has for SEINE length Of time been the
scene o. many mysteriously perpetrated rob-
berries Of houses, and the equally mysterious
and sudden disappearance of mary an Eng
lish private or A. B. This "killing" work
reached its climax about M ~ or June last,at
| the time when SO many troops were quarter
ed in and about this city. Some people re-
garded these ac.s of bloodshed us nothing
more than the result of some midnight brawl,
others considered them the works of Moslpm
fanaticism. But the fact was never satisfac-
toriy accounted for, NOR did the many inves.
LEGATIONS of the police ever succeed in obtain
ing any clue as to the perpetrators unit! Very
lately, when the mystery Of these deeds was
cleared up. And it is great blessing that
the Williams have been at last secured, as the
cases of murders were again becoming very
frequent. On the 2nd OF January a gypsy
came to the chic. cavass, or superintendent
of police, and offered to disclose the haunt of
a gang of murdereis, on poyIlent OF re-
ward OF 1000 piustres. Though Immediate
ly secured, he re, used to divulge a single
fact without the prom sc oil the above sum-
The threat OF immediate execution was next
tried on him, when the gipsy,in order to save
himself, declared the whole as got up story.
Hereupou he was sent in charge of cavass
to the prison, but nelhei bans nor handouts
are in fashion here, and the gipsy managed
to nuke his escape again. Next morning
he was found dead In the open street, with
four deep gashes in the breast. 1t is .supt o.
sed that the gang got wind off the giPsy's in
tenton to betray them, and, accordingly,qui-
eily dispatched him, tc render him harmless
for the future.
fss.he evening Of the 81, as some cavas-
ses were making the; rounds in one of the
streets OF Gaata, they observed two rn>n
carrying a oag between them, apparently
with much difficulty. The pJlicSmln sus-
pected them by their manner to have COM
mitttd some :helt, and accordingly, to escupe
observation, got into the shade of dead
wall to allow the others 10 approach But
this plan failed, for the moon that moment
re-appearing from behind cloud, threw her
light full on the dead wall, whereupon the
two men let fall their bag. and took to their
heels. The bag was found to contain the
: body Of an English soldier, with bullet thro'
his head.
) On the night Of the 9th three French SOL
diers, walking through one of the streets at
! Pera, suddenly came upIn two Greeks carr
wing the body Of an English sliior. Sus-
pected The commission of Il Ot deed, the
Frenchmen unsung their rifles which hung
$ at their sides, and gave chase to tho Greeks,
who instantly dropped their burden anG ran
. off The chase continued, up one lane and
down another, for some time, whensthe pur-
sued suddenly halted, and gave loud shrll
whistle. Suddenly the previously empty
= lane was crowded with dark figures, who
rushed cd the unfortunate Frenchmen who
. had thus nobly eudeavored to avenge the
, death of the English sailor, They hred,
and made gallant stand for some time, un-
g Ill the overwhelming numbers bore them
g down, stobbing and clubbing them without
mercy. Soon after, some cavasses passing
by, the ruffans disappeared uguin as quickly
: as they had come to the rescue of their fel-
low murderers, but not without leaving two
q of the Frenchmen dead. The third lived
e just long enough to make his statement to
o the pulce, who instantly searched all The al
= leys courts, and houses, but without finding
= anything suspicious whatever. ..
A former member of the Baden volunteer
'f Corps, who has been obtaining scanty i've
g lhood here by executing all sorts of CON-
nssions, whereby he not un:requently came
Ih in contact with s6mo Of the scum of all ma
I'd tons, volunteered to find the haunt ot this
at Mysterious gang, and rs he could be general
e " depended upon, his tender was accepted
h. and dagger and revolver given him lor
SO protection. On the morning of the 9th he
was found dead outside OF Pera. cavass
n who had also volunteered TO solve the mys
nd tery, likewise fell victim. and was picket
up one morning covered with dagger wouna'
Ter and perfectly dead av -I .r.
y J. On the lIth, however, the mystery VA