Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-10-20

language, n,
which will accomplish nothing as long as
the only argument of force--so much
dreaded IN the hands of the Great Pow
ers-remains untried 1t is confidently
expected that the presence Of a man-oEwar
on these coasts. at an early date will close
this tragedy before the gates of Jaila,
by forcing the authorities to execute
without delay the perpetrators Of this
bloody deed. The progress Of the trial is
earnestly watched, not only by the Amcri-
can and European residents of Syria, but
the natives manifest more than an ordiua-
Try degree of anxiety to see the issue of the
matter which has heretofore been left to
the ordinary sluggishncss Of the Turkish
government, uninfuenced 10y any special
motive for either ropidity or severity.
have just heard from an authentic
private source of q startling incident,
(which occurred few days since in Damus-
.cus, and which bids fair to rival the most
exaggerated romanceol Eastern story. One
of the iairest pc1r& Of this terrestrial Para
disc has forfeited her position as Houri, in
the celestial abode Of her Turkish Lord,
by an indiscreet passion for Jcc the
dragoman of one OF the COnsulates OF that
city. For some time they hNu been h"ug
outside the bonds and bounds of "HQly
Matrimony,' without any suspicion at
taching to her fidelity Her position as
one Of the first ladies Of Damascus in beau.
ty and rank, placed her beyond suspicion,
till by q tmlr pas Of her paramour, her guilt
was discovered. He haa visited her in
the disguise of female costume for some
time, and was only dicoyered few days
since by an indiscreton in his movement.
BY secret aid, she escaped to the les
Iert, where she cluded the vengeance of
her pusuars but q few hours Her body
was cut to pieces, and with the curses Of
the Koran, her mutilaled remains were
left to bleach, uuJurcd, in token OF her
shame. In the meantime the greatest eX-
citement prevailed in the city, which
threatened to involve all Christians in an
Iindiscrminate massacre; so long a, their
thirst Of blood was unappcased and the
dragoman had escaped their hands. lie
hldmysteriously been rescued from prison,
and transferred to Beirut. From there he
will probably make his escape 10y sea, and
save his body from the torch oftac MO,iem
Mrs. Digby, alias lady Ellenborough who
has lived for some time with the Sheik Of
Palmyra liOr whom she has cherished the
most tender regard after procuring by
her brides and influence with the cuamor-
ed Lord Of the Desert the divore of his
Arab wives, and constituting herself his
Queen, and surrounding his position with
every luxury that her ample meaus could
proc ire for the ratification of his senses,
has at last broken faith with the hereto.
and left him to seek a more orthodox con-
Inectiou. while for the time being she dis,
solves this mixed marriage which has given
rise to so much scandal. In keeping with
the eccentric characters Que meets in the
East, is the following address, which dis.
claim any arthlvuationulity "lLer Divine
Majesty, the Zion Holy Ghost, Empress Of
the Universe, beloved bride Of Heaven,
passcnge, to the Holy City, Angel of the
\ New Jerusalem"
| learned with great pleasure before
leaving the United States, that kind Of
geographical, statistical, and scientific re-
connossance of Palestine was contempla-
ted by number of wealthy, influential,
and scientific gentlemen of New York in
reference to the construction Of a railroad
from some suitable point on the Mediterr
Iranean coast, between Beirut and GAIA, to
the great riyer-the river Euphrates -
near its entrance into the Persian. Jaila
would be preferred as the western termin-
us Of this great Orento-occidental thor
oughiarc, in order that the railroad may
pass near the Holy City as possible; but
the want Of sufficient hagborage at that
city, it was feared would give Kaifa. GAIA,
Acre, and several other places decided
advantage over the Diluyian city-as the
Jews claim it to have been-a tradition,
by the 10y, 10 which its ancient name lends
some probability on the score OF analogy
for it was called Japhan, from Japhel, son
Of Noah, say they before :t was corrupted
into Joppa. But | am happy to learn
from DR.. Barclay, who has been spending
several weeks at Jafla, and who allows me
to state the fact that the obstacle on that
score is by no means insuperable. 1t had
occurred to him that the place whence
vessels set sail for Tarshsh--th0t Ultima
Thule Of the notwithstanding evident
ly as far as Britannia, and which seems TO