, 1861-01-04

mr.. Oacauyan'a Lecture on "Tur1kcy
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Total. $500 |
NIr. 0scauyanEa Lecture on "TurlKcy
and Its 1nsti1utfons.'s
4 largc audience was assembled III Metropolitan |
Halt lat evening 10 hear the distinguished Turk,
Nj. Oscanyan. lecture before the Young Mem As
sociatiun. M.. oscanyan entered the Hall clad in
the costume Of t!le lower classes OF Turkey. ard
carrying with him of the lamps used by the in
habitants Of Cunstantinopc in lighting their way
through the narrow thorou,tfarcs Of that city In
this cusnmc Mr.. Oscany.n appeared ut tho Fancy
Dress Esu given to tho Turkish Admiral by Mrs.
Senator Gwin in Washington, at the time Of bis
official visit 10 this country. In the belt placed
pistols, dasgcrs a,d 4 sword, presenting quite
formidable appearances. The lc turo was very In
terestiuS, and was rccelscd with wellmcslted ap-
piaus.. The following IL sketch:
The ei.y Of ConAt:.ntino{tlc IL larger than New
York, and con,aius over one utlliom inhabitants,
one-,alf Of whom, are Christians. rhereare many
tsayclcrn who assert That the cxtcrna i1l,:snn vt
IN shorc Such Is not the case Hotels arc never
found III Constaninop1c proper, bur in It's Europe
an suburb one is occasionaliy found The scene at
The STREETS not lighted ut the public expense
hut every pedestrian carries with him a lantern
tho elect q: nelly Of which cannot Ai to lie al
trxciiyt There Il no other clty in The world
where 60 many ians,.asca arc spoken, s~arnl* Of
iutr1prttcrs are nWay. 10 be fot1na. The exercise
lug cal iad.cr Turk 10 depart ffonl whit i truly
fiAt:onal custom. All sorts Of ra=callty prevails
il courts Of j1stfce-thc question Of Costs hein:
Shops are tue places Of resort iot the people. The
days sf the .,zies Of the ssragfo have departed.
Notwithstanding: the assertions OF travellers the
interest to be found IN the CTR, several relics OF
,,lst u,a.iidcenct etiii remaining. The costume of
Yes al iii s
! ssraasss % Wines is Taskizh Msds q ysr
man be1lcvins it to b perjury to wo5.
i 10 taks OF his >hoes believing the ssoal = he
holy. There are no rcats-cyery person Is at ill.,
cry 10 take his stand where hc phases No or,a-
they commence their worship. they Immediately
divest them selves OF all ornaments aud emtlcms
II Se.a.. Ths 1 cercnony eoamcpsss CON @ Win p1e.ys.
sion II faith: then follows chant, after which
they fal on their knces and bow tciE heads to the
nr.t to the right. theu to the left. when Worship is
concluded. Their respectful drmeanur during the
hour5 Of worship Is almi.ah1e. The simplest at
tho at.cution of wersIippeft Ehele Is no fiftin;:
bshina prayer b.oKs Or ;as. , 'ndics & Mli Il thes1 M
Hyss iussa ~ .roq , ih want II
taste vi :heir nc.hbors, are invisible in MuIam-
| ncdan temple. IN the intervals between morning
sehouls, where Mnseun youth are instructed in
the elementary branches. The system oftnsssuction
pstatiyc: there neither desks nur stools but
a squat right the tlpor. In studying, each cries
out to the top Of his voice. but gene ally in Earno
nv. The instructors arc doctors q divinity; The
are ane ~ csq xnnG
aud gaudlooling, his shop is generally we'll pat
ronlzcd Ladies' often order good t. be brauGh1
to their houses tht they mas nakc t!scir selections
aal the tiirt tions which sometimes Atteud thcs.
excursions by shop-kcepess. often result in ne
sessy for Fht IN the strectf both man 1ae
walks. bnt BY Fort of 1acit understanding, tht
centre Il used as a carriaee~way and each side fo
pedestrians. who are generally compelled to 1narcl
| In Indian tIlr.
Mr.. oscauyan then announced that be would DC
liver The remainder Of the lecture on Monday eve
ming next.
The Chicago Orphan As51nm.
At the annual meeting Of tho Asylum, tht
following officers were chosen for the ensuing
year:
tite-ifts1dent-Geo. A. Springer.
&erxfary-H. f. Seelyr.
Trettees-Wiaaiaf Jones. Chas Foilansee. $;
SMy; "; Sos's; Mt XE: Wilder uenry Fuller X.
Dirirtrtast-sirs: G: '. Dyer, Mrs. E. wartl
/. Miss $. E. Gndrrhill. Mrs J. L. Bowen. Mrs. Q
y. Itanuey, Mrs L. i. Chcncy, Mrs F. y. Gardnc.
Mrs, e.: +. AS!'GS n o1or,,,1, Rn~a1Hs NV Hnr,o1 MI
Mrs IT, Fullcf. Nr.. II. \. Gage. Mrs. E, NJ. t;ra,
Me- W & Es1, & M1s; ~ - r. th no'oSn ,snsh MrS s"s ~,
n GOuld. Mrs.. /. Y. Lamb.
:, By the Trcasurers Report presented, the II
celpts q the Asylum were shown to have ecs g,
:. ,nu r; 'oi ieiaptt. ~, IN hand of sss d
II. =. SEELYE, Secretary,
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: CHICAGO MERCANTILE ASSOCIATION"
have heretofore noticed tho fa:s that the nc
sr ctau1s, moaataclaEcts anu oas''lcss nen se'
orally had organized themselves into n bod
>. nndcr thc narnc of - Thu t.h;c,ro ncr,,n.i
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