The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1863-11-11

which is the only one in that part OF the
city W ide enough to admit vehicles, turn
ed narrow lane leading toward Piza, (which
was my destination. II was suspicious
j looking place, dark and dirty, enclosed By
/ two rows Of three-sfory buildings, gaudily
coIored. The doors were shut, but the up-
] per windows were thrown open. | could
/ hear the sound of hurdy gurdies and tam
borines as | walked along, aud female
voices conversing i'll difIeren; languages,
aud among them could distinguish the
| Italian, German and Greek. At the upper
END of this alley noticed broad sign
board suspeneG over the door OF public
house, adorned with the American eagle;
the second story was lighted, and without
difficulty | made out the place 10 be the
American tavern, aud The gentlemanly Mr..
s., whom met at the United States consu-
late, was the Proprietor I felt pleased
with what | termed my good foruns in
thus coming accidentally upou the abode
of Que of my countrymen, for | was then a
mile from my lodgings and woulc have TO
pass through a part of the town where mur
ders were of nightly occurrence; there was
also another gate 20 go through, and MOTH
lag would make ii turn upon its hinges, but
the everlasting buckskeesh
/ knocked at the door; young man claim
lug 10 be the 'sie &ard' OF the house admit
ted me | was shown up stairs and into the
room from which saw the light reflected
when was on the street. below; one glance
around the room convinced me that was
in bad place. There were five men seat
ed around, English and American; two
were playing al poker wuh bottle between
them, out o. which they occasionally look
drunk One fne looking young man with
an intelligent couutenance was busy charg-
ing a revolver, while the fourth was Sharp
eniug long dirk knife, and the fifth sat by
the window, gazing into tae street below;
they merely glanced at me as entered but
one of them spoke. sat down apparently
unconcerned; in fact thought nothing OF
their knives and pistols, as all go armed in
that city.
! enquired of the steward if Mr. s. was
in He replied in the affirmative, but said
he had retired for lhe nighi. | IoId him
wished 10 stop, and if he would show me
room would retire also. He went out and
came back in few moments saying, ''iha.
the rooms were all occupied, but if wish
ed to stay he would make up a bed for me
upon the table, e,o-poiniing 10 baga,ele
board which stood in one corner. told
him that would do. il / could obtain nothing
better. The ped being made retired, but
who were so busily engaged, whom en-
tered, had finished their work and were
then smoking their cigars in silence, all but
the last mentioned, who still held his place
al the window, peepine into the darksess
below. As said before, did not sleep,
bu; lay with partially closed eyes. Think
i, must have been one O'Clock the hurdy-
gurdies and tsmbourines had ceased in the
houses opposite aud silence reigued over
that part of The city, broken only by the
watchman beating his iron bound club
az ainst the pavement. Then heard a SOL
itary football coming down the street, and
Two OF my room mates arose and went
down stairs heard the street door open
and then a scuffle ensued, mingled with
groans and expressions in Turkish; the men
who remained in the room with me at that
instant extinguished the ligh; and closed
the iron shutter. The street door was soon
opened again, and the two men came up,
excIaiming, ''bring US some water, quick
for Gods sake, we are all smo,hered in
blood Wafer was procured as | suppos-
ed, and the murders wasEed themselves, at
the same time speaking as follows:
Something Iold me we should have
some luck tonight
How much is the pile4"
"Don't know, we've got gold ticker
and pile of plaster notes."
What counlryman was be lp
Don't know, we didn't give him time
to explain himself; he growled out some
thing in Turk, SO guess Mohammed has
got him"
Relighting the light they sat down to
count their money all tney couio mo was
500 plasters, which made them curse fear
fully. The watch they priced at thirty dol
lars The man who committed the deed,
was the one whom saw charging the pis.
iol as en:ered; at least | judged SO, for his
shirt wristbands were dyed with fresh
blood II was that nnlucky moment that /
made ar involuntary movement which at-
tracted their attention, and the one with
the bloody shirt exclaimed, clay down there
and be quiet; viii attend 10 yon directly" /"
Then he arose and came over where lay,
asking me 'sif was aware of what had tran
spirsd :"
told him was
s=What do you think Of it 2" said he.
Irsplisd that | had nothing 10 say, as 1t
was none Of my business.
D. Arn