Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-01-03
THE REvRNGNlr 4 lEkEoI
SULlaNkl a.
The Life Of a Hsfsm- Horrible scune
in ConstantiIbpis.

VA 0f Lille OF a t6fan--a Horrible Scrn
IN Constanti1bpi1. M
The CoDgtantlnopie correspondents 0f th
London Daily Telegraph tells teribl
story of a tragedy which occurred fel
weeks ago. Writing outho 18Th oR AZ
sember, ho says -
A most shocking and iragieal evcl
has occurred within the past week, whie
unhappily scrveain Amost alarming a,
gree 10 Illustrate the utterly BanefGilli II
luence which the hareui sysictn exercise
II sis absurd TO talk Of The progress I
Turkey while ignoring the faet that III
degradation Of women to state Of br1ti
ignorance isthc greateslimpediment Tia
stauds IN tile way Of tho conntrys ad
ganecment These Remarks may appoa
TO he unnecessary, but as thew ara q
often lost sight Of by those who Wtfts 8
the affairs Of this countfy, Is wellt "a
attention TO them while naflatinp sreD
of horror that will shock every Europea
mind. Djemila Snlsana, Tie third aapol,
tor Of the late Sultsn, now in her tweSl /
SECOND ycns wae married to Mahnron
Jehadin Pashn-
The position ol a subject mon who.
Che Sultan confers tho hand Of oneof II
daughters is anything but an en4iable loh
az tho princess trcats the dnhanny hd
band niuch in the way they do their elsyg
Or rathar wogae. foE the latter have i
the misery Of false posltion. Il isfv,
known that the husbands Of the dau ilt,
e. ssifs laie sisae tatimA, Raf9ia h
Ujemila -havo led tbs rnosf 4
lives, from thu afbitfarincss and ler. W
3of their wives Thatraeedg which NJ
rcd On Saturday lans, tbc psgticu ss'0, : x
which have now brioay tc relate lcasl
from ttis cEhsa. 5ccor
IN Turkey, iroar tho great pdI lars 0
tho harem systamy Il Il not sIrs qtost
easy matter to obtain very full gas
OF what transpircs but / haFe yeef =
the following from good SOURCES. w
The SAlLana Bjcmia. from causa5 5eplsf,
erill founded 5eeame jealUas { 'ae nea
her slaves whom she ire6eined
gafded with favor by her husba sel
Her Highness's rage ngalnst the onq o'
tunate gifl. she ordered one Of hor (. A's r.
tpeut her bead oif, which wns dog & "a
stroke Of his sciinltar, Then anlof-
lcilish fury she determined 10 aanens
herreyenge to her husband. and \. n
directed that The girlls head shr.a' , ns,
placed under cosar "a the H4eend
If Il liz ,9,siom n ,,-,,,.. sald be
Ae'sas Of families 70 dine apart fro 'oana's
Womea, On the day in question Il;
iaHe seated herself on the diyon- male
sofa extending across Tic roola--nr tneil'
70 her husbands entering the a S1l ,sni-
liable. ~ Hlonel
9n, b;a nrg;,al I. 4. yious
up 70 his imperial spouse. aud ren ps'el
neg The usual hoDiagc. She rem
aim to proceed With his dinner I , why
leated be called on the servants ustcp
Q remove the cover which IA tswa 49, Z
'ver the tray which forms tho ton.s'.ncp ,'ncp !
able I TO bis surprise, they hcsitati brc,sa rs,
Ihrnnk back. The Sultana them ~
Q him 70 remove il himself upb'S ny u
hescryanis for tbeir conduct. ~ .n IVY
iappy Pasha, obcying his wife's.asaal;atl alal
IONS, threw of the ooyor, and ti,,, -.
ore liitn lay tho CORY head Of do ~ w
ID girli he roelsd and fell back a IN
Pfevious 10 taking on the cogeh,e. .,e M ~
lrunk some sherbet, and whefssa.e..9i7 .e.9i7
vas poisoned, as some Imagine. III II ka5 I'M
he shock Produced apopIexy, a y my NV.
zen ascertained, as no post.n, ~ y, wv w
has been held. sns
y will, Of course, be thouqhtg,e,, ~, NJ
nperial murderess was at ono = ST'l 4
nd placed IN the hands Of iustiha, a.. 4
he contrary, Diemila Sultana, ee;sad
{ the imperial innily, daughter ., o. o. (,
.bdul-Mediik, and neiee Of the ,r;,,ss. ~
ultan, has, up 10 The present rsnl,an
smained in her hogse nnmols .o;ca;a.
nc only notice sakensof the NJ, 's ,anen,
cen that her imperial uncle Is sesied and !
ith her sfto. - /
] offer no comment upon IN ,,,.s e. mas nas,
% to remark upon this stra,
iings existing ID Turkey Ss, iilt lnn,
", or double murder, may btre stefe al
I a princess assisted BIZ her sl.re 4 rarr' (,
i any more notice being tammittsd 5
an tho expression Of Tho Sultan, witI Z
will only add that tho feolinE On 81 n \
evnl amongst 81 ohliahtenes au0cy I,
u bc, lhqt tho country h,shst n,rst 4
ado those advanees Ia ciyiia Reenle a
~ bceq asked soeasa noE III Z