New-York tribune., 1867-07-17
SYRIA.
ARABIC NEWSPAPERS IN sYRIA-coMMERcIAL INTEL
LIGENCE-THE JAFFA COLONY-INFLuENcE OF
THE AMERICAN MIssIoNATIES-THE SUNDAY LAW



IN SYRIA.
From Special Correspondent
BEIRUT, Syria June 13, 1867
new Arabic journal has appeared in the city of
Aleppo called Frat The Euphrdtes II IS printed IN
both Turkish and Arabic and is the Government official
organ first number appeared on the lst OF fMuharam
1884 Hera or Sunday May g. 1867. Being issued Sun
day is direct insult to Christian population, who,
though having little regard for the Sabbath in the
American and evangelical Of the word yet
regard 1t holy day and abstain from
the Turks could not carry out such movement with
impuny. Indeed the majority OF the Mosem wholesale
and retail shops closed here on sunday ana the u
sh Custom House, in which large proportion 0f the
employees Greeks and Marontes and Greek Catholics
Arabic journal in Syria properthe Hade,da 81 Akh6dr
OF Beirut being the Oldest then the Syria OF Damascus
and the Lbon, Lebanon, Of Bteddin. Al these jour
mails having an influence on the popular MIND Ihe
LiJan discusses agriculture, crops, internal policy ana
politics and may become important instrument
ightenin and eleyating the people OF Lebanon: o..
Two American barks, the Aberdeen and the sorana,
Of Boston have brought OF American lumber and
kerosene oil TO Beirut within the past month The 0rana
is in port loading with Syrian wool Messrs Hardy
Co OF Boston deserve great cret Tor their enterprise
in giving new impulse to American trade with Syria.
kerosene is taking ITS place, while the olive Oil Is being
devoted 20 the manufacture OF soap The Six crop OF
Syria this year very aDun0ant ana tbe prices rue
high. The cereals were never finer Not locust has
made its appearance north OF the Dead Sea- Yet trade
quite at standsti and commercial matters are greatly
depressed
the departure Of the seceders II 10 be hoped that the
report OF ConsulG johnson VIII have weight with
any ardent individuals who may imagine that the New.
Jerusalem has already come down upon the plains OF
Jaffd.
We are looking with interest for the arrival Of the
Quaker City with Gen Sherman and suite board but
information has been received TO their being IN this
vicinity up 20 the present time
The American Mission in Syria has been reinforced by
the arrival Of the Rev s. g. Mitchell and wife Of Morris
town, Ecw-Jersey. The American Board OF Missions
have shown their usual wisdom In reinforcing their i'm
pOrtant missions in this province The return Of DR. "
Dyck 20 his important sphere OF iabors editor OF The
Press anXiousy expected. The American press Bel
rut has long been power In Syria and will be for many
a year 10 come The type invented by Dr. Eli Smith
and Mr. HaOck Is acknowledged to be the best Arabic
type in the world. It's publications spread far and
wide and constantly sought for Every new book Ia
read with avdity The numerous schools and seminares
and the Syrian colleges raising up reading think
ing community, who must be supplied with sound liter
ature.
The Eclectic Magazine has inst reached Beirut contain
ing admirable engraving OF ii. r. Daud Pasha Govern
Or-Genera OF Mount Lebanon. This able and faithful
Governor called upon at the Easter festival by the
magnates OF the town OF DER e KOwr including the R0
msh priests and bishops In reply TO their c0ngratula
tons he replied that he had criticism TO make upon
them astthe spiritual guides OF the people And what Is
that they exclaimed 1t Is that all the shops OF your
pashoners are kept open on Sunday and business goes
the any other day. greatly 20 the deriment OF
the people" The priests replied" Your Excellency,
this greatly greves but really we have not the power
20 stop the evthe people Will not obey u.s. Then said
the Pasha al will help you 10 enforce Obedience and
Sunday any who opens his shop will be mpris
few arrests the nuisance abated and notorious
stronghold OF Papa intolerance has externally we'll
kept Sabbath every week. The Mayors OF American
citi might profit from the example.