The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-05-12

Tofv peer:the Earl of Carnarvon-.and tnlru
serIetary of the English legation at Atnens;
the, Har6uis dc Boyl, q clever and accomplish
al sroung Piedmontese diplomat formerly aC
t9cSsd TO the Italian embassy IN Paris, ana oue
recently removed, much against ms WIN, 70 ane
jsfesF CAPITAL, and Mr. and Mrs Lloyd with their
ym1rfr daughter, a little girl OF six years,Mr.
;Eioyd being consulting lawyer OF CONSIDER.
Ghls: promise In his profession, whom met
bnt few months ago in Egypt, and who seems
.toshAye gone out to Greece on business Son,
.nectedwith the project for cutting az a. a canal anr
s6rS. Reduced by the pleasant weather, and
MOVED and instigated probably by the surpass-
inu duilness of Athens itself-which, OUTSIDE
or the limits of the Acropolis, hardly ouers
more attractions to the non -antquarians IMAM
Jersey City, and. by no means as many aItlao. ~
tions as. Hoboken-organized trip 70 tAe
battle field of Marathon. SO tnorouSniy saae
,afthelr1 tnheritanee of glory that UP 10
.Harathon,. like trip to most OF the other slees
of ANTIQUE Hellenic fame, offers Literally notn-
stngIt0 reward the traveller, save the conscious
noes that he has actually stood upon tne SOL,
:or. more exactly, upon the pointin given par,
I;.ll OF latitude. which has been cohsecrateu Wy
.past achievements. It would be the helgnC OF
3oliv. therefore, to make the journey, unless
,OnsMere satisfied Of its safety, and these un-
qapuy peopleseem to have had the most apso-
lrta and positive assurances on this head from
'tKs Gfghest personages In the Hellenic govern
smenfs assurances so absolute ana posielVe,
,.fRat MI. and Mrs Lloyd did not hesitate TO
.sfafa with them their little child, precisely as
tHeT might have done for trip up the Hudson
tn West Point, or up the Thames 10 Plchmond.
-The drive Ia rather long drive TO De maze ~
a einuleday. but It can be done with toleraole
comfort. On their way out, they found tne
road pattolled bytroops lthougn NOT eH Ss cav. "
arya aprecisely as are the nail dozen mlles " "
road across the Isthmus of Corlnth, over whlcn
s5he malls and passengers by the Greek boats
,ffSm Corfu are regularly transported. NC
suggestion OF danger appears TO nave marrea
.thsir pleasure until they mad reacned, on
her return pf POM psnte5icns on e WHICH make
ont 10 have been not more than eight miles
:dhstsnt from the city. At this point, II II De
alioi i,oint have In mind, the road narroWs
ma fsmade q trihe gloomy by thick, close
.RfuHth of wood and underbrush. Here, Will
out q Sign or cry OF warning, voley ol
RSsssa o ,sep apn escort The gem
.tleanen OF the party, as q near friend OF one OF
tHe1a tells me, were unarmed, having th0ugnt
it best not to alarm the ladies' by what tney
oonsidered useless display of weapons. HAD
6ey beer. provided with revolvers, IL ls qtuCe
possible that the story OF the day mlgat
SsIebesn very different: In moment tne
nar1fsees were surrounded and their occupants
draKHed out Lady Muncaster was Struck over
the eRoalders with stick by one ruff1an, and tne
aHiM 81 MIS-. Lloyd violently thrown to the
sRroumi By another, All this was the work OF
IN moments; during which. however, a BODY et
rs patrols, some eight or ten men strong, as II
..TorIi seem, came ,hnrrying up. No sooner
mai these protecting agents OF Hellenic power
sas1i,Saret5 on the ground than they began nrlng
SmiRouously' upon the whole confused ana
STRUGGLING group Of the captors ana tne cap
:ffHeI q bali from one Of their muskets gong
10 near Lady luncaster's head as 10 Craze one
n Tar cnrIs. or course, no serious conflict
.bbddu}defofig be sustained by such a,body, and
Xithia twenty minutes from the original attack
f6X bripandB and their prey were on tneir way
nm tia alopes of Mount PeEtellcus. It being es-
teemsd nnprofessionel by Greek brigands TO
oarry of wOnnel-as women are nkeiy 70 sue
ounb to efatiguea Of q forced marcn. anu 30
,6aanot be regarded as an investment promls-
ffnEsmnueratiYe ransom-the ladies were
aispatched oAthens after q short delay. On the
ndxt day the captives were requested to &C.
kcf one OF their number by lot, who snould oe
dep1ted to visit the capital and make arrange
ments for the ransom OF the rest. Ihen, US
6y the fSs Seas en ensaed
tonohiny scene. The Italian Marquis de Boyl,
IN. Herbert; and Mr. Vyner unanimously re,
fused TO take part In the lottery Of liberty and
Wirchase OF fife; on the ground thst they were
nnmarried men, whose fate involved no such
tef1el yrlsks for others as lay hidden 10 tne
dread decision for the families OF Mr. Lloyd !,
.xuhTEorG Huncaster.;., BY these, tnen, tne
ARRIVING sstraws from: the head Of Alexandra
thS Hdide. Lord Auncaster drew the longer
y O he subsequent negotiations nothing
rsSfr clear and trustworthy Is yet known, nor
a ,3ha reasons which finally determined the
rOreek Government to display for the hrst time
sshtaliy impetuous determination not ITO par
lev With bandits" which, had 1t been shown q
few Yeate, or even q few months ago, might
have thoroughly suppressed the organized
.sco1nirelism which, as the world now sees,
has finally mastered Greece, from the noun
tains 70 the sea, and taken It's people definitely
souts the category Of civilized States: Wnat
briQands, who were, expecting the arrival OF
ma1y mules laden with the huge sum In gold
eyacted By them as the price OF the lib
erty OF their eapdpes, were suddenly assalled
by q strong; or rather by numerous BODY OF
Hellenic troops They easily beat of their as
saiants, and made their way northwards To-
Hatds Beotia. At the first halt which a. t9es 1s
karduiS Dc Boyl were led apart from their
comrades and brutally shot down. The as
-sas6inS than resumed their flight, and, as the
latest kilograms in private hands inform us,
saoco6siVely butchered their remaining prison.
era, . Poor young Yyner Is reported To have
been the last slaughtered, and that upon the
cisSsfc Soif ofThebes. It Is horrible suspicion
III bel lso much as breathed>of men claiming to
be even partially civilized but 1t is plainly as
serted In a private telegram from q person
MIN fn position at Paris that the Greek
Nfnister ef War pushed the Greek troops
i'm pursuit OF the brlgands Immediately
amer learning that the money demanded
for the ransom of the prisoners had been
raised, and that intimstions had been re-
oefved, both from Italy and from England, that
It was the intention of the governments OF
those countries to exact the reimbursement,
BY force, efthe sums 30 to be paid over to the
miserable ruf1ans to whom she has surren-
dared the lordship Of her highways and her
fields. Upon this point, as upon 80 many
others connected with this dismal tragedy, we
shall doubtless soon have clearer lights. But
what can all these lights avail to the hapless
la1y who sits now with her little child in |
Athens, widowed In an hour and made DESC
late forever by meaner and more selfish, q
more coHardly, more bestial ferocity than ever !
Beg or Pasha imagined!
GTnere are said to be In Europe about $500
theatres and more than 1S, 600 concert halls. Ger.
many boasts greater number OF both than any
other country.
"A Georgia railroad conductor found family
Of eight idIets none OF when could give any nc.
count OF themselves, on his train. ne didnT kno"
what 70 do with them, 80 he TIs them Oh.
California Iruit dealers will hold convention
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