Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-05-12
MODERN FANATIClSM In TUNIS.


A Fanstical Moor Proposes to Exte,s
INMATE the Christians-He Falls TO
Cutting Down Men, Women and
Children Unfortunately Kills
and Wounds between sixty ana Sew
enty Persons.
The following letter from lady residing
in Tuns, Northern Africa, furnishes par
ticulars of the bloody affair in that city, OF
which the telegraph has made mention.
The letter is dated March IL, 1870.
/ must give you an account of shocking
affair that occurred here day before yester-
day. A fanatioal Moor, who considered
himself charged by Allah, his God, to fall
upon the Christians started about midday,
armed with sharp sword, through the
streets, and commenced cutting down men,
women and children indiscriminately.
Mr.. H., who was sitting at the
window of his study, heard people
screaming in the street below. Hejumped
up to see what caused the disturbance, and
saw the man give one or two cuts at our
skeefa door, which is always guarded by
the house Mr.. III. rushed at once to my
room, where was sitting by the window
sewing, with the baby at my side, who had
come to say goodbye before going out
| looked out OF the window and saw the
Moor running along followed by some fifty
or more Arabs who were afraid to approach
him. At that instant the Moor struck at a
young boy Just going into the college In
a moment saw him fall covered with blood,
he having been cut across the face, his eve
cut out, and his face horribly disfgured 49,
Mr.. H. ran at once to give the alarm to the
authorities, and in descending into the
skeefa he found our young dragoman and
an old servant of ours, who had been in the
skeefa door as the man passed, both fright
| fully wounded and the skeefa covered with
blood. The men were taken Immediately
! to our doctors, who is the best in Tunis.
The Moor ran through the European quar-
ter for more than IN hour, cutting down
from right to left all who were in his way.
He was finally arrested in the largest
mosque by an English dragoman, as it is
certain death for Christian to enter
mosque in this country. Hehad, however,
before being arrested, wounded and killed
between sixty and hundred persons
can give you no idea of the scene that
followed; for long time it was not known
that he had been caught, and at every mo-
ment the people feared he would appear
from another quarter; then the rumor got
out that three Of them were cutting people
down and that the Moors would not have
them touched, as they had been inspired
by Allah,
The Consuls called meeting at the
British Consulate and decided to take
steps Mt once to protect the people, as they
feared q revolution; particularly AS after an
hour, and when it was known the mau had
been arrested, the populaee, many of them
bearing their wounded children in their
arms, assembled in front of the British
Consulate and demanded that the Moor
should be brought Immediately to the
Plaza and be beheaded before them, This
would have been impossible, and would
have tempted the Arabs to a general mas
sacre, as they regard the dead body sacred,
and to have Christian touch it is sacrilege
to them
1t was decided that the. American Con-
sui and French Consul-General should 90
at once to the Beys Palace in the country
and insist on his coming to Tunis, or send
ing his Prime Minister to satisfy the peo-
pie aud render Justice. The Prime Minis
ter and another high officer much beloved
and respected, came escorted by n large
body OF troops. The Plaza was by this
time filed bya mass Of most excited peo-
pie, calling in low and determined voice
for vengeance 1t was something awful to
see and hear, and the events of the day
will never be forgotten by those who wit
ness ID them People of many TONGUES
and nations were crying ont to be revenged
| for this fughtrul carnage
After some moments Heradoan, one of the
Ministers, came forward and announced
from the open window, surrounded by all
| the Cousuls, that in fifteen minutes Justice
should be done, but that the nan must be
executed in the Moorish quarter, otherwise
he ooald not answer for the safety of the
Europeans, 4 aeputation Of five Consuls
! from different nations was Immediately
sent to the place of execution, aud all
waited breaJhIessly toy their return with
| the assurance that the execution had taken
| place 1t was with tie greatest difficulty
that the crowd could be prevented from
going into the Moorish quarter, which IN
! their excited condition would have been
certain revolution. In half hour the
! deputatiou returned and assured the mob
that they had seen the Moor beheaded,
and Heradeau made another speech in
French, begging them to return quietly to
their homes aud that he with a large
guard would patrol the city during the
night, and would insure perfect protection
! tor them and their families. Just as the
sun set the crowd dispersed, and we all re-
turned to our homes | having gone with
my family under a strong escort to the
Swedish Consulate
Mr.. II. went Immediately to the doctors,
where our men had been taken, and found
the dragoman still after four hours, bleed.
ing from four arteries, and the doctor
working with him They were finally
found and burnt with red hot iron, ana
at ! o'clock, p, m, lie had been con-
veyed to his home He is still i'll from
fever and loss OF blood, and was only able
yesterday to recount howit happened
/ appears that his friend entered our
>keeia, having wounded the man sitting al
the door, Nnd IN trying to seize him. IS is
the dJ,y OF the dragoman, be received the
cut uUuu the hand Mr. II has written, IA