Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1872-04-10

bull Marked with Blood-Desperate Re-
sIstance- e-SynagOgues Demollshed-Wo-
men and Children Starving.
[Buuharest, Febwary "a. Correspondence Of
Manchester Courierl
A deputation from Cabul
reached me to-day. | am en-
gagged preparing. their state
ment and petition to the Gov
eminent on which to predicate
a demand for their protection
and indemnification. The his.
tory they gave US is far more
heart-rending than that Of
Ismail. Their sufferings were
horrible. Language fails me
to depict all they have related.
Cabul is place of 1000 souls,
1000 of whom are Israelites.
Suddenly the latter were set
upon, and for three days beat
en-, wounded, plumdered, drlv-
en- out of their homes, which
were battered to ruins, and
forced to take refuge in the
barracks, where, instead of be-
ing defended, they were allow
ed again to be beaten, and for
several days kept without food.
The way along the streets
from many Jewish houses to
the barracks was marked with
blood. Heads were split open,
arms broken, beard plucked
out by the roots, hair torn
from the scalp, &c. One of
the delegation who thus gives
me this relation (Mr. A. Gold)
defended his house for three
days, his four sons standing by
him. They had thirty-elght
rounds of ammunition. He
made his sons swear that if he
fell they wold continue to fight.
Bands Of fifty men surrounded
his house, but dastards burst
not cross the threshold. AT
length they were compelled to
leave, as the villains commence
ed to build fires to burn them
out. He alone was robbed of
r250napoleons. The delegation
fix the losses of the Israelites
at 10000 ducats. They were
completely stripped of every
thing, and their homes so bat.
tered and ruined as to be scar
cely recognizable. The two
synagogues were devastated
and turned into privies. Je-
phihin, Jalitbim and prayer.
books were scattered in all di.
rections. The scrolls Of thel
law were early removed for
safety and hidden away, But
few Christians came to the re.
lief of starving women and
children, and this relief only |
came on the third day, and
then the Christians who came
wept when they beheId the
misery that had been wrought.
The Israelites of Galatz, as
soon as possible, sent off clothes
and food, and the local author,
tiles gave a few piastres to
some. The people cried out
that they were instigated by
the Russians, and more partlc
ularly by the Russian Consul.
The soldiers did not defend |
the unprotected, but suffered
the wild mob to pass through |
their ranks and numerically |
beat. and maltreat the hapless
ones. One Israelite neighbor
so Mr.. Gold, whose house was
likewise assaulted, fired on the
mob, killing one and severly
wounding another, The kill.
ed was a Russian boy. They
are not yet perfected, but ex-
posed to assault, and hundreds
are lying in straw in ruined
houses. They say there is
scarcely a village in the whole
of Bessarabian Roumania
where there has not been
frightful scenes. The misery
is dreadful. Help is needed
Immediately. | pray you
call a citing of the Is
raelites of London, or Of cities,
without distinction of religion,
to protest in the name of hn-
manity against these frightful