The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-14
NEW YORK.
Terrible Famine In Cesarea.

New rtYoRK, August 13.-Rev. Dr..
Clark, of the American Board of For
eign Missions, has just received q letter
from Rev. ]. o. Burrow of Cesarea,
dated July 10th, in which he gives some
thrilling. details of the terrible famine
now prevailing in that region. Mr..
Burrows writes while eighty or ninety
miles north, he witnessed the ravages Of
the famine, which is very severe; and also
beyond, toward Angora, many villages are
entirely destroyed. In some one or two
families or parts of families remain in
the district of Singarta which is beyond,
and in which city there is Protestant
Church and as many as 500 persons have
died of starvation. The horrors of this
famine are indescribable; many people
have subsisted on grass for weeks, and
then died. Beggars have hocked to the
cities, and there many of them have died
because they could not get morsel OF
bread. Old men, mothers with babies at
the breast, young men that have become
children, young boys and girls half naked
begging, crying, fainting and dying.
Bodies Have Laid in the Streets One,
Two. and Even Three or Four Days
before burial and dogs have feasted on
them. Many of our Protestant commu-
mites and families have suffered greatly,
At Singarta some of the brethren have
sold their houses, shops, household furni-
ture, bed-clothing and everything and
now must beg or starve, and perhaps they
will both beg and starve. In one village
| there was one Protestant family in which
the father, mother, and all the children
but two have died of starvation. In the
village of Sujuli there was pleasant lit
| tie Protestant community. several OF
whom were members of the church with
! the preacher residing with them, but
they were poor. The preacher went to
Yozgal and purchased flour, becoming
responsible for the pay himself, and so
kept alive six families. Now, unless the
preacher can be paid, his creditors will
take everything from him.
Charges Against Mayor Havemeycr.
Governor Dix has asked the gentlemen
who lately preferred charges against
Mayor Havcmeyer if they desire an in
vestigaton. They replied in the mega
tive, holding that from the admissions of
| the Mayor that the changes are trne, and
will make up the case finally, and that it
only remains for the Governor to act
upon the charges and answer.
Likely n Murder.
| An unknown man was found last
night at the intersection of Haywood and
Bedford avenue, Brooklyn. His neck
and hands were fearfully cut, and near
him was a sword and cane covered with
blood. The man died Immediately after
being carried into the police station.
The Protestant Episcopal Church
Congress
will be held in this city on October 9TH,
9th, eth and 9Th. Peter Cooper has
given the use of the large hall of Cooper
Institute for the purposes Of the Assem-
bly,, and Chief Juslicc Waite is expected
during the meeting to read II paper on
some subject connected with ecclcsiaSti
cal law. Distinguished members of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, both clergy
and laity, in all sections of the country,
have accepted invitations to be present.
This Congress is the result of the action
ola large and influential meeting of the
clergy held in New Haven some months
since, and at that meeting general
committee was appointed which met in
| July when series of votes in reference
to the time and place Of the Congress
was had.