The New York herald., 1875-09-22

tneT hauuS ana excellent letters OF Recommendation
Also one man whom saw this morning eager TO
catch the train, and who has
THOUSAND DOZEN BOTTLED ALE
probably rebottled ale partly spoiled would not hear
OF peace any terms, and indeed a tranquil settle
ment OF the rumpus In the Herzegovina would take
away from him and many commercial gentlemen sim
ilary situated the best chance Of making money which
they have had since
cRIMEAS wAR.
The Franco German war offered but meagre gains in
comparison a in Turkey as all contractors with
commissarat officers will readily understand The
representatives allied armies bidding against each
other for half hundredweight Of bad hay and rasng
To fabulous prices; reckless investment in spoiled
sprats, warranted to be sardines OF unmpeachable
quality; and the prompt purchase Of all descriptions of
poted ofal, for consumption Mt sea; contracts for
tramways going from nowhither to headquarters;
tracts for mules six allied commissarat officers always
bidding against each other) for stores brown
paper shoes and baggy trowsers made entirely of
shoddy; these and things like them enough to
make the mouths of brisk of business to water
deliciously
Now it must be deicately observed, so as not to
shock ingenious youth, that patriotism has become
rather antquated virtue nowadays, and the problem
which the proud Mosem has to solve at present is
this:-Given naughty inhdel, say Austrian
OF frusslan renegade, Wnch is TO say OF
spurious nhdel, such the two generals guaranteed
Mahommedan in command on the servian frontier,
will they should they being in possession only of
little brief and slippery authority, bring the insurgents
of the Herzegovina at to their knees and have
done with themp Or would it not be discreet to
play with them little and magnify the whole business
into lucrative proportionsH The generals would bc
forgotten in few days, and perhaps
dismissed into the obscurity of private life fortnight
after the affair really over the Sublime Porte not
being remarkable for gratitude TO faithful public
servants than the Christian powers sometimes sup
posed to have be- Whereas, If the generals
made good of their commands they need not much
care for the gratitude ngrattude of governments
There are some rich monastcries and religious establish
ments the borderland. There still cattle
and some swine; oxen are be bought at Sc a head
sheep for half dollar, swine for less. There is evi-
IDENTIFY thriving business to be done by contractor
who is good terms with the Turkish commissarat,
or with the chief Of the transport service, and who is
conhdentially recommended by the generals in COM
mand Then again these negotiations do altogether
depend ON the local commanders Admitting, for the
sake of argument that the and the Prussian
pachas have both
SOULS ABOVE BUTTONS,
there is Slyman Pacha and Scrun Pacha also Will
EGendi who generally understood to be under
rous obligations to their Armenian bankers, and it is
just possible that they may of deiverance
in the Herzegovina If they do not profit by their
opportunity now, who knows when they may see an
other one goodf Much money is flying about much
Christian gold is to be had for few slips of paper,
signed by the proper sgnet rings; why should the
military pachas and slyman, scrudi and Will have
some of it?
can interpret in other way the threatening
of this morning Yesterday dined with some half
dozen political personages who knew all that to be
known and who honestly thought that the disturbance
in the Herzegovina AT ten O'Clock A. NJ.
startled by the information that Turkey has got
HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN UNDER ARMS
and the march, with nearly 800 pieces of artillery
Tread Krupp guns). If this is true the contractors
must been busy indeed and there is but indif
ferent lookout for the bondholders it will take
least $500 oOO 600 to tranquize the Herzegovina,
sum larger than the value of the fee simple of the
province.
Also the insurgents acting under the stimulus Of
RUssELLs LETTER,
have turned suddenly obstinate His Lordships COM
munication read by torchlight at place called
Kossivoro, and the rebels after drinking the
English noblemans health, issued sort of proclama-
tion demanding the independence of Bosnia and the
Herzegovina under a Christian prince to be chosen
from of the august governing families of Europe
After the fate of King Amadeo almost wonders at
their belief that any would accept such trumpery.
ill paid and vexatious functions but such doubts
troubled the meeting at Kossvoro
Meantime the Turkish generals have unaccountably
withdrawn their troops from the advantageous posi-
tions which they occupied the banks OF the Lm
Novovarosh has been invested by rebels; and some
Bosnian rebels have taken 200 Turkish prisoners Some
fighting alleged to have taken place at Kasaba said
to have ended unfavorably for the Turks though
results not known, and finally,
COMMITTEE LADIES
has been formed to raise subscriptions in London on
the faith of Lord Russells promises implied or under
stood. "Servan ladies" low-browed females with
matted hair, dressed mostly in their grandmothers'
jackets and aprons all covered with gilt and tin en-
brodery rather stiff from age and perspiration save in
damp and foggy weather. Should these matrons and
damses arrive at the British metropolis just the end
of the shooting they will attract much attention
and sympathy among persons in search of en-
ployment Five great victories
NEvEsNJE, GATzKo, LTPNK, METocHIA AND PERuKwE
which the insurgents reported have gained over
the Turks, and which known to have been
enormously carried to their accounts will all for
verabe triumphs in the language of the Servan ladies'
and will be ordly rendered by fashionable interpreters
into the English tongue. Should we live to see
IJuBIBRATIcH NIKITo DRESSES
at New York the cause Of liberty will be gained and
very considerable business will have been done in con-
tracts and ''notons" with the Turks
Meaatime the news of the
VIOLATION sERvIAN TERRITORY
by the Turks out to have been merely an attempt
of of the Turkish boys of the Stoatz mountains
to recover the cattle stolen from them by servian vol
unteers who appear to have volunteered for mercantile
purposes without reference to politics or religion.
Three persons named Petkovich Mercer and Pinovich
have also been committing in the neighborhood
of Popova and suma, moved by similar Inducements
In consequence of these proceedings however Servia
by of the literary Rstich, is preparing remon-
STRANGE to the six Powers calling and columns
to take notice that the Turkish beys have taken back
their Gifted" cattle upon Servian soil
Americans will, perhaps ask each other, with good
humored indifference, What is all this storm in tea
cup to us9 Truly much in its present aspect save