, 1875-07-27

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Ii a,tnn Times.
rAn.u.s, Asia M,nur. Juno 1i.-A moro
p,trol ty eeus hnt lutte uf the .1ietreas Which fa
si very s'ea nycsyM0tS tr sva o tnsstnsr
through, fields Ut w!leat auu barcy-as fino as ~
nuy ra,t nj the wotld.-nssf tho slca:'lrss 81
rrorriuns Is. TO Eulop.an, very iettafha"'e
but mix n little with tin Ieart. erlnc'al,s
Ito v,llagrrs, aliI ,on will sonn tind cut
tic tic rent psata OF thugs. lii j, al! ,ne
places I hayo ye!tel tnoIo il tho taino
now puor tho 1n.nr aru dead ur have sisrate'l.
tho fcw wno ": hnEts round INT h"olta man.
nse to pioEu;lE hfo ~ tne cia'Iiahlo i,op ol
others on,s shade stot"s on t!'an thslnso.seA'-
in sllult tho tire burnt ise.E ont. 1t u tue
| that II, few "cnss tito incoming harvest WI!
remedy tnlel, Ut this. aGd. Ut least tho lnoiio
| will mt ,ho uf hunger, M thousands urnu thu-
s.u.!s-1 All rcluct.ns TO mention tho i!u!uhcr
| gwen 10 mc-haya died during tlioro terrific /
| years 1l7.t aud 1871. lint i'll the Interim tho |
stro-s IL very ir, aifhl. md those pour peorlp |
| kiloW uus wuithcr to turu tar hep
In this great pahtora! district II is not no much
| tho bad haryoats Which haEo ruined III. rco1ions
i the loss Ut all, or near,y all, tlier toc.s a'd
| lerIs during tito Besoso winter OF lsI'-i. wien |
| .icop Bnuw lay on tho ground for fully four
mouths. ni,l III, fuoA could Le had for t!c Htars-
ing anlnals. Previous to lst4 tho 1'eoFlo ~ tIio
| interior wcs in lilo most cotn'oFtnbo c;rcnm-
staucos. Their aocas aid herds formed Their
| n,uy bo Judged Of by tho account of eheir
| lorscH suLjuiucd. iu tlo case Of lev Villages
/ visited. Now, they have literally nothing loft.
-Four DAYS bacE ! ro.e 10, ior r"aT'y hso H., hosis 1
| lhEcs wrrs therc. but the1s WIS nut Haii not
| sheep, not even a goat to 10 scen. It naa III
loucy as II Ind been nj sea. lcater 'hy. nEa''',
Ind tho nanlo experience for tour and l1alt
huu-s It IN ouly on approaching karamAn that
tLesu nru any signs Of prosperity.
| hnye ebtan"d from enInu OF tho ElElaTeFe
with wnom ] made acquaintance lilo 1olIo"'hS
particulars Of their losses:
OlokishIa-n large village nt the head Of tho
great pass leat}lng down t. the Cleil!nn l'tatn-
cn,,rsled formerly of 4oJ houses: Of these only
tanta either died OF famine {"Wa used to tini
tlloa, dead all about tho mountains said my Ill.
furInant) or they ou!y escaped to lcrish u
trrlus and aysehtory at Adat,a aai Iara''s. lilo
| village onco possessed 1s,It1 Bheep nnl ahout
!. 100 goats; OF thceo about per cent 1cnlhiu.
Twelve hundred CONS aud oxen rc4i-hed. Tue
village ponulation mas reduced bv 1000 souls.
Ut tilcso how many WIRE dead could not bu e1-
nc,,y uscc,talncd hut by fAr the tarsc-t
portion. Tcl,atnu. village TN tho et:se Of tho
5l:iu of Lycaouia. had olleu $40 houzeb, with
population Of .2.oW souls; Of thcss about W.
!, wnro deau, It was inscribed on tho Government
regtHter possessing i0.luo ahcep alt are dcatt
It ,ad abnnt J.o cows and oxen, mud 500 caneis;
como l50 III nj! survive. They died of hunger.
and .l,e sunw lay feet deep for live months.
+ ! ..A horbe-load Of sraw (haliAD ctst u!
i piartres" tAt,uut IL bAllIinss). Tho men used
I 10 70 out into the mountains to cut the
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\ fruzcn Hslow; but they could not get enough. y
y Tue, ,as!o ulauy complaints to tho torofnment
. through tue Governor ot koniail. At last au Or
, dor ca,ne to Eise tu eacli heau ot family Tour
: aid hIlt bushels tkilcha) Vt nieat and hurley
u mixed. TLcy u1i receIyo part of taIia. and
;. rome wl!oat fur seed, tuo inter AZ deht Hut
;; 10 oxen woo gfyen and consequently very little.
:, ,u1iccl, Of tic iaud could bs nowed. This year
. they layo better prosp.cs, but they arc heavily
indebted. They hops two good latechts will
cnablo tlem to clear tl,is Oft. but even rAo.d
e this yeag4 harvest be good 1t will only enable
l. taem to sepieco lheir oxcu etc., for next years
- sowing. ..... ...
% Its taxcs with eat::Iu: 5:;trtS, and oven cal.
~ ing tue hrfcas Of tto last t"o vests. zSptlehi
{, fruIicc) uro aont with urders 10 force tho peup
ii tl.noIl tue lltt!u remaining property thoy haVt
" (carpcts, cuoking ntenfils, etc.,, and rar TIL
Il Il taxes. waa 1nysclf wituess 70 bo,!cth'tig Q
Il. loot Of tho Bulghar uagh., zapteh Lnd com
10 with The usual oltlor, nn1 lust as / algh.cd
Z. h'a.d one ef the peananta eselan " b.. !. lar AZ
e.aS ss Iepv fi so .ia ssS yo". s .so y"
sr ~. tcluw ioauiva.etlt 10 AMY dear Br"), onl
~ -. tnd me u raseuaacs mud Ill soil it."
y, Hoktik III !aEga village ncar Erog't., " !. u
ny hive cnagsaied. chiefly to Adaia, but Of thes
nd tps,Jy u.eI .u route and .toshug is known Of III
~ ,n SURVIVORS. Very rignil}cant wan one otseIfa'c
is hoarI: "Of the little children "ho dlcd no o.
. po.aerEily 81, ,0Ul sheep aud E'ass, Al Rro dea
nv =. 'fnny tDd Ok hunger owing to q bad milter
rrt M ! IN, oIcn nntl I.uuU cuts. ouly pbuut Z.
uI ; -. o~-9 ~
ns t"i''au ,o ,,,o o,uos n, m,ny ot],or VILLAGE
the III o,'I iii I'm wor,t. Deyiah. OF Lyuay',l
ns wv tofnrc te fu1,,,,n yory cuusnIofube villa
I oi ~ .hmt ri, hn,,trx mi, nuiy arc now loft,
- tho rcat arc fulhen ald nesetteu' N.Y. sa
lea ,,ssnsso. vrry ,,rsloTal tltstfir:. CO
Una .,in, ~ rrnn,ci nnric niIJa VIII erI,rl rrar
tne mn fila nral,r Inu,l u,r in fuur 10 ssys o1f
Its' .i.,a a;.,nnt fron, .nv ntbnr VILLAIN III
E- ltuo u'''n.n n, .'o'. ~ 1y7, :Ti,o., Wnu
etase''y "sa" ,s t,,o ,s'.;sr ~ iR7,- a xh,,
ram 0ut u NAa tue "ln'oI ~ 49, "A'
for ruined tueus. IneS IoBSossod 3S0au aheep
erst ter,sIel, IlGV Aatl 400 pairs Of oxen, about
lutA t,ar cnut ars inf Eysty huuBc npBYesneu @
ion, pst 49, a,oat ii .ra cunc When m fu
lcs- " t.,t ,tn ,,r,r,up ~ t,n v,1Iunara a
ny. cou'u ~ 1o"us ~, to" -. ~ ,..o,a a..i ~
lta- grass HcFne- kAu oa VI ''''nA"S"t', ~" ~
,tn tlca y nen'se' oL '.a eyora orn r"uni H..
slto | tnI,,, in tE,a ha1uO 8ad coutlit1oE, At last
IL III 'ort,on,,y =, nnma ~ tleu, found a kind