Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-01
Turkeys

The deposition of Abdul Aziz was effected
neither by popular revolution nor by palace
intrigue, but by a revolution of Ministers.
Matters were brought to extremity by the Sui
tan s absolute refusal 10 advance money from
his ptlvy purse to the exhausted war treasury,
whereupon the Shcik III Islam, in the pres
encc Of all the Ministers, informed the Sultan
that the people W. re dissatisfied with his gov
ernment, and he Was, therefore, depcsad. Di-
reclly afterward the Sultan and his mother
were forcibly conducted to The ropkapas pal
ace, where they are now confined.
After vainly soliciting the Sultan to adopt
reforms the Grand Y z,r and Hussein Avni
Jashace ami Midut Pasha resolved to dcpose
| him. Tn: Dolma Baghtchc palace wa< besct
with troops and Murad was pr ,clamed Sulao
10 presence of all the Ministers, the Shcik III
Islam aud the Mollal el. Then SuIeiman
Pasha, accompanied by soldiers and officers,
Informed Abdul Az that the na!ion had de-
posed him ard be should deliver up the palace
TO his SUCCESSOR. The attitude OF the troops
convinced Az hat resistance was impossible.
lie, with his family household and fifty three
boats filled with women, was conveyed under
escort to the Tokapou palace France, Italy
and Il gland have recogniz.G Murad as Sul,ap.
Many runners are current Of tn" assassination
Of Abdul Az 1t is reported, on the 9th, r
| hand, that he will be sent 10 distant town OF
Asia where he will be confaed with his
family
Ii is officially auuousced that Abdul Az i,
alive, aud has been under strong guard 1t il
reported that the treasure u his possession
am 'uatiig to 500, 0O0,0 900, has been seized
y rumor was teIegraphed to Vienna ye-'er
day Wednesday, from Constaptiuoplc that thu
ex Sultan had suddenly died of apoplcxy
Olher kilograms in cipher say the rum0r Is cur
rent tina, he has been srangled.
The rum red srapgulation of the ex-Sul az
is DOT confirmed. The special dispatch 10 the
London Times from Pesth, as well as other ad
vices, contradicts the rumor. The Times Bar
lin dispatch says that 10 consequence OF the ap
pointmeDt Of new Sultan Servl! is apparent
ly determined to anticipate an attack. which
she considers immipeut. The ServlGn govern
mcut Oh Tuesday Issued decree, cl:sng III
schools and even The courts during the impeud
ing war.
Prince Milan will act as Command Chief
Various divisions of the Servian army have
been placed under Russian officers, many mor'
oil whom have arrived at Belgrade. The sam'
dispatch says that the people in Germany be
gin TO realize hat a collision between Servl;
and Turkey is IMMINENT and hat Russia, trd
ug her policy suddenly crossed by the Turkish
patioua party, nnot afford to accept detea
on he Sc!avonlan question.
The President sent to the House yesterday ;
reply 10 resolution conccrulug recent cv ut!
IN Turkey, from which it appears that on the
II h ins,. Minister Maynard sent telegram Il
Secretary Fish, briefly alluiing to the Saouics
disorders, and saying Americans at Cuustanti
nopIc and Smyrna had appealed to him to
naval protection On the 10th Secretary
Robson, in accordance with the request Of
Secretary Fish, tclcgraphcd to Admiral Wor
den, who returned answer that he would nme
dia,ciy leave Nice with his flagship Franklin
for Cou-tantiuople.