Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-09


CONsTANTINOPLE, August s.. The
porte has paid to the families OF the
German and French consuls who were
murdered at SslOnica, an indemnity Of
forty thousand pounds sterling.
Foreign Intervention.
VIENNA, August S-The IGq6Latt
says Turkey will admit the Intervention
of the powers in the case Of Montene-
gro, but will refuse in that Of Servia.
Aft-r occupying Belgrade Turkey will
order the skuptschina to elect new
prince.
Neutral Policy.
BUCHAREST, August SIN the cham
Der of deputies to-day the prime minis
ter explained that the foreign policy Of
the new cabinet would be one Of strict
neutrality, maintaining, however, the
public security and vigilance and gusrd-
ing the national frontiers.
Servian ReVerse5.
BERLIN, August S.-Sergia, despair
ing Of successful issue Of the war,
has requested the powers to mediate in
favor OF peace. The Servisn attemrt to
raise war loan in Russia proved fail.
ure in consequence of the capture of the
Gurgosovatz. The Servian general
Lescbjanin had abandoned Saitsohar
and marched to join General Tchnsyeff,
and the Turks occupied SaitsOhar unop-
posed.
GurgOsOVitz in Flames.
LONDON, August S.-A dispatch from
Senatin, dstei to-day. says thss Gurgo-
sovitz is in flames, and the Turks are
burning and destroying everything in
their Way. II is said that the Servian
General Tchernayef is daily losing his
popularity. The I9mOrs of political ar
rests in Belgrade are entirely Unbound
ed.
Surrender Expected.
The Daily TsyegrdpRS Vienna special
GAYS Monkhtah Pasha is in a desperate
situation at TrebiUje, and is expected to
surrender. The Widdin army is oper-
atipg against the Servian general Lesch-
janin.
LONDON, August S.-There was an
animated debate in the house OF COM
mons last plight on the Bulgarian atroci-
ties. The Times says: "Once more the
massacres in Bulgaria have occupied the
attention of the house OF commons. In
a few DAYS the members will have sepa-
rated. But for this we might expect a
series of debates, in comparison with
which that Of last night would be gentle
and subdued In tone, for there can be but
little doubt that We are on the verge Of
q revolution surprising anything imsg-
Unable civilized man could have con-
ceived. The barbarities Of the Tartar
conuuerors, the wild and senseless de-
struction OF human life which modern
students Of history have been disposed
to look upon IS fabulous finds par
allel in the deeds perpetrated within the
last few weeks, at few days journey
from our own shores, in our own age.
We must turn to Ashantee or DShOmy
for anything similar to the CHASTITY spec
tacle now presented by Turkish prov.
ince. According to the testimony, Of
which there can be no reasonable doubt,
the helpless inhabitants of the district
about Tartar BaZardijki and Philippoli,
men, women and children have been
slaughtered by thousands, aud their
towns and villages utterly destroyed. 1t
seems likely that those whose human
increddlity has led them to suppose that
the accounts were exaggerated will have
to abandon the superstition. The testi.
mopy of eyewitness and the admis-
sions of member OF the British en-
bassy charged with the investigation OF
these massacres, give reason to believe
that there has been nothing less than
general massacre Of the population,
against which the Turkish government
let loose its hordes. Furthermore, there
is the strongest evidence that these
atrocities have not been the work,
wholly, or even principally, Of the Cir
csssian suffers, but Of the Turkish irreg-
ular troops, commanded by duly sp-
pointed officers, sent into the country
to strike terror into the population.
What passed last night in the house OF
commons shows the astonishment aud
horror these deeds have aroused. Gen.
Anderson introduced the subject to one
member after another, and rose to ex-
press his indignation and to protest
against the attitude Of indifference on
the part Of the British government, ana
still more against the tone OF apol-
opy which has been detected in official
communications. An under-seeretary
of the foreign department assured the
house that the premier was not dlsposeu
to treat the subject with levity; out, on
the contrary, would give 1t his anxious
consideration. 1t was incumbent on MIN
not to say q word without the graVest
Recommendation until he had ascertalneu
the exact truth, but If the atrocities
turned out to be true no man would more
sternly vindicate humanity. Inc olu
plea OF exaggeration was put In ONE
more, and newspaper correspondent
were taken to task a. persons sStlsneu
with a very small amount OF eVlueHco'
and who took great deal OF tnelr l ii'i
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