Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-26

miss.A Toss. Up as 90 which is the
worst.
The Constantinople correspon-
dent of the New York Times sup
plies some unusually interesting
news, which we have not had by
telegraph. He writes:
For matters of real Importance
we are obliged to turn to the on
dts of the Stock Exchange, which,
as in other countries, are not always
strictly reliable. Still, there oc-
caSionally crops up an incident of a
more authentic character, based
upon testimony which cannot be
disputed, and Of this category is
the quiet and very Oriental little
coup d'etat of the 22d of June; it
is not strictly in accordance with
foreign prejudices, but it shows
how very practical and expeditive
are the 0smanli whenever they have
a particularly gordian knot to un-
tie. On the ground that the pres
ence Of so many European iron
clads IN the Dardanelles rendered
advisable the deployment of q
Turkish force in that neighbor-
hood, the formation of camp Of
observation was decided upon, and
publicly announced, on the shores
Of Besika Bay. Orders were sent
into the interior of Armenia and
of Syria, and in a few days every
steamer from the Black Sea and
from the coasts of Asia Minor be-
gan to disembark its contingent Of
swarthy Arabians and vicious-look-
ing Kurds and Anatolians. They
were tired from their journey; they
required repose, and would
store for a short time in
the barracks of the capital
whence the original garrison
was sent to Besika to form "a nuc.
| leus for the encampment under the
guns of the British fleet. Gradu
ally all the old troops were disposed
of, and then the idea of camp
was abandoned more steamers
went down to the Dardanelles, the
soldiers were embarked at Salonica
whence they were dispatched tC
reinforce the corps Of observation
along the Seryian frontier. Thii
was the first step. The possibly
disaffected garrison had been got
ten rid of, and no suspicious hat
been aroused; but this was no
enough. The arsenal, with its i'm
mense stock of muskets and can
non, was commanded by one Arif
Pasha, who, as Grand Master o
the Artillery, disposed of sufliclen
material to arm all the malcon
tents of Constantinople.
Now, Arifi was known to haV
strong anti-reform proeliyities, and
as such, was a very dangerous man
, whom it was. necessary to replac
by some one Of more extendeC
views. There was no Oabine
Council held on this occasion, 70
the last one had not been a sue
! cess, and no one can tell who gay
} the order, but it so happened tina
on the 22d of June, Arifi Pash
was strangled in his bed. Their
was not even the lugubrious fare
l. of an inquest in the case; simpl
an announcement in the next day
papers of the appointment Of Riz
Pasha to the post Of Grand Maste
of the Artillery, which had bee
rendered vacant by the sudde
death of Arifi Pasha. People i
in the cafes and on Change CRIME
and shrugged their shoulders, bu
IA no one cared whether the decea'
was a natural or an artificial o,
= curence. This was act second.
On the same evening detaol
= ments of infantry patroled ii
! streets of Stamboul, and after miC
night, when the ordinary popult
ton was in bed, suddenly pounce
down upon several assemblies
: Softas, who, under the pretepse
devotion, were busy plotting in Il
, smaller mosques of the Mussulmi
If quarters. There does not seem
have been any resistance Offere