New-York tribune., 1876-08-07
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Correspondence Of London Tls7rdph hom CoH'anhhopN
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Correspondence Of The London T's1rdpA O" cor'a''npF
Cross and Crescent side by side on the same
IN" same lag There rs no mistake about tins strange
aupariticn. Broad daylight, the bridge OF bots "hIch
Iids stamboul of the Mohammcdan 20 Gaidtd 0l me
,jIannr thc wide sudcOus, stmt BOsphorus, ana tii
ceaSclcss wOndrOus crowd which passes an DAY l0s
from one shore the ohcrsuch were the SET Is o a
strange picnre as Eastern Western eyes have ever
bcheld. Ii was bcTaded by weird playing upon ple-'
and the lnonoOnOus note OF drum Iheie came HSt ~
view pressing through the tiwOug wbich almost hiIcl
fine bridge youth whose quicest movements were t"sc
of maniac In hi. hands gicmcd two long schclar-,
on III head was the green tJrhah which
denoted his descent from the Prophet; and aS hc noH
of th musicians rose and the SOUND Of the strained vel
Inn rrcw louder lie Kept time and rhy hm with head
hands and fees turning round aud now jumping ;
now writing a. though in drcu agony ANA tEeh WIN
glance toward aycn q. though delivering an earnest
petition beBding his head Ia inc Gl'l anu riusl '.
himself on the ground Behind HIM were the reeds and
thc drum; in rear OF them again marched stahdhid
bearer aud 1t his hands that was borne aloi hc
nag winch bore the cnbcms Of the Crescent aud ia"
Gross Al sight Of he ad-ior he is not more than 20
the aces of uysauaers turn pale with excitement ana
nv tbr rough melody and the dancer. tails silently INTO
tie procession which follows the banner. st.hisr
SGTfrs' Ga".5 olh Turks and NV Turks Greeks and
Catholics. some with irz ana others ~ 'uI
with straw hats aud others "ith pare heads % oi-
Iuvius he lead u the frantic youth. And when The AR
cow, Hycior or his gyftOns more RAPID "ht raises
h, own voice, and gives iJui cry oi ah-,' Ahl ~,
nstoe, sticks swords hft'd high ~ the AR, or
h0ulishcd round by those more moved ihah t f"st
uui- tructCd the sight ~ wholly ns NhyA'Ie. Wy
TIE Crescent aud tho Cross on one any ne SANE 9An.
Why this strange eulnnciloh ol Nhri'idh anu llls !
Wien such spectacle ever h'hci before M '", ,l'l
~ the Suljau, under tHc Ncrl SHADOW uI th' uI'''
Mosque OF ~. sophia The answer was very simi'.
In its dire need 81 hcIp ti' fOlc had I''oNtH W
can for volunteers, to send round the priests
and can the ioyd of snmoonl To- arms; ana M a.
these days of NuIad Y. are very dhcIct from mos
o NuraG- in times gone 10y. IL was resolved thdt he
Christians Of the Byzantine city should not be- IoIf"rn'
but that their ad -aoHd be ASKED too aud h'hee lH
combination of tc Crescent aud the Cross 9oh one anu
the same t- lhr GcNice Was successful GhhI "ief
Daud nJs been collected, ana ipiW tapdy 10 %
siozoue the ltc villages 10 the BosAorh-, notable
TO Eugi,hncu lyr jic ia,' lha' bulus 'h, '',,a M
the British Meet Jay 'h'le u Ihtu"I du ,''I' @ a.,
drilled Military bell tents stand 10y hundreds ON thht
As.at.c snoie hii,d Nih the InrAs aGd inr ,",,,i"
Lo have responded 10 IAt can "I 'l' l"Il'' an, u
strength of limb and Willingness %. near. be dhtthns
worth, the four OF i've thousand volunteers aitt1A
drawn tosctacr must soon d" so'l "ois. s-n"u"i -
.ay tuat about half of them were soiias' young
fanalicd MuAamm'dans, whom II VIII be Just as
well to nave as iI away I"n 'uhslHli',."ll'
as nos. blc-ycry excellent young men IA many ways
rive hundred OF The recruits are 'It,N. "I "tHti ,'n
Christians; thc rest are gathered Iioh 'H' ,'Iduse
tarong wlcn dns The su,ctS OF slamnon., b1t a'o"t
which Mite else j. KNOWN Ana 'dl NY uS lu, lv''' ''
added to- NoItoulng sergeant WIN lh' Hutd" ru''-
lin: cuticcs the advcniurrFs; Tor rhnihHs "lr S.I,e
by the people; their only Inducements the banncI The
pipes rn' drlu, aud h" danc,i tI'5, OF lMo I,,.'
-eIfcompo.,d And Ac Government lessons at "ac the
number ui soitas IN the capital cty ana adds 10 'Le
troops al the scat OF waF
cg,,.,,od,n-e or Lanaon D1iiy Ners sa,a> date.
How far the efforts to persuade Europe that
The Christian population, OF the Lmpre are oI tc s.dc
~ ,r tnyrrl,incnt viii uc successful hardly Tor
io say can, however, confidently bear wines t"a 80
lar In Constantnopc they have been Iudicrous l'hl-
urr.. We were amused fudr OF i've days ago 10y an
official statement tlat petition ad 'rh drawn up ANA
si.ucu by number OF Greeks vino hda volunteered Tor
H., army, and were anxious To serve tl,r lawful -oNtr
cil. Ihc petition Was printed ana oush To nave b'ch
satisfactory evidence lnc sA' pllaI i"ui'' hu"''''
only laughed. aud asked who were the sigris some o
the leading Grvchs, however, among lhc WtaIlH'H ana
most Intelligent Jf the capital, ict themselves az
grrycd AT the suggestion OF treason 50 1dse ana dirW
up formal protest against the statement ch'IIhsn-
t,r production OF the imcs OF the sitLci-. IL
Is needless to say tIsi ilcr challenge has It-
nancd unanswered l have good IrdsoA 20 Know
mat te document itself was drawn ~ by Turkish uii
ciaI. and that If IL signed at ull-wuch IL
doubtlul-t only by Jail BIRDS or 10y an altogether
n.igcant number al tie drecs Of the prccS popula-
ton The same history atttachcs o tue alleged Armenian
petition. The Respectable Arincudus oi the place utterly
Tcpdiatc IT, Tnc bands oi volunteers already alluded I"
have during tho week, paradrd the streets vita the
yicw as Tar can gather, OF allowing us TO see ttt
there are volunteers. more Niainou7 looking set ol
men il wond he impossible 20 see. It currently said
tnat tue majority OF .hcm nave been let out OF PRISON on
condition tnat they would volunteer, aud the appearance
OF Tic men iul ustics the suggestion. The journals
announce tnat III commcmorduOn oi the accession
Sa!tan the remainder ui the sentences oI men
who have completed certain proportion OF Their pun
i,nlncnt has been rcnitcd, Dut TINS remission Applies
only 10 O.c nave been found guilty OF crimes other
tnJn political Oncnacs.
SULTAN MURAD.
DIR. KarpOeone The suit in's physician, writes The fO
lowing account OF the stag o his sovereign health To
tue CORES Ioudcnt OF the Hossagp' dc M,dt:
Tnc sultan Is lost lie has dclrum tremcns. at
trbutc To the abuse OF iutoAcaus liquors, ana IN
particular 10 that OF absutic, winch ne Grnk nIbituay
before his 20 The tnrunc, when lac lived at
rcmorsc which andy haunt- him and reminds hun
uncle poisoned ana his sniiy nassIeci, aud to ni,
AussuIan fanatics invade hs palace III, Idt ultica are
aucd lie H. almost emby,ilc nl- mead ror. he lost
MS hair, and set hc cGnstray cas Tor nki Tor pre-
serves aud the ladies Of The hdrcn lie does not
Sleep aud his maady gets worse cvcr day. Ine abuse
he suffers from the slightest touch, and sinks down
soon a. he attempts 1" move
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