Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-07-06
Justice has been tardy to the memory
Of Mugford. Even Marblehead, UNI
Ill recently, had not erected slab
over his grave.


The sal0nfca AssaaslnatfOns.
A correspondent OF tho London
Times gives the following account OF
the execution Of some Of the men
who took part in the assassination
Of the French and German Consuls:
"a few days after tho occurrence q
new Pasha arrived to suporcede the
present occupant, together with del
egatcs from the French and German
at ConstantinopIe, and q
large body Of troops. Detachments
Of the latter were stationed at the
different consulates for their defense,
and then the authorities proceeded
TO arrest about sixty persons who
were supposed to have carried arms
on that day. These prisoners were
taken on board the Turkish Admi-
RAILS flag ship, while the Pasha was
relieved from his post and went
alone, believe, on board some yes
sci or other. The prisoners are be-
ing tried bya commission appointed
from Constantinople, and ii was ex-
pected that at least thirty would have
been condemned. The Turkish
authorities cannot be said To be dill
atory In ri wing satisfaction TO ag-
grieved foreigners on this occasion
anyhow. The Sultan ordered the
offenders TO be punished within
eight days, and yesterday (10th),
early in tho afternoon, the troops
were observed to be assembling In a
large clear space on the quay, close
to the watcr's edge, and nearly oppo-
site the main street of the town,
which terminates. as IL were, at the
landing place, and In a little while
individuals were seen 10 be putting
up eight erections, which soon as
sumcd the form Of gibbets. After
the arrangements were complete, a
boat from the Turkish man-Of-war
came on shore bearing prisoners who
had been condemned by tho court a
u few hours before. These unfortu.
nate wretches were allowed TO say a
short prayer each, after being march
cd to their respective gibbcts in full
view of tho ship's officers. When
that prayer was over each had To
stand on q chair which was borrow
ed from the adjacent cafe for tho oc-
cas;on, and IA soon o. the rope was
adjusted the chair was kicked away
from them, letting them drop only
that height. As they cannot get any
Turks TO take the part Of execution
era, they have 10 catch Gypsics and
AlbaDians from tho noighborhood
two or thrce days beforehand, and
make them do II with tho option Of
losing their own lives In case OF re-
fusal. Yesterday the Mohammedan
priest who was present told each
prisoner be was dying u martyr to
his religion, and one Of them Ia
negro would not allow himself to
be polluted by the tonch Of an Al
bantam, but got on tho chair, adjus-
ted the rope. and kicked tho chair
away himself. This ends this part
OF the business. The court-martial IL
over, and six culprits have suffered
for the murder; but II Is great mis-.
take to suppose that much impress
siou will be made upon the Turks by
hanging few wretches who belong
to the lowest class OF society, which
class produces the majority Of muir
derers, thieves, and other criminals
In ordinary times, members OF
which are constantly undergoing tho
same punishment rs was inflicted
yesterday, which, by tho way, hard
ly attracted any one beyond the
usual spectators on such occasions.
OF course, il was well known that the
men who suffered yesterday were
only tools of others In II higher POI
sition. Tho people only smiled
when they saw who were tho vic
Tins, aud it was remarked In Turk
ish and overheard that Turkey
would TO the gamer II a hundred
such ~ these were sent out of the
world. No. In order to produce
an impression they must search on!
the instigators and get hold Of "A few
OF the gentlemen who are called Bey
or IlileDdi. BY executing ono or
two of them In the midst of the
town, instead of mt tho common
place for hanging criminals, they
may instill little terror into the
souls of these fanatics, who, we may
now bo sure, will only await anOth-
Or opportunity for carrying out
designs they harbor."
Written from Salonica OH tho Dist
ilt., "A correspondent Of tho Daily
Ne'as says. "The day before yester-
lay tho funerals of the murdered
jonsuls were conducted with great
,omp, that OF M. Moulin in accor-
lance with the rites of the Roman
jatholic Church, aud that of Mr..
Abbott with those of the Orthodox.
The latter ceremony was attended
" a circumstance which rendered ID
cutely painful; for In the ritual of
he Eastern Church the body Is not
nclosod within the cofTln, but lies
pen to view, dressed in the clothes
worm while living. In this
roadful instance the body, which
ms been preserved In Ice from
ionnt Olympus, retained the marks
4 brutal yiDlantp anu pyau Enu- L