, 1876-05-13
TELEGR R.iPWIC.

LoEDoN, May o. The Forte sent by tclc.
graph the following account Of the distur
bance1 in SalOniCa
"To the Ottoman Ambassador at London
The convert to Niohammcdanlsm arrived
at Salonca by railway The Mohammcdans
proceeded to escort her, according to Gus
tom, to the residence Of the Govcrnor-Gcn
eral, when about $50 people (whom the Con-
sui of the United States has asScmblcd)
rushed at the convert, tore oil her veil and
mantle, and carried her by force to the house
of Christian. The excited AIussulmns
went to the Governor and insisted that the
convert should be taken thither. The Gov
ernor, hearing that the German and French
Consuls had entered the Mosque, which was
invaded by the crowd, went there TO induce
the Consus to withdraw and to calm the
people. All his efforts were useless. The
populGce wrcnchcd the bars from the graf.
ing, fell upon the Consuls and struck them
down, in spite of the desperate efforts OF
the Governor to shield them with his per-
son. The troops ultimately dispersed the
people The Governor of Salonica telc-
graphs that order has been restored and that
the guilty parties have been arrested
LONDON, May GA correspondent at Ber.
In says tits generally thought there that the
Salonica affair will prove fatal to Turkey
Interference of European powers for the ben
eft of Christians, is now considered unfil'
vorablc, as it is evident the Porte is power
less to protect them against the outbreaks
of the fanatics.
A telegram From Berlin says the German
coverette Medusa has been ordered to leave
Messina for Salonica without delay. Rus
sian and Austrian men.of.war have also been
| ordered to SalonCa in consequence of an ur
gent dispatch from the chancellor of the
French Consulate at Salonica The British
| Consul ordered man.ofw to Salonica
Immediately.
The owners of the steamer Strath Clyde
which was sunk in the English Channel by
the steamer Franconia, have gained their
point for damages against the latter The
damages were laid at $4,000.
PARIS, May 10.--A correspondent says the
foreign governments have forwarded the
following account of the origin of the dis.
turbancc at S0lOnica to their legations in
Paris: The American Consul was at the
railway station when his attention was at.
tracted by the cries Of a Christian girl She
was surrounded by sen of Mussulmans
who wanted to take her forcibly to the
Mosque. The Consul took the girl under
his protection, and, while he was seeking for
information as to her nationality, the Ger.
man and French Consul were separately in.
formed that the woman belonged to their
respective nations, and had been dragged
into Mosque. They consequently repaired
to the Mosque, where they were beaten to
death.
A Paris correspondent learns that the
American Consul, fearing that the mob
would succeed in forcing his house, sent the
girl to the German Consul. The mob in the
Mosque compelled the German Consul to
sign an order for her delivery, and then
murdered him.
lie Pays says several French ironclad
frigates and q dispatch vessel have sailed
for Salonica.
OMAHA, May 10.--Gcn. Crook left to-day
for the Red Cloud and Spattcd Tail Agcn.
cies, in order to discover the feeling of the
Indians and thus determine what course to
take with them during the coming campaign
whether to use and trust or distrust them
The Indians escaping from Crazy Hoses
band have joined Sitting Bull and are busy
getting together guns and ammunition, and
trouble is anticipated from this source.
SAN Francisco, May l0.-Flood 4
OBrien have offered $2,OOO,OOO for the san
Francisco Russ House block property.