The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-06-14
THE TURKISH CAPITAL.
Departure OF Russians from Csnstnntiuoplc
--Famiac aud ~tckuCus In the cay.

--FamiHc aud ~Ickucrs In the cay.
4 correspondent ~ New York paper
writes as follows from Coustauuuuple /.
The departure of the last imperial mail
boat lrom th city tu Odessa WAS accom-
panied 10y scenes never before Witnessed
m the history ot civilized city, ON
the morning of the day on which the
last steamer WIS advertised to leave, the
lauhourE ot pem wua full of Russian
men, women and children. officials, high
and low, preparing 60 embark. To say
that the scene Was am enchanting uuv
would hc to belle the tucta. IL WAS one
oi the suijgst ever Witnessed lu Con.
stntpoplc AZ least dozen Russians
were accompanied 60 hcNcsny hy young
women. mostly handsome Clrcassuus,
who wcpt and sahhrd as uuly lovers
know how. and There was deep, intense
grief depicted uu the faces uf the mru.
Il WAS with difficulty that these people
could loo separated when the officer uu
duty at the wharf warned them that the
time ut the steamers IS departure was NIGH
approaching. Gently aud firmly tArr
arms were loosvucd from the departing
Russians, Whom they insisted upon c,n-
bracgug agulu and again, Uutil the gang
plank vt the steamer presented scene
worthy ot the pencil of a great artist
There they stood, moaning. CRYING, hug
gug, kissing. until even the stUrlN -.Al-
ugs uu huaui the Rus-lau sllp were
amazed al the inst sad picture which the
reality vi wax had pacyi before their
ewes. A last the rmylnyrva uf the
al
and all ut them. and az course less arn-
uU>tmtlyc IN their conduct There Was
our notable exception t1 all this sadness,
Among tile passengers MAS - Young Rus
sian naval officer IN uudrrss uniform,
said o. be also an attachv ui the now
Abandoned legation, who walked the
deck hr.,hly with blonde north Ger.
man lady. Those who witnessed tho
departure of the vessel had noticed the
lieutenant and h.s wife. as some sup
posed, as presenting cheerful contrast
IL the sad scenes ou the ioch. hut paid
no further attention g. H. To my AS
tou,shmrut however, Egaul that the
h.iy Was tAt ygIt OF . we'll known Ham
burg merchant doing business lu Con
stMtluuplr. and that SHE was IN the act
oi clapiug with the yuyug lieutenant n
the coolest manner Imaginable. taking
advantage ut the last boat 10 Odessa "a
tlre with her new found lower % Russia,
50 as 20 cut oil all pursuit lay her hus-
band.
The departure ~ 80 many Russian
officials has also worked great misery
among 81 large class of people. mostly
Greeks and Armruians, who have been
reduced O. b.Egarv ty losing their posi-
uuus Us srryaa,s for Russian families,
without possessing tie means t1 leave
for their respective homes. They re-
maIl here lu gttyr want. anil only in
CREASE the overwhelming number uf
p4uprrs already uhuuniug IN tins city
OF the Bosphorus. The prices of all
necgsslrles ui life have risen to fabulous
sums here during the past few DAYS, as
most oi the cattle. flour and other foul
used % be sent here IN large quantities
from Odessa and other citlcs uf the
Black sea. This traffic is now interrupt
81 10y the blockade, as also the export
from Bulgaria, whore the troops viii
need all that the country produces. Add
10 this the fac. that the government has
laid IN immense stores of flour and
meats, ANA yuu can readily understand
the terrible condition IN winch the pro-
pie III this unfortunate city find them
selves at the very outset of the war. All
postal communication with the North
has been suspended, and the only route
to communicate now with the east II
the world is via Trieste. Ths health If
Constantinople Just now Is NOT sa,isfac-
tory. over two thousand people are
suffering with slow fever. and the hos
pitfalls are oyercrowdoi with patients.