, 1877-06-18

succeesfnIfy rfnrmed By Prince Dariatinskt. In
1850 the chief turrendsre1 and vas sept 10 Klsw.
ass s se,s pa eef ns
sae1e departure from the caue.,ns: II lsoa nearly
dominions. Nothing like ii h4s occurred III mod
et n .s d1.e q Ireland
sonthern Russia. Il i tievIy undergoing ,the
It ee,nea Into cont1ct with Tho current order Of
civilization. it, old nonenc1sturcs arc becoming
ovst:ia By The new nsmss ot deparnert.. ana 1ot
h!fs 1Saa' & thst pie'aIs,qse .sgto tse ese.test
Asof: eoushenatw.fdty aesors Tho konban Ai*er
snd ~ ttep?e., md into the main ridge at HIsd:
&C. as q 81. IT, q 9;
q tentuts., .Pd te.tiak Mans xh,sh + found
= - "a III + hs Ell Hipls. sss .. iSs H.
"T!rof. TIL. great road leads to T1n!s. tho Capt.
III s.; ~ A9os 4 I'D r. ,S S.t =: r.: ~;sI
earue Capital Another Ia carried from This To pa.
kn Of ne naghtha aErs On the cs.pfan md smother
rosls il connected ~sb these running IL e,sfy ii.
tecton: since e1g73 railway has been laid dorm be.
ass na H. IT. @ III csS s
ksskas. lending iron. Azot 70 fra.!a, thfoaga ths
centre Of the ridge. These material changes will
Of The world. The Car means 10 connect thn ca.
plan and the Sea Q! Axof by 4 canal, which would
s % Tug M .snR sS5T & KIN. I'D ,s ss %:
!hc entire eastern coa.t Of the Caspian under
II: I'D t:' " I'll 0 =, 9en
't to H. nsiiv',; f' q "'na tha sSo v..scl. Il
q III, ssss qes sqa..s ea'y e Tho esafs
.ntsrsuusse AND tFasae q Nasr'sns, Fets!ans, Tar
tast, and caucaetans. Po! tho ''two dark clouds"
time, may he found couple Of steamer car
fyinX goods and passengers.
TIL an.. e. ss e. X:
bfu1licf, the Grand Dukp Michfes. who II also the
coIas.nde, q ,. !hs Arn,y snd ,I hss
4 At Dor.bom ateantifal chateau Ia tho midst Of
e se .eH HI H. as ssei sss
7ilaycss. and covers more Of tho natural Anl his.
totte picturesque shau peEAAP, Az u.hss Of tqaa!
Arasat the ancient Armenian monastery Of Fitch.
n'tadzn md the central re.tempso of thu faEeee
5sx9 n o hs rs Tsp yepv a.us
vcry Assatic pride in the possession Of 20 many
uquc evidences Of hunan worship, Tho hussaa
Interest them In the great variety Of hill trbea and
thett cso"d of l.ngahgss, both pfowys;ba.l Tor
as, a om s s! sf
tho C,uessas vas .he = Mount.in Of .ihe Lan.
gusecs.'' But they fpsgot to nota tbe fact that,
esnne srr9
likely that The hill dialects arc only varieties OF The
ords5 o spsss
act down 1t about GOO. 900: This Il tae est!nA.e
of the recent German traveller, Darnn Won Th,el.
and .sfso, sSo pGt dr M a% msse om ,s ths
Easen rates dc. urea o. .he iii country as
, ot s: g1Sss' OF as sat
seyof Of tho caucasns. This estimate ltlcrs from
thss of our recent cyelepedtas, whteh g,e about
1eFT lfxey that the more recent calculation comes
neasest 10 the ssath Wtthtn sht& ares tbs changes
Of custom and cisIl poty are kssping pace w!L tac
xd fets % as bas
otSefs. They ste feuua e'ci;vhe's. working .he,
'ng Heas fHs snnHnS Ss;, 1, ~. ~
er and more ast,etc occupat!ohs. There afc In.
gltshsnen also In Tie Caucasus, mainly connected
tho old order Of thinga IN ths obarlsnd u under
y 'ss .ssssas 4: a,;;:., ssss :sssss.
tie naiiyo tsibe:. rns .ocietv q men and xomen
VII, ~ degrees become less picturesque md pas.
comfortable. The caaeasus which waa rresntly
tbe edge Of the world. a. II wefa Will Ind ttselt
sess ssii be @ eonnccea viii St. Fetenbarr It oas
Haiie. 1nd Al The other the Hes Of Aral, the Uxu4
| md the .Ampoe
| The ri,sion Of Russia evidently ttAds to the
Esst. lter antagonist in Europs ara too st1unR,
while her possible opponents In asia could be 70.
approaching Erzaroum. about 100 miles below the
frontier and the city IL In tho ueghboEhood Of the
| streams thas might, not lnptobably, marshal a
1tusslan General tho way he ought u ~. Sodouht,
the Idea Of tho persixn Gulf has already fostncJ
part of that Nussian theory which opportuaity ma5
nut lato tet!un. Whether Or not tho 1sa&s!sns naJ
tsy to reach scutatl tho Sea OF Marnlorn by VA.
Of Asia Minog, It eeems beyond doubt tlata settled
men. o1 Tho Persian Gulf would eolt them fsf bet.
ter than ; port On tho coss and jeaIuls waters OF
the Aedttrsranean. II would give than alt the
| great Powers have purchased at such 40 expense.
and bring them ut oncs Into tho Richest and Host
powerful ocean highways os The world. the seE
| Highways made especially necessary hJ the1 pfeE.
resa nlong the western coasts Of the Pacific.