The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-23
THE HORRoRs or THE VAR.
Extirminatinn the Christians In Roumeiis-
The Inost TO save tho Gcshon..

LoNpoS, Sept. 22.-The pitiful stories ofthc
condition OF the Christian population south OF
the balkans are eginning TO create uneasncss
and Indignation in Europe. The despatch OF
Ahmed venk to Adrianope. at the instance
OF Minister Layard. has not had the effect OF
putting a stop to the executions. The italian
Consus are sending to their Government fear
ful accounts Of the doings OF Ottoman Of
hcils. They say that executions and trans
rortations are depopuating Boumslia- The
Italian Consul at Trpoli says that 1000 Bull
enrians have landed at Trpoli from IA Turk
ish transport. and have been sent " the borders
OF the desert in the interior.
correspondent OF the Tunes. engaged on
ono Of the relief agencies at work among the
,Dulgarians. sends hdcous account OF the
state of the province He is at present estab-
lishrd at Carlova. ON the southern slope OF the
Ba .ans. twenty miics W st of k.Hsnlik. In
this place. ths population " which he estimates
must have been 'arly 2OO0o. thore IL not
grown man lett alive. For six w'cks the place
has hrrn at The mercy Of irr 'siIlHrs of the Turk
ish army. Th'r now r. 'ilain amons the ruins
~ whs, wgs on 80 h'nuti iiul and thriving town
hut ilv' nr ~ tn 'usuni women an children.
Ihcs' poor rrcaiur,s hide Themselves as best
ti"y may. dr'niing th" outtng"s q VIII h
nightly iine of them are victims They cun
hardly be- -aid To hgv' shelter. clothing or food.
an nav. sustained life bv iuit,vely gathering
roots and vegetables left in thcr ruined gar
drn-
The same correspondent. writing under date
OF Sept. : about the GnshOf.s says: Th 'ir case
was fortunately taken up hy Nr. I.ayard. nni
also for the r,gson which follows by the Amor
icnn VI mister and | heli've they are now IA
good ~ saved. though still In prison. some
three days brforc their HrreSt one Of the two
w appointed American Nire-Consul but owing
10 the inrmaitl,~s necessary. the papers. signed
hy the Am rican Mn -tsr. only rrd he'd PAilIp-
pop3lis the day heforr | lff. The joy was great
in trut r"nn't BIlprinn honi" when | Wis
nbi' to uunnun'e 'e iIr lt't 10 IN" s'st"r AMI aged
fathrr 90 ono ~ thu prlsnnrrS tlht tnitee SAT- :
VI n .-ter Maynard mad inirustst the necessary
papers to the correspondent of the Eiinhurgh
ScotsudD. who had travelled nisht and day 10
sHNo these twp innocent men from shameful
syria. of dutr ~ 10th inst MT. previously t'le-
graphcd 10 III" United stat +. rfnders d proDa-
hlr that the soutcnrc has s,urc bccn carried
into tutlou. and that the rNors ~ their
frInnd- IN this country Will come too late"
The Man hester GudrifGn ni To-day says the
aunoun an Ut uf tle intended summary cAe-
cuuon oi the VI .S-rs Cos oN - Plilippopolis
has t'on ree'iN 4 with cou7i n.tlon 10y their
friends IN Maneh' sirr \ drputNion bearing n
PETITION III their nfhaf, witt IN oill '.al lti"r
from th' Mayor. - trt ID y. .-t"I inv to lay the
nutter before Earl Derby IN London. Tho
Mes~r-. G"s of are So wHil SHOWN IN MHnches-
- .. iA-ir lNl. i-R matt roi con I'm to many
besides turlr fellow couItryUrn. Tn" younger
Mr. ti,.-hur WAS ..iu at'd AZ Owenss College.
AMI II IL believed II L. in cons"qurn e oi r pre-
s,ntaiious aS to the CON !ltlnn of bulgaria nude
lty h.m tu the Times that the ~ nsoAncc OF the
TurA ish Government has fallen on the whole
family.