The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-24
The Turkish Generals.


 General James w. Forsyth, of Lieu. tenant General Shcrman's staff, has in his possession number of finely execu- ted photographs of distinguished Turkish generals. General Forsyth procured the pictures while travelling in Europe with his chief, during the Franco Prussian war, when the American officers had a good look at nearly every army of the older world. According to the portraits, the Turks are very intellectual looking lot of fellows, except that the beauty of their facial organs is much impaired by the use of black coffee, strong enough to float an iron-clad, tobacco, and, not in- frequently. that most demoralizing oJ drugs, opium.
 HAssEIN PAsHA,
 the present commandcr.in-chief of the Ottoman cohorts, is a stout, stern, hand some man in life's late prime. He may be about sixty, but he has vigorous face, and looks like man that could do good work on a fair-fought field. His rank is really that of marshal, and his decorations are numerous and fashy. Hassien will, no doubt, make the feath- CTS fly from the double-headed eagle be- fore that audacious bird succeeds in planting his feet on the golden horn.
 IsMAIL PAsHA,
 khedive of Egypt, has all the aspect of Chicago board -of.trade man-fat, forty and flatulent. His son looks like boss newsboy in fancy suit. When the picture was taken the youth was about nine years of age. He is now sixteen, and has nominal command of the Egyp- tian contingent sent to aid the champion of the harem.
 HALF PAsHA,
 chief of the Cred artillery" was trained at Woolwich arsenal, England, and looks every square inch soldier and gentle man. His face is good with strong military expression, such as may be acquired by squinting wickedly along the barrels of death-dealing guns. Half will now have splendid opportunity for blowing the intestines out of Alexan- der's devourers of oil cake.
 ERsAD PAsHA,
 a young and strikingly handsome Saracen, used to be chief of the council-of-war under Abdul Aziz. It is presumed that he holds the same rank now. Judging by his appearance, he ought to be able, with fair opportunities, to increase the Turkish population at a prodigious rate. He is said to be boss of the harem, and devil in general among the women. Such man will not be likely to let the Russians have it all their own way. The portrait of
 THE LATE SULTAN shows an aristocratic face, without much force in any of the outlines. He might easily be mistaken for an English lord contemplating from his parlor window the breaking in of an obstreperous colt. His little son, Zonssof Efendi, hereditary chiefof the regal house of Othman, looks like an urchin that might be successful in backing boots or running one-horse peanut stand.
 MURAD EFFENDI. nephew of the late Turkish ruler, looks like man recovering From bilious fever and involved in the intricacies of a red night.cap. His right eyelid droeps, and his general bearing suggests perpetual somnolence. His capacity for snoring with right royal vehemence must be truly prodigious. Murad ought to thin out his coffee and limit himself to fifty pipes of tobacco a day. He ought to avoid the harem until further orders. And then there is
 OLD ABDI PAsHA, who has got eyes like those of male pig-squinting with suppressed wisdom and flaming with naughty instincts. He is marshal, too, and might, judging by his facial expression, be easily credited with the peculiar military operations " of the Bashki Bazourks in Bulgaria last year.
 HOBARTs PAsHA,
 the gallant English adventurer and famed naval commander, is about fifty years old, and carries the load with vigorous grace. He is a good type of his race, but makes very elegant Turk, being, like Mickey Free" fond of tobacco and ladies. Hobart will, without doubt, blow up goodly number of Muscovites before the business is through with.
 THE AVERAGE IDEA OF THE TURK in America is that he is fellow with long nose, greasy complexion, sooty hair, and general tendency toward running unprotected females. None of the gen. tlemen mentioned above have a long nose. Not one has typical Moslem face, in the American acceptatiOn, but all have some kind of beard, and a bewildered expression of face, indicating that they have either slept too much or Nave hordlv slapf auOuUh - (hic11O