New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-26
TURKEY IN WAR TINE.
ArrAIps IN THE BospUORUs.

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Co>sTAN1INCpIT oct. 1P.--After enduring Tor
month tie austcrities of tie kama2au. the Turks
have nj last ended their fast with the great Bairam
festival The sautes from the fleet at the five hours
of provcr and the ships dccked in flags, testify 10
the popular Joy Int not so much az does the sight
of bearded men and laughing children eating cakes
and candy together nj all times and places N sheer
delight nj freedom TO eat ut viii once moro. lhcro
was the usual pageant Of the State march OF the
Sultan from the Seraglio to the Mosque OF sui
tan Ahmed, and there was the usual display OF
fine dress among the people only that ITS chief eX-
trevogancp was seen on the children who blazed in
fine uniform of Inajor-genera or in blue satin ball
dress AZ five years and upwards. But This has been
q rainy BaiIan, and furthermore among the gaily-
dressed people on the streets one continu-
ally meets gaunt men. all in rags with
arm in sling or head bound mp No
good Turk can meet one Of these brave fellows
thus in rags without feeling ashamed Of broadcloth.
Moreover there are 5000 refugees i'll the city,
whose fate when Winter comes, already causcs
anxiety. Altogether it has not been a happy
Baram for the Turks. | called out 10 Greek
fruitcrer tonight, as | passed his shop, well
Ganni, have you made plenty Of money this
BdTIam ?" "Oh, no. said he. " this is not ike
one of the old-;imc Ba1ramS. The PaslaS usci TO
have the fruit packed send them, call for the bill;
this time they call Tor the bill, and then have only
part of the TOT packed
The I.itinbonon Powder Works blew up last
week. The shock Of the explosion made the houses
OF the city rock on their foundations, and pillar
of smoke 900 feet wide rose lull a mile high IN
the air. The powder made during the past MONTH
as well IA the machinery and buildings, vanished.
a. it were, IN a moment. great quantity oi car
tridccs and fxcl ammunition in other buildings
In. nj lp y
eminent speaks reycrcu,ly Of the explosion being
from the hand Of Got" and then makes
hight of its effects. Eut the loss cannot
bo passed over 50 easily, rs the great
part OF the rifle cartridges and all the ar
tillcry ammunition used by the army WAS pre-
pared at these works. Ihc.copp"r cartridge cases,
for the small arms. are made in America but hl'd
here The new civic guard paradcd III force, for tao
first time lat the BtIIam ceremonial. Several bat
taionS Of this toIcc are from the highest Turkish
society and wear broadcloth uniforms and patent
leather belts aud indulge in kid gloves. But IN
spite of slight tendency to fopPisln"ss, they hayo
quickly become martial in bearing IL is an
odd circumstance thar although these men are
all Turk, and all Moslems there are several hattal-
ions i'm which probably every man can read hs
tactics in French. Tie guard Is, however not war
like. It has declined to 90 with the sultan 10
he g,c, 10 Msrque. This honor Is also more apprc-
ciatcd by thc people at large than bY toe mem
beers Of the Gu1rl. Tie fact is, orr good
looking br,adclolh soldiers have never yet
learned discipline, and they are disappointed 10
and that there is more and more of discipline the
further ihoy progress in the study of military az
fairs. The ideal soldier, in their Wow, IS civilian
WHO has a military uniform and "a Nartmi-llcnTy
rife hanging al the head If his bed. that when
tic buge blow. hr may 90 forth weather permit
ting aud confront the ~. The rains Of the eqnin-
oc tal began the dis.nchantmelt, aud an order ell
forcing he law as 90 storing tur rides Ia the Ttgi
mental arluorics has gwen unblag- 10 many mcm-
beers. lt Is evident thus early, that there will
Dc difficulty IN maintaining thc Guard ai the proper
standard of ciHcie.cN-sO rapidly change the
likes and tine hopes 81 tire Turks. Unstable
~ water they cannot excel The civic guard is
composed very largely of government emp.oyes.
Fully 90 per cent of the Mcslam inhabitants of Con-
stanunopc IN the pay of the Government or in
receipt OF pensions. The pay is not lar-e but it Is
enough to afford each man a reserve to iall back
upon in case oil need. The father mother SONS, and
daughters in household very frequently have each
"a separate allowance from some Government de-
partment. Some receive money from the Treasury,
some from the War ONCE, end some from tine Min
istry of Holy foundations In family the mother
has 100 piastrcs a month"; the daughter 20, and each
of tho sons 60 The SOns have also clerksip
apiece. with a separate salary. I'm the quarter Of
the city where this happy family resides, ont OF 200
Mo,em families only three are without Govern
ment pay. This is drawn with great regularity,
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