The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-21
Bashi- BazOuks Who Crossed the Danube
on Lark.
TURKS AND TORPEDOES.
An Embryo King Who Aspires
To Be a General.
ALL OFFICERS AND NO PRlvATES.

Before The opening OF thai grand DRAMA ,hs passage
Of the Danube, in which will perish many IN.
loriunates, who q the moment you receive
this letter may still be nnging with light hearts,
We ARE looking ~ the performance Of
comedy many acts IN which The actors our
Roumanian friends They resemble the frog in tho
liable, which wished to make itself big Is The OK.
PRUDENT HEROES.
When the Russians nrst arrived here the Rouma-
convinced that from day 10 day the serious
work about 10 bsgln, and that legs would
10 missins. Under these circumstances the sn.hu-
siasm OF the subjects Of Prince Charles remarkably
restrained
TAXING HART
But as tho days passed and became weeks and prom.
ised 10 turn into mon,hs without any scenes OF car
maze to disturb the sorsn,y Of the situation, conh-
dvnce returned, aud Win IL the fever Tor mill
tsry distinction. The Roumanisns threw themselves
wildly into this passion Tor uniforms In way that has
been unexamped since the Commune 1870 To-day
everybody in Roumania q uniform and all OF
them have somo rank, 10 that among the whole body
o. volunteers there IL not 10 be a
single private soldier. Perhaps thoy expect the
Russians TO supply them with private soldiers a. they
have with horses and materials tor. what with picking
up ODDS and ends the future King oil Roumania is 1T.
ting up respectfully his military household
TALsTAPYiAx vALoR.
equipages. of which they scarcely recognized
the use some fifteen days back, those newly
uniformed Roumanians. fled With maguia.
cont ardor, cry, .'lf the Russians still delay
we viii cross the Danube wi,hou. them Hurrah
shouted the specsaiors-let tho Danube with
out them. When? We will talk about 1t to- NOR
row!
THE rxkRIsL- TURKS
The Turks who are well informed Of everything
which passes on the enemy s side OF the river. got
wind OF this wariike enthusiasm. They quickly aissi-
paied II the following night by MAKING descent on
Roumanan guard whom they found asleep, and from
whom they amputated whatever could be cut of with
out trouule--as ears, noses calves Of legs The
latter is an innovation rsNe-*t
MOURNING CALVES
Hitherto the Moslems had pushed so tar the per-
lection OF nutiation. and indeed, the Ropna nians
who love TO show the form OF their legs in
their tight nitng pantaoons. regard this now
proceeding AZ An exhibition of very bad
taste. Their anger made them forget their war
like resolution OF the eve, which urged them 10 pass
the river and march alone against the soldiers OF the
Sultan, whom they hoped no doubt, to ind asleep.
ras wAKEpuL xosLgas.
For some days It did seem as II tho Moslcrns had
lost all interest 10 the operations ana It seem sd as IT.
tired out with waiting the approach OF au assaiiant
who did not show himself they had fallen
asleep They were watching, however, and
II they were not FIRING OF cannons they
were occupied with other things. and things that
are likely 20 be heard from; they were, in iact filing
The Dar nbe with torpedoes but lled after their man
ner-that 10 70 say, the Turkish manner Let me ex-
plain.
PLANTING roxPgpoRs.
Wherever the Russians have placed those terrible
engines they have made notes, which have been re-
N vra ti,o
river could soon DO cleared. Tho Turks have
done nothing of tho kind. They have thrown
The torpedoes into the water street boys would
throw stones, without noting either their number or
position so that at present they do not themselves
know where they are, or If peace should be signed
To-day, as is already reported, the Danube would DO
note the less closed to navigation.
THEN rr
1t will DO necessary 10 sh up these torpedocs alter
having sought them by prudent and slow means
Even when all precautions shall been taken some
torpedo forgotten in a corner, and gradually working
into tho stream, may nexpcctediy blow up passing
snip In ten years. when the which has not yet
begun shall be forgotten, people may be surprised to
learn that Danuban steamer has been destroyed by
torpedo. What will the EouInanians say 10 thiss
FRoxtsEs TO PAR.
Ii 10 true that by that time other preoccupations
may trouble their repose, because they have Jus.
created for themselves small future which does not
promise to be woven Of silk and roses They have
voted an issue OF paper money.
RoUnAxAS ytyAxcIgRxG.
Under existing circumstances the condition OF the
country such that, admitting tho collection of all
the revenues. the rscepw would amount 10 seventy
i've millions Of irancs while the expenses foot NJ to
10000, 0O0 IL is under snch badly Laan ced
state things the RoumaL iaus exist II (. not
To Inn n
before the future paper money comes cut Of the
press II WILL be deprecated that IL
will only help 10 augment the debt of tho
future Kingdom. The resul, Is that = good many
Koumanians who do not belong TO the common herd
nave faith in the future OF tho kingdom; for
Instance, General floresco, the only General Of d.
vision In the Roumanisn army, who is about 10 enter
the Russian service
POLITICAL PERSECUTION.
This General is a victim to the Red party, which is
now IN power This party coming into the Minis
Try invented proceeding which no government had
thought OF before they caused the previous Ministry
TO which General Forcsco belonged, to be indicted He
was aocusec--snd this Is not joke-oi having allowed
some eighteen hundred bearskin caps TO become IN
scrveesbe. You can sasily understand thai the Rou
Inanans could not suncr bcarsxins " 10 treated
70 tyrannically The motion was voted With a unan-
Unity which was absent the adoption OF the paper
money
INFLUENCING pEpurfis
la this relation IL was nece ssary 10 make several
Efforts OF the difficulty OF gelng together
asutlcent number or Deputies, which caused the bad
tongues TO wag II was even said that these
gentry, who would not permit a single hair
bearskn cap TO oc lost, had ensasen, wish the
bankers which prevented The passage OF the laws de-
mandcd ~ The Ministry. 0iner persons, sin moro
unchartablc. pretend that such 10 the maieabIe stu
from which, gouman an Deputies ara Jade that adrot
spectators get them 70 vote any measure they
desire And what doos Prince Charles think Of thisg
will DO naturally asked.
PLAYING SOLDIER
lie looks on himself as the proymaic sovereign
OF a now country which was constitutional before Il
came into existence. lie is the chief spec