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The Colonnade Hotel. Philadelphia, is a
model establishment. 1t is superb in both
style and appointment and its table and
service cannot be excelled.
The Rock Island Argus., 1877-12-03

All kinds of House and Sign Painting
Grainiug, etc., with neatness and dispatch
Give me a call Shop on Eighteenth
street, above Third avenues
sep3-d3m G. JUERGENS.
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III. M. CORBETT.

A hTToRNEY AT LAW. SOLICITOR IN CHAN
n Gerry and Notary Public, Abstracts, Loans and
Collects. Office and Avenue, 3rd ooor east Of
Bengston's Drug Store Rock Island, Ills.
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Losses Paid in 68 Years.

Printing, Binding and Blank Book work
specialties at The ARGUS OFFICE. Nc
pains will be spared to please customers.
Satisfaction guaranteed. IF
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"Punctuality is the hinge of business. !"
In families where DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup is kept, there is ReUer a case OF
absence from school or business on ac-
count of coughs, colds or sore throat.
The Rock Island Argus., 1877-12-03
LUCIAN ADAMS.

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
= Office in Mitchell s. Lynde's block, Rock Island
H Have complete set Of Books Of Abstracts OF
Title of Lands in Rock Island County.
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Parties wanting the best soft coal self
feeder. should buy the Victoria, It's the
heaviest and best made. AT David Don's,
Second avenue. dwtf
The Rock Island Argus., 1877-12-03
THROAT, lungs. iIiSI SIN liver I! ( BL0OA

In the wonderful medicine 10 which the afflicted
are above directed for relief, the discoverer be-
heves he has combined In harmony more of Ma
ture's sovereign curative properties, which God
has instilled into the vegetable kingdom for hear
ing the sick, than were ever before combined IN
one medicine. The evidence OF this fact Is found in
the great variety Of most obstinate diseases which
II has been found 20 conquer. In the cure OF
Bronchitis, severe Coughs, and the early
stages OF COmsum ptiOn, IL has astonished the
medical faculty, and eminent physicians pro-
nounce Il the greatest medical discovery of the
age. While It cures the severest Coughs, IL
strengthens the system and purifies the
blood. BY its great and thorough blood-purify-
worst ScroRula 10 n common BlOtch, ESinl-
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Poisons, and their Effects are eradicated and
vigorous health and a sound constitution estab-
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Sores, Scaly or Rough Skin, IN short, all
the numerous diseases caused by bad blood, are
conquered by this powerful, purifying and in-
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NIf you feel dun, drowsy, debitated, have sallow
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body, frequent headache or dizziness bad taste in
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regular appetite, and tongue coated, you are
suffering from Torpid Liver, or " Bilious
uess.y In many cases OF silver Conn
plants, ,, only part of these symptoms are eX-
perienced. AS q remedy for all such cases, DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery has no equal,
strengthened and healthy,
SOLD BY DRUGGISTS At 81 PER BOTTLE.
The Rock Island Argus., 1877-12-03

The Victoria has taken the first pre-
MUM at the Dubuque. Des Moines and
St. Paul fairs as the best soft coal self
feeder. For SAFE at David Don's. dwtf
The Rock Island Argus., 1877-12-03

They shipped off two carloads of Vic
torias yesterday. Five hundred and Fifty
sold this season. dWtf
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BUSINESS CARDS.
JOHN B. HAW1EY.

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT Law
q once IN Bengston's Block, Illinois ST., Rock !
2nG' 1llinols. 3-13d&w6m
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VIM. F. Zimmerman.

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Piano Mannfactprer. 100 Main St., near First Ma
tionai Bank Davenport, Iowa
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.

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SWEENEY & JACKSON.

a TToRNEYS AND coUNSELLoRs AT LAW
y oInce-Cor. Eagle and Illinois Streets Rock lei
and. Illinois. 1I-1Sd1y
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CITY.

1t viii pay to keep your Harness in good
condition. Use Frank Miller's Prepared
Harness Oil,
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SOLD BY DRUGGISTS At 81 PER BOTTLE.

Prepared by r. ". PIERCE, NJ. ID, Sole
'ProprietoT, nt the WORLDS DIsPENsARY
Buffalo, n. \.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-25
TILE THREE KINGS.

There is a story, many ages old, but which
will be freshly told this morning in every
tongue under heaven, of how three heather
perilous journey, to seek, not riches nor
adventure, but a newborn king greater than
themselves. On their way from the far East,
they crossed the damp malarious slopes of the
Kgean Sea, the precipitous mountain heights of
Chaldea, sterile desert tracts, with neither chart
nor compass, guided only 10y a mysterious light
in the heavens. Kepler asserts that this
light was caused by a conjunction of the
planets Saturn and Jupiter which for the
first time appeared in the year of
Rome 717 as one star for months in
the southern heavens, pointing as with a
heavenly finger of light to the hills of Bethlc-
hem. Other astronomers declare that while
this conjunction did take place at that time, the
wise men were more probably led to the place
of the SaviOur's birth by a comet which
travcrscd the heavens for the space Of seventy
days. Whether the Star in the East was a
comet or a special sign set among the clouds by
God, matters little. 1t guided these heathens
to the stable. 1t is worth while for us to re-
member too, that these were not ghosts or
shadowy types of mankind crossing the desert,
as we are apt to consider all Biblical person
ages, but sincere men, In n cropping, ig-
nOrant age of the world, searching for a
leader aud teacher, using the best knowledge
they had to find hm-astrology, signs and
superstitions, very likely, of every sort. They
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-25

An Excise Commission, unless it is intended
to be purely ornamental, should be moral in
stitution. One, and not the least, of its objects
should be to mitigate the crime, the disorder,
the pauperism which result from the unre-
strained sale of Intoxicating liquors 1t is odd,
therefore, that the very money paid to the
public as Il guaranty against crime should
have tempted its sworn custodian into n worse
thievery than any poor besotted victim of his
appetite is likely to have an opportunity of
committing. The moral effect of this must be
inexpressbly disastrous.
Mr.. Commissioner Murphy had so long asSo-
ciated with men who are in the habit of con-
sidering the public money as their own, that
when he penned that felOniOus check, he was
probably under the impression that he was
simply drawing ont his own little balance. He
is spoken of by one who had been well ac-
quaintcd with him for sixteen years as "jOlly
"sort of fellow, with half careless way of
tranSactng business" Why, that describes
the pluuderer of the Tammany genus exactly!
Tweed was a jolly good fellow-Twecds way
of transacting business was "semi-care-
"less," and so was that of more than one of
his associates. These jolly, semi-carcless
lcilOWS VIII DC the rum OF New Ork,
if we are not more careful. The Ex-
else Board wanted treasurer. What
are the qualifications of treasurer
Sobricty, we should think, not iollity !;
accuracy, not half carelessness an honest fell
low, not a "good fellow" is desirable. If
there is no honesty left in the world, that is
another matter; but Tammany Hall is not
" the great globe itself" When people say,
after each development of infdelty, that no.
body is to be trusted they should stop to con-
slider that they are making a shameful surren-
der of the good reputation of the world and of
society and of the City of New-York, which
they would have us believe is one great slough
of moral desolatOn. If nobody is to he
trusted that is one thing but to
say that Tammany is not to be trusted
is quite another. If nobody is to be
trusted, there is not "A city in the world so
badly of as ours is. If nobody is to be
trusted, the municipal government had better
retire from business and leave us to the tender
mercies of anarchy.
| There are honest men if we will but select
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-25
5nAer 10 Advertisements.

ANusTNTNTs- Sd PdGe-5th and 6ths column
Roam AND ROOMs-3d PGOe-5th column
HTsINFss CHANCEs-1h IGQe-6th columu
BUsiNEss NOTlCIS-4M PGQe-lSt Column
CURlSTMAs-3d POqc-3d column. 49,
COKPoR kTIoN NOT1CES-3d Id0e-lth Column
COUNTRY ROARD--3d PGQe-3th column
DANCING ACADEAiIEs-6h PdGc-3d colulhh
DTNTIsTEN-3d PGge-ith column. 90, .,.,
DIvIDTND NouCE>-1h Pdge-oth ana oth Coluihus'
DRY GO0DS-3d IGgc-5th column. 90, .,..
EUROPEAN ADvERTlsEMENTs-I idGc-o.h Co'uuiH
FINANCIAI-7h P0Ge-ith and 5,h columns
PM AETs-3d PGgc-6th column.
FURNITUEE-7N FGgc-6th column
HOLIDAY GIFTS-3d Pdge-6th column. go
HOUSES AND FARMS WANTED 81 Fdgc-4th cO4umh
INsTRuCrIoS-6h Fdge-2d and Sd columns
IosT AND FOUND-3d P0ge-3d column.
LECTURES AND MEETNGs-3d Fdgc-6ih Column
IFGN NorIcFs-7M FGge-6th column 80 ,
MARBLE AND SLATE MANTEIS-3d Fdgt-iIH cuIulln'
MARRIAGK. AND DEATHS-5h Pdgc-6th column
MIsCFII ANFOUs-SM Pdgc-ith, 9TH and 6th Columns
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS-3d PGQc-3th column;
NFw Public ATIONs-6h PGge-1st and 2d columns.
RAJ FsTATE FOR SuE-ClTN-3d Idgc-4th coiuhn ;
COINTRY-3d P0ge-ith column ; To EAChANGL-o"
PGQc-Ath column.
SPECIAL NOTiCES-Jh PGge-6th column.
SIM TIONs WANTED-MALES-3d Pdge-3d cOlhlhh );
TFwAIIS-3d Pdgc-3d column. -,
STEAMBOATS, AND RALEOADs-6M PGQe-3d ana A'h
sTTtMFRs. OcEAN-7h Page-Gth column.
'rrACurRs-Gh Idge-}d column. -
To LFT-CTY PROPERTY-3d Fdge-1th cOluuh; OOON-
TRY-3f Iagc-ith column.
WINTER REsoRTS-Gh PdQf-ith column.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-25

them; there are clean hands if VIC will but
look for them; there are men of honor, in
tegrity, of perfect fidelity, left. 1t is pretty
evident, however that we shall not wisely
look for them among those who have been
weighed in the balance and found wanting.
The notion that this great, Opuent city, with
all its resources, belongs to little association
of INSCRIPTIONS politicians, to be plundered by
them at will, is at the bottom of all these eX-
pensive thieverics. They do with ours as if it
were their own. For them are taxes levied
for them are appropriations made. For them
men trade and toll, and accumulate money.
For them are elections ordered and candidates
chosen. The theory upon which they per-
sistcntly act is that New-York is theirs, and
the fatness thereof. When we catch and cage
one of them, we think that we have done with
them all. But so long as we keep up the
system which breeds them, so long will their
generation be without end.
In the case before us, the credulity of those
who should have known better, amounts almost
to a crime. The money held by the Excise
Commissioners was placed in trust with them
by the applicants for licenses. The Commits
sioners take such excellent care of it, that one
of their number can at Will possess himself OF
$40 600 or 5000 of 1t, and run away with
his plumber. All that Murphy had to do was
to sign his name and pocket the cash. Does
anybody mean to say that no better care could
have been taken of these funds Y-that no plan
could have been devised which, carried INTO
effect. would have rendered it impossible for
Murphy to play this profitable gameY People
COZ, tbot no vvos temntpd by the ODDOItunity-
why, then, was the opportunity affordedf Talk
about Murphy's semi-carelessnesS in doing
business the carelessness which left this large
sum entirely under his control had nothing
"sem" about it, The old prOyerb had 1t
that after the stced was stolen the stable door
was locked. One after another, the horses are
taken out of the municipal stables, but the
lock which will keep the thieves out has not
yet been discovered, and will not be until we
stop giving Tammany the key.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-25
THE UIYTER IN TIE EAST.

The unusually early and severe Winter in
Europe, this year, threatens to add a new
horror to the Eastern War. Roumania and
the greater part of Bulgaria are exposed, pre-
clsey like Russian TurkeStan, TO the full force
of all northern and eastern winds, which fire.
quently produce a change of temperature
amounting. to 5Oo in single day. Wherever
these winds blow, the same snowy hurricanes
occur as i'll Minnesota and on the plains, far
more destructive in character than almost any
amount of still Arctic cold. Such hurricane
has now fallen upon the half famished garrison
of Plevna and the Russian convoy which ac
companies it to the camp near Bucharest.
The fact that wagons horses and men were
entirely buried i'll the snow, within half a mile
Of place of shelter, gives rise to
the most serious apprchensiOns in re-
gard to the main bOdy-cOnquered and
conquerOrs-Of which nothing has yet been
heard. If the storm extended, as is probable,
throughout all Bulgaria, it Will put stop to
military operations for a short time The Bal
kans form the dividing line of climate, hold
ing back the fierce northern winds from the
warm valleys of Roumelia; but the SHOWS
upon their ridges and III their passes are even
a greater obstacle than cold However impa-
tent the Russians may be TO force that noun
tain-barrier, they will not dare to make the
attempt until they have secured both their sup
ports and their supplies
in Armenia, on the other hand, the first yiO-
lence of the Winter has exhausted itself, and
moderate weather now prevails. This region,
although rough and lofty, receives much pro-
lection from the immense wall of the Caucasus,
to the DOrthward it is subject to deep SHOWS
rather than to violent storms or great extremes
of cold, and the winds of the Black Sea and
the Persian plains, meeting each other upon its
highest ridges, make the climate uncertain,
during the Winter months. The operations mt
EZerum have been retarded by the difficulty,
hitherto, of transporting siege guns from Kars,
and the first heavy SHOWS have also checked
the flanking movement to the nOrthward,
already begun by the Russians. These delays
are favorable to the Turks, and it must be as
sumed that Mukhtar Pasha has been materially
strengthened within the past few weeks. There
will be more fighting before the campaign closes,
and its duration will depend very much upon the
character of the Winter But there is less
probability of suffering and death from the
rigor of the season on the high lands Of Ar
menia than on the low levels of the Danube.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-25
CLOSING the LEDGER FOR 1877.

The last week Of the old year begins with
ont any surprising change in finance, COM
mercc or industry. Throughout the land
labor is fairly but not fully employed, and its
wages, though moderate, are such rs to pre-
vent general destitutioh or suffering We
judge that larger number of workers are
employed at the close of the year than were
employed at its beginning, and at better re-
Enumeration, in part because the wages paid
have been slightly advanced in some branches
in which labor was ill-pad, and reduced,
as rule, only where the pay was
relatively high and in part because the pur-
chasing power of the dollar has increased.
The decline in prices has not been by any
means general or equal, and this is well, for
many prices were below the specie level one
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-25
Aep,2lork Daily Gribl1lrG,
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
r1-rsnAY- DECEMBER %. 1s77.
THE NEWS rms MORNING.


FOBEIGN.-The Scryiaus have been repulsed with
loss az latIe. near Yayor. -= The Edinburgh
Chamber OF Commerce deprecaics war between
England and Russia. -= The CTctans are 7bout
e. establish provisional government
OMtsuC.-Gcncral Sheridan telecraphs that
Lieutenant Wards detachment and company Of
Mexican troops followed trail amicably together
-Secretary Eyarts has discontinued the office
Of Third Assistant Secretary Of State -R Robert
+. Parrot, the inventor of the Parrot gun, is
dead.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-Commssioner Murphy's
defalcation and flight caused much excitement yes
terday in city departments and among liquor-dealers
and raised several legal questions. -- II is now
doubtful if the Mayor will remove the Police Com
missioneIs the Aldermen will not confirm any
nomination until all the charges arc disposed Of
80 Extensive transactions in forged bonds have
been discovered == The search in the
ruins of the Barclay-st fire continued
without result John Grice. in Williamsburg
cut his throat and poisoned his child - Gold,
1929. 1924 1924. Gold value of the lega-tender
dollar at the close, $3.50 cents. Stocks dull, but all
higher, and closing strong
The WEArHER.-TRIBUNE local observations indi-
cate a continuance of occasionally cloudy weather.
Thermometer yesterday, 80, A., So.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-25

General Butler has broken his long silence at last,
but the shower Of bricks is only light one. lie
says the Silver Bill will pass veto veto; that
unlimited silver will be neither morally wrong nor
unjust TO the bondholders; that he has no faith in
the success of the reconciliation policy and never
has had, though he found out last March that the
President believed in il and concluded to keep still
and let il have fair trial. On the question of Civil
Service reform he is silent, confessng that he does
not know what it means, having never heard it
spoken of in Washington, save as joke. As Tor the
future of the Republican party, he thinks that all
depends upon the Presidents course II DO decides
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-25

next February to return to the Republican party all
VIII be well, and the party can save New-York in
1880 and elect its President. If he decides 10 keen
his present Cabinet however, and to 20 with the
Democrats, there will be break mp Of parties. with
new organizations questions Of finance. tariff etc
The General developed these points in a long speech
in Boston on Saturday evening
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-25
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poor,,,s Tpp ,TRr--2 and 8: as You Like L.,
BSoApwAY THEAEE1;30 and M9nI Wo T|IlSso
FrTu hvYNUE THEATRE-1:3O ana ; Auiien'''
Nimo. Modicska. 80 =, ,,,.,,. 1,,od susau " etc
49, nm ANN and : " Our American Oouslh'
~ FptNCIsCo MINSTBus. . and :
Fp ,Nc,rs-l;SO and : " Rome and juliet, ,,.,.,.
iSI"> SoUARF THEArRE-l30 and s The Mo'her
secret" $1,000,
WAIACK's THEATRE-" Won at Last
ACADEMY OF DEsIGN-LOan Exhibition. ,.t
EftNorr's GAEpTN-2 audS: Circus ana MenaSet4o'
NV AvEuCAN MUsFUM-Day and Evening
NV York AoU AEIUM-Day ard Evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-25
Gnslncss Nolices.

CHERRY RIPE" OF any of the other TRIBUNE
Novels IN wrappers rcldy for mailing TO friends in the coun
try 10 De had at TRIBUNE Counting Room.
MuTBY's choice Norfolk oysters half price
usually charged a HuIisonst, rs Cortlandst near iely
WINES THAT ARE WINES.
PORTS en- great variety imported bottles also in casks - 10
- pet gallon. ..t-
BEETLES. ,-,
N,rs very old also later Vutages imported in wood and
glass ItT gallon and upwards. - ,,.
sinpt
HoCK WINS -G 20 $40
ANFuCAN WI.r--Tho Pleasant Valley Wine Company s
tflammol sport. y. - for which We ere Agents ctc
li9tct GIsr THEN and CAElE BLANCHE tde Nh"ul
paeIe. f4Heuted iu Tire bot So per case.
Also SWE. ANA Dl CATAWuA u - per gallon Port and
special ,.,
Yery Ola BEAUWs Ola VI Runs. Holland and English
Irish Whistles. "tlI crow rye, J''
ana Bum-arlncis OLD VIRGINIA RYE WHISKY - 90. inc
tvOOlr, brands DO the United states and the best soOd
Young Rtr Whiskcy. - 90 per gallon
N. H. ElEK & Co., go Fuiton-st, and IO9 BfOaNWay'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-25

DAILY TRHUNT Mail Subscribers SO per annum.
SFMI-WEFKiY Tribune Mail Subscribers. 81 peran.
NFrkIY TRIBUNE Mail Subscribers - pei annum.
Terms. cash IN advance.
Uptown advertisers can leave their for TIE TRIBUNE
nj 2Ss froaaWav cor 3lsts 3OS w. 2idst shave
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-25

The reinstatement Of the French municipal
officers removed 10y the De Broglie Ministry is
an act Of political justice, which reflects credit
on the new administration, and indicates
that it will do its reconstructive work
thoroughly and earnestly. The tranquility it
has restored to France gives il the right to
assume that it represents the popular will,
and Will be sustained in completing the con-
sttutional defcnces of the Republic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-25

The Tweed Committees last day, appropn-
ately enough, was largely occupied with
vindcation of Thomas J. Dreamer by Thomas
j. Creamer. The end crowns the work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-25

The Model Receiver has been discovered, and
Judge Robinson has the honor of announcing
his appearance He understood the whole art
of receiving. He received Slips, and his ex-
penses were $4,346. He seems to have been
little weak in the matter of restitution, but
Judge Robinson criticised him with unneces-
sary harshness. If he understood one part of
his business so wei, it is but fair to forgive
him a little eccentrcity in the other.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-25

Sir Hugh Alan's experience, as detailed
elsewhere, in searching for new starting
point for ms steamship line ON the Atlantic
coast breaches whole volumes of ser
mons to our merchants and city officials.
The Allan Line will not be estab-
lished here because Of the lack of ter
mnd facilities and because of the heavy
wharf and harbor dues it will 90, in all prob
ability, TO Philadelphia, where wharfage is
offered free, and there will be no harbor dues.
How long can the merchants of New-York
stand this SOFT of thingP
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-25

Governor Porter, of Tennessee, is declared,
in statement, given in our local columns to
be the author OF the readiuStment scheme
in that state, by which he hopes TO readiuSt
the present Governor into a future United
States Senator. We should like TO have Gov
ernor Porter say whether he sent the dispatch,
which he is credited with, telling the bond
holders to take jOper cent or nothing, instead Of
GO as he had originally proposed. If Governor
Porter is this kind of a man. his elevation to
the United States Senate by pandering TO the
advocates of reputation, would only serve to
make his baseness more conspicuous. The lower
class politician, with all his loose ideas of pub
lie morality, might well draw his robes around
him when such man passed by
The Cretans now in revolt represent the
Greek race in the conflict against the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-25

for freedom ten years ago, but they were
overpowered by the numbers as well
as by the superior skill of the Turks. who sent
able generals, such as Osman Pasha, against
them. Should it turn out that Egypt, at the
instance OF the Porte, is sending black troops
to crush the patriots, the Greek Government
may find it impossible to restrain Its people
from acts of retaliation. These may in turn
hasten the expected uprising of the Hellenic
race against the Moslem enemy, who still
claims Thessaly as his own