New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-08

the Government TO the point that men VIII Ic."I"
from Punishment in due time and that 1t woulu 10
far better to end the matter once for all by dVdn1
these "accursed Bulgarian prisoners among Tue
principal towns Of this region, to be hanged ten OF
twenty in each place. Galata paper, the Courier
d0ricHt translated the paragraph with the single
comment, Our contemporary has great humanity
Upon this, the Basirc. unable TO imagine What hau
offended the delicate sensbitles OF the C0Hfr16
comes out with the sta tement that 1t does not know
what it ought to apologize for 1t, however, con-
cudes that the Courier is offended NJ the applica
ton Of the word accursed to Bulgarians But"
says the Bdsire eve are not ashamed Of it. In fact
all law recognizes that man who has been
guilty Of murder may be called accurscd. There
fore, say again. especially for the benefit OF the
Courrey, may the divine curse rest upon the Souls
Of all Bulgarians." This shows the deep hatred
which going to make the reconstruction of Euro
pean Turkey and its opposing races, somewhat like
the manufacture Of nitro-glycerine attended with
infinite danger to all concerned. These Bulgarian
prisoners have not been disposed of suggested by
the Bdsirct 4 hundred or more have been sent into
exile the past week. OF those who remain,
one had been in English employment and had
interested tho English ambassador in bis
case. Tho Porte, however. was incxorable.
and declared that he could not be released.
Another of these Bulgarnns is commission mer
chant from one OF the railroad towns He had
part in the Bulgarian instruction Of 1876, but
bought a pardon for $500. lie processes to have
kept his skirts clear ever since and does rot know
why he is arrested. Another prisoner IN this gang
unlucl,ilv Thought to please the Turks by placing
himself under their protection when Sulelman
Pasha's army advanced on Esk Saghra IN July. ITO
went 10 camp for that purpose was instantly ocAeu
up and has been in prison ever since. All these
prisoners are in great misery, being IN great neeo Oh
winter clothing. The English Compassionate Fund
will do something for them. These persons arc
doubtless victims Of the malice of their turkish
neghbors and the Government officials nave no i"e1
why most OF them were arrested They arc retained
in prison and will 20 into banshmont, because all
Bulgarians are regarded as dangerous characters,
and because no one Will take the responsibility OF
releasing them
The Aymonians Of this place are very much eated
By Tie successes Of the Armenian Generals IN the
Russian Army. Lazarcf, who turned Mukhtar Pashas
flank and broke mp his army retreat. san ArmenI-
an so is }lesod, SO is Tergukassoh. This last name
Is spelt with D by the Arnenians. Dermeans lord,
AMI is the title taken by the clergy; Gukas Is the
Armenian for Luke the J. always changing into q
in the transfer of 4 name from Greek TO Armenian.
The termination OH is added 10 RnS3anize the word,
! and the whole Hame Of General Dorgukasch means
simply son OF the priest Luke He appears to be
auo her exception to the rule that sons ct The clergy
turn ont badly.
The Russian authorities nj Tulcho, in the Do
Iuda, have ordered the priests IN the churches to
substitute in tneir PRAYERS The name of the Greek
Patriarch for that Of the Bulgarian Exarch as head
/ of fine church. This instantly caused protest
from the Bu!gaIians Of Tucha for the Greek Patri-
/ arch is regarded by every truo Bulgarian "a worse
than any Turkish pasha. The protest was no sooner
presented than the signers, wealthy merchants ana
men &C the highest social position, were arrested.
At last accounts thry wero SSH IN prison, wishing
that the dear Russians would only be rs liberal o.
! the Turk ID sach matters.
Saturday the oldest inhabitants Of the city were
brought to naught by the vain effort to recall
another such rain as descended upon u.s. The
streets were flooded from curb TO curb, and IN many
! places the sidewalks also were under water was
| Obliged TO wade I'm Il roaring torrent moro than
knce-deep IN one Of the great thoroughfares. Lines
were stretched along the streets to enable people to
keen thrir feet Carriages could not stem the tide,
for great blocks of stone came roaring down the
hills and smashed their wheels. Two men were car
ried away and drowned in the street. Many small
houses were also swept away. There is, however,
this compensation, that the street dogs
we're carried Off too. The storm lasted
for fyo or six hours, and in the evening
the gas-vorks suddenly went down, and PeTa and
Galata were left in darkness. Houses here COM
monty use candles or petroleum. but the streets and
the shops are lighted with Gas and in the sultan's
palace there is nothing but gas. Hence the sudden
destruction of the gasometer produced the widest
panic within the sacred precincts plot, an nsur-
rectIon. q Russian attack might all have produced
less fear than did this Wild riot Of the waters Pic
ture the scene. Five hundred women screaming III
sheer ignorance of what to take place
500 men, euuuchs servants and saf-oiii-
GERS of every degree. each making df-
erent suggestion rs to the cause Of the
Sudden darkness and in the midst of all this up
roar. the poor majesty of the Sultan could not com
mand light that he might know what stcaiihy
DANCER Threatened. Outside the roar of waters
dashing against the doors of the palace, the shouts
of sailors whose ships were dragging their anchors,
the his, of escaping steam, aud nearer the rapid
shonts of command as the guard turned ont to resist
whatever might come After half an hour or more
liQhts were obtained, and men and women began to
crawl out from under beds and from the darkest
depths Of dark cupbOards But the most uneasy
head in this city was that great palace that night.
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