Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-12-20

town. Osman Pasha is freely GEN.
sured for not having caused the in
habitants to evacuate Plevna while
they could have done so in safety,
for they are now suffering terribly,
and the endless wailing of women
! and children 10 apt to dishearten the
troops. An Old Jewess named Sarah
has become notorious here as q
prophecies. Her door stands open
from morning till night and her
house is constantly filled with SOL
diers and officers-many of the lat
ter being of high rank-who have
gone to her to learn their future lot
She is deriving large income, and
her predictions have carried consid-
cradle weight ever since her pre-
diction of the deaths of certain of
ficers was verified. 1t is said that
even Osman Pasha himself has con-
suited This old woman, and that she
declared brilliant future to be in
store for him if he did not fall into
the hands of the enemy before the
18th of December. 8g aaf
Three Russian soldiers were cap
tured by the Turks buring one of the
late sorties made on the side of Lu-
covltza, and their equipments
which is superior to that OF the
Turkish officers-excited the envy
of their captors. Indeed, these Rus.
slams looked like colonels by the side
OF the common Turkish soldiers.
Since the Goth of the last month a
great number of the wounded who
filled the sooalled hospit ais at Plevna
have been sent on 30 Ork hanie, but
there still remain many others, who
are hourly dying in frightiul agony
from the want OF medical aid. Os-
man Pasha, for some inexplicable
reason, refused the medical assis-
lance offered him bv the surgeons
of tho Stafford House association.
When DIR. Bond Moore came to
Plevna with medical stores, Osman
Pasba told him that if he wished to
suooour wounded men he must re-
turn to Sofia, as all the wounded in
Pleyna would DO sent there. The
Doctor represented that the men
were unable TO bear the fatigue OF
such a journey, and would in most
cases never arrive at their destina-
ton alive, but Osman Pasha turned
deaf ear to all his representations.
The Doctor then handed over the
medical stores to a Turkish official,
and Quilted Plevna within twenty.
four hours after his arrival here. At
present there is not single Euro
pean Doctor in Pleyna, and the
the wounded are allowed to die IN
agony, without an effort being made
to alleviate their. sufferiDgs, unless
we except an occasional prescription
of milk and eggs, and the application
of bandages SO tightly tied as to
stop the circulation of the blood and
add to the distress of the disabled
men. The Turkish soldiers merit
very different treatment from their
commanders. They have left their
homes, aware that their departure
would in many cases place their
families in extreme want, and after
fighting with the utmost heroism
are left to die uncared for. They
have no longer any loyalty to the
Pashas who have 80 scandalously
split their blood and disregarded
their sufferings. and were it not fol-
the religious enthusiasm and blind
reverence for the Padishah that In
spire the Turkish soldiers, their just
indignation would find vent in rebell-
ion against their unworthy chiefs.
During the past few days a fresh
Russian attack has been expected,
and the Turks have been preparing
to meet it. Even the gloomy coun-
tenance of Osman Pasha has bright
ened at the thought of a coming
struggle. in the hope probably Of
and re.openipg his communications
| entrust this letter to Circassian
who has twice succeeded in escaping
through the Russian lines after the
investment.