Ottumwa weekly courier., 1877-08-15
believed that seven of the inhabitants

l,ZVU women pcrleneu. One person,
It is believed escaped. At Cobobon-
nos 100 houses were burned, 200 men
and 300 women. perished, two per-
sons escaped. At Kestombol 1901
houses were burned, 300 men and 600
women perishcd. One person only
escaped.
The legation concludes: From in
received the Russians have |
adopted uniform system to try to
destroy defenseless villages, and after |
destroying them with cannon shot to |
the unarmed inha abitants
and carry off the woman for tho pur-
pose Of outraging their persons, when
they are not killed at first. Tho Rus
slams threatened Christian villages
with the same fate If they do not sur
render, or If their inhabitants re-
fuse to be enrolled.
TURKISH ATROCITIES.
A Bucharest correspondent tele-
have written the follow
ing as l received it, and from the ter
rible accou nts which the fugitives
bring over tho Balkans
fear it must be only too true. On
July 3lst, the day of the Russian
of Eski Saghrs, the Turks
ordered that ell Christian men wo-
men and children should be shot as
they left their houses, aud those who
within were burned alive.
An order was given to burn down
and destroy every particle of Chris
tian property.
Many leading Turkish merchant
took part in the affair. One dispatch
cd q largo number of Bashi- Bazouks
over the Tscherpan district. This
district is ono of tho richest in that
part of Turkey. 1t contains a very
large proportion Of Christians, thirty
churches, and 500 different schools
and colleges, all of which have been
burned.
Tho destruction extended to the
villages of Coghdan, Mahalesi, RAM,
and many others, in all about 60, con-
tanning from $50 to 800 families each.
Scarcely SO persons escaped alive.
Bulgarian fngitives at Gabrova and
Selvi estimate that from 10000 to H.
600 Christians have been massacred
in the Askisaghra and Tehirpad dis
tricts alone. Soldiers were posted
along the road from Askisaghra to
Kayantik, with orders to shoot eve-
rybody passing. -
THE SUFFERING IN BULGARIA.
LONDON, Aug. 13.-A correspon-
dent at Karabunar writes Appalling
accounts continue to come in of the
misery of the fugitives from the dis
tricts devastated by the Bashi- Bazouks
and Bulgarians. Thousands of women
and children are homeless and per.
ishing for want of shelter. medical
attendance and food. Immediate help
on the largest scale is sorely needed
The Pashe proposes to distribute the
fugitives about Constantinople, Phil.
ipopolfs and Adrianople.
The crops are rotting on the ground
and no provision, is made tor the
winter.
The correspondent speaks favorably
of the conduct Of the Turkish regu.
lar, but severely blames the govern.
ment for employing or not controlling
the irregulars who commit the worst
excesses. Even fugitive women and
children who come for protection tt
the Turks have to be guarded by ths
regular troops lest they should bt
further injured by these savages. Tht
Bulgarians are behaving in much tht
same way as the Bashi- Bazouks. i
will be impossible for the Christian!
and Mahommedans to ever live to-
gether again in the disturbed dis
Even the Russians severely con
denim Russia's conduct in frs
instigating the Bulgarians to revol
and then leaving them to the mercy
of the turks, whose right to trea
them as rebels is hard to question.
MUssELMAN REFUGEES.
An Adrianople dispatch says: Fiv,
thousand Musselman refugees ar,
here, and 5000 in other towns Sew
epal thousand are expected from
Kajonlik.
PARLIAMENT PRoROGUED-THEQ QUEEN's
| SPEECH.
LONDON, Aug. 14.-Messrs. Eccles
Sharrock Brothers e. Co. manufac
turers of overdrawers, have failed
Liabilities estimated at half mil
lion.
The Queen, yesterday, ordered the
propagation of Parliament from to-
day until October 30th.
Rioting took place at Londonderry
yesterday, on the occasion of open
ing the Apprentice Boys Memoria
Hall. A number of persons wer,
injured, one fatally stabbed. Tht
military were called out.
The following is the Queens speech
|proroguing Parliament, this after.
noon, which was read by commits
sion:
MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN: l an
happy to be able to release you from
your attendance upon Parliament
My relations with all foreign powers
continue friendly. The exertion
which, since the commencement O
disturbances in Eastern Europe,
have not ceased to make for the main
tainance of general peace unfortun
atcly have not been successful. o.
the outbreak of war between Russi,
and the Ottoman Empire 1 declared
my intention of preserving an atti
tude of neutrality as long as the in
tcrcsts of the country remained un
affected. The extent and nature o
these interests were further defined
in communication which 1 caused
to be addressed to the government O
Russia, which ELECTED reply indi
eating friendly dispositions on tn,
4 part Of that state. l shall not fail K
use my best efforts, when suitable
opportunity occurs, for the restora
ton of peace on terms compatible
with the general safety and Welfar,
of other nations. If in the course O
the contest the rights Of my empire
should be assailed or endangered
should confidently rely ON your helr
to vindicate and maintain them. Ap
Iprehensions of serious famine il
Southern India, which l communi.
Gated to you at the opening OF tht
session, have, grieve to say, been
fully verified. The visitation which
has fallen upon my subjects in Mad
fas and Bombay are Of extreme Sc
verify and its duration is likely to b.
prolonged. No exertion will bt
wanting on my part or of my Indiar
government to mitigate this terrible
calamity. The proclamation of my
sovereignty In Transvaal has been re
ceived throughout the provinces with
enthusiasm.
STARVATION IN INDIA.
CALCUTTA, Aug. A.-At q publ,
meeting held at Madras ON the 9tl
inst. to consider steps necessary fol
securing help from England for tn,
famine sufferers, the Duke Of Buck
ingham, Governor Of Madras 'presi.
ding, stated that the famine area con
tanned 1S.OOO,O 900 people, Of which 1
large proportion were dependent fol
daily food on the exertions and activ.
ity of those who transport grain t<
the country. The necessity for sup
plies is daily increasing. The wants
Of Madras are already beyond thu
means of the presidency. Every sid
that can be secured is needed to save
the people. Increasing severity Of
distress necessitiates an appeal tt
public charity.
DR.. Cornish, of the sanitary com