The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-05-23

are al fpOfniHS, noon, suiiset anu Tue
closing moi night. Mohamned de-
clared that God had announced 10 him
that He would receive no prayer (which,
in attesting that there is but one God,
doth not also attest that MohanImed Is bis
prophet.'' M ye aa aei
The word koran signifies that which
ought 10 beread. II comprises the entire
scheme, religions, moral, social andlpo-
litical, of M0bammedan institutions x
prohibits drunkenness and gaming, To
neither Of which vices Oriental races are
addicted, but it sanctions polygamy and
provides for sensual qualifications. While
itw was superior to polytheisin, II was in.
ferior in purity and spirituality to The
faith OF Jews and Christians. So long as
The Arabs, an exceptionally refined and
valiant race, were It's chief supporters,
tile germs Of mischief in il were not fully
developed II is only in the forks the
present day that the legitimate results Of
the principles aud religion Of Mohammed
are illustrated. Mohammdanism was
from the first established by the sword,
and tile ~ ord had become tile last appeal
to save il from extinction. il may be
added That Mohammed died Of poison,
which woman put ina dish ofinutton.
10 try.the divinity ofthe prophet, The
taste Indicated that there was something
wrong. and he declared that the mutton
had sl,okento him and told him II was
poisoned, but, as las been quantity
remarked, il did not speak 10 him in time,
for il finally killed him.
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LONDON. May II. The military opera.
tions 90 the Danube and IN Asia make
slow progress on both sides. The Rus
slams, in spite Of their great resources and
fine organization have erea. many diff
fculfies 10 overcome. The character Of
the country and the Notifications render an
advance tedious on land. and Hobart Pa
>ha's respectable English pluck and well
drilled sailors keep the Muscovites from
making much progress in maritime opera
TORS. Apart from the actual warfare il is
d question whether Russia or Turkey is
suffering most. Both are impecunious.
but the Turks are living on the mama Of
fanaticisn. A statement has been pub
lished by the Paris Pdtiie TO the effect that
The Russian debt is nov 5000. 600. coo.
whilo in 1880 il vas scarcely S7I. 900 900.
TIE Daily Telegrdrhis specials from
Ba,oum on Friday at midnight says: "a
bout ) O'Clock this morning the Russian
forces. Which had heen largely augmented
for the purpose. advanced with batteries
Of 6eld artillery and made furious at
tack upuu tie heights defending Bltoum
on the land side. which we're occupied by
Bashi Slzouks. TIE Ottoman troops we're
entrenched ia the usual effective manner up-
on the slopes aul ledges Of these bills aud
npon the advance Of the enemy they open.
cd on bis columns terrible and we'll sus-
tanned FIRE Of cannon ana musketry. which
literally moved the Russians down ~
swaihes. They fell by scores and hundreds
On tie PLAIN. below the Turkish position.
during their attempts to make way sgainst
;his Gro. a body Of the Turks. or horse
and on foot, taking advantage of thick
forest. broke forth npon the flank of the
Russian column aud effected great slaugh-
ter. The Muscovites being upon the
ground perfectly open. and having % choice
bot to fght orily, IN a short time the spot
which was the scene Of tais flank msyemGnt
became covered with dead aud dying l,us.
SLAMS. but tue enemy quickly brought up
reiniorcements and the battle was renewed
With much discrimination for many hours;
the Efforts u the asss;!anls were desperate.
~ maintained. but towards midday their
artillery FIRE graduliy slaekcned aud they
at length withdrew.
A correspondent Of the Telegraph. de,
scribing the battle near Ratouin says: |" |
myself was an eye witness Of this important
engagement from tie 6rst to the last. aud
can testify that the Ottoman soldiers be-
hayed With eallantry which was most ad-
mirahlc. They had. however. during
great part ni the action, the advantage Of
entrenehmcnts on high ground. aud il is
due 10 this fact. no doubt. tbatthsir losses.
compared 10 those inflicted upon the enc.
my. we're Insignificant
The same correspondent, under Saturdays
date. says: /" Tie yic.ory was Won ~ the
extraordinary courage Of The Basbi I,,souks
The dead aud wounded dn the Russian side
will exceed 1000. The engagement lasted
over eight hours actual lighting. The
Lost Of the Russians did not withdraw un.
iii near midnight. The Russians lost many
guns. ihe only Turkish officer 81 note
killed was Khalim ley, Of the irregnlars
An official telegram from japan states
that another army corps has reached Ka-
goshima. More than one battle has been
fought there large pnrt Of the torn has
been burned The Imperialisis were
victorious 10 every engagement.
The Times correspondent at Pera tclc-
graphs as follows: As evidence Of The
general condition To which ten days of ii.
cessaut rain have reduced the Asiatic region