The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1878-02-06
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IL We are Elena IL era sharp days fight.
Ing.. characterized. am glad to say. by
few af Iiluse acts oi itrocity which have dis
praccd - many Turkish succe-ses There
ls not Y sterner oiponrllt 70 the Ba.li-
Bazuuks system thau Suiehnan pasila. nut
ibese furslsh and Clrcassian free lances
nave been raised Is the centrsl goyprnlnenl
into situation quite beyond control. and
any attempt IL Suppression would ,ral>frrn
them Into e,tulpss cullroliahle brigan,Is.
Ne are in Eieua. and the sack of the place
Is now IN iuii SWING. From The w.apow d
lie house ~ which have sought Lew
minutes Of quiet 10 jot down these notes,
and which uyerlnpka the long main street 81
this little town. | see the ruin progressing
last. 10 give an idsa of the scene il tin,
street II needs 10 be lholugraphed N panura,
ma aud thus present. in it, ensemble. Word
painting gives but = feetle uotion u il, be-
Gauss The sImutanclty Of the incidents i,
lost. Thus, u lshy that the l,ashi. 5azouks
aud Gircassiais ate batteriiig dours aid
shutters with the butt ebds VI their nuskets
slashhng windows traues topleces slth theii
,atagllans. i,uwing ut locks with their rc.
volycrs. throwing the contents Of house,
aud shops ihtoihc streets. sfiIi il is only
two or three houses that the reaiers pic.
lufes TO himself. while what want to ,ies
ciibe i going vn, on tuth sides ui the way
Ill down the main street Of Elena. which
Is good deal more than mile long. Iii
the byways, too; 80 lar as they lend theni>
selves 10 sucl; sotk. the dept sdators are at
work hosllns and hOotlng. drunk With the
y Joys It spollation, and red hot with the ex.
citement ui dcs,iuciinn.
r. IL t-hgii been intended t0take precautions
TO prevent the sack ot the townby the ir.
leguIars. Three cumpaies were to have
bcsl, told uii q protect the spoil from tbs
hantls of those Hho had done nothing e.
eutiile them 10 participate III the lott but
in the excitement of tie victory IL vas not
carried out. aud thus tie irrceulurs are &c
curing for themselves. or recklessly vast.
ing. the great hulk of the booty.ial was "a
30 sauu aiier the iruups that when ~ III The
street, II wns comparatively empty Oh q
little bridge over risulet which crosse.
Que end Of the town lay three Ru,siaiI, dead
aud the way was almost barred lby a dad
horse lying still harnesSed 20 broken lolf-
gon; but a. | went on tile lIasLis caipC
rushing ppst. aud soUn the street was GIL.
ed. Siiop alter ship vas burst open. Now
grUcer's from which skins and iladders
filled with chrcse aud Russian butter were
thrown into the street here sugar was the
attraction. aud The lgashiS thrust the white
sngar luInps by bandiuis into their breasts
aud into tie fulds OF their turtaBs, aud
when they we're stuffed. scattered the rest
about the street. mE
Il must have Teen Bulgarisn feast
day yesterday, Tor 10 al the grnce,s and
bakers shops there was holiday cake. upon
which the B,siis pnunced wilh childish ie.
light. Now oraper's shop vas tapped
aud The yarns aud rougher goods were
thrown out % be-. lrsmpled under font.
while the lnug yards u calicn and cl,th
were dragged forth. the pilagers eEorpihg
! oii with their yataghans such lengths NJ iliey
could secure. From the winters the casks
of wine were ruled lntn tbs street and The
heads stove ini bottles we're hurled into the
air aud came smashing down smong .hr
cruwd by tie scwo From time tn lime 4
truop Of scared p'g- would come rushing in.
70 the street honhdei out oi their siyes bS
the .ide currents II the h,uiers. The,l
there vas shout and chase, aud ihe
pnnf breasts we're baynneied az siiut d, rifles
aud tesolyer rerklessly fred AMID thy
lctosi Before silk store lay an old Bdl.
lgar, sho, flr,ngh the rlesi. lying as b,
tell, MD little further. Tad oni still aud
straight under tie protecting frunt ia
cook ) shop, was the hudy of Ilnssiap.
clad in shirt aud drawers. clear md iias ii
texture. app,rently the rrm,,us II sop,
civil lunetiUnary. - LOadOn Times.
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SETTLING WITH THIN.
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