Smyrna times., 1879-10-01
Condition Cf Constantinople.

\ letter from the Cou- u-tautinopIc CORE.
SPondent Of the C,..r.. G,.t g.yes Il d.
pIorahIo account Of the rrc-o,, tat" Of
things il Turkey. H. hc..u, uth the
Sultan, who, he say, one Of tho bet .ud
nob!rst OF MouaIchS in guiot times. has not
proved equal to the difficult c.rcum-t.I.c,.,
OF hi4 times. The disasters Of IurK,y ana
/ the fate Of his predecessors h.y,. proved ..u
hi- mind: hc j. haunted hv childish
dreams he ncVc E,s.cci.- .u the same I....I
t"o nights running: al lis food hi- t. b..
tasted beforehand in h. llo~cuce. ia cy,...
I lbnIilr1lIt s.Iu ne -.,.- i pol: he Di..
ventures "ut once "a w~en ID tine noa.,.-'
mosque, and trusts nobody bat the !..te..
eunuch- and higher Palace servants. " no.
are necessarily rpb5.uy h.m s. an i,..
stance, he cites a highly profitable c.acy-
SION recently Obtained by Euror.au con
tractors whose p.tl- were Dismissed UY la.
'ounc.l Of state, til" Ministers, ami the
"and N.l.rr a opposed to lh- ju,cr,-, ut
the Ottoman Empire. Ihe crn,ricto,-
passed over their heads, and through il
back she"-h Of $1,000 PAID to one ot tn,
hIgh cunuch-, the Desired ImIcr.al fireman
was obtained. Ii~ eumuch- Iu.c IN the
Palace, dispose Of tA" rgvy purse. and are.
I continually drawing on the different M.u~
tcr!ad TREASURES. Tin. ttla,.c.l. .,A3,.iu.
creatures meIite also with politics. uI
render VAN every effort Of the .>u,,au'-
legitimate ADVISER. only the -cu.ty ,..iu.
cation IT," I0ij-hlh has himself enjoyed
can account .nr h. iii.,It,t.pl.
Iucrc liable a. ll-,,.In-, alu.u.tl -u.,.,4.-
dark attendant. thccn:c! subject ci c.;!t,..
,;tou is = future holy war and the iIia.-n
mcut Of ihidci Euiorc Tins i. ,e
sultan f4vorite subject, and It i thu, OK.
plIclh.e that hr ho.i, Car,thcoio.. Pa-l,
IN special dislike on account o. tine con
c!usion Of the Vow. isIt" cguy1Lt.rn. and
viii not listen - peac"iu. se,,.cmyu; os
tie Greek question. ue state q, t..rg,
among tic officials j, d,.-cr.hei a. equally
"r"tchrt. Among the higher :uLctl .uar.y-
re. n bUbery and debau.Hrry; among the
lower appropriation and cheating: on
, either s.de ,.oth and nc .psc.ty. AMou,
the lower officials, o1tcls, and army san
E"ols, misery has reached To.Ht lucom-
prrhcnsb.e 70 Europeans. Iuoge aye c1.o,
ncls and che! surgeons H. whose h0u.e-
8 not a particle Of meat na, been eaten for
. months, whose children cannot got0 school
for want oI hoes, and who's: d9o,s arc
daily a-saled hy bakers, greer. grocer. and
milk vendors cnmoring 10. pay,acnt d,
their bills. In the pubic institutions il j.
, the same thing, and cvcn in the ., -atc-
! hospitals o. toustIuunol.5 the most no.--
-ary m"dicunonl, are wanting. and 10
: solicitations Of the phy,;ciau7 are -ucces,
full IN obtaining the means TO supply IL,
j, need Tn" never chluyiu. answer !.
j. paramyl yok we have no money.
! In the provinces matters are wo.-e tuai
!. in the capital: soldiers are going about j,
rars selling their swords and gun, 10 bu
food, for the government docs not pay til
9 lurYeyors, who have consequently >topTo
:, their supplies. As for the nation N cyurg.
:, it is in state Of desperation. The s,agu.
ton Of trade and the dreadful doarurs, {
the nccos,lr"s Of lie nave emb.tterel pe.
! ple and their anger j., IN the first place
= directed against the Sultan. whom they hol
> personally responsible for rv"!y evil. III
dethroucnruto of Abiu. IIamid, hns, in fac
been the leading topic ior week, IN IT,
cohec-houSes Of Stamboul and ScutaIi: an
~ ~ since the declaration of Dr. Mongari til.
Z" the ex sultan Murad is mentally and bod..
= perfectly healthy, uiuc-tenth> OF the Iu
kjsh population Of COu,tan;iuop,e loJh I
; his return for remoly--a sentiment e
- dorsed by the dissatisfied young Turks
and the orthodox OLD Turkish politician
~ who merely look upon Abdul IIamid
MurId' reprcscutatIvc.--N J. D|s-....