The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-10-05
Town on which the Eyes of the
world Rest.

London, Oct. l.--The town Of Dulcignc,
which the AlbaDians are ordered by the
powers Of Europe to give up to the plucky
little Montenegro, lies on the Turkish side Of
the Adristic sea, ut point opposite Rome
and Naples, midway between each. 1t is
called in that quarter OF tho earth Dulchoen-
you. About 5000 people live there and are
the etlete descendants Of the must formidable
band Of pirates that ever existed. 1t is n
very odd old town, as everything in that re-
gion is old beyond our western meaning of
the word. One hundred and sixty seven
years before Christ the city surrendered TO
the Romans and received exemption from
taxation and its freedom.
From 1000 to 1000 pirates held full
sway, and in l7lS u great battle was
lost there by the Venetians. In the
seventeenth century Dulcigno became
temporarily as noted as Jerusalem on ac-
count Of the unsuccessful assumption of
an imposter named Ssbbstai, who pro.
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to Sabbatai were numbered by the thousands
in every part Of Europe. His face was hand
some and his conduct austere and becoming
to tue part he played. He Was deeply versed
in Talmud, and able through bis fine educa.
tion and general earnestness uf demoanor to
impose upon all who came under his inlu.
once. As his fame increased his responsible
tiles widened, and it became necessary that
he should dtposo tho sultan, the enemy Of
christianity.
Ho therefore, set out from Coustantnople
to confound the Turk with his Rnathema
Owing to the moral power which he had ac-
Qured, this expedition was not so crazy an af.
fair W might BIS imagined. However, The
sultan met him with craft. temporized, and
finally got him in his power. Under throat
of vN cation the impostor ronouuced his
claims and became II convert 10 the Mussul
mans faith. lie was then banished tc
Dulaiguo, where, such is tho power Of iaith
his formos declples refused to accept hi
apostasy in any other light than as u divney
inspired means OF bringing islam to bis feet
The religion. of Sabbath Dulcigno continued
TO thrive until his death, and his tomb be
came q shrine for fsnatical pilgrims form
Germany and France.
The harbor Of old Du'cigno is one o
|, the Oldest on the Adriatic coast
and the best that exists on that harbor
less coast between the southern point OF
Dalmatia snd the month Of Drin. The
haven ia q safeguard from the south wind
the fierce sorocco, but 1t is exposed on III
northern side When the pirates were cap.
tured in the sixteenth century this harbol
was the scene Of the conaagration of 500 Of
their ships, lustraion that at one blow for.
ever purged the whole Adriqtic sea In 1875
the Montenegrins took Dulclgno by storms
most Of the Turkish garri'on having pre-.
viously got away by sea Austria, however
Mt the Berlin congress, objected to its reten
tion by Montenegro.
Austria is chagrined by the present
cession OF Dulcigno 70 Montenegro. The
. little country OF hereditary fighters is ar
unwelcoma neighbor, and TIA liability TO also
want Scutari in the near future dis.urbs the
Austrans. The Dsimatian tongue Of land
which Austria ia compelled to guard SO
jeouusly is et all times omen to the torageI
of the Mon,cnegrius, and tho stronger they
, become ~. greater the danger 90 Austria
.a .uL.aagrils. enlrenthed in theii
u'UTJ1in M'7TS73-1, ~ -->H'-TGi ~ 'xltliulty
by their enemies Their position is rs lm-
preglaDIe As was the retreat of Captain Jact
Ia the Law, beds. There Is q vitality in theil
race which would seem TO prophecy grea
IpoasiJHggs, .agy .ic. 1e... ..tJ the RomU
role of conquest.