The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-08-31

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and through which hundreds of persons
hourly pass It. has since transpired
that two female children-one already a
slave, the other an incorrigible gadabout,
whose description answers to that of the
little maiden in 1uestion-are missing
from their homes, having probably been
kidnapped by dealers in human flesh.
But though this case is particularly nota-
BILE from the audacious openness with
which the crime-for such it is even in
Turkey-was committed, the law is fire.
quently and flagrantiy violated, as the
columns of the local press bear witness.
A short while back, a wretched girl es-
capped from the harem in which she was
confined, and carried her scarified and
bleeding shoulders to the nearest police
station, where it was clearly proved that
she had been stolen by a Circassian DUR
ing the refugee panic and traded away
for few pounds to an exceptionally
brutal mistress; and the authorities at
Salonica quite recently rescued four
young negresses from caique.. just on
the point of landing them. These. UNI
happy sbeiHgs, who were lying in the
bottom of the. boat, declared they had
belonged to party Of ten, that after a
years captivity at q port Of the Nile had
been bkea ght By the dealers on board d
coasting schooner, and crammed, half
naked, into "a sffalH sitting cabin, iii
which they had tosbe packed so close to-
gether th3t they were half piled on top
Of eaelI other. After enduring. the hor-
rors OF that passage they were smuggled
Of night into the bark as described, but
they could giteAlo information relative
TO thsiEsix eempan iensv in misery, who
are dGibuesss therefore, By NOW in hope
lessboPdhges aIt does not appear that
their master was arrested. If these ex-
amples afeacctd dnthli yyfragged to hrht
how nsanygEli are dsposedof without
the cognhaneeef the laxsofficials?
When was In Damascus, some three
years back, | was led by native into
several of the slave dens, but always
bund them empty. On inquiry. it turned
out thai Midhat Pasha had sternly put
down the bazar traffic. But what was
the result? The slaves were distributed
amongst private houses, chiefly, of Chris
tian Syrians. There they passed for
servants, but were in reality as freely
exposed to the genuine purchaser as
those whom ancient days had to suffer
the bitter shame of the public market.
At Aleppo | could not completely satisfy
myself on the subject. but have excellent
reason for believing that like system
was pursued there.
In the capital itself the trade has Of
late encountered no further checks than
such as the increasing scarcity of Cireas-
slams, Russia having to great extent
shut off the sources of supply, and gem
eral poverty of the Turks afford. The
merchants, however, manage to find
victims, and, provided your money
Is ready. yOu can easily CRAFTY
your tastes as to color, age, beauty, etc.
An English lady ofmy acquaintance was
taken by black driver, who had learnt
that she was curious in the matter, to
place at Stamboul, into which she walked
without the slightest difficulty, cabby,
with his snlattering of French, acting as
through grating in the
door. When she entered the sale-room
"a large, barely furnished, and very
light apartment--th mistress of the es-
adjustment conducted her to a. diyan.
and slaves instantly fetched sweets and |
coffee. No astonishment was BETRAYED |
at the intrusion of Giaour women on |
such scene. A number of white Girls. |
Of ages varying from twelve to eighteen. |
were then led up to her one |
after the other, each in her turn
standing mosionless before the sofa
till signed to yield her position to
her next fellow. They are described as
Tor the most part coarse, clumsy and
aeavy, with eowed. sullen faces, and
buddy, yellow compilations. Their
4ress consisted of d gauze cap and a
pose frock. short sleeves, and reachinr
q the ankles, which was fastened down
he front with strings. Declaring that
aer4husband desired to present an odal;k
2 aPasha, the visitor asked to see soma
fettier maidens. but was told there
Fere none on h,tnd. though selection
Fould shortly arrive, when she certainly
ould be suited. Two Turkish women
Eere during this time Choosing slaves.
sort of Consideration was na;.f 80 - ia 4,
Ee.ngs OF she pgpr girls Under ex-
snlnation they united their single gar
Psns, according 20 the requirement of
s.fchaser OF threw Il OF entirely If so
kioutu. AH9lf teeth were looked at and