Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-26

A BULGARIAN DONNYBROOK.
Free fIEhs at ElectionS-Two Hundred
Thousand Coniba tai nts.


A Constanfinople letter says: The Bull
gsrians are advancing rapidly In their politi
cal existence as a nation. 10 was but the
other day, comparatively speaking, that
they were emaneIpated from the control OF
the Porte, and ALREADY the course of events
In this Youngest Of European States has
furnished material enough for several good
sized chapters Of history. Two revolu-
tious. comprising n rush from constltu-
tionallsm 10 aut0cracv aud back again. and
any amount Of ministerial crises. together
With periods Il political prescription, the
Bulclrans, in about six years. have pretty
well run through all the changes that can
well oyertake 4 nation. Nothing is now
wanting to bring the history Of the Princi-
pality up to par with that Of other coun-
tries but foreign war. aud this the Cow
eminent of Prince Alexander wcl.nigh
brought about by its attitude toward SER
via. OF course IL was not tn he expected
that bismarck was going TO allow these two
Young coCkcrels 10 crow on their reSpec-
tive dunghillS 10 the danger Of disturbing
the peace oi their neighbOrs, and 30 they
have had 10 shake. hands over the matter.
cpopuhTeXcitement created by this affair
has had. however. to lind vent somewhere.
and 80 it nas taken q home direction
and considerably Influenced e elections
for the National Assembly. The bellico,e
spirit which had been eugenlered by the
thought ~ answering q StrVian appeal TO
arms could only be alal ed. il would seem.
hy >updry fiction fights. and in several
places the Deputies have obtained the head
Of the poll through pathway tinged with
the blood Of The electors. \ letter, which
havc Just received from q friend at So
Uhia on the subject, saws that every Qucs-
ton ha, been lost sight 81 IN the tumuli
attending the elections for the General A.
sembly. The Government ha> everywhere
been beaten by the klrayeli,tS. the ultra
Radicals, whose aim {, the establishment
oi republican rue.
TIE COUNTRY 4 battlefield.
Even az sophia. under the very shadow
% the throne, Mr.. /ancot. the leader oi
the liberals. only obtained 700 votes. md
Ealabanut. who heads the more conserve
tive portion of the said party, 100. while
karayoioG obtained 10 Ie,, tlld 300, and
bis supporters, MC>,rs. >oukugroT and
>layclkol. 200 each. On the day ~ the
election. according 10 my friend. the whole
country Was turned into a regular battle
field. in which some TWO hundred
'h'u>'H" HI'"''ll'N 'I'"'''"i't '' "'ii-
n,r ca'h "ther INTO a',,epihs their
respective "ea> on loli''c" liberty ana
IuIc' b'"hN io"N l''i OF 'u t''''i'u u-hl
ln ireland vas H"l"lnS 10 'He 'Hh5 5u.'L.l
eiru-EIe lhdt TOOK pace ll som, Of Tue
towns Iue electors i"u-hl Nl'A ,ucN-'
ana lh ''I'iI lu'VuI''' NnNc' au" y''a-
tl'u>' ~ h't@i' NHcFe 'he hIui p' p'iN''h
me c'h''fFa, lIe> 'h9 'dI'l's Wa
"i Ho>. u'l,i u''H'i '''it,l'i, '",
casualties lhciud'i one man hlutl anu
loriy-ei-ht -,riou>ly "'lu'rd' no WI
now speak oi thc >li| Is 'iu-@l'd-l l'udtd ;
~ Luhoyii'h m'n W., 40 Aii',l ana
several '."tI' N"uHd u. A' fi-Nhi Nil"Ih
'rd hiil1 i1r elections ana lo '' pu' /" 'I.p
toht iht military - 'u'h p extent dlb I'd.
Hoiihs r,ari hci"t' any Conclusion IN r.
-i'.j io ,hr cah"l'.'', 'gu'H b' arrived '..
I'D '"I lii' TWO 'l lHr Si"'''.'t, WHO 'h..
t' .F"ftu l' SUPPORT .H. '',iu' I'' 'iI' d.
i'l'ai 'H." ",i' Ii-H''d ~ 'h' moo Jl''
care! '-''lrd serious UluIN' me pros
'nl -H".''l j. u'' "' .''' III '.'II WIN 'ut
i'"ii'' 'm'HN Oh account ~ ''' !l'I-
u ,Up'o',U ~ give To 'Hs '"'''I''c -'A-