Some* Russian soldiers broke into a house in Tirnova by way of the cellar, in whioh repository tho owner of the house had a number of bottles full of vitriol used for the purification of wool in th« manufacture and dyeing of woollen stuffs. These bottles the Russian soldiors promptly annoxed, and having oxtraotod the corks began to drink tho contents. The drink did not exactly meet their ■views ; on tho contrary, they must have had cast-iron mouths and throats, and tho vitriol must have been greatly diluted, or they would have paid with their lives the penalty of thoir lawless conduot. Ai it was, they fared pretty badly. Their lips and mouths were burnt black, their clothes, hands, and boots were burnt, and thoy woro half mad with rage and pain. Tlyjy rushed to the conclusion that tho chouse must be a Turkish house, and the cellar a Turkish cellar, that tho proprietor had-purposely stored a quan tity of devil's drink in wine bottles, wherewithal to poison the Russian ono mies, and that they were the victims. They insisted on regarding the servant of the special correspondent as the Turkish proprietor, and ttroye to revenge thom aelves by foroing him to drink, as thoy *»olievotl ho had browod. With wild ones Ptttff throata thoy forced bottles into his ' Hands, and sworo that he should Irink, but he objected to the beverage in the most omphatio manner. He imitated the unwilling horse in that they could not make him drink, but in tho struggle he got his hands and olotheß very much burnt with the vitriol. Tho correspondent hore in terfored to protect tho man, and thoy seized liim also, and whirled him up to a solitary undor-ouicer who was addressed as the " Patrol," and who appeared to bo serenely superintending the operations. The patrol recognised tho " Correspond ent" badgo on this person's arm, and ordered the aoldiors to unhand him, whereupon tho victims of vitriol retired, probably in search of a less fiery fluid as an altorative.
