HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe New Era, 1882-09-07, Page 8Sept, 7 1882.
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General Wilkinson, of the Indian clivi-
. Edon, arrived yeeterdayto colder with
Wolseley. He- was escorted by the•
Bengal Lancers, who rode from Suez
in two days,.a feat which speaks( volumes
for the condition of their horse.
Mahmoud Fehiny asserts that the -troop
cannot come from Kafr-el-Dwar to Tel -el.
Kolar. Arabi holds several leadingBedouin
' chiefs as hostages for the good behavior of
their tribett: -
Mahmoud Fehrny saysthat Arabi' has
five batteries of Krupp • gene aid three
mounted batteries at Tel-el-Kebir. Mali-
tuoud designed the lines at KafreaDwar.
•a,nd Tel-ealiebir, All the important tele-
grams which have fallen into our hands
from Arabi and the chiefs are addressed to
• Mahmoud Felarnya., It is evident that he
hassentthepa azeleulouse accounts of the
engagements with thp English troops, sincie
the telegrams-from-Araba-while-at-Cairor
conteined racist enthusiastic congratula-
tions on the victories which Mahmoud had
reported He, is regarded as the Nana
Sahib of the revolt. -
The difficulty of dragging supplies over
the deep sands is very great, but -few -miles
can be made daily. The weather is some-
what cooler. •'The health of thetroops is
excellent. The glare on the sands at noon
a is terrible. -
Among the deserters from Arabi is a
brigade -major belonging to his staff. He
states that the pick of Arabi's army at
Kafrael-Dwar are seven thousand men on
the Melts Haase- all freshly come from
Cairo, and their artillery is very strong.
It is understood that the proposed move -
meet in the direotion of Meks has been
poetpoued. Several of our officere are
suffering fromlysentery mad sunstroke. It
- is evident that Arabi means to make a
, !stand at Kafr-el-Dwar, as in the event of
defeat he could escape into Tripoli.
It is etated that the British intend to cut
dykes near Meks so as to -flood -it portion of
the dry_bed of Lake Mareotis and _prevent
-
tack-fromthat side. .
Mahmoud Fehnay, Twheu examined at
hetedquarters, reports that much suffering
and insubordination prevail in the Egyp-
tian army, -
A dragoon, eignallieg on the banks of the
canal near Mahteuta, was shot dead by an
Arab. This shows the hostility of the peo-
ple. Among the things captured on aride,y
are a tent, said to be Arabi's, and two
etanclards. During the fighting the
Bedouins occasionally showed much cour-
age. Several hand, to hand encounters
•.occurred. • One man stood his greund alone,
wounded a trooper, seized his sword ' and
made two thrusts at an English officer
before • he was cut down. The Duke of
• Connaught's brigade remains at Meshouta
ler the present.-
• Toulba Naha, formerly Governor of
• Alexandria, was poisoned and has died.
The British troops occupied Sim, three
miles beyond the Kassassin Lake, this
afternoon. There was no fighting at
General Graham has been selected to
command the force which Will attempt the
investment of the Arabic entrenched posi-
tion at Tel-el-Kebir. •'General .Wolseley,
with the main body of the ' army, will con-
tinue to march' to Caito, following the line
of the Sweet Water Canal. • Thisdivision
of the British force is -considered a risky
._....._—manceuvres_liyeena.nyeof....the-siabordinatel
• officers. The supply. 'service- is .proving
.• eatremely defective, and may cause serious
delay
The transport Nepsail has been ordered
• to be •ready to take on board the 42nd'
Highlandereto-morrow.
Those afloat in the, harbor to -day wit-
nessed the •unusual 'sight. of keelhauling
three of Arabi's sailors on board the Egyp-
tian frigate Seude for Mutiny. They. were
first flogged, then tied to a rope and hauled
„up to the pert side'of the yezd arm; they
. were then dropped into the sea, dragged
under the,keel andhauled up to the star-
' board yard arm: Theyavere•sooti dead.
•Wolseley telegraphs from Kassesin Look:
• Gen. Gra,ham, commanding this post, was
attacked yesterday evening by about twelve
• guns and 'eight battalions. Our men
• behaved extremelywell and inflicted severe
loss upon the enemy. At 'first Grahe.ne had
• but five guns, two and a half battalions, a
• small detachment of esevalry and Mounted
infantry. On being ,reieforced by another
• battalion, he ••
ATTACKED THE ENEMY IN THE mon
while the first cavalry brigade, under Rue• -
sel, charged them in the flank e sabring
coneiderable numbers,. Graham's 'clisposi-
tions were all that they should have been.
His operations were carried out with cool-
ness, for which he has always been well
• known. Arabi was on the field during the
action. The cavalry charged by moonlight,
but were unableto secure the rebels' guns,
•'which the enemy withdrew during the
night. They left all their ammunition.
Our killed are Surgeon -Major Sheave' six
marine artillery, one infantry sergeant.
• Wounded, one major, two captains, •two
lieutenants, and fifteasix- men.
A Telegraph's Ismailia despatch ' sap
• When morning , came great eacitement
preveiled----in----the---ecarep-ata-Kassaein,
• in consequence of the appearance of
the Egyptians in • considerable • force
in various directions. . General Graham
sent Major ,I,lart with an escort of
mounted infantry under comma:ad of Lieut.
Pigott to ascertain the strength' and exact
position of the enemy. Haat proceedea in
the direction of Tel-eallebir, and had gone
onward two milefewhen _•
.
TEE mums orENEn ETRE
with two guns. Pigott disrneunted his men
and returned the.e briskly, his men hold-
ing their ground well for sometime, though,
they were eventually obliged t� retire upon -
our camp. At 10 ,o'clock four thousand
Bedouins appeared on our right and front,
extending for two miles, but on the guns
opening fire they -returned: About 3
o'clock their iefantra advanced in open
ataidat-ii-pany •imaaralefte bringing -up several
guns which they placed at short distances
from each other,, and presently showed
several ,pieces of artillery on our right.
- Ourg.uns opened fire and our men turned
out to force an attack. The, fight new
waxed warm, and during the 'whole after-
noon the gallant little garrison rnade•a, good
defense: • Meanwhile the cavalry, which
was five miles in our rear, , had been twice
eignalled by Graham to eupporthim and had
ADVANCED ALMOST TO OUR yosrrio'N ,
without encountering the enema. • By 7.30
p. m. the Whole fleece, consisting of the lat
and 2nd Life Guards and Horse Guards,
71h Dragoons, part of the 4th Dragoons,
and the 1.901 Hussars, with a few guns,
set out to succor the troops at Eaf3sasin.
The march had to be made very cautiously.
Col. Stewart avho directedthe course
of the . brigade, disposed • the
men so excellently.. that he Was
Able to .pilot them safely to the point of
contact without coming' under the, fire of
the guns which were aouhding at Kassasin
camp. He led tho way along the.ridge with
he idea of outflanking theenemy and
turning his position. ' Coa Ruesellbrought
his men over fene miles of lieevy ground BO
that by 9 o'clook, when they intently halted
on a stay line and found themselves eo
close to the Egyptians that the shells went
over their heads in quick secession, lead-
ing nearly half a mile to their rear. From
the position the os,valry had now gained
theycould see the enemy (apse. on the
horizon in verylarge numbere, whereupon
Russell disneourited cavalry and ordered
them to open a 'sharp musketry fire, but
they found the enemy closer than they
anticipated. Just then Gen. Lowe dashed
' up and gave comnaana to
i!motTNT ;" Fo ,tzi IN LINE ;" cLLIEGE 1"
'Scarcely ha,dthe words been uttered when
the HouseholdCavalty and Dragoons rapidly -
obeyed the order, and with suppressed but
ominousmurmurs swept on to meet the
foe with drawn swords and a stern deter-
mination. In a few Minutes the horsemen
had charged the enemy with 'great bravery,•
and our gums -having by. thie time mead
firing, mingled with the. Egyptians and cat
them up seriously. A, general rout here-
upon ensued, Arabi's artillerymen getting
*their guns away, while his infantry fell
-into-a-disorderedemarch-uponthecanal,-8,-
sfew dashiffainto the waster to save them-
selves.It is difficult to imagine.a more
complete sticcess.than Wa,e now seen. The
• bravery of the cavalry thus grandlycharg-
ing in e blind position', the strength of which
it wait imposeible to tell, rendered the
. .
• • mime examse 'aerie syrcEEN.
, ,
Russeas horse- fell dead, but h:e , seized
another, And before the 'enemy's position
was gained, was -Well in frent. . Once more
theenemy fell back rapidly, nor. is thisto
be wondered at. when the race between the
various eregintente.„ of English cavalry
is conialered,. • in . which, the 7th
Dragoon. Guards .exerted themselves
beyond description, the let . plying
their sabres with considerable piece
• rity: , In this way our .own positionat
• Kassasin was relieved: We neve command
the deanery leading to TebeaKebir. -G-reat
bravery and pertinacity was shown during
the day -bye the indented infantry and .a-
detachreent of the .4th Dragoons. It was
• with them Pigottewasewouridede All along
ehe- line the greateet bare had, beentaken to
-pioaidelereabeergeneialiewhichathows how
judioipus are the arreugements Of Wcilseley..
'.For the sake of' fairriese I should - mention'
that the men and horses Who tecek tart, in
this. gallant echieveneent had worked for
nearly twenty:four hours ott empty -store:
ache; buenever dreamt of grumbling. The
British -cavalry.. •
cnisesp synkreny A TEE enms . •
.abering the gunners as they, passed and
ending 'down the flying ' infantry beyond
them. The -battle was ended At this stroke.
,A scene of wildconfasion ensiled: Some of
the guns were still firiegeand bodies of
infantry kept up the fusilade. Our'enfantry
at Keasasin had a 'het time. . Hundreds of,
shellstaitst in the seoplined 'sptiee: The
shelter of trenches affordee but insiffficient,
protection.. . The ...Egyptians caene.ori with
great bravery, and in -.spite of heavy fire..
their men were rapily- gaining ground, and
weiald seen have rushed uponour entrench -
meanie when the roar of our guntion their
left, followed by; the rush of (>0'4:meeker,
preVed too much for them. 'Frone that
moment they thoughtonly,of flight; About
ten o'clock the ,ceealry �athe in in high.
spirite. over ,their -brilliant" achievements.
.Many Are missing in the darkness, but no
doubtwill turn up in themornings Upon
their :return from the pursuit they were
finable. to '• find the guns over which they
charged, but these will doubtless aediscov-
Aredeatentarese. '
•,Popularity el the Ural.:
,
. The ' Egyptian enterprise cenuesete.
• gratify Englaah. Qpinionathi . to increase
Gladstene's popularity.: Great satisfaction
is felt in all parts of .thecountry and among
• all -elapses ettlre-aommumty wetli the Pro.
•'gress thua far made inthecampaign . in
• Egypt; and nobody profesiies to entertain the
slightestfear as to the result. - The ideaaot
Making ,any further endeavor to secure
Turkish ace -operation' is now universally
-deprecated; It is felt thatall possible con-• ,
eideration has .been ehoterethe. Sultan, who
•givezento sign,whatever of being in ,earnest,
buten the contrateehats cletteley vacillation
and . 'repeated and scarcely benaealed
breaches of faith; everything that , lay in
his power to frustratethe .action. of 'Eng7
land. It is hoped, therefore, ...that Glad.
stone's Administration Will DOW take up. a
firm positien .on the eel:aped-and refuse to'
make- a Militaty. coavention, on' • any terms..
The eeporteof Gen. Lowe regarding' the
action at Kaseisin says: After the charge
the ground evaestrewir with thebodies of
deed Egyptian infantry. The enemy is now
throwing up .Works in frotitof Kaiiseain.
A'Matuiemeh despatch says that in the
fight at Kaseasin ainajority of the 'Egyp-
tians 'fell on their faces, thasavoiding being
plashed by the Life Guardeaswerds: Many
thus resdaped who would otherwise have
been struck down.' The corpses of the.
Egyptiansspread oVer. a mile and a half of
ground': - The officers 'Present ' sita that tae
,cavalra charge was otileted for the purpose
• of laving the position, as the Ammunition
had run short. Communication has been '
establiiihed t� Mahutah .. by telegraph,.
thence to the advanced front by .the helio-,-
trope. I. went .over 'the. battle 'pan:id:pa
'Wednesday.- The escone was •horrible
beyond deeeripeien. • The bodies of the,
_Egyptianeeklietre.w_ere_letteleed'aiad_slashecle
Out �f the semblanceof humanity ba the
long, broadeviords of the , Guards. One
yeatig pfficer still beldam unlighted cigar-
ette ii bus fingers. Two of our,
gilardemen lie dead in a tent ' at. Kampen
mutilated in such a manner as will lering.
• everlaseing „ infamy .upon the Egyptian
army. The work done by. the .Household_
troops has demonstrated epee for all what
e fearful power these ponder,ouri horsemen
have against undisciplined.foot soldiers , or
even good troops when taken hyesurpriee.
• The Guard's -burst like an evalenche on the
-timid Musketeers, spree of whom fired after
stlieteooperewho returned and sabredthena
Our men weriannuth iefuriated- by the
harrassidg ettacketnade upon them leering
the day. .
'thee been leerned from the prisoners
that Arabi was preeent at the action on
afolaTieebut didnot take command. The
troops which attacked Our forces did not
come, from TICaf relaawar • but from , Tel -el
Kebir. They,were strepgthened by the let
,regiment of Gteards consisting of three etreng
battalions from Cairo., Our horses euffered
severely from. the :short commons, hard
work and heat. , ' • •
a The British did not anticipate the recent
attack, and the reault shows we are ready
for ateathing. ' It le reported athat the
enemy fled to Tel-el-Keleir. Our positions
redeem much as they were -rant the caaalry,
have advanced a few miles . on he extreme
• The Netvs' correspondent at Ismailia
says: 1 rade over the scene of the cavalry
charge at ICassaein lock and found two
acres thickly strewn with corpses of the
ertemy. Some of ear cavalry are still
seeking our dead and \wounded, Two dead
Life Guardsmen were so mutilated that
they were " quite, unrecognizable. Their
faces were ,horribly gashed. One had one
hand completely eoverea from his arm, and
the other hand nearly' so. Ono of his
eyes was scooped from the sooket. The
hands of another body were just hanging to
the wrists by pieces of fleith and sinews.
A wounded Guardsman'aelates that in the
charge his Ilene was shot, and falling
broke the rider's thigh. While lying on
the field he saw the Egyptian soldiers ride
by, and he called for help, whereupon the
Egyptians rode up ana sabred the Guards-
man's face from temple to clam The man
is, however, doing well. ,; The enemy's loss
will be at least 400. -
The War Office hies contracted with the
Russian -Egyptian Steamship Company to
transport Weeps to Alexandria,
Arabi es doing hisettmoet to blockade the
Suez. Canallea4 telegram from , Arabi to
Mahn:mita Fehina ordering him to induce
the Bedouins at lianteele to effect estop -
page there wee reeeellyantereepted.
• Apasnaailia despatch says that th e British
are advancing in full force toward Kee-
,
swan. -
An interesting incident is told of a litter
bearer company of tate array heepital corp.
They had bysomemovement of the troops
became isolated,: and the officer in ,charge
refused to allow ,any interruptions of. his
duty in dreeseng the wounds which a change
in his position would have caused, and bie
40 men filled their haversacks with sand so
etts-to-make-rougheshelteri-and--took-the-
rifles of the wounded and defended their
teh'arge until the arrival of the cavalry. .
. The Plan et ,the
Very little is allowed to leak out a's to the
plan of the .campaign. Sir Garnet now has
the press thoroughly in 'hand, Lusa' dews -
paper correspondents write under the
knowledge that they may -at any moment'
be called to account for conveying informa-
tion to the enemy via London, where
swarm Arabi's spies in the shape of
Egyptian merchants and hangers-on at the•
Turkish Embassy: It is thought, however,
that the position at linfr:al-Dwar is to be.
assaulted. • •,
, • -
The.British in their steady advance frcina
Ismailia have had quite A brush with the
enemy at a point on the Sweetwater Canal
• between that town and Zagazig. The point
is Kaaliasin or Casassin, which is a village
similarto moatEgyattianit-that is to say,
it is ooMposed of a number of , mud huts,
thatched. with palreaptives-eit rude mosque
and several clusters of date palm trees. It
ent-contiguouse-to---one-of-theelockeaofethiss
bweetwater Canal, and at this _season of
the year the country surrounding it is
either wholly or partially flooded. The
waters which aredrawn offetheSweetwater
Canal at Keasasin are led throughthe
country between - raised embankments,
which are regulated tothe oonditicins of the
ground by, the fellitheen. This peculiar
• state of the land must have made it diffi-
°Alt for the British cavalry and artillereeto
move, and any lope_ inflicted upon the
British must be due tothelight equipment
• of the'Egyptian Arab troops, , their know-
ledge of the eingularities of thit ground and
the itability of the English cavalry and
gunners to act upon them with any effect.
In all probability the Arabs worked up to
the British encampment under the shadow-,
of the numerous embanked water courses.
"The Eoalials PeoPie wilapay _him well,
and he knows iter' is General Sherrna,n's,
remark concluding some very high en-
comium:is on General Wolseley. The obser-
vation is a true one. The generosity of
England in conferring honors, wealth and-
official•dignities on her heroes of war as
almotit proverbial. The English general
who has rendered great military. services to
his country is in no danger of neglect.
Rewards of all . kinds are fairly show-
ered upon him. No -man in the world
ehas-beenaso-well-rewardedaas-Wellingtone
His money grants were enormous. Vast
__wealth:eves not only conferees' on him,but his
z-Vciriatiatadescendanta are thi-benefiiiiiiireli
of his renown, and have always been in
receipt of large appropriations fiorn the
English G-6Teinnaent. In addition to huge
sume of money, royalty taxed its ingenuity
to 'devise honors to load upon , him. It
would take some time to, enumerate the
offices which were given to him. He held
nearly every military ", position of great
honor and dignity,. and many of & civil
character.' alia later days- England has
• alwayseewardedeuceess inthe field or en
the sea. witla a liberal. ban& • She will do
handsomely by General WOhieley, whose
great military ekill promises to ;bring
the -Egyptian war to an early close. -
Chicago Times. '
• An Abductrese Captured.
A last night's Brooklyn despatch says:
The abductress of Lizzie Belden has been
attested. Her name is Maggie Kapple,
aged 22. She resides at Park avenue, and
works in An envelope factory, New York.
• She said that she did not steal' the child,
but found her in tekreenwich street, New
'York. As the did not real the papersethe
knew nothing of the whereabouts of the
parents' of the child. Her arrest was
brought about through information given
by a young man who was with her on
Monday night when she had the child.
She did not reach home with the child till
1 o'clock this morning, and waft found in
.bed with it. When informed that she
was under arrest she wept.. When Selden
saw his child he _nearly fainted. She cried
"Papa,!' and kissed him. over and over.
again. • The scene waevery affecting. The
-mother • of the abductreee visited her
daughter at the police hea,dquarters, and
answers that -desert -alien of the woman -et -
first reported to have stolen the child.
Maggie Kapple has been arrested before for
larceny.
On an express tram running between
Victoria and Brighton; England, are four
Pullman' cars lighted- . with incandescent
lampeatitipplitedeei thaeheat tail le/ROM -Fitiefe
accumulators. The oars have electric bells
also, by which the conductor or page boy
may be summoned. The "covered gang.
'way," by which the conductor may pass
from car to car, is Mentioned as another
feature of the train.• ,
Healy 'floods • in the interior of Japan
have caused great loss of life and damage
to the Hoe crop. •
' The death. is announced of the Right
Reverend Edward ,Steere; LE. D., Bishop
of Central Africa.-- -
All athe Limerick sub -constables who
resigned have withdrawn , their resigna
tons at the request of the 'Inspector -Gene -
tel, satisfactory explanations having been
'given in regard to the dismissal of the five
'• The secrete of life are net shown - except.
to sympathy and likenese.--. Illoneaagne..
There is one consolation about geowing
old -you live to see your friends growing
old, too. '•• •
_ The flatterer ' has not au opinion good
enough either for aineself or others.--DeLa
-.Buny ere. .,
It dop't require rauela of te philosopher to
discover that all rich widows are handsome.
It is in general more profitable to reckon
up our defeets than to boast of enr attain-
ments. , • ,
• The woman who shot McCaffrey, of
Goulbourn, says that he seduiied' her
under promise of Marriage and that he
`three limes fixed the wedding dAy and did
not carry -on -this premises.. lt is almoet
certain that the Wilescion become a mother,
and that the expeotedaShild is his.
TELEGRAPHIC
SUMMARY -
Lr test News from All
Over the World.
Canadian.
- W. H. Wilson, of Nova Scotia, and R
aired were. killed on Thursday, at Victor
ria B C by a falling tree during it sevee
thunder storm. seas-
Wna. Derby, of London, visited Port
Hama on Monday, and while there was
set upon bfa gangeof1tlians, wise anocked
him ateala Ana ilieltea him seise -rely, break -
Mg several ribs , and also stealing from bis
pocket 1$17 in robney. He now lies in Port
Huron in a precarious condition.
Another' $2,000 embezzled by Hunter,
the defaulting Montreal notary, has come
to light.- It is the eavinge for life �f Mise
Robertson, a school mistress, which she
trusted to the defaulter t� invest. The
Board of. Notaries ie about considering the
propriety of striking Hunter's name off
the'list. ;
--OnTuesday night the store Of Wen. Mills,
.at the corner of Burwell and York street's, •
London, was entered by burglars, Who blew
open the safe' and got away with the greater
portion of its contents, some forty dollars.
A gold watch belonging to Me. Mills- was
overlookea.. The entrance was -effected
through a window. A loud explosionswas
heard in the night by several pap& resid-
ing in the locidity, but they paid no atten-
tion to it.
e On Tuesday 32 men arrived at Kingston
from Quebec engaged-to---work--onthe
• Toronto & Ottawa Railway. At the hotel,
all the beds being occupiedthemen lay on.
• the floor. , All of them were more or less
intoxicated, and during the night John
.Medine arose and from Geo. Buchanan's
vest pocket took a silver watch. He wrap-
ped it in the lining of his coat and • hurled
it out of the window. His crime was
exposed by a comrade, the Watch recovered,
and the thief 'sent to the Central Prison for
three months.
-Partioulers have- come to .hand �f the
ehooking death of Capt. James Anderson,
eat-SerpenteRiveraLakesSuperior=Captain-
Anderson was Oha.rge of the barge Ben-
son, of the Metameras tow: While the
barge was loading timber the grips slipped
and caught the captain -by the head, tearing
'harem the body. .The decapitated, man's
body was shipped to Port „Dalhouee his
borne. Capt. Anderson married a daughter
of Cepa- Stewart, of Wolfe Island, and- had
been cortheeted with the firm of -Burton &
Co., of Barrie, for many years.
• An attempt was Made to Wreck a Passen-
ger train on -the, Kingston & Pembroke
Railway outward bound from Kingston
yesterday afternoon, at the junction with
the Gra.nd_TrunkeRailway, a .block of iron
driven into the frog of the track, dislodging
the locomotive and six oars, and causing a
blockade of the read for five hours, but
doing little damage. The obstruction toilet
have been deliberately done. The company
will offer a, large reward for the perpetra-
tors of the atrocioue work. •
• The body of a, nude. naafi was found in
the river at the Cove bridge, near London,
_yesterday evening. No clothing with the
exception of a coat was found in the neigh-
borhood, and there is nothing to identify
the body, Which up to 10 o'clock has been
unrecognized.
• On Thursday two convicts in the Kng-
sten Penitentiary had an altercation. One
of theipanplifted a,kpife he was using and
stabbed.the Other just are the heart, bu
did not seedbed- in tendingtheblade-infar-
-eou1gh-tokTadiioiiTdHe
afterwards out himself on the 'wrist to
make the authoritiesbelieve he he.d been
!stabbed byins opponent. .Haes a V101011S
Man, and will be punished for his act.
Marry Ann Bibby, wile of James Bibby,
• a laborer living on the Kingston road in
Leelieaille, was found dead in her bed
• yesterday morning. There wereT bruises
on her body, but whether they were caused
by a fall or a beating has not been clearly
shown. • The, husbandwas arrested, and
admitted ha.ving slapped her in the face,
with his open hand: He says his wife was
it hard drinker. An inquest was held last
night and adjourned, Bibby being remanded
to jail in the meantime. '
• On Thursday night between the 11 and
12 o'clock a young man named Henry Ryan,
while prowling about, somewhat under the
influence of liquor, hunting the residence
of. his brother-in-law, enteredthe enclosure
of Mips H. C. Wright, of Brighton, Ont.,
• who is living alone at present. MissWright
• ordered Ryan to leave the premises, and
presented a revolver out of.a window, think.
ing,piabably it might frighten, him. He
hesitated, when she became frightened and
fired the revolver.- The pall entered Ryan's
left side, causing a wound which may ter-
• nainate in death.
A farmer of London Township named
McGready has received an anonymous
letterwarning him that if he employs one
Ashton to do his thteehing hie cows will
be poisoned. --He also found a horse shoe
in a sheaf of wheat which was ready for
the thresher. '
On Saturday morning about 8 o'clock
Thomas McGregor, of Smith's Falls; lost
the three firstfuagers_of_bia_left_hand,_Ay
having ,them coinpletely. cut off, by it stave.
knife in Graham's featory. He is abut 10
years of age, and was an employee of the
factory. ' •
Thesbody of a man was washed aslaore
yesterday five miles from Piceon, on, the
Bay ofaQuinte. It is in an advanced state
-of decy-and- -cannotabe recreadaaltlia,d
on it brown coat and is supposed to be the
body of the man Johnson, drowned at the
same time that Davy, 'of Davy's Islend,
was drowned last fall.
A telegranefrom _Brandon, dated yester-
day, announces the fact that George Ham-
ilton, son of Senator Hamilton, had com-
mitted Suicide by shooting himself. The
deceased had for the paet year been
manager of the banking firm of Manning &
Co., Brandon. Formerly • he had the
_positioinoLassistantxnanager of_the_0_utarice
Bank at .Torento. The particulars have
not beeti forwarded. •
Five Montreal merchants haee been
sued for penaltiee. for keeping more than
25 peands of powder on their ptensiees: ,
Joseph Ostre.m, of Eedmersville, was
thrown from his waggon in Ameliatiburg
on Thursday night and fell ob his head
producing concuesion of the Opine.
Lawford and Mrs. Turner, both
widows, are claimants against Hunter, the
Montreal defaulter, for e6,000 and e2,200,
giataa him for investment, and for which
there is no security forthcoreing.
T. A. Dion, sculptor, has entered an
Elation for e10,000 damages against Mon-
treal for injuries he received from fire in it
factery where the city authorities had not
enforced the by-laws regarding fire escapes.
• Tev'p children, 5 and 6 years of age, be-
longing to II. Martin; St. Catharine street,
Montreal, fell from a window on the third
story to theatreet, and, strange to say, were
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very little injured. •
Susan Kent, a domestic, while 'engaged
in cleaning Windows in the secohd story of
a bailee in Toronto,yeeterday afternoone
fellto tae ground: ,At the hospital there
-
her injuries were found to be, beeidee inter
nal,alraotion of her hip bones. ,
A ease of cannibalism occurred at Stirling
_
on -tae 23rd lila, when ,Albert Tucker, of
Rawdove, bit a piece. out of -George Peteda,
of Pidney. The affeir -was the result of
ill -feeling that Tucker had long entertained
against Purdy. .
Harry Tregent% aged 6 years, son of A.
P. Tregerea Manager of lefoleson.s' Bank at
Smith' e Falls, while plitydng beside Riohey's
locks accidentally fell in the second look
and was drawn through the plaice into the
third look. A boy named Gallipeau who
was standing by instantly ,jumped in and
suceeeded in saving the little fellow's life.
He is doing well. -
About 2 a. m. yesterday the 'store of
John McRae & Co., of Beaverton, was
enteredby burglars. - The safe wets blown
Open, the force �f the explosion' breaking
three of the large glass panes in one of the
front windows. • They did not succeed in
getting any money, as it Was fortunately
taken . out the night -previous. They,.
however, secured one gold and eix silver
watches. They are supposed to be the
same' gang who have been operating in
adjacenttovene and villages during the past
few weeks. . •
•
European.
• It us offacially,announced at Madrid that
all vesEielsearelving from Manilla, will bo.
quarantined on "account of scholera there.
The police yesterday searched the house
Of Captain sDugmore, it: prominent Land
Leaguer. of .Frankford, Kiiig's County, Ire-;
-land, intleeized it number of arms and
documents. •• ' -
A London despatch . says: Of . the - ten
'persons arrested in connection with. the
Joyce family, five ate named Joyce, four
Casey and one Philbin. The coroner's jury
in the case Yedterday found a- verdict
.of murder by persona unknOwn...
The 'Ciitr has panctioned measures for
the development of the 'Oaten industry in
Central Asia.. ' •
The Arolthishap pf Canterbury is suffer-
ing byp•of:gbeeerio
'italecongestion
tfatcke:.ohifnfgesv.er, accompanied
,
....___Theap_oation of Bulgaria recenteapleeed_
ina state of siege has been di -I -Athlete,, into
four division, •e,aoh under a military coni-
miesioner. T. An: active '• member of the
Liberal patty ,has been arrested At, Varna;
on. Mailbox, Ministerof War, ha is gone
to Ruesie on furlough.
A Wealthy; Russian ripened Savitoli bas
been robbed of £15,000 ba • hislaterpreter,
Novitzka, who absconded.. .
, There has been a sudden, change in the
weather in England. From all aointsecoree
the tidings of heavy gales and rain stereo.'
Harvest- operations ,were. much interrupted
daring the week., •
, , •
• Cetewayes treatment of a -certain Boers'
Teetotal. Aseoeiation • has.. increased bis,
popularity. If' he.cared to exhibit himself
much tattle British public he Would, become
tiiemost popular hero ef the hour*. •
;Lord Harris has, just been presented with:
'a pair of, silver candelabra in recognition �f
his 'services to cricket in the county ef Kent.
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•
Professor Leith Adams, of ' Queen's Col.
lege; Cork, who served fee some tithe in the
.armyneedicaatiervioe and later earned no
little distinction as a naturalist, beet' just
. - . . as. •
THE liquortquestion aealy avitt
.
impertenee.in.Thigland, and new forces are
constantly being added tothe agitation
against the traffiie. . A letter -which Canon
el3asi1-Wilberfortseebaseaddressedeatoethee
Archbishop•oa Canterbury ie-sattracting
agiliateetettentions...=The-7Ceeiriffeatellsa Wes
Arolabiehop that up and down the country
a large'numbereof licensed houses,. of all
•.shades -otatharactera-haveabeen--builtaon-
Church land which is under the control of
Cleurcasofficials. In this wity.it- has dome_
topase that,in their corporate 'oapaeity,
the Archbishopsand Bishops are credited
• with being the largest owners of public
holm property in the world. The ,Canon
'says that itt. hip own glebe; he refuses to
sign any lease Without a rigorous. clause
. forbidding the sale of drink. :The. Arch-,
• bishopeaas the facts -ere new to him, but
he approves the Canon's course, and will
call the attention of the Ecclesiastical
• Commissioners -to the pubjetit. • "
• • A mannamed Gavin has been arrested.
in Ennis; County,M,eao, charged with being
concerned: ,in the, murder of the jeaee.
Ayoling married couple named Reilly,
residing -at Dutchkills, a suburb of 'Long
Island city, quarrelled .yesterdeymorning.
Reilly,. who was &Mile, beat hieWefe.- Her
-.brother; Robert Desmond, persuadea., her
to visit the polioe station for the purpose of
having her husband arrested. . On her
return Reilly again beat her and Deemond
• interfered, when Reilly, Whois a shoe-
maker, seized a long .bladed knife and out
• his brother -in -late% heart in two killing him
instantly, and -stabbed. -hine in six ether
places. . Reilly 'fled but wati arrested.
• There ie great , exciteriaent at Limerick
because six sub -constables,. eupposed .to'be
aim originatorsof the recent agitation;
• have been orderedtcathe northern 'counties.
Theneen Asked for ..a.. -day's time before
which was refused, thereupen they
resignede Several other - resignations -Are-
threatened. The • GOveiniteent, has •pre-'
vented the,,11Se of tae telegraph for. cone-
•atunica.tionlietween the , constabulary. A
'meeting 'of. the entire force .ef, Limerick
was called for Saturday night. Later.-
The copstabulareaheld•a meeting ort Ratite
day at the police barracks, naest of. the.
constables deserting their • beats for the
--purpose of -attending.--- Telegrams -were--
forwarded from other.' towns asking for
• support, and a memorial will ultimately be
forwarded to Spencer, to which a reply will
. The portion 'of. the old prison. in .Lonion
known as the Bishop's Hole, in which
Cranmer, Ridley and Latimer were im-
prisoned prior to their martyrdom, is about
htooubsee.edeetroyed to make. room. for more
'
The resuinption of specie payment in
Italy has been _postponed until next....April._
President Grevy has gene to Jura, and
will remain away from Paris for a month.
An official de.spateb from Manilla states
that 520 natives and 7 Spaniards died of.
cholera on Tuesday and Wednesday. .
Zion Churcb, Montreal,' hes been rented
to a number -ef .Jews, 'end will now be
changed from a theatre to a synagogue.
Tae neadebt ot the city. of 'Havre. on
July .31st aves 97,503,000.france, it decrease.
of -1,896,600nempered vilta the same time
last year.. • .•
. Reports of the,. Hungarian: harvest are
most / faverable. • Atter deducting :this
aniount. keiterved for, 'Octal .consumption
theta will be a surplus of wheat and rye tef
• 2200,000,000. kilogtabarnes. '
' The Dublin police are arranging for a
meeting notwithstanding the Proposition of
the conemismionere. ,They. ere dissatisfied
with the constitution- of the committee of
inquiry into their grievances. At a Meet,
Mg of 300 policelaet night a resolution was
passed expressing dissatisfaction, at not
receiving a grant similar to -that received
be the constabulary, and hoping that 'Earl
Spencer will consider their case. • They
_dieclatm any disloyalty.
The Executive Connell of the Supreme
Court of the I. 0. F. met in London last
night and considered the oases of several .
brethren who had been seepencled by the '
S. 0. .R. A protest was entered against
the proceedings on the ground of illegality.
The result has not been made public.
A bulletin dated 8.30 yesterday morning
says that the Archbishop of Canterbury
was somewhat restless last night owing to
a slight return of fever. His pulse is
firmer than on Thursday, but there is an
unsatiefactory drowsiness. Last evening's
bulletin says that the prostration of the
patient, which is the chief cause of a,ppre-
hensiozi, continues. His droweineee oeuses
great uneasiness.
• A London despatch says the Greek
patriarchs and bishops of Syria and Servii,
and the principal inhabitants telegraph
from Danaaeoue denying that there is any
insecurity in Syria and Palestine, or that
• there is any Musselman rising against the
Christians. Owing to the vigilance of the
local authorities seldom has se much
security been enjoyed as now.
•
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. Ameriteati.-
A special deepatoh from New York, •
says that JohnDevoy, editor of the Irish
Nation of that city, has been eenteeeed to
death by.the secret council of the O'Denoe
Van ROSSa party: He was.. attacked by an .
armed party at an ,ecirlyhour yesterday
Morning in MoQuinia'ss , restaurant; but .
his assailants. ,fled at. the approach of
'poliacmrcieseen.B: Silken
-Jaln, of Yonkers, .N..
, alleged to be e sane ,perison,_ in the State
Lunatie• Asylum in Utica, and reported
ordered to be released by Judge Barnard
yesterday, was committed to - the asylute
May 21st. The commitment • bore the e'er..
fife:attars of Drs. G. B. Belch and A. C.
Benedict, of Yonkers, andwas approved by.
Silas D. Gifford, county judge, West Chee- ,
ter county. The authorities ofthe asylum
say there is no question -r.egarding e
mat's ineanity, Which waiecausee by over- •
wOrk as 'a journalist several years ago, and
more recently as a merehant in- New York.
No order, was received _ for :ailkm an's. re-
lease. . •
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destructioneofathe---Buffeheasleaeter
by fire on Thursday night involved a lose of '
Iu,a quarrel last his
in Breealyn..
Michael Hogan -beat his wife so .severely
with a large family Bible that she had to
be taken to the hospital.
The indication's are that the, Chicago
corner in August wheat haecollapsed.
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'A despatch from lalymouthealess., says:
"The heavy shower this morning broke the
hottest and longest drought ever' remem-
bered in this section.' No ramp has fallen
about here since ,July .5th. Farmers Were
cutting their corn for fodder, and the potato.
crop is ruined. The 'peasant rain may
recover some grass land, but higia:parts
Will take years to reeovera The berries,
were dried up .on the bushes. The rain
Will extinguish. the smouldering .embers of:
the fitee in the woods tilat-•have.lipen kept
aliveeto'the present -
• There ig afareaer in Ohio who _has, net
sheared his sheep' in five years, bebause, as
he claims, Provideece• intended the sheep
to,wear their wool. .,2
.Bieffalee tn Dakota scretth their pen- a
. . . •.
deroiis 'foreheads against the telegraph
, .
polea 80 :vieoreasly. that much -damage
and inoonvenience are caused to telegraph
''operatoes. •. • . •
.. Diphtheria itEeteailirig to an alarm- .
iiir7elfelita, ; -Gtilitref,7-.1Cirsconsiri;
elltiaaaada-Mrsee-Willianie-Shaveleysealeave--ata,
recently lest &fir children by -this -dread
disease. ' '
—Tliornae_Smith, aaprominent-mulatto-of •
. • ,•
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New Orleans, Was buried oa Monday.. He
had ten wives at one time end nine survive
:him. Seven' of hie widows .• attended ,'•the
funeral. Four rode to the cemetery. After ;
• the interment they returned to cleceased's
residence, where; with the other Widowee
they engaged, in a :free .fight about the • .
,property, The .terniture was demolished ,
-..and :the women more dr- less injured."'
Smith was married by, a Baptist minister
-every time he chose a wife.. .
Cinoinnati is to have a ShaksPearefee-
tivita neat spring. A fund -of ‚150,000 is ' •
been rafsea to Mine e possible deficiency, in
the eash .ttosount, and John ,MoCulloughe
Lawienee Barrett, Themes Keene end Battey .
Anderson are t� apt together in J ulius.•
• Ceesare' Othelhea "King John" .and
e.' Romeo and q141i0.,., . •
• Near, Lawrenceburg, Tenn.; en din tree,
said to -bertha largest in the United States, .
if not in the world,' is 'growing. It is 105
feet in diameter; and a329: feet in circum.
• ference from tip to tip of its breaches. The .
size of the trunk and height of the tree are
not given. •
Despite the Governor' t proclamation the s
saloons Of.- Missouri Valley_openly carry on
:business. The Prohibitionists ' doubt se. •
whetherthey can pioaecitte suegessfulla,
since:the- Legislature - failedto epeeify the e
'exact penalty. A etait °eats on •Thursday
resulted in'boreplete..victory for..the .
.ealoon interests..
-.Team" fever is -spreading- adiena oattloin
New York State..., • •,
Elder George, a negro presether, clubbed'
eLucinda.A.Mos; anegro Womareresidingeitt
Lake Providence; Mise, mita she died.,
.George alleged that the woman . recently•
,.
tradaced his character . and' that was the
cause of attack. •
•
A young man' with One eye met a poorly •
clad and woebegone girl . on a ,wharf in
_..B
the matter. Size hesitated, and then, •'
.being urged to speak autesaid that •a, Glair-
voyant had told her to go to that spot et
that time to meet a one -eyed stranger, who.
would ask her to marry hina, which she
would consent to do, end long, happiness •
would ensue for both. , Of course he cotla
not doube her story, for was he not there
veith his single eye? He madethe pro •
-
posalof Marriage, anq next, day the wed- •
ding was held. ' • .
• At Buffale,athe ether day, a. eturgeop
-that--was-frisking about-a-yacht-beearne
frightened, end, -letiping out of the water
five feet or thoreelandede on the yacht's . •
deck, rolling into-the'cabin, where it
was quickly despatched by it 'blow o0ds.
the head. The unexpected paesenger was
four feet long and weighed forty-five
pounds. ,
Pastor Love, of the United Preebyterian
Cherch at Hareisville, Ohio was thearoe
formed an cl robbed :of •e5,006 by his two:
and 14 with exceeding religious rigor.
sons, waene. h,acl.e...e,a_re.d to the.ages of 12'
. .
One hundred and eleven Russtatereftgees
were sent back fkore ' Philadelphia -toe_
Liverpool yeeterclay, being unable to earn
e livelihood in this country: •
Mr. Ira D. Sankey the evangelist, has
sailed .frone NOw York for Liverpool. •
• A special from Ckuayinas, MeXicb, reports •
that Governor Terre e is approaching the
town with e00 regular .troops. It is said
he inteads overturning the present Govern-.
ment,, under Gen. Ortez, who hoe .4,800
men.... A. very bitter feeling exists between
Terres and.-Ortes, and a ' reYolutiOn in
Sonora is inaniment. ' •
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