The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-04

take place daily with the utmost impunty. With
ous provocatian, without any , wOra gwen wen
Frenchmen are stabbed In the casinos, ga
rotted In the Streets abducted from their homes TO
strange places and deliberately murdered. These
miscreants are all Greeks. Every murder ana raj Q
Is committed by Greeks, ana the consequence Is tnat
pistol and KNIFE ready for defence Under the Egyp-
tan administration these enormities could De pre-
vented especially when the municipal laws are exc
as Nubar Pacha, Minister to France. proposed
In the time OF Mehemet Ali the creeks VI Alex
but that WHY prince had spies throughout the city
watching tie houses supposed to be the resorts or
those murderers. When night came gang OF SOL
and the murderers, being Identified, were
up IN leathern bags conveyed away quietly aud
their arrival with their burden. proceeded llnmed[
atey to sea outside the Isle OF Pharos, where the
thrown overheard. Night after night sudden and
swift justice was executed In this manner upon the
maefactors OF the CITY, until at last perceivns that
these punlsnments were proceeded with inexoraDly'
AMI that the Offenders never returned, the Greek p0-
pniaton became uneasy, restless ana exceedingly
disquieed, and finally they departed the country, 10
when they did not return until the decease OF Me-
hemet Ali.
Migrant case of Greek enormities occurred
lately. The Belgian Consul, Count Zicinia not very
long ago bought about ten acres OF ground In the
neighbOrhood OF Rame, village situated five miles
east Oh Alexandria, on which he built Greek church
and several houses for the poor Inhabitants Of Ranle
immediately upon the completion OF these build
IHB5 ue was anu was Durl6u III great
safe within the church. Two weeks ago the present
Count Zlcinia now Belgian Consul, was astonished
upon receiving parcel containing pair OF ears
winch note found in the parcel said belonged to
his father and further informed him that II the sum
or $4,000 was not immediately sent to certain
place therein named the body OF his father would
be destroyed. Upon examining the vault at Rame
II WAS found that the body OF the Old Count had been
stolen, and no recourse was left to him but to refuse
to pay the extraordinary demand. The guilty par
ties have not been arrested, though they are well
known and In the city.
by the facts the reader will readily perceive
the wretcned quasi government OF Egypt. The United
States government has done good thing by IN
structns Consul General Hale not to recognize these
prOteRes who wish TO enrol themselves as American
citizens, unless they have become fully naturaliZed
citizens OF the United States by a residence Of five
macy as such. Mr.. Seward ought now to issue such
instructions to Mr. Hale as would enable him In the
coming Diplomatic Convention to take the VlcerOy's
side OF the question: for there IL not the least doubt
but that that Is the right one and the only one likely
to restore law and order TO this distracted country.
Mr. Hale having studied the question well declares
himself IN favor OF the Pacha's remedy.
Rumors OF murrain, or cattle plague, having
broken out among the cattle In Lower Egypt are rife,
and the inhabitants have been forced into the dire
extremity Of Strengthening hundreds OF fine beeves
In order to save the rest The English people, In
plague, were nOby seconded by the English govern
ment, but the poor families OF Egypt will be COM
PEELED to bear their RrevOus losses unaided. Their
burdens already hard to bear but 1t Is said that
reprOaches and much abuse are heaped upon the
Pacha by these aroused people, who md themselves
imposed upon them. few disturbances have al
ready broken out and bodies OF the enraged peasants
march about the country in the delta committing
great depredatons.