The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1870-05-06
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VETERAN OFFICERS AND BRAVE
SOLDIERS JOIN THE KHEDIVES
ARMY,
The Names of the Young Recruits.

Some weeks ago tho New York Sun
announced that u large number of Of
ficcrs formerly in tho service Of either
of tho two contending powers in tho
great rebellion had sworn allegiance
to the Viceroy of Egypt, and had
contracted to help him fight his bat.
ties till victory perchcd upon his ban.
ners and tho troubles which veXcd
him yielded to the force Of Confeder.
ato arms and made way for the reign
of glorious peace. Yh, same journal,
in it's ISSUE of Saturday, gives the fol.
lowing additional particulars, will,
the names and records of the princi-
pal officerswho are engaged in the
now crusade:
GENERAL LoRINa.
Several months ago General Loring,
formerly connected with the army OF
the West, but aforctime an officer of
mark in the old United States army,
left this city for Alexandria, and was
soon followed by the old veteran Gen
cral Sibley, the inventor of the stan
dard tent. General Loring lost IN
arm at Matamoras while command
ing tho First Mounted Rifles, and dur
ing the rebellion served with distinc-
ton. In 1866 he settled in Now
York, where, after u short career as a
broker, he failed in business, givins Q
up to his. creditors every dollar Of his
property. He is an intimate friend
of General Jordan, Commandcr-in
Chief Of the Patriotic Army of Cuba.
who has frequently urged him to take
command in the cver-taithfnl Isle.
General Ioring holds the position of
Brigadier- General in the Viceroy's
service at salary of $4,000 a year.
GENERAL s1BLER.
whose income from the government
before tho war was about $4,000,
re signed his position at the brea king
out of hostilities and linked. his for
tunes with thoseof the Southern Con-
federacy. In 1866 he came to New
York and. settled in .Hobokcn with
his family, remaining there until invi-
ted to accept n communal in-tho army
of Egypt +.5..'
Among the othor American officers
now in tho Egyptian service, ,aro Gen
eral Stone, the unfortunate hero of
Balls's Bluff; General Pickett, Of Vir-
ginia; Colonel Tom Rhett, of South
Carolina; Captain E. Sparrow l'urdy,
once Of General Franklin's staff, and
lately Of Newark; aud Coloucl Jcni-
fer, of Maryland at one, timo a lieu
tenant in the old Second. Cavalry, the
regiment in which job Stuart got his
training as O raider.
BRAVE MEN IN CLOVER. "@"
Last night Colonel Jcnifer, General
Pickett, Colonel Rhett and General
Stone, were entertained at the resi-
dcnce of James Motto, the Baltimore,
banker, No. 20 East cThirty-second
street, in this city. Several prominent
members Of the Manhattan Club were
present, and the occasion was most
enjoy able one. To-day, at IL o'clock,
the above named Egyptian officers
start for Liverpool on the steamer
City of Washington, and will there
take passage for Egypt.
$ Within this past few weeks largo
quantities of arms. hive been pur-
chased here for the Viceroy, Colonel
Minnie, inventor of tho Minnie rifle
having transacted, tho business in per-
son. The arms. selected were the
Remington breech.loading rifles. Of
which 100000 were shipped.
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