The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-15
Consul Butler In Egypt.

From the Levant herald OF July o, lo'l.J
An occasional correspondent, whose
letter has been delayed in transmission,
writes from Alexandra on June II:
"a couple of letters which appeared
some time ago in your columns, signed
respectively "A. T. and 'Scapel, have
created something little short Of civil
war in the small American colony in
Egypt, and yesterday the former OF the
two led to scene at the Ramleh rail-
way station here which is worth report
ing. Mr.. Strang, a lay agent Of the
American Board of Missions, who is
suspected of having written the letter in
question, was sitting in one OF the car.
riages waiting for the train to start,
when two persons, one Of them MIR.
Strologo. the Italian Yankee not very
flatteringly referred to by the writer as
the tool of Consul General Butler, ap-
preached the carriage, and asked the
gentleman in question if his name was
Strang. On the latter replying that it
was, Strologo invited him to step out on
the platform. and, upon his refusal, be-
gan an attack upon him with a heavy
stick through the open door, accom-
panying the blows by some very uncon-
sular language indeed, the missionary
being a muscular Christian, and hav-
ing, happily for himself, a loaded cane
in his hand. accepted battle, and stepping
out of the carriage, was fast proceeding
to give Mr., Buffers friend a Roland for
his Oliver, when the bystanders and the
company's employees interfered and sep
arated the com batants, at the same time
disarming both, but not until the arms
and back of the Italian had received
some severe punishment. The battle
was supposed to be over, when Strolo-
COS companion snatched Mr.. Strang 8
cane from the person who held it, and
handed it to Strologo, who then recon-
menced his attack on the unarmed mis-
sionary with the loaded end of the
stick. The latter did his best to pro-
tect his head with his arms, but his
cheek was cut open before the Italian
was again disarmed.
This scandalous scene, the details OF
which l had from an eyewitness, Is to-
day the talk of Alexandria, and some
people 90 so far as to say that Colonel
Butler could have guessed in advance
at what happened, his relations with
Strologo being very intimate indeed;
Nor ia this all "a the letter of "A. L.
contained some uncomplimentary veri-
ties about the Colonel himself, which
he would probably rather have kept
out OF the New York papers. His
wrath against yourself for publishing it
is great, and am assured that he lately
endeavored to induce one of the Amer.
lean officers in the Viceroys service to
20 10 Constantinople and 'cowhide the
blackguard'-a combination Of phrase
and fact with which he is said to have
been more than once familiar in New
York. The officer, however, though
given to understand that such a service
would also be grateful to the Khedive,
declined the mission, which may now,
perhaps, devolve on Mr.. Strologo-tor
the Colonel, being more famous for dis
erection than valor, ia not likely to fight
his own battles"
rive have before stated that We know
nothing of Colonel Butler personally,
but a letter from him, on this subject, to
a gentleman in Pera, has been shown to
ma which we feel bound to say is in
finitely more discreditable than anything
vet reported by "a. T." As a specimen
Of written roydyism, we have seen
nothing equal to it above the name Of
any person claiming, even by courtesy
to be gentleman.-H. Lepant Her