Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-08-21
Consul Butler In Egypt.

VOuBuL @WeAeT IA &SyRts
IF4om the LevAnt Herald OF July 5, Is7I.l
An occasional correspondent, whose let
ter has been delayed Ia the transmission,
writes from Alexandra on June II: "a
couple of letters whIOh appeared some time
ago In your columns, signed respectively
"A. T. aud 'Soalpei, have created someshin ~
little short of civil war in the small Amer
can colony in Egypt, and yesterday, the
former of the two led to q scene at the
RAmieh railway station here, which Is worth
reporting. Mr. SKsng, lay agent Of the
American Board of Missions, who is sus-
peoted OF having written the letter in ques-
ton, was sitting in one of the carriages,
waiting for the train TO start, when two per-
sons, one of them Mr.. Ssrologo, the Italian
ankee, not very fsitertngly referred to oy
the writer as the tool of Consul 1enerai
butler, approached the csrriage, ana asked
the gentleman in ouestion if his name was
SErsng. On the latter replying that II was,
Strologo invited him TO step out on the
platform, and on his refusal, began an attack
upon him with heavy stick through the
open door, accompanying the blows oy some
very uuconsulsr language indeed. The
missionary being q muscular Christian, and
having, happily for himself, loaded csne in
his hand, accepted battle, and stepped ont
of the carriage, WAS fAst proceeding TO give
Mr.. Butler's friend a Roland for his Oliver,
when the bystAuders and conpanys en-
ployss interfsred and separated the combat
AuIs, at the same time dissrmiug both, bat
not till the ar ms and back Of the Italian had
received some severe punishment. The
battle was supposed 10 be over, whsa Strolo
r.. Gas
Skinner, Also q friend of Mr.. But.
servics), snstched Mr. Strang's cane
from the person who held it, and hand
ed it to Sirologo, who then RECOMMENDED
his attack on the uuarmed missionary with
the loaded end of the stick. The latter did
his best to protect h's head and his arms
but his cheek was cut open before the TIA
ian was again dissrmed. This scandalous
scene-the details of which have had from
an eyewitnsss-is to-day the talk of Alex
sndra, and some people go so far Is to say
thst Col Butler could have guessed in ad-
vance at what happened, his relations with
Ssrologo being very intimate indeed. Nor
is this all; as Ihe letter of "a. H. contained
some complimentary yeritiss about the Colo
mel himself. which he would probably rather
have kept out of the New York papers, his
wrath against Yourself for publishing it is
great. sad sm assured that he lately en-
deavored 10 induce one of the American of
f,ers in the Viceroy's service to go TO Con-
a.antinops and 'eowhide the bleckQuard -
a com bination Of phrase and fact with which
he is sSid to have been more than once
familiar in New York The officer, howev-
er, though given to understand that such a
service would also be grateful to the Khed-
i've, declined the mission, which may now,
psras2s, devolve on Mr.. S:rologo-for the
Colonel, being more famous tor discretion
than valor, IS not likely to fight his owu
battles
We have before stated that we knew
nothing of Col Butler personally, but Q let
ter fro him on this su bject, to q gentleman
Iu PerA, has been shown to US, which we
fee bound to say is infinitely more discred-
table than anything yet reported by "A T."
As e specimen of written rowdyism, we have
seeu nothing equal to it above the name of
say person claiming, even by courtesy, to be
gentleman. Ed Lerant Herald.
It must not be forgotten that this aoorthy
George Harms Butler, who is our represent
alive iu Egypt, is no other person than
nephew of the famous spOoney, Gen. Benz
F Butler, whose appointments there ss q.
$ Consul General, through the uncle's in
hdencs, was the means of patching up q
family feud which originated from the fact
that the General being left sole executor of
his own brothers will, managed to invest
what little estate there was, to his own ben
eft. To effect this patching young Butler
accepted the COnsulship eagerly, but his old
traits Of Iibertinism having q strong hold on
his still deprsved nature, talthough being q
legally married mani he "went it" as we
may say, with even more gusto, by actually
hiring nude, live Egyptian females,
mot mumm.es TO go through 9
series of diAbolioAl performances to
grA:fy his innate lust. This is one of the
many specimens of humanity which has en-
Ansted from the Republican ranks, and re-
ceived Republican sanction, and who is q
disgrAcsful representative of this once glOri-
ous nation