The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-24

rush. for the right. There was no oppost-
Etioul or no medium party. "Thts won't
tio.Y said the minister, 7"there must be an
opposition" and he called to him an old
tshek named Ibrahim. and said "Yom
must lead the Opposition" "Wh hat Is il? ?"
Raid sIbrahim.- ttWeli, when the Govern
sss arse insesdsss assst lax you Run er0ss d
The, sheik, q. then If the Khediye
says he, wants, se-and-so, | nm to say
no ,lyou shan't have it.'',ci.Yes." said the
minister. a jOYiaT smile zIiebted up the
tanned leather face Of old Ibrahlm; he shook
his head and said: r" None for Sheik Ibra-
him; too much bastinado." After time,
Fby liberal bribery, an opposition was estab-
ushed.I One day when the minister, Has
sam Bey, was absent, one of the opposition
violently opposed measure of the Khe-
dives. A Government member from Panta
jumped up and moved that the opposition
member be bastinadoed for reasonable con-
duct, The motion was carried. and the re-
eusant Egyptian was knocked down and
shastinadoed on the floor Of the house. That
was the last session Of the Egyptian Corps
-Legislatif. sr.:s.. II -
ORIENTAL MAGN1F1cENCE. '',
R.-The Khedive alavishes his wealth all
around him? rc 7Hs a,.eu.
Colonel M.-Hc keeps magnificent estab-
lishments. He has forty palaces, four wives,
and about two thousand female slaves. His
palaces are wonders Of the world. The
mere decorations cost millions, and the
value of the furniture, carpets. &C., is in
calculable. The Khedivc imports all these
things from Paris apd London at an almost
fabulous price, and whenever he gives
banquet it costs hundreds Of thousands. To
give you some idea of bis lavish expenditure,
Some time before I left Cairo the Khedive
gave grand bah outside the city. The road,
four miles long, was lighted on either side
by four rows of wax candles, about foot
apart. The light from these and the glare
ofrockets incessantly ascending formed one
Of the grandest scenes | ever witnessed.
The Khedive supports an Italian opera
with four prima donnas, a French opera
bouffe, a melodrama theatre, and q circus.
I have seen squadron of cavalry ride
down the stage of the Italian Opera House
in Cairo. . .-a ~..-r a ..s.a us. .-
EGYPTIAN CORRUPTION.
!, R.-Where there is so much wealth there
must he great corruption? .-
Colonel M.-Egypt is the most corrupt
country in the world. Men rise to wealth
and position by bartering the virtue of
their wives, and every official has his price.
If you want the khedive to do anything
for you, there is pasha in the room look
ing like whipped dog. If the khedive
says to the pasha, "See that this is dOne,"
the fellow scoops up the dust with his
hands and touches his forehead with it,and
then says: "Thy will is law But once
he gets on the outside of the door, the
Dasha straightens out aud says: "Dog, how
dare you approach the khedive without
nv permission? You shall not have any
such thing" And he will not have the
order executed unless you bribe him. and
will prevent your seeing the khedive again.
LAx1TY OF MORALS.
R.-Egypt cannot be moral then?
Colonel M.-Moral? Why the country
is one vast disreputable house, and ali are
of the same kidney. Marriage is Il perfect
farce, and is thought nothing Of A man
buys his wife there as Il piece of merchan-
disc, or is compelled to marry her. When
the Empress Eugene visited Egypt she cX-
pressed desire to see an Arab marriage.
The Khedive assured her that she should,
and that afternoon he sent for Ibrahim
Bey, his handsome equcrry. " lbra-
him." said he, 4" am going to give you a
wife. You will be married this evening""
That evening one of the most beautiful
girls OF the hale EN- became Ibrahim'S vile.
The Empress witnessed the ceremony.
R.-Is the slave trade III girls still carried
on?
Colonel M.-Oh, yes; not publicly,
though. You can purchase 4 Georgian girl
of the highest type Of beauty for about
81. 600. while other slave girls do not fetch
more than $500. These girls arc perfectly
satisfied with their lot indeed, they have