Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1872-08-20

9th District-RoBERT A. CoGHILL, of Am
herst.
18th District Moses WALTON, of Shenan
doah.
p 8th District JAMES H. WILLIAMS, of Win
chester
9th District--JAMEs w. FRENCH, of Bland
LEwIsBURG, GREENBRIER Co., w. Va.
a July 18th, 1872.
The papers have contained notices of the
shooting of Maj Campbell at Alexandria, Egypt
by Geo. Ell. Butler, the U. s. Consul General to
Egypt, Alexandria. 1t seems that it was the
purpose of Butler to assassinate Campbell and
that he would have succeeded had he not been
prevented by Gen. Loring and Gen. Reynolds,
southern officers 10 the Confederate service dur
ing the late war in this country, who, since
that war, have been in the military service OF
the Khedive of Egypt, one of the wealthiest
potentates of the world, who is wise enough to
avail himself of the military skill and gallantry
of American officers. Gen. Reynolds is a ma
tive of this place, and from letter of his dated
Alexandra, Egypt, July 22nd, 1872" ad-
dressed to his only surviving sister, Mrs. Sally
A. Patton, widow of the lamented DR.. VIM. N.
Patton, we are permitted to make the following
extract giving an account of the attempt Of
Butler to assassnate Major Campbell.
Son the 18th of this month, he, (Butler)
with two of his hired assassins, attempted to
assassinate Major Campbell, an American Of
icer in the Egyptian army wounding him very
badly, so much SO that it is feared he will lose
his leg, if not his life. Butler and his assassins
L j
at murder, have fed the country for parts
unknown. Butler is nephew of old Beas
Butler who played such a damnable part in the
war. The attack upon Major Campbell was
one of the most outrageous affairs that has
ever taken place-a regular concocted scheme
to murder him; and if Gen. Loring and | had
not been present and prevented it, they would
have succeeded. There is, throughout al
Egypt, the greatest Indignation felt agains
Butler. The Government of Egypt has repre-
scented the affair to the Government of the Uni
ted States, scondemning Butler in no measured
terms. Before he left, he wrote all kinds Of
lies which doubtless will be published in the
United States so as to forestall public opinion
so you must not believe anything you hear til
the whole truth is told. Many here think tina
the man has been for some time in chronic
state of delirluns t7enlenS."
ters'' these officers had during their service Ii
the Confederacy and that which they now have
in that of the Vice Roy Of Egypt, as will be seer
from the following extract
s'Since last wrote you, we have moved oul
quarters from old Mussafar Khanna to THU
magnificent Palace of Kabbara, just on The
outskirts of the city. 1t was built by Sale
Pacha, the former Vice Roy, as country Pal
ace. Since his death, no one has occupied i
except occasionally distinguished strangers
Princes, Dukes, &c. His Highness has remov-
ed Gen. Loring and my family to it. 1t il
fully and elegantly furnished. 1t is in the cen
tire of large park, with broad avenues shaded
by trees. The gardens contain about ten acres
of all the fruits of the tropics. and filled witt
the rarest flowers with large fountains throw
ing their spray in every direction beautiful
statuary and vases line the walks,-it looks Xix,
fairy scene. The rooms Of the Palace are o
immense size, and, if may make use of a,
Irish bull, papered with tapestry silk Of tn
most beautiful kind; the ceilings are all beauti
fully frescoed and the floors of fine MARBLE
Mary chamber is fit for Queen-it is SO ele
CANT. The air is lovely and SO cool at nigh
that we sleep under a blanket. His Highnes
not only gives us this fine place to live in, bu
he furnishes the servants to take care of its
you see, we are not suffering.
COL Frank Reynolds, son of Gen. Reynolds
also in the military service of the Khedive, &C
companied by his mother and wife and littl,
son, are now on protracted visit to the con
tinent. They left Alexandria on the Goth da
of June, and will be absent some months visit
ing places of interest in Italy, Switzerland
France, &c. They will spend month in Paris
The wife of Col. Frank Reynolds was Mis-
Macon Ball, of Montgomery, Alabama, who ha
a number of acquaintance In Staunton, VIII,
will be pleased to learn of the pleasant trip sh
is having on the continent of Europe, and tina
her husband is handsome man and an &C
complished and gallant officer, and quite ia
vorite of the Khedive, with brilliant prospec
for the future. We make another extract from
Gen. Reynolds letter to his sister:
His Highness has granted him Frank
leave as long as he wants, and said he was giaC
to do so in order that he might gain militar
information, so that he could be more useful t
him. Gen Stone, the Chief of Staff, says til.
Khedive will defray all his expenses. Genera
Loring, Gen. Stone and myself will be sen
next Summer as Representatives of the Vic
Roy to Vienna to the great exhibition, and W
anticipate delightful time. Frank will have
to stay at home to take charge of this corps ii
the absence of Gen. Loring, and to do the dutie
which [ have to do as Chief of Staff of The
army of the coast, which consists of abou
thirty thousand men. The authorities arr
making grand preparations to receive the Vic,
Roy when he returns from Constantinopl
which will be in the course of three weeks. We
expect grand time such as fetes and illumi
nations, presentations, &C., &c. The Prince il
soon to be married, when another great time
will occur-grand balls, &c. You can have nc
idea of the splendor of these things here-they
must be seen to have any conception of them. ,
Rev. Henry G. Alexander, one of the Pro
fessors of the Theological Seminary Hampder
Sidney, delivered inthe morning and evening
of last Sabbath, in the Presbyterian Church
Of this place, able and interesting sermons
which showed that he was a gentleman o
talent and culture, and worthy of his name ant
family which have added so much to the litera
ture and shed such lustre upon the Presbyterian
Church.
For the past several years quite number Of
the bodies of dead persons, generally colored,
have been found in the woods in this county
along the line of the Ches. & Ohio Railroad in
the course of construction through its limits,
We suppose that some half dozen have thus
been found. On the Sth inst, the body of an
other colored man was found in the woods ahout
four miles from here. 1t is supposed that this
individual had been dead about three months
and the iurv of iD0uest rendered a verdict u.h :.