The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-09-30
BUrLER'S CAREER IN EGYPT.
A Representative Who DIsgraced
His Country.


A letter from Alexandria, Egypt, OF
date August 25, is published in the New
York World, giving what purports to
be history Of the career Of George h..
Butler, recently American Consul Gen
eral to Egypt, but who left for parts
unknown when be discovered that
President Grant had sent General Star.
ring to investigate the charges made
against him by DR.. Strang, the mission
ary, and other gentlemen. The charges
against Butler are of the most serious
character, his conduct having been such
as to bring disgrace on the country he
misrepresented. 1t is charged that
Butler used his influence with the
X edive to promote or degrade Ameri-
can officers serving in the EyyOtlan
army, according to his likes or dislikes
The cause OF the antagonism between
Butler and these officers was of a social
character, arising from the refusal OF
the wives OF the latter to recognize Mrs
Butler; not on her own account, but
on account OF the conduct OF her hus>
band. This was the exciting cause Of
his hostility to Vanderbilt Allen, an
American officer, agraduate Of West
Point, and at the time serving in the
Khedive's army. In consequence OF the
refusal of Mrs Allen TO visit Mrs. But
Ter, Mr.. Butler instituted relentless
war upo, Allen, which his official influ
ence with the Khedive made it easy for
him to prosecute.
His private character was so bad, his
gambling and profigscy matter Of 30
much notoriety, that admission TO the
society Of foreign representatives known
as the Consular Club, was refused him.
Americans visiting Egypt were COM
PEELED to seek protection under foreign
flags, 80 utterly unable were they to se-
cure from him the proper and necessary
attention. Consular agents were re-
moved without law, and through his
servile tool, a Levsntine desperate
named Strologo, notified that by the
payment OF a specified sum Of money
they could be reinstated, which was
done in several instances, and the money
actually paid for res oration to places
illegally taken from them. Others,
refusing to pay, were not successful in
being reinstated. Butler also secured the
appointment as consular agents Of men
who were engaged in the \Abyssinisu
slave trade, and who, after their ap-
pointments, continued the unholy traffic
under the flag of the United States.
He received from one Of these men
present of four slaves, which he caused
to be sold in the market at Alexandria,
pocketing the proceeds. Buffers pecu-
liar aversion, saws the correspondent,
were the missionaries, and he announced
il at a public dinner as his purpose TO
lav a plan to have them all kidnapped,
their heads shaved, and themselves sent
out of the country as criminals. To the
query what he would do when it be-
came known, he replied that be would
fix that all right" The OLD man
(meaning his uncle, General Butler,)
would get on his knees in holy horror,
and perhaps drop him; but, he added,
wouldn't I be the best advertised man
in the country for timeY
So little regard had he for the honor
If the government he represented, that
he used bis office under it to exact trl-
butte from the Khedive with which to
paw his profligate debts. The Khedive,
wishing to secure his influence. was
willing at all times 10 help him, OF
which fact Butler was equally ready TO
take advantage. At one time, when he
was in trouble, the Khedive asked him
the cause Of his anxiety, remarking
that perhaps be could assist him.
NO" said Butler, ''it is my private
debts that are troubling me-" The
Khedive answered that be did not want
the representatives here to be troubled
with money matters. and generously
offered him q large sum Of nonev as q
present, vhic Butler without difficulty
accepted.
On another occasion, when dining
with a party Of gentlemen, the subject
Of the Jewish religion was under dis
cussion, when Butler, to the horror and
disgust of all who were present loudly
asserted bis belief that Christ was the
illegitimate child Of q courtesn. kept
BY Joseph for the benefit Of the Roman
soldiers.
The shooting affair which ended the
career of this notorious reprobate ts
we'll understood here. a. was the at
tempted Gaming of Dr.. Strapg BY his
fsctotum, the Levsntipe. Stroloeo. to
have been instituted BY Butler himself.
The mails were tsmpered with BY
him, and 90 bold was he in his lswlees
ness that at one time he deliberately