The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-12-04

Lwashlngton Correspondence chicago Tlmos.i


The late Consul General of the United
States, at Cairo, George Butler, is in Wash
ington, and / have derived some fresh and
interesting information from him. SAID
Pasha is described by Mr. Butler as person
Of culture, speaking French with ease and
English a little; fully educated at the Poly
technic school in Paris, and wearing the
dress of Christian people. he is shrewd
and rich merchant, and not soldier by
propensity; and has income and the luxury
OF his court exceed the tales of HarOun al
Raschid's splendor tie has an income OF
$40, 000. 600 per annum, or more than half
as much as the whole annual expense OF the
United States government, inclusive of the
cost Of the public debt. To keep our 90, 600
or go, 600 oliicehOlders our army, our navy,
do the public building, ETC., requires $17, 600
n month. And Said Pasha, who has no
more subjects than there are citizens of
New York State, has, by Mr.. Buffers care
full estimate, between So, 900, 600 and &c.,
OOO, 600 a month, or above $500, 900 day.
he has twenty-sevcn palaces, all the corpo-
rate property, OF that which with US would
be controlled by corporations in the coun-
try, and no laws whatever but what he can
think Of or viii from day to day. He has
four wives and vast harem, and, being an
unwise husband, does not know all his own
childre 1; yat he is temperate and prudent,
and still he is not happy. he wants to be a
king, but the domination of Turkey sits
upon his dreams like the gobbler on the full
boy after Christmas dinner. Turkey is put
above him by European treaty which dates
back to 1910, and from the treaties of Eu-
rope
Whatever link You strike. ,.,-.,,..
Tehih or tenth thousand. breaks the chain alike.
To ncutralize Turkey, the khedive has
been for a long time conciliating Europe,
and the power he sets most store by Is Rus
sia The eonsuls-seneral at Cairo are men
Of the first class and the greatest astuteness,
being really foreign ministers without the
name, as the khedive is only yiceroy. Mr..
Butler says he could have had absolute
power under this viceroy over the life of any
American in Egypt. lie was on such init
mate terms with the khedive that some Of
the complainers wrote to Mr.. Fish that he
was In that rich barbarian's pay. But
ell - SAYS Butler, .'that he did for me was
to give me steamers. yachts, a troop of horse,
stc., when wanted 70 entertain my visit
ing friends.n
As an instance Of Said Pasha's wealth, Mr..
Butler relates that the empress Of france
said 70 him, in Paris
ssViceroy, l should like very much to
visit your pyramids, but l cannot ride on
camel, and | suppose cannot 60 there by
anyother road
ssYour Majesty can 20 there by either
railway or highway, as you like" said the
viccroy.
when shs went there, at the opening Of
the Suez canal, the empress found a road
made. twelve miles long, across the desert,
hghted with gas, shaded all the way with
transplanted trees; and half way on was a
palace for her repose, with second palace
to entertain her a. the Pyramids-ail espe-
cially made for this one journey.
And yet, such Is che kinship Of the times,
that, when The khedive attempted 70 reno
yatc Cairo By taking stones from the Pyra-
mids. he felt that the rebuke Of the press
and voice Of Europe could not be withstood,
and he ceased 10 disturb these useless CO
nundrunis. lie Is building an iron bridge
across the Nile English work. which viii
cost SIS. 0oo. coo. The Suez canal cost him
tsO0 900. 900, and is only partial success,
IS d flis up aS soon as neglected, and the
screw meet - pass through i Is vet small.
Lessons its executor, Alr. Butler believes 90
te one az the ablest men IN the world and
never with less than $50. 600 20 a 800 COO
Of money lying upon deposits. The viccroy
isfhe owner 81 narrow gauge railroad lrom
C.irn 10 Snc1. sopenty-six miles. He j. now
hoil3lne 10 the Nile from Cairo two o. three
hundred miles. He has navy, but his
neonle ere urotchcd sailors. He and his
lathcr have mode vast sums Of money 10 the
slave trade. aud bis tunuehs for the harem
come irom the Blue Nile. Sugar, indigo
tobacco and cotton arc staples Of EGYPT
and thc peopie have no conception q the
night Of property, liberty, Or life.