, 1873-10-25
WASHINGTON.
George Butler Interviewed on Egypt
'''' The Khoave and the !,
- Amorpans.
D1r. Mullott and q government Ar
. chitcctltrc---Tlo Now Or
leans Custom-Housc.
From Our Opn Coyr4ponderl.
WASHINGTON, Oct, II, 1873.

From Our Opn Corrspondont.
WASHINGTON, Oct, II, 1875
coHHu1roENEnAL 0Eonak BurLxn.
The la!c Consul General OF the United States
at Cairo, George Butler, Is IN Washington, and
haye derived Bome freah and interesting 1nfor-
nation from him about tho Confederate officers
In Egypt, tho late unploasautnesB thcrc, and the
condition OF TINT country under Said Pasha.
George Butler, tho nephew Of Gen. Benjamin
=. Butler. Is = young man with settled and
worldy.atrong oountonanoo; square face, st1g-
gesttve Of his unclc's. but without tho sloping
lownoas Of that warrior's forollead, or Lis cir
ou1nnmbicnt bnldnoBs, or ha closing eyold. lIo
has bold, metallic oycs, d good forehead, large
jaws, straight mouth, and a small, fattish
nose., he loeka like a mNn Of redundant
strength md animal instinct and sagacisy, and
hardly tamcablc by rnisforsuno or severity. 10
is Catholic, and hence joined tho Carlist CAUSE
against the Savoyard In Spain; but do
not think ho Is much concerned in
the Issue Of that struggle; for
hu aaid TINT tho tendency of tho ago
was against Dourbonism in all Its houses.
His father diod possessed Of a great deal Of
money, which Con Butlor controls as executor,
or guardian, or counsel, and this young man has
possibly had all and moro than he wanted to
spend from his youth up. His propensity IL to
bo literary man, critic, oto
THE CONFEDERATE OFFICERS m EoYrT.
Tho quarrel In Egypt which caused SO much
talk ia asoribod by Mr.. Butler to the dislike Of
himBelf, On his uncle's account, amongst tho
Robel officers who arc IN the Khedtvo's service.
Flo Gays that, for two years. several Of thoao
calumuiatod him, bnlittIed tho Office Ao held,
etc., until ho grow weary, OF tho country, and
sought, through his uncle, loavo Of abHonoo,
~lth Inc aosgn OF roalgolns htter ne snoula ges
to Washington. Before ho should leave, ho re-
solved to cane one Col. Campbell, who had boon
most forward In doing him despite; Tho
asso"p. M. 'oo ~ ~ .u.o'onans' auose,
and 4the chief Injury WAS sustained
BY Campboll,, who Was. wounded by Butlor'a
attendant; and by another man, who was
oauty psoto "'Ao WV u,os.n1'a ",, 1oeoNsN
stray oa1ls' Animmonho cro"o gatnofoa around
and tho Confederate officers on tho Khedtve's
a'sH "'.o eouA Aa,,:" e w., 49, s'oo ~,
wa" p'.sou aa p.oe'a'ue o,4'oos osVi .a4o W.
bunai, Butler sent word to the Ahodivc thas ho
should pay no moro attention to tho u1atter. y
Thoso Oonfedorato oilcors 1t appoars got
,,n,,ou1,,,,,t l., p,,.t a. from aaso ~ ssot, uor
., ~. 49,, ss11n,a. a,n;as,a 49, ~ so'1 Nv Es.
non1n' ~ ehu .ono"tns oalIous et "as 9en. ~,
entine Mott, tho great American surgeon, who
mt tbo vvart m thu Aultan,, hoad whom a,1
ous w ,-,o W. "a1s ~ .uo nu'%an Aoau "uoa -, ~
n.s IutA1n 1i4a'''to,"ou "o,o atiH'o " .no
CAliphs Vengeance II they enonld hurt him.
. Mott took it In his hand as II the Caliph wore q
. turrr1ip. md croat WIS tho wondor of tho fifth
III Ear ti,ia tha doctor waH Iowor,,oa. hut he
aa>,aa, H.. aasro.so.,a ,n,,,o,, 49," t.,,a, n
aosp'sea tne aocoras1ons wnion "ore senuolou
: him. His sou, Thaddcus, however, avai1ed.
himself OF tho old surgeons famo whon'
he went OYER to Turkey, In Andrew
-Johnson'g time to inyostfeate The complcity
~ mr. Nip;stnr Inv HIorria in t1,o crotan s ~.
VI Vol quf aaona mnrrcd ~ aroo
Mno t1!lenoa snu na,en housenoia. w.. Mt.u
tam s ny, o.u' s,';n IJ bo' ao H.
East r1naon" nlncnvn no, nnrynr, ~ tio
5!sits;, sud sits,ysrd %{sists, to + tle Goited
81 Waynt r,o IL esnxs soa;,,1 r. oi inms,,co
W a s%ho "h ~ popa a 10 s1r aarc
nan NH staty.noa;t;,, in Ia nrh,y e..,aot
ine 10 be- stop @ nearer tho cur IN and tho mouth Of
haya ,,ar ~ 49, ,G3r;.sn nv on,onrs srore,t MI
tn Mrrnt for t},osf would be dotnnhed for Euro
mar dIn1omaay. and Vouid mol 20 muoh axciko
|, the guItan's jealousy, Mott came TO Now York,
anil thora In saw sroat crowd Of d1scIarcod
Rebelg irinkitig around tho hotels poor, ruiaed.
and borrowing. His warm heart took p(y on
|: :thnn, nnd la would anv fo tIja nno md tint
one w., ~, <.,.. .,.,, ,,.,.,.,.
He was obliged to discharge the bills Of some
of those. md others had not even the money to
riio in carriage to the steamship. Dntlor saYs
tint thew will 10 dischareed from the Khodiyo'a
service whom their tmo Is out, aa he ropents of
his bargain.
{'!'.- THE KuEp1yE's CHARACTER.
Said PaBha is described by Mr. Butler as per-
son OF culture speaking. French with ease, md
English little; fully educated at tic Polytoch-
nio School In Paris, md wearing tho dress Of
Christian people. Ho Is allrowd and rich mer-
chant, and MT soldier by propensity; and his
inoomo and the luxury ot his court exceed tho
en income OF S110, 900, 600 per nuuuu, or mora
thai, haifas much as the whole annual expouao
Of tho United Btatcs Government. inclusive of
tho cost Of the public debt. To keep our 50, 900
Or GO, ,o'o o1lco:holdors. our army, our navy, do
81, J0,000 q month. And Said pasha, who
Inns no moro subjects than thore arc
oIti<ons OF Now York State, has, by Mr. Buffers
CAREFUL estimate, between 80. 600. 900 and 910,-
0W, 900 month, or above e9UO,0O0 day. He
has twepty-seven palaces. all tho corporate
proporty-or that which with us would be con-
trolied by corporations-in the country, and no
laws whatever but what lie can think OF or will
from day to day. He has four wiyeB and a. vast
baron, and, being an unwise husband, docs not
know Ill bis own children; yot he is tonperato