The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-23

other Senators of the Republican
; side ready TO follow his lead, one
OF whom, ID was said, had called on him
support. The Senator told him to call
later, and he would give him an answer.
He did go, and vas told that he still
adhered to his first determination. 1T
was, therefore. well understood when he
went TO the Capitol to-day, by several
who were in the secret, that he wuuld
denounee the decision when debates
were opened. He was not present In the
Senate Chamber at all during the early
session, nor did he appeal with that
body in the joint convention. He re-
the committee rooms, thinking the mat
ter over. During the reading OF the
Democratic protest which had been pre-
yiously submitted In the House, Messrs.
Evarts and Matthews were called cut
and Informed Of the threatened opposi-
tion frem Senator Conklng. A com
bined attack was at once made on him,
with the result already known. He re-
| mained In the committee room, and the
| Returning Board was Endorsed.
EGYPT.
| The Truth About the Egyptians ana the
Abyssian Expeditions
correspondence N T. Herald
CAlRo Hgyptl, Dec. 5l.-Egypt is
| most assufedly the land for rumors. It
was quite current In the cafes here the
| other day that the Abgssinians were In
| full march upon Khartouria, and would
soon'eome down the Nile. Such reports
are gotten up daily by the spectators
| OF the Bourse. But let me assure you
| Of .sutae facts concerning the Abys-
sinian war:
1. There has not been a hostile shot
| fired since last March.
q. That the entire Egyptian army In
the Abyssinian campaign did not ex-
coed $4,000 men, all told.
g. That the entire Egyptian loss was
net more than 1000 men, of whom 1900
were, killed or wounded in the three
days. lighting Of March 7, s and 9. The
remainder suecutnbed to sickness and
the ordinary casualties of q CAMPAIGN.
4. That after the three days. fighting
In March the Abyssinians left the eoun-
try then occupied by the Egyptian
troops In their possession and sued for
peace.
Negotiations have been In train for
some time, but no one knows whether
peace has been formally concluded or
not. A strong eofden of EGYPTIAN
posts command the country.
THE RIFLE.
A Challenge from irish RIaemen to
American Amateurs.
New York Herald1
The unusually great demand for space
Ii these columns prevented the publ
eatien yesterday Of the letter which
Major Arthur B. Leech, OF the Irish
rifle. team. has recently sent 10 Col. g.
b. Mitchell, President OF the New York
Amateur Rifle Club. The communica=
ton is III the nature Of a challenge for
another match between the Irish and
the American riflemen. II the eompe=
tition should come off 1t will be the
fourth that will have taken place be-
tween the crack shots of the two nation
alities. It will be remembered that the
first was had at Creedmoor, In 1874; the
second at Dollymount, In 1876, and the
third at. Oreedmoor. In 1876. The gal
liant Majors letter is as follows:
1HEIANps CHALLENGE.
DUBLIN, No. 40 Rutland Square.
Saturday, Feb. 3, 1877.
MY Dear Sri have pleasure In sub.
Uniting TO you the following resolution.
passed at q council meeting of the Irish
Rifle Association, held at the Mansion
Right Honorable the Lord Mayer In the
chair.
ReseLued, That an invitation be ad=
dressed to the Amateur Rifle Club. Of
New York, te send a team to Ireland in
the present year to shoot match on
the same conditions as the Irish. Ameri-
can matches in 1874, 1876 and 1879.
have peculiar pleasure In forwarding
this resolution, and I hope 1t will lead
to another of those friendly contests
which have In the last three years been
productive OF much good feeling and
honorable rivalry between the two ma
tionalities connected otherwise by many
agreeable associations. The month Of
June is suggested as the most suita-
bic for this match, as 1t will enable
those gentlemen whom VIE hope to well
GENE as your representatives to take
part in the annual competition Of the
Irish Rifle Association, and subsequent
ly to visit the camp Of the National
Rifle Association at Wimbledon. I am,
dear sir, your very faithful and sincere
friend, ARTHUR B, LEIGH,
To the President Of The amateur Rifle Club.
The conditions OF the first Creedmoor
match were: Fifteen shots at each Of
the 500, 300 and 1000 yards targets; six
men In each team ; square bull'saeye.
The Dollymount match was shot under
The same conditions. and that at Creed
moor was contested by the same ums
Der of men and Of shots on each side.
but at the new Wimbledon target with
circular ull's-sye.
4.
Little Todd will appear AZ Miss wilmot'e bsns-
ut t5-aight at the Academy Of Music.
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