The New York herald., 1879-09-13

In consideration the faithful services
which he bad rendered to the ex-Khedive Ismail he
had been made hey about two years ago. His
assassin. T. p. Miriam. born in Per.
STA. His mother is believed to have been a
French woman. He is about forty-eight
years of age, and became early in life
engaged in mercantile house in Smyrna In
1850 he visited New York and Boston in connection
with the Smyrna trade. In 1856 he was naturalized
in the United States Circuit Court at Boston Soon
afterward. returning to the East. he set up stock
broker in Constantinople, Smyrna aud finally in
Alexandria. In 1876 he edited newspaper and at
tackled the Egyptian government most severely. In
that year the celebrated Ismail Pacha Sadik. popu
larly known as tho "Moufetish." was tho Egyptian
Minister of Finance. This Minister. originally
slave. had become tho second parsonage in Egypt.
Ho had acq ured an income OF less than 900
Q year. He possessed tho best appointed palace
in Cairo. He had married his son to the favorlte
daughter of the Khedive and was aiming to secure
for himself the sovornment or Egypt Against the
Moufetsh Miriam directed the most bitter attacks
in his newspaper and exposed one of the most
swindling operations of this bold fnancier
and caused one of his loans to FAIL Miriam soon
aferward brought light the fact that the Finance
Minister had virtually issued duplicate treasury
bonds in several ins and this led to the inquiry
which resulted in the Moufetish being invited to
drive with the Khedive fine afternoon and quietly
placed on steamer and sent to Nubia, whore he
committed suicide"
As soon as Miriam published the article in 1876,
about the duplicate Treasury bonds the Moufotish
subsidized his newspaper. made Miriam present Of
$500. and gave him pension for life OF $500 per
month. Then the paper most enthusiastically sup
ported tho Moufetish But it was too late; the mis-
chief had been done. Soon after the death of the
Mouietish the Khediye reduced Mirzan's pension to
$50, and when Mr.. Rivers Wilson became Finance
Minister Mirzan's pension was cut OF entirely. At
that time-a year ago last July-Mirzan was living,
with his wife, in OF the houses belonging the
Khedives private estates. His pension having
the lawyer for the Khedves property in Alexandria,
sued Miriam for the arrears OF rent-some $500.
Miriam retortea oy suing the Ahenve,s estates for
ing salt from Egypt which was in the hands OF the
estates. and begged Dahan Bey to get the matter
ranged for him, and 1t is rnmored-but perhaps
without reason-that Dahan Bey had accepted u
present OF some $3.50 from Miriam. Dahan Boy saw
the Khedive, who told him that Miriam evidently
rather a troublesome customer and that the best
thing to do to give him 81 900 and $5O0for the rent
due and let him go. Then the Khedive was deposed
and Dahan Bey powerless to do anything at all
i'll tine matter, and Mirzans 81 800 seemed irrevoca
bly, lost to him. for Dahan Bey had since received
orders from the new Khedve's secretary not to
compromise the matter. 1t was about this last phase
OF the affair that Miriam and Dahan Bey con-
versing just before the latter was killed.
AMERICAN INTERESTS THE TRIAL.
Such is the brief outline OF the story by which 1t
will be that the American connection of the
affair is not OF great importance, except furnish
ing the instance OF capital offence being tried
n United States Consulate; for although Miriam is
an American citizen, yet he scarcely speaks English,
and III all his associations OF life is pure Levan-
tine There will probably be considerable delay in the
trial. the United States statutes require that the
accused iu capital offences be tried before the Consul
and tour associates The four associates must be
Americans Of good repute, whose have already
Consantinople. The last list OF associates made
out here some four years ago. Only two on the ap-
he ss ont and se sor
approval. In the meantime the eight or ten Ameri
cans now in Egypt have most OF them expressed a
decided opinion in the case (which would render
them liable to be challenged in the employ OF
tho Egyptian government; aud 1t IL question
whether not that disqualifes them from serving
as consular associates. Under the circumstances
the trial IL not probably take place until Novem
Der or December. when many more Ameri.
General, MIR. Fnrman, Is absent on leave
of absence but the interests OF the United States
are well looked after by Mr.. Comanos, the Vice Con-
sui General. There is much sympathy expressed
here tor MirZans wife and fvc small children, who
stances; but Miriam being Free Mason the brother
hood i'll Alexandria subscribed 1000 francs tSS0U for
their present support. Miriam seems very comfort
able i'll his rooms in the prison OF Moharrem Boy.
This prison is one that is made of by ali the
consuates for their various subjects and proteges.
Nlirzans room has wooden floor and good airy win
dows. His wife 10 allowed to see HIM every day
and brings him his food. Your correspondent hav-
he seemea very confident that he wduid 3:
acquitted. He is the typical Levantine, such
may read about in the "Nabab." He has fine, tall
figure with large black eyes, which meet your gaze
boldly and frankly His hair is thick and curly, and
he wears q jet black full beard and moustache. He
declined to any OF my questions about his for
relations with Dahan. but said that he
acquitted he would emigrate with his family to
America and set up q stock broker in New York,
where he said he should soon be able to make money
enough to repay his brother Free Masons for their
generosity toward his family. The prisoner is
guarded by janissary from the United States Consul
and two attentive Egyptian zaptehs Tor policemen),
who do their duty efficiently in spite of the fact that
they not WELD the dreaded club of your New York
ssbobbies." 90 80