The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-06-19
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
A GENUINE SLAUGHTER AND ITS oRIGI

A GENUINE SLAUGHTER AND ITS oRIGINAToRs.
London, June 1.-THE Standard cores
pendent at Alexandria telegraphs that up to
last evening the total number of corpses found
of Europeans killed in Sundays riot was 34o.
An eye witness states that the Europeans, who
took refuge in the police station, was mas
sacred by order of the gen-d'-arms. The
correspondent declares that the rising was
organized by the project of police.
THE CLIMAX NEAR.
London, June THE correspondent of the
Manchester Guardian says it is thought Sir
Edward Mallet, British consul general in
Egypt, and General Seymour, may at any
moment occupy Alexandria if the attitude Of
Egyptian troops continues to appear as doubt
full.
ENGLAND WILL PROTECT THE SUEZ CANAL.
London, June 1.-THE Central News states
that the government, with the approval of
France and Turkey, has determined to pro-
tect the Suez canal with British troops. Trans
poets have accordingly been ordered to be
ready tor the embarkation of troops.
TOO LATE TO CONFER.
Constantinople, June 1.-THE sultan yes.
terday reiterated marquis Denailrs. the
French ambassadors objection to 2 confer
ence on the Egyptian question, and maintained
that the assembling thereof would be attend
ed with unsutferable drawbacks.
AVAILABLE TROOPS.
London June 1.-THE Times saws five
battallons OF infantry and a company of en-
gineers at Malta are available for service in
Egypt.
THE EUROPEAN EXODUS.
A dispatch from Alexandra to the London
telegram company says that thousands of Eu-
roPeans are arriving from the interior.
INSULTING AND HOSTILE.
Special dispatches from Alexandria say: 1t
IS said the british controller will resign. Arab
Pasha is included in the new ministry.
RUSSIA WILL TAKE A HAND.
st. Petersburg, June 1.-THE Journal de
Petersburg, states that Russia is preparing to
| send men of war to Alexandria.
MINISTRY TO BE FORMED.
Alexandria, June 5.-Raghab Pasha has
consented to undertake the formation of a
ministry.
Poisoning Dogs.
To the Editor Of THE EVENING LIGHT:
Passing through Military plaza early this
morning sickening sight met my eyes-sey-
eral dogs lay here and there, bowling, diving.
evidently from the effects of poison. / dis.
covered through inquiries that it had been
legally administered by order of the authors
ties. Why such unnatural means should be
adopted to get rid of these unfortunate CANNES
is beyond my comprehension. In every civ
ilized community pound is provided where
lost or unlicensed dogs or other animals are
Kept, and after certain time, if unclaimed,
killed in proper, less cruel, and above all.
not public manner.
Although without the benefits of a society
for prevention of cruelty to animals, the COM
mon sense and decency of the community
should protest against it. Women and chill
dren. are made to witness the spectacle of
poisoned dogs writhing in the agonies of
death, with eyes pr"nuding, black foam COW
enng their tongues vainly gasping for breath,
while crowd of idlers curiousiy watch the
vain effort the suffering brute makes to cling
to life.
Such occurrences, if repeated, will make us
deserve the reputation of barbarism our cas-
tern brethren have favored us with. S.A.
A western woman named her girl baby after
a noted lady and wrote to her aqout it The
lady sent thick, heavily-sealed envelope
''not to be opened until the babes goth
birthday" 1t was terrible revenge to take.
Philadelphia News,