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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-03

WASHINGTON, May o.-Tltirtl Assistant
Postmaster General lIazen has prepared a
statement Of the sales OF stamps for the
quarter ending April 80, 1852, ut twenty
five OF the largest postoiiccs in the country.
1t is estimated that these offices rep
resent about thirty-seven per cent Of
the total receipts OF the department. The
statement shows ISL per cent, over the
corresponding quarter OF 1851. Rochester,
n. y, reports the largest increase, equal TO
II per cent. AS compared with the pre-
cedine quarter ending Decembe 81 there is
4 slight decrease shown, which is caused
by diminished sales Mt the New York
Office. The other twenty-iouroiliccs, how.
ever, generally report increased sales.
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NEw Ionx, May 2.-Thc bulls claim that
the great operators arc picking up stocks;
the position OF the bear party appears un-
changed. The latest rumor is that Wander.
bilt will make II very brief stay abroad.
South Pacific 10 being rIided again to-day
by a clique OF brokers. 1t is said that Prof.
Trcadwcll hns gone to London and that
officers Of the company aro getting hold OF
the stock, but their manipulations arc Sc
vcrcly censurcd Some gold is said TO have
been engaged for the atoamcrs smiling
before Saturday. Western Union earnings
increased steadily durin: April. Large
blocks Of Mutual Union bonds sold ycstcr'
day ut 7G!, ex. May coupon.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-03

WASHINGTON, May 2.-lt is iutimated in
Administration circles that unless urgently
necessary there would be no more appoint.
nents in Pennsylvania until after the con.
vcntion in that State. There are nun.
Der OF changes to be made, some OF which
were to be sent in OF once, but the prcsi.
dent evidently proposes to so delay them
rs to have ample opportunity to reward
the friends OF tho Administration. The
Allegheny postotlice is among tho appoint.
ments in abeyance; also several important
Pittsburgh places. W.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-03

meeting Of the Kansas City Acad.
emy Of Science, the other day, DR.. W. L.
sco,l rcaI paper in which he stated that
the wearing oi sealskin sacqucs causes
mans more deaths than smallpox. Ladies
who weir them generally become delicate
and take cold very easily. This will by nc
means prevent the usual saiyl Of the article
80 lops rs it is fashionable. DR.. SCOTS
warnin. is useless.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-03

TBr death by scarlet fever Of one OF the
cLill,rn oi Mr. John Winder, foreman Of
,Le lyTut,urNcEN news rooms, Is att-
nonnrrl in another column. He has
lnr other children down with tho same
d,nd disease. The afflicted parents have
,he symp..hics oi large circle OF friends,
and a,noss them all the employees Of the
ly,r,lIcrHc,:E establishment.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-03

II. *, NosmGnI, at one time u resi-
,,,, "'- 4 M, city, a"d still later Il tutor nj
Uy,,,,,y Uy1, a. Co,lysr, AID since then Il traveller
~ i%'I%,, l",,,,.. nas returned to this country,
III Il, '%,'r At, ", .pn, J, residing in Erie, Pa',
aa" ,s, :. nn !, .iyp. historical and scientific
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Brutal Outrage In l'euuxylyauin.

GEEESsnuRn, May o.-l.ast night, about
II o'clock, the house OF Mrs. Jonathan
Stump, about three mites from here, was
broken into by three masked men. The
women were bound and gagged and one OF
them strung up 10 the rafters in order to
cxtort information in regard to the place
where their money was hid. Mary, the
youngest daughter, was brutality beaten,
but all refused to give the information.
The burglars got about three hundred dol
lars and dccamped.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-03

CHICAGO, May 2.-Ias " Doyle is on
t,ia!, in the Unilcd States court, on the
charge o; hnvin, hepn connected with the
oo,;.,;cririlingoi United States bonds. The
ease IL celebrated, onn, as lln bonds were
81 skilinl!y wrought as to deceive the treas
ury AID hanl, experts; the amount was up
ward OF $2Ao,000. This II Il new trial, the
former verdict against him being invall-
dated by M iuiormality. There seems to
bc little doubt IT'S to the TACT OF his guilt.
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t....,o,. 10 he onwardand upward in
s,,tt ,,saso. 4 lot arrived here yes.
,'.i,y hm that city costing So cents by
y. " Igl on ,hn track here. 1t could not
=, ho,s,ey,p n. that high price today.
T,, ,.,,t from, Chicago is that the mar
t,s i, oyr so!i, and that the shipments
r,, eyppl The receipts.
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Ercuclllncll l'twiitIA.- pirntcs

NEW YonE, May a-Tle bark Cardcnas
arrived from Gnboon, Western Africa, and
reports that in the latter part OF Marcl,
pirates captured and plunderel French
cutter. Tic colonial governmental Guboon
sent force to rccapture the cutter aud
have the pirates delivered to them. Whe,
the action tool; place the French surgeon
was killed and three French soldier.
wounded. Ningi' Ningi, town on III,
island OF that name, has been destroyed
Trade with tho rivers einptyins into III.
Gaboon is entirely
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Reccnfiau The WhIih lIOM<n.

WAsniSGToS, May 2.-preSidcnt Ar.
thurs first general card reception tool;
piace Tonight. The crowd ut the 'xecn.
tive man:ion was 20 great ut 10 y. II. that
many Ind not had tho opportunity to reach
the President, who WIS receiving tile guests
in tue blue room. All the representatives
OF the army and navy were III iull dress
uniform, and u minority Of the members OF
n:e diplomatic corps appeared in the court
dress ot ;3eir respective countries. There
WIS the usual beautiful display Of flowers.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-03

'lrm is HOW every prospect Of abund.
S%Gops this year, and this will rather
SsMrase the general feeling in ilvor Of
Sa@s " hich the increased cost Of living
Us''"s the winter has ensendeaed. In
ui"Cs OF plenty every mans wages &C
"Tihes.-L PHILADELPHIA Times.
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Trrusvllls. Pa May o.-Joscph Vilk:e
was found dead III his room last evening
with Il pistol ball through his head and his
revolver lying ut his right sidc.. The fact
that he was Il lrit.landcd man and hnl no
motive for suicide is considered sui!icien,
to warrant Il careful investigation. The
Coroners inquest will be held this after.
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KILLED AT CnAnLEsrON.
\ Ncgf" IsHrber Kutistcssiy kho0ts Howu
nWhitc Man md Escapes.
Ennnll Nlxnalnl, In liza I'M.


CHARLESTON, W. Va, May 2.-About I.
o'clock, las. might, n negro, named lIaston
Waiting, shot dead z. S. Greaves, Il white
man, IN front of Marlilcy's saloon. 1t ap'
pears that tho negro asked the white man
to drink with him and was refused, where.
upon the negro stepped out OH the pave.
nicnt and shot Greaves, as lie came out,
the bullet taking effect In the left breast,
one inch to the right OF The nipple causing
death in twenty minutes. The negro il
ut large and officers aro after him.
Threats are uttered OF dire vengeance, II
tho murderer Is causht. Whiting Is a
muIatto, ii barber, twenty-five years old;
hc came here from Gallapolis, Ohio, his
home, two months ago, having LETT thu,
place for dangerously cutting Il negro
woman. Greaves was II plas,crcr nnd leaves
wife md chrildrcn, living in Huntington,
West Virginia. Two hundred dollars re-
ward is offered for the arrest OF the negro.
Detective Burnett and the force arc after
him.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-03

MvrST,Iy Lake Park, Our coming West
Virginia and Maryland summer resort, is
to hayca Southern rival, it seems, Al
least the South Carolina Methodist confer
encc i; maxim. arrangements TO establish q
religious summer resort near Henderson
\. c. The desire is to make it as much
like ChautauQua rs possible lit its literary
and educational features, and to present
such attractions rs will make it the popu
larpace oi pilgrimage, not only Tor Meth
oiists, bu; Tor all other good people.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-03

ST, PAuI, MISS., May AT the city
election, Yesterday, the Republican candi.
date Tor City Treasurer was beaten, 500,
BY. the Democrat. The Aldermen and
School inspectors are about equally divided
between the two parties.
The issue OF 100000 bonds for the new
bridge and s25oO0O for the new public
buildings were endorsed.
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r,SI NEW YORK, May p Cotton steady at 1ahaleLc.
Flour hIm @ IND urch"ngci receipts l35l5 Gurr,is;
expor!s 100 hauel, Wheat 1sc higher md nIIsc..
No 2 spring s. ~ ungn.lcd 81 2Oaal 81; No,
No. rcd s. i:+si 49, No. cred 81 10 9GeiIycrcd:
H,p,sr rySi IVA certificates; M I'D y a, as: t1ri
quoted ut 81 ii1.Al IS; NJ " rcd May. sales iy:0o
bushels nj 81 +yai NV, closing II, 81 ~; June scs
Slio'2 bIshels, nj 81 'S7sni lo,t: July. s.ie. a.
81 33E: August, sales .2iGo0 buslir!s, nt II asLa
2F+. closing nj 81 aih Corn ,i,lsc,tiei ind Luic
better; rccrlPis l;opV bushels exports 1850 Lii.i.
g, SEtas'c: No. . whitt yic: No. May s:iMn is3.
iSElc. cosins ut 81: June. s3I1sc; closing at ST.
cia:Ins i1y; sfsS' 4 essf a III August sns54
tive. ,Eceeipis 5000 bushes; WISER, mixed H,.
&C: white v, stern GoaGiic ilny in good dc,nanI
~ , S,..e.: Z ate npntihally Unchanged, Aun.sci
steady n"d IN 'air denniid Rice quiet and firm
hrn: united 74Ic crude 6Es.1hc: refined a. T"l TI
io@ stronger; urine Gtysc. Rostn firm nj s. i.lu
"a. IrIpfniins dun and weak n, ,D:. Egss.
stronger: mess sis 80: brcfqni.t ai,d ,srm: cut
fncnts strong ani 1ni I: long clear s1Ial1 -, Inrd
%eas: lrne @ steam, 81 COAL Ge5a. l;ul:cr In good
| Ing III 6ll2c.
CHICAGO. May 2-Flou.scady and unchanged
hent unsettled and wcr: No thIcrpu ,pfiur
81 2,Ini ~ cash; 81 ~ May: S, At1 June;
is 'uysi IlIss!a% q" sn; ansGs = % ys"r s j
|
GENERALLY hi.ner nt 7!u'.;1.c cash u,l Siu,: 7IiIc
June: 74lia,ihc July; 7lha'is,c August, J9c ytnT:
rejected itc Oats .tfunE ma higher nj 5S1; ,5ic
cAsh: hEic May; TIGc Jnnc ;Gi.uiG7.c 1ulv:
:,Mt:iinc August. Rye cnsl.r ut S!4u. harley
steady and unchanged. Flax sccd Isfm. rorl
moderately nvtivc nii higher II, Sls Jhuis so rush
md May: s!s h'kais 90 June: SIS 7!Lu,s 10
imly; sA ?iaiv % August. LtI nctve aid y .liui.
hleltr At Ut al . cash: sl 35Iil VIZ June: sii 10
a.! 5-E July: ST GAIL OK A,ig,,,t lux n.nt;
astiyS, 'sfm m higher shoulders 81 10 snort rib
w o. sho'! c'enr 81, s5 wi,yEcy ren,.y md in
fair de,mni tSi ~. III l-''h.: ,iusrlilt,i md
!Miys II .nHuEsl 81 'cti"n.lrr Cnr" i, csu'
hr n'il g"nGtn!iy higher NJ 7I;.c 81. y: tic JnIe:
H.r JnlE: w .ususi. Oat. sts1:lr .. d j. rUcr
] ~ H's Way: hts.. J'INr: a7hr lilly / Y, Au,u,t
=, ifoV:Alonh c's!er but n.t qnitlbiS inwe. :. :
PH!LApE"'H.. May 2-r.rr t,,ul md nm.
chhle"f. Hy.fiIuC Tdy ami u:ichGusyd d, y heat
higher S". :iei IN ssaiii cc,ul 81 ilAl ~: NJ. .
; red Nay y 4jHnl 81; inru 81 itti i,i: July
{. 29jsai :e1: Angds' 8 9Nttle, Earn Ia fnir d..
maui opt! ms nctivr: u,;l mixed On track sISc;
.tssmct M" srasu ,,eiA StnH>ST >,il mixed May
/ SHENs Nv lli.r Si:s,tslt| July Sl;SAIr Ai,yns,
sishsityc. u,lA S.lr,4 ana htm; M white 5yiIa
Gc' Ma" @h!.. hSt,mt4: mixed &c, rrnyiIni,s
l.t... u.sA9 bui SIS u. l.vI tsn; 81, MN liza
4 !ITF, Butter sieu'y mn! III t,!s demand. Erri
lfl~ dull aad weak. WLA4i usa a, .l:i.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-03

Liquor taxes TO the amour. OF SOS, 900
were paid to the county treasurer by the
saloonis,s OF Detroit, yesterday. The tax
is increased under The new law, Just gone
into effect, and the result will, doubtless
he II considerable diminu,ion in the nun.
Der oi saloons, rN
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-03

LITTLE Rock, AnK., May. 2.-Thc
Ga:ttlts Dallas .Tcyas) special says: Annie
Simpson aged seventeen, the wife Of John
Simpson, II worthless character, who dc.
serted her md left her 10 DRIFT into life OF
ill.mmc, suiclcd ut . o'clock this morning.
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SECOND DISPATCH,

CIIAnLEsroS, ". Va, May 2.-lIouston
Whiting, who killed GrcGvcs last night,
was arrested this evening, by deputy U. S.
marshals Robert Saunders and Morgan
Saunders. Great excitement prevails and
fears arc apprclendcd by the officials that
an attempt will be made to take tho
prisoner from the jail and lynch him.
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Qhs qntslligtnffr*
.. .,nnd II Fourteenth h'reet

- Paterson, htc Of the Weston
,'4t;n.',, W. s,', has removed to Huntington,
SF,,'I,' q, vhrtc he proposes to issue tho
,,,,;u,,Gu EpNtIIran'
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iEoSG the statistics in the annual re-
poH Of the Chicago, Milwaukee 4 St. Paul
Railway is the following table Of tariffs,
showing the fluctuations Of rates for seven
teen years, giving the average price per ton
per mile received on ireiyhts:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-03

This shows steady decrease, and the
officials say that thus far in 1852 the aver
age r:!Ie amounts to but triilc over l.50
rpYtS
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4 t;uOtl Move.

ALBANY. May "a special committee
OF the Senate unanimously recommends the
passage OF bill lookin: to the putting un.
der ground Of all telegraph wires.
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FINANCIAL AND ConuEuc1,I.


NEW ionk. May Money 9aa]:: per cent. P,Ime
mercantile paper hr51a Der cent. Sterling E5.
.,sn," s"'" bankers bills steady at 81 ST demand
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-14
NOTICE.

ALL PERSONS OWNING PROP
a erty within Salt Like County. Utah
Territory, subject TO Territorial. School
and County Taxes, are hereby notified
that the County, Court Of Salt Lake.
as Board of Equalization. will meet Al
the County Court House in Salt lake
City from Friday the 2Ist dav OF .JuIv
to Wednesday the 9th day of Aueust.
A. D. 1882, both days inclusive. far the
purpose Of hearing and determini10 All
complaints in regard to the assessed value
Of any property and applications for
Attachments or remission OF taxes az any
insane, idIotic, infrm or INDECENT narso1
a. provided for by An Act Of the Leoisls-
tive Assembly of the Territory Of 1Tiah
entitled can Act TO Provide Ravsrne
for the Territory Of U tab, and the several
Counties thereof" approved Fsbrusrv
%, 1878, and acts amendatorv or n s;9
thereof. By order Of said court. NV
ID. BOOKHOLT.
County Clerk.
Salt Lake City, July 10Th, 1851. ; y
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-14

AN OLD TRAVELLER has Deen
telling the newspapers Of national
characteristics as ne has observed
them among beer drinkers. He
says he can tel the nationality OF a
man by noticing his conduct when
a hy drops into a glass OF beer ne is
about to drisk. An American will
joke about it and order a fresh glass
A Chinaman will rescue the fly,
eat it und pour the beer under the
table. An Englishman win empty
the mug and order another. n
Frenchman will pay and go, but
will loudly sputter. a German will
carefully fish out the fly and swal.
low the beer. A Russian will swal-
low both the fly and the beer. A
Spanisrd Will pay for the beer, bot
quietly move eff without touch
ing it.
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A BLOODY Day.


The news from Alexandria this
morning is bloody enough to satisfy
the most sanguinary, and yet 1t is
feared the story has no. half been
told. One estimate places the num-
Der of killed by the British guns at
1000. which great number will in
all probability be increased when
the facts become known The greet
CITY has been laid in ashes, and the
grand Mehemet Ali square, one of
the most delightful promenades In
all the East. laid waste. But yes
terday's work seems to have been
more horrible than all the rest
combined. Under flag Of
truce, which was interpreted as
surrender, the Egyptian troops in
duced the English to stop firing
while the city was being pillaged
aud burned, and the unoffending
Europeans and Christians butch
cred. After the soldiers had glutted
themselves with the havoc of de-
structiOn, the town was turned over
to the tender mercies of convicts
and Bedouins, who looted the place,
fred the building and massacred
foreigners. We have received only
a hint of the bloody work, which
will make July 18th, 1882, stand
forth in history as one of the blood
lest Of bloody days. The
particulars of the shocking
events yesterday will be days
and perhaps weeks In reaching
the public, but until they are told
the world will be daily shocked ly
horrible recitals of outrage, blood
and carnage generally. Somebody is
responsible for the butchery, and
there ought to be terrible reckon
ling very soon. Arab Bey, whose
wicked and senseless ambition has
brought about all this trouble, is re.
ported TO have retreated with his
army toward Cairo, one hundred
| miles distant from Alexandria. The
English having taken it in hand tC
punish this able but reckless leader,
there should be no halt until he and
those guilty with him are made tx
know that such scenes as that en-
acted in the ill-fated city on Thurs
day cannot be enacted in this agt
without bringing the severest pun
ishment upon the actors. What is tx
become Of Alexandra, and who il
, to be its ruler next are conundrum
, yet unanswered. 1t may be Sc
, down for a certainty that whateve
may be the fate Of the ancien
metropolis, it will not again be per
nitted to fall under the control o
those who will betray it as it haI
been betrayed.
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|s&Sk2I7
III rs TRULY WONDERFUL

II Is TRULY WONDERFUL
70 see what improvement now exist
q compared with railway travel
only q few years ago. To become
convinced Of this, one has only to
select for his route East, the popular
and well known ND4e 81.
CHICAGO q NORTHWESTERN BY.
You are landed M The Union Pacific
Railroad in the Union Depot al
Council Bluffs, where stands the G
d NV. Palace Train. composed Of
Pullman Hotel Cars, Pullman Sleep
ing Cars, Elegant Day Coaches
Smoking, Baggage, Postal Cam, etc,
ready to convey Sc passenger
through Iowa and Illinois and into
Chicago. Gliding smoothly alona
over the superb track Of steel rail
through thrfving cities and villages
comfortably sea ted In this train, one
scarcely discover the high rate Of
speed which he is riding. Trains Of
this road ara always on time, con.
nections sure and passengers seek.
ing pleasure. com fort, safety and
easy in travelling, win 6nd the
North Western" in excess Of their
expectations, and the greatest Of ali
routes to Chicago and the East. In
Visit upon Ticket Agents selling you
Tickets ct0 this Road al agents sell
;hem. Examine your Tickets and 20
fuse TO buy IL they do not read over
his hoa6. II you visb the Beet
travelling Accommodation, You
viii buy your Tickets by this Route,
w AND WILL TAKE Nc
g HEB a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-14

The CONTENTS OF the HERALD this
morning are as follows:
lar PAGE-Lstest kilograms Congress
sional, / lypt-The Big Show etc.
ID PAeE-List Ct Letters at the Fost-
Office.
Sd PAGE = TelegrAphic News - S'sr
Routes, ETC.
9TH PAeE-Editorisls, etc.
Eth Per Benz fit Concert Hotel ar
/ rivals.
6rH PAGE - Telegraphic NewS-ERypt'
etc.
7rH PAeE-Telegraphic News = The
Fast MSil-Casuslties, etc.
9TH PArE-The Race Juvenile Theat-
ricals-Loeal Items.
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"A FEW weeks ago these columns
contained an account of the remark-
able life of Charles Langheimer, of
Philadelphia, who was made famous
in Dickens American Notes." and
he's since been known as Dickens
Dutchman." Langheimer is a
chronic thief, and has spent over
40 years of his long life in the east
ern penitentiary of Pennsylvania.
In prison he is model of deport-
ment, and on each occasion of his
release promises to reform and be
come honest. But his mania for
stealing masters his moral inten-
tons, and he soon falls into the old
way. He is now, we believe. about
70 years of age, and when he was
set free last spring, declared
that he had overcome the evil
propensity, and would live the re-
mainder Of his days an honest man.
The public took an interest in the
man, who was soon provided with q
light, well-paid job, which promised
to be his as long as he lived and be
haved himself. Last Friday the
fellow saw an open money till, and
the temptation was more than he
could stand. He took the few coin:
before him, and is now in Jail with
the fair prospect of dying as ht
has lived, prisoner for theft.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-14

THE HOUSE on Thursday, on mo-
tion of Representative Blackburn,
of Kentucky. amended the sundry
civil. bill by appropriating and in
sorting in the bill the amount neces-
ssry to pay Hon. Geo. Q. Cannon,
Utah's elected delegate, the balance
of the salary and mileage due him
when the contest was decided.
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CAIRO, TO which point Arab
Pasha is said to be marching, is one
of the best fortified cities in the
east. The citadel stands on steep,
rocky bluff, above the city, and
commands a fire view Of the sur
rounding country. TWAS here that
the famous Mehemet Ali, England's
former enemy inEgypt, preferred to
reside. He kept itrstrongly fortified.
and many heavy cannon pointed
from its walls TO the city below.
This was done to overawe the
people, who were inollEed to rebel
against the iron viii Of the dictator.
The walls are in good repair,
and in anticipation of an attack
by the British. 1t will be
remembered that the kilograms
announced q few days ago that the
citadel had been strengthened and
supplied with stores for $4,000 men.
It would require heavy siege artil-
lery to overthrow Cairo, and a stub
born resistance On the part Of the
inmates would make an assault by
the British expensive in blood and
money. 1t is here that Mehemet
Ali built the magnificent mosque,
Muham-medieh, which is still in
tact and The chief ornament of the
palace. The interior is decorated
with a richness Of coloring said to
be unmatched in the world. In front
Of the main entrance les the vast
paved quadrangle, surrounded
BY low colonnade where
occurred the Infamous massacre
Of the Namelukes, by order Of Me-
hemet Ali. The Pasha found in
the warlike chiefs serious obstacle
to his scheme of absolute power,
and invited them to a banquet IN
the courtyard Of the citadel. They
were deceived by this treacherous
courtesy, and fOohshly accepted the
invitation. In the midst Of their
revel they were suddenly fred upon
by q detachment of soldiers con.
.esaled in the colonade. All but one
persisted. He was the son Of the
principal chief, and having presence
Of mind, threw himself On the
ground, and thus crawled to his horse
tied to an adjoining pillar. Mount
ing the animal he cut his way
through a mob of assailants, and
few to the gates, which he fOunt
closed against him. In hi:
desperation be took 4
leap from the top of the wall, {
height Of eighty feet. The horse
was killed, but the brave young
Mameluke, with a broken limb
crawled away and hid himself
finally making his escape. Strong a
the Cairo citadel is and well as ]
may be garrisoned, it viii have t
surrender should The British con
clude to follow the fleeing Arab
thither. There is nothing in Egyp
that can Withstand the power o
British arms and prowess.