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to their bayonets, instead of their ri
fes. Both orders involved great risks,
for an army in motion at night is La
bic to endless confusion, and only
superiority in the men could have
saved them in their rush with bayo-
nets into redoubts defended by five
times their number of Regulars arm
ed with Remingtons; but Sir Garnet
WoIseley knew the conditions accu-
rately. The attacking force reached
the entertainments almost unobserv-
ed, and with scarcely any loss the
rush was led by the Royal Irish and
the Highland Brigade, and in less than
twenty minutes all was over. The
British General had succeeded in
bringing his Europeans face to face,
hand to hand, with Asiatics, and
throughout history there has been
but one unbroken result from that
position. We do not see that the
Egyptians deserve the name of crab
ble," bestowed on them by the Times.
They died in heaps, they almost
flung back the Royal Irish, they sa-
crifced in twenty minutes five per
cent. of their number but victory,
for them, was hopeless. Terriers
might as well rush on St. Bernards.
They were shattered into mobs, cut
down in hundreds, driven bodily out
of the redoubts, to be charged and
dispersed and massacred by cavalry,
as invincibIo by them as Crusaders
by the Saracens who had conquered
the Eastern world. It was so when
Charles Martel hurled himself on the
" Moors," when Sobieski charged the
Turks, when Napoleon reached the
MameIukes, when the Russians esca-
Iaded Kars, and it will be so to the
end. When Europe and Asia touch,
with nothing intervening, Asia
goes down. The battle was over in
twenty minutes, and Sir Garnet
WolseIey, possessing the cavalry
without which no enemy in Asia
can be quite destroyed-for no enc
my can be caught-followed up the
flying foe relontlessly. The cautious
preparation was exchanged for the
rashost and wisest speed of move
ment, Zagazig was taken, Beliefs
was occupied, the General himself
took the train-how strangely it must
sound to old soldiers Ito occupy
Cairo, where his cavalry arrived,
after a rapid forced march, at seven
o'clock on Thursday, only forty
three hours after he had given
the final order for the attack on Tel
el-Kebir. The Army which had revo-
lutionised Egypt, troubled Europe,
and reused England into warlike &C
ton, had been swept away in one
grand rush, organised with coldly
scientific care, and carried out by
soldiers who felt the struggle a de-
light. We shall hear no more of
General WoIseley's military mis-
takes" or "over-cautious delays" and
we trust there is an end, too, to the
chatter about the necessarily degene-
rate character of young and unfog-
ged soldiers, and the ssibility of
a Liberal War Minister organising
victory. The capacity Of organising
and leading rmIes belong to no
party. Louvois believed in right
, 1882-10-11
The Fall OF Arab.
From the SpectatorJ.

Sir Garnet Wolseley has conquer
ed Egypt at a blow. Something is
due to the failure Of the Egyptian
troops, who, as we said last week,
were just not brave enough, or
trained enough, or numerous enough
to benefit by their immense advanta-
ges, or by their discovery of the true
method of defence against Europe
and something to the d~isgraceful sell
f8hness Of the leader of the revolt,
who refused even to die with his
dupes but much more is due to tie
genius of the British Commander.
Sir Garnet WoIseley has justified
himself and those who selected him
once for all, and the military chiefs
who, in their horror of "that damned
~intellect,' have So long attributed his
uniform success to luck, must now
be at last convinced that it is not ne
cessary, in order to be a General, to
be an ignoramus. From first to last,
Sir Garnet Wolseley has forecasted
rightly, prepared carefully, and
struck straight; and now, within a
month of his leaving England, Egypt
is at his feet. He carried out the rush
on the Canal, exactly as it had been
arranged with the War Office weeks
before, without losing u man, and
then, establishing himself on his new
base at Ismailia, prepared to deliver
a crushing blow. Amid a hail-storm
Of criticism, some of which he heard,
for he answered it officially, with his
plans interrupted by the t~reachery of
the Porte, who, in their desire to pro
tect Arab, laid an embargo on his
transport, and with the constant pro-
vocation Of petty attacks, which
would have stung an inferior General
into a premature advance, he con-
tinued his preparations till he was
completely ready, drew together his
forces, from India, from Alexandria,
and from England; and on the day
he had himself indicated to his chiefs,
delivered his blow at the centre of
the Egyptian strength. Then Arab
disappeared. The main body of the
EgyptianArmyhad Sir Garnet knew,
been concentrated in Tel-el-Kebi
where, armed with all modern wea-
pons, including sixty Krupp guns,
and protected by strong entrench-
ments, it awaited the British attack.
The two problems were to reach the
works without the awful loss of life
which the Turks inflicted on the Rus
slams at Plevna, and to gain the full
advantage of the individual superior
ity of his men, and the General solv-
ed both. He marched at night,
thereby paralysing the tremendous
fire which over the last two long
miles would have swept the British
, 1882-10-11
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From the TimeS)
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. II.

ander Ncvsky, the patron saint OF
the Emperor, and a great holiday
throughout Russia, His Majesty, to-
gether with the Empress and all the
members of the Imperial family,
came to town, and attended divine
service in The Monastery at the east
end of the Nevsky Prospect. The
Imperial party were driven through
the town in open carriages without
a single Cossack as escort, ana
through immense crowds of specta-
tors, who thronged a route of three
or four miles to gaze at the brilliant
uniforms of the court, the Dipl~-
matte Body, and the foreign Princes.
1t was a pleasure to observe that
for once there was a marked absence
of any large contingent of troops,
gendarmerie, or police along the
way taken by the Imperial c0Jt(ge,
and that the vast crowds seemed to
be left very much to themselves.
This evening the Court returned to
Peterhof, and the town is iIluminat-
ed in the usual way, A large mum
Der of decorations and promotions,
according to custom on this day, are
gazetted in the three services.
Among the formersi s The Order Of
Alexander Nevsky awarded to Gen
eral Drenteln, Governor-Ge neraI Of
Kieff, who recently made such a
startling speech against the Russian
Jews at Balta.
Sept. -,
General Tchernaief left St. Pc
tersburg this evening for Moscow
and Tashkend, to take up the reins
of government. A large number OF
persons attended on the platform to
bid him farewell. Two hours be-
fore his departure, ] had short con
yersatlon with him, and he told me
that there was no reason whatever
for the supposition that he intended
to follow a policy of aggression or
conquest in his new post. On the
contrary, he laid great stress on the
fact of his new duties being of q
purely administrative character, and
said that they were quite sufficient
to occupy his undivided attention
for several years to come. There is
the improvement of the roads, wells,
irrigation, the navigation Of the Syr
Daria, the cotton industry-for the
last two Of which companies have
already been formed at Moscow, as
| have previously reported, under
the auspices of the Generol-anL a
great number of other special inte-
rests to be attended to, besides the
o~verhauIing of the civil and military
government by special commissions,
ard a tour of inspection by General
Tchernaieff himself throughout the
province. The Commission of Re
vision, which, as | stated some months
back, the general made a sine qua
non of his acceptance of the COVER
norship, is in itself an undertaking
that will occupy some considerable
time. At the head of it is M. Giers,
a brother OF the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, and an old hand at investi-
cations of this kind. During the
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-22
BRADSTREET,S BUDGET.
The Failures In Business Through
OuT Ihe Country Last Week.

There were 1877 failures In the United
States reported to Bradstreet's during the
past week, Is more thsn the preceding
week, and 81 more than the corresponding
week last year. The Middle States had 43,
su increase of g.; New England States 25,
an increase of Z; Southern States 40, an in
crease OF Il; Western States So, an increase
of 3; California and the territories 4, de-
crease Of g; Canada and the Provinces is, a
decrease of 4. Among the failures Of i'm
portance were Jacob Van Wagenen, banker,
New York; Paine 81 Sackett, wooden manu-
fac urers, Providence; D. W. Coolidge,
commission, Portland, Me-; Thomas Mabley,
clothing, St. Louis, Mo; l. P. Mccall, dry
goods, Chattanooga, Tenn; the Msrseilles
Paper Company, Marseilles, Ill. la the
principal trades they were rs follows;
Groceries, 80; general traders, %; clothing,
IA; manufacturers, -; dry goods, 8; shoes,
7; millinery, 6; bakers and confectioners,
6: hotels and restaurants, 6; tobacco and
cigars, 5; hardware, s. liquors, 4; fancy
goods, 4; jewelry, 4; drugs, 4; commission,
4; produce, 9; lumber, 2; furniture, 2.
FLORIDA-Gainesville George w. Spark
man, general store, has assigned.
GEORGIA-The Rock, j. o. WhatleY, dry
goods, has been closed by the Sheriff.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-22
THE SOUTHERN HISTORICAL
SOCIETY.
A Card from the SecretarY-No COn-
necIiOn with Any Similar OrgAni-
zRElOn.

SAVANNAH, November 2l.-EditOr Morning
NeasS VIII you add to the obligations IN
der which you have frequently placed us oY
giving me space for a brief statement IN
reference to the society in whose DehalI
General Lee is lecturingr
Ibaye been surprised to find that some
are confouuding our society with the Fr:
0iyaid Historical Society, and others with the
IArmv of Northern Virginia Association"
The facts are that this society was origi-
pallv organized in the city OF New Orleans
on Inc ist OF May, 1869, Rev. DR.. B. NJ.
Pa ner being It's first President and Joseph
jones, NJ. D., its first Secretary; that u so
happened that large msjoritY Oh It's orlgl-
nal founders and managers were members
of the Army of Tennessee; ana that SI ne
doing a most important work IN New Or
leans the Executive Committee became
satisfied that It would be best to re-
move the headquarters of the society
to Richmond ana called the convention,
which met at the Montgomery White sui
nbur Springs on the 14th Of August, 1873,
and removed the domicil OF the society to
that city, and made certain changes In its
constitution and practical working plans
which experience had proved oslraoie'
After the removal TO K chmond, the gem
ersl plans Of the society were carried out,
| the Legislature voted US room in the state
capitol. which is equivalent to the annual
| gift by the State of Virginia Of at least SSOO,
aud the work of collecting, collating and
preserving the material for 8 full and truth
| full history OF the whole South has been Wig
| orously pursued.
We have a Vice President In each State,
and our effort has been to collect from
every possible source anything and every
thing which can she'd the slightest
| light on our glorious history. A
| glance through the table Of contents OF
| the ten volumes we have already
| published will show that ours is, in It's true
| sense, the Southern Historical Society, and
we only beg that friends in every State will
put our sincerity to the test by furnishing
US papers for publication or additional ma
| terial for tilingA
We are now making an effort to secure a
permanent endowment fund, and General Fttz
hugh Lee is generously giving us his time
| to further this object.
| May we not appeal to the good people OF
| Savannah to aid US in our work, not only by
allowing our agent, Major Lschlaud II Nc
/ Intosh, to enroll them as members (lle OF
ANNUALLY, but also by sending to our archives
material which shall keep TO tell the grand
story of our great struggle for constitutional
| freedom? J. VIM. JONES,
Secretary Southern Historical Society.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-22
THE sEsQUI.CENTENNIAL.
Meeting of the General Committee
ApDOintmenE Of subcommittee.

The regular meeting of the General Com
mittee on the sesqui-C Centennial celebration
was held last evening at Hodgson Hall,
Captain George A. Mercer in the Chair,
Secretary, General Henry G. Wayne, and
Assistant Secretary, Colonel CIV. Anderson
at their posts.
After the reading of the minutes OF the
last meeting, the following committees ap'
pointed by DR.. VIM. Duncan, Vice Chair
man, under resolution adopted, we're an
nounced:
Executive Committee-HeurY R. jack
son, VIM. Duncan, Henry G. Wayne, Z. W..
Anderson, Captain W. W. Gordon, Geo. O..
Freeman, j. II. Estill.
finance Committee-W. W. Gordon,
A. Well, James L. Taylor, john 7. MclntlTe,
John Schwsrz, 8. P. Hamilton, Peter Reilly,
j. A. Einstein, A. McNulty, y. I. Ravens
L. Goodsell, j. K. Clarke, John Bresnan,
]. J. Wilder, John Nisbet, a. Z. Harmon,
NJ. ]. Solomons, F. NJ. Hull. D. g. Purse,
T. F. johnson, Joseph Ferst, Robert Lowell,
J.B. Duckworth, N. K. Platshek.
Committee on Musical and Literary Ex-
ercises-Wm. 8. BOgart, Chairman; A. K.
LsWton, Charles H Oimstesd, John Screveni
George A. Mercer, Walter q. Charlton, j.
A. Bates.
Committee on Historical Pageant. h
Estill, Chairman; H. T. Bolts, II: F. Train
| NJ. F. Molina, j. j. Abrams, j. h Saussy
Jr.
Committee on Civil, Military and Trades
| Professions, Ito be subdivided into three
| committees)-Co G. W. Anderson, Chair
man; Henry C. Cunningham, james II
Johnston, George P. Walker, K. g. Gaillard
]. F. Brooks, B. H. Richardson, j. K Dbl
Ion, R. P. Myers, Henry Blum, Thomas Bal
| lantyne, Gustave Eckstein, Simon G9Zsn
D. G. Allen, John SchwaIz, j. Cronin, n u
| Fleming.
/ Committee ON Amusements-Dr. VIM
| Duncan, Chairman; James l.. Taylor, Il. b
| Reppard. J. 8. Thomas, J. A. Hayward.
| Committee on observation-disclosures Z
Freeman, Chairman; VIM. Hunter, Georg'
5. Owens, VIM. Rogers, J. w. McAlpin.
| After general discussion upon matters re
| Iating to the success of the movement, i
was suggested that Mr.. Bogart and othe
| members, who can conveniently do SO, b
| requested to portray from time to time, IL
| short sketches in the newspapers, the lie
| character and services Of General Ogle'
| thorpe, and to refresh the public mind upoI
| the early history OF Georgia, with view o.
| enlIsting the interest and securing the hearty
| co-operation of the community in the ettor
| to celebrate IN a BETTING manner the loUtl
anniversary of the settlement Of Georgia.
There being no further business present
ed, the General Committee adjourned anC
the Finance Committee were called togethe
and had conference, at which details Wer
arranged.
The next meeting OF the General Com
mittee will be held on Tuesday evening
| next.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-22
sic ofthe SAVANNAH TImes

The property OF Haslam & Smith con-
nected with the Savannah Times and Print
ing Establishment, was yesterday morning
offered at assignee's sale, Mr.. P a. Ward
acting as auctioneer. There was quite a
large crowd in attendance, but, as events
proved, more from curiosity than desire
TO invest. The auctioneer announced that
there were mortgages on the
property Including new
Campbell press, amounting to over $4,000,
and the property would be sold entire, or
exclusive OF this press. Mr.. L. II. De
MontmolIin gave notice that Colonel VIM.
N. sneed would contest the sale OF the
TINES newspaper. Mr.. I. P. Ravenel, repre-
sentfng Mr.. Geo. W. Hsslam, announced
that bond for title would be given 10 the
whole concern. The sale was then opened
There being no bidders for the entire
property, the new Campbell press was left
out, and the Times and other property
was offered subject to a mortgage OF $, 5OO.
Is was finally bid in by MIR. George w. Has
lam for SIS over the mortgage. The new
Campbell press was bought in by Mr.. Has
lam for 81 over the mortgage, when
amounts to 81 900.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-22
Matters and Things LacOnIcallJ

Don't fail to hear the lecture by General
Lee tonight.
Golden Rule Lodge No. u, 1. o. o. F.,
meets tonight.
Our old soldiers and the military generally
should be present a, the Theatre tonight.
Judge Erskine will proceed to the trial of
cases in the United States Courts this morn
ing.
Up to one O'Clock this morning not an
arrest OF snY interest had been recorded at
the barracks.
Teutonia Lodge No. z, X. Of P, have an
important meeting tonight, and full at
tendance is desired.
There was only one case before the Police
Court Yesterday, and nothing was added to
the revenue OF the city.
The Vernon Social Club have en- enter
taiument at FOrd's Opera House Mozart
HalD on Wednesday evening next at nine
o'clock.
'The Battle of Charlottesville" will be
eloQueDtly and graphically described by
Gen. Flzhugh Lee at the Theatre this
evening.
The preliminary examination IN the case
of David GIier, charged with murder, will
be held before Magistrate Molina this
morning.
The hop of the Savannah Cadets, an
uounced to take place o-mOrrOW evening,
has been postponed, IS will appear by notice
| elsewhere.
The LIQUOR Dealers Association will to-
morrow evening cleo; delegates to the State
Convention OF Liquor Dealers which meets
In Atlanta next week.
The weather yesterday was what our
EogIish cousins might call "besstlY." Last
night there was a clear off, and the moon
shOne forth beautifully.
| l. is expected that Savannah will give
| General Lee this evening her most fashion
able and cultured audience. The ladies
should be present in force.
VIM. NJ. Hayward, Esq, left last night to
| attend the adj burned session of the United
| States Courts, which cOnvenes in Macon tC-
| day, Judge Pardee presiding.
At a meeting of the Chatham Mutual
| Loan Association last night 50, 600 were sold
as follows: $1,000 at 4915, 81 900 at As, and
| 81, 900 at 45 per cent. premium
The Atlsuta PbOnOgrGpb is offered for sale
until the 18Th December. Any one desiring
| to embark in journalism has fine Opporlu
nifty here to secure good paper.
| 10 consequence of the lecture of General
| Lee tonight, the regular meeting of Coun'
| ell will be neld this afternoon at 4 o'clock
as will appear by notice elsewhere.
The sale Of reserved seats for the enter
tsinment by the DAILY Comedy Company will
| commence at Bren's ticket office tomorrow
morning at hslf-past eight O'Clock.
Tomorrow, between ~ and 2 O'Clock
/ General Fiizhugh Lee will hold public re-
/ ceptiOn in the long room Of the Exchange
/ by invitation of the city authorities.
| Ned George, negro, was arrested Monday
| afternoon, on the charge Of attempting to
/ steal . dog and Of carrying concealed wea-
| pous, and yesterday was sent from the Police
/ Court for trial before the City Court.
Mr.. George R. Patterson, Passenger Agen
of the Savannah, Florida and Western Rail
| way, has few equals in the business TO
| energy and fsithfulness. he Is very popu
| lar with the travelling public, and attend
! efficiently to the compaDy's interest.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-22
The PIeecY Sts pie.

The Commercial Chronicle reports the re
ceipts for the week ending November 7th
to be 259, I54 bales, against 1852, PSI bales foI
last week, and 1923 bales for the week
previous.
The total receipts since September 1st
1882, are 1,945,07l bales, against $50, S2e
bales in 1881, showing an increase since
September 1st, 1882, Of 54,243 bales.
From the report Of receipts at the interior
towns, we learn that MscOn's receipts fol
the week are 9, 1898 bales, and since Septem-
Der 1st, 80 934 bales. For The corresponding
weeks of last season, the receipts were 1861
bales, and to the same date 81 100 bales.
These figures show an increase Of 296 bales
for the week, and falling OF for the season
OF 4, SIS bales.
The total visible supply on the 18th wa:
2.323, 697 bales. For be same date in 1881
the supply was 2, 4l3, 235 bales, and in 1886
2 2SS. 200 bales. The above figures show q
decrease in the cotton in sight OF 81. 55e
bales IS compared with 1881, and an in
crease of "a 997 bales as compared with 1880
The imports into continental ports for the
week have been 81 goo bales. The exports
for the week have been 100, 1856 bales.
The speculation in futures, though tuc-
tusting, was considerably more active than
last week.
Spot cotton is reported to have met with
only moderate demand; prices, however,
advanced during the week.
The weather bulletin from Macon reports
rain on one dsy-remainder Of the week
pleasant. The thermometer ranged from
80 TO IS degrees-aversging 81.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-22

At the 149tb Grand Monthly Drawing Of
The Louisiana State Lottery at New Or
leans, on Tuesday always Tuesday,, Oct.
10Th, 1882, the wheel again revolved, and no
shadow of suspicion as to fairness rests
wnere Gen'ls G. I. Besuregard Of La. and
,Jubal A Early of Va. have the sole super
vision of the distribution, as they do every
month. Names of many winners are with
held from the public st their request.
Ticket No s., 1876 drew the first capital prize
OF S75, goo Ia princely gifD sold in tifths at
one dollar each. sent to NJ. A. Daupbin. New
Orleans, La. Two-fitths, drawing $4,000,
was held by John Chas. Reuss, a thrifty
German farmer of Ascension Parish, Ls.
Gwynn Harris, No. 609 'F" street, Health
Office Inspector, aud w. L. Lewis, Of the
Co-operaIive Ice Co., both of South Wash
ington city, D. c., each held another nth.
The second capital prize of S25, 600 was In
like manner sold in fifths to ticket No.
49. 753, one fifth held By Sam HObson, a
travelling salesman of Memphis, Tenn.
another to party at Charlottesville, Tenn,
and so on. Ticket No. 80, 354 drew the third
capital (S10, 000)-wss held in Chicago, Ill.
Nos. IA 962 and 6S 736 drew the fourth capt.
tai prizes, two of Sc, 600 each-sold Ia tifths
one to F. Samoan, the proprietor OF the
IhibO7ealJ (Ls.) Sentinel; one to g. e. Hun
tington, New York city, etc. Space cannot
be given except for few brilliant examples
of those who ventured and won-neXt!
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-22
ARRIVAL OF GENERAL LEE.
a surprl.e-Ths Lecture Tonight.

The expectation was that Ger. Fitzhugh
Lee and DR.. J.Wm. Jones would arrive here
Yesterday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock, and
preparations had been made for their proper
reception and entertainment. There was
hence considerable surprise during the
forenoon when 1t was learned that Gen. Lee
and his companion had arrived on the 7:Su
q. m. train and were comfortably
ouartered at the Pulaski House. II
appears that in consequence 81
the frightfully Indictment and dis
agreeable weather on Monday night they
abandoned their intention Of remaining
over in Macon, and came through to SaVan-
nah. AS soon as It became known tna'
General Lee was here, the Special Kecf ptloI
Committee were summoned, and proceeded
| in a body to pay their respects and eXtenC
| the Inequalities Of the city. During the
entire day and last evening there were
Lumber OF callers.
This evening Gen. Lee will deliver hiI
/ lecture at the Savannah Theatre on ''In'
/ Battle OF Charlottesville" the proceeds o
/ which 90 to the Southern Historical so
ciety, and We hope to see the Theatre tille(
| to its capacity with a brilliant and cultured
audience. The lecture is universally spo
ken Of as interesting, eloquent, and graph
ic, and all who attend will be delighted.
| Tickets may be procured at the place
| named in the advertisement and at the boz
Office at the Theatre this evening.