Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-05
ALARM AT CAIRO.
Fears That Arabi viii Destroy the City
and Massacre Europeans in Case
He is Defeated.
The Police Strike at Dublin About Over
The City Quiet - Rioting and
Bloodshed Sunday.

| ALEXANDRIA, September 4-The Englist
| soldiers at Meks are suffering from diarrhes
| and dysentery, caused by the bad water in ih'
forts
The Bedouihe continue intreuchiDg theii
positions on the Aboukir side of AlexaSdrla
| in close proximity 10 the British Outrosts.
The khedive has given the British ths
necessary permission to cut the dykes al
Meks, thus inundating Mariot lake and pre-.
venting an attack OF the enemy from that
side.
Advices from Cairo state that great
anxiety is felt there less the project of police
be unable to maintain order. Despite his
unceasing efforts, the populace continue 10
menace the lew remaining Europeans and
| threaten wholesale plunder.
The khedive has issued a decree forbid
ding the importation of petroleum into
Egypt.
The man of war Monotour Is Smelling the
rebel lines because of threatening demon
strstions made BY the enemy from Mandara.
Great uneasiness is felt in consequence OF
the arrest of native spy carrying q lie tier
addressed to Antonio Paulo, Greek consular
agent at Stout, who is stopping here. Paulo
has been arrested. 1t is rumored that the
police have discovered the ramifcations of q
conspiracy in which several Greeks are i'm
plicated, the object being the massacre of
British troops being seriously engaged at
Ramleh.
The uneasiness among Europeans con-
tinues unabated. Sensational rumors of
every kind are circulating tonight. There
was a report that the French consul-general
had asked for transports TO remove French
subjects, but it proved to be groundless. The
British military authorities have mapped
the town into districts, which are connected
h. eli n-,1 fon &c al --sf
enable them to quell any Unforeseen out
break.
At 8 O'Clock this evening the English
heavy guns near the Cairo railway began
shelling Arabi Pssha's camp. The enemy
replied, their shells falling within ten yards
of the Fleming depot in the Ramleh lines.
Two more British guns joined in the FIRE,
whereupon lively cannonade ensued. The
enemy continued to make excellent practice,
all of their shells falling close to the British
camp.
The waters in the canal broke through the
am to-day, and is one and half mitres high.
A Greek who recently arrived from Cairo
gives gloomy account of the situation there.
He fears that when Arab Pasha is defeated
he will destroy the city. He estimates that
there are at Cairo only 1900 troops who
will join in pillaging the city. He says that
Circassians are maltrested, if seen on the
streets in Cairo.
AT LONDON,
LONDON, September 4.-The Times says:
Though General Wolseley does not require
third division, the government is deter
mined to strengthen his ranks by sending
three battallons of infantry, SO that General
Wood may be sci free without leaving the
garrison with less than 5000 men at A.exan-
dria. Reserve depots of $50 men for each
regiment which is at The front with General
Wolseley will also be formed at Alexandria,
and large depot Of 1000 reserve men will
be formed TO replant these as they are
drafted to the front to supply casualties.
The general result of these measures will be
that General Wolseley will have GOO men
on the main line of operations, besides the
garrison at Alexandria and the Indian con-
tingent.D
General Wolseley telegraphs from Ism ALI q
to-day that all was quiet at the front. The
Highland brigade will remain aioat for the
present to furnish forwarding parties here
II am clearing out the hospitals and sending
away the wounded and serious cases of sick.
ness"
AT RASsAsIN.
KAssAsIN, September z-The Indian Cav.
airy and a detachment of the Royal Irish
Dragon Guards have occurred the country
between the camp at this point and Maxana
aud returned without seeing any marauding
BeGOul a.