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The National tribune., 1882-08-26
LEAD OUT AND SHOT.
Thrilling Scenes at an Execution in Egypt.

'hiAitfiAS pNSHtn dt dA iAtCatUn IN IgFDt.
Special Cor. n. Y. Herald.
ALEXANDRIA, July %, 1882-As l was driv-
ing this morning to the Ras-el-Tin Palace I
met Major French, Of the Royal marines. and
about thirty Egyptian policemen, each with p
blue ribbon tied about the left arm as = siqn of
loyalty TO the Khcdive. Behind these police
men were three Egyptians handcuiIed and be-
ing led along by ropes tied around their necks.
They wore nothing but long blue gowns-tbe
gaii5ich-and the middle Egyptian strongly
resembled Barabbas as represented in the
Ober-Ammergau Passion Play. Behind the
three Egyptians was carriage containing a
physician-Dr. Londinski-and three at
tcndants. l told the driver Of my carriage to
follow the procession in order to see an Eavnt
ian execution, and also TO see how the Arab
population of Alexandria would behave when
they saw one of their brethren shot by Egypt
ian soldiers at the dictation of an English
subaltern.
The procession passed through all the streets
of Alexandria, and before We had proceeded a
quarter Of a mile we were followed by about
600 Arabs. In the Rue des Smurs-where the
famous massacre Of Europeans commenced
last month, and where the principal malctactOr
at the head Of our procession was proved by
the Mixed Police Tribunal to have murdered
at least three Europeans-we made q short
halt Proceeding again to the Place dcs
Consver, and marching through the Boulevard
de Ramleh, we passed through the Eastern
Gate, and arrived at Pompey's Pillar, where
another short halt was made. We then
marched through the small Arab village of
Carmoos, and arriving at hollow among the
Roman catacombs we found a newly made
grave. The principal malefactor-the man
who resembled Barabbas-was then blindfold-
ed and forced to stand at the end of the grave
lha5 had been dug for him. At the English
snoaitern's direction five Egyptian gcndarmes
advanced to within ten PAGES of the man con
demned todeath. The other two criminals, who
lad been convicted Of stealing, were made to |
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stand facing the grave and so that they could
! best appreciate the example that was about to
be offered them. The five Egyptian gendarmes
leveled their Remington rifles at the man SEN
fenced to death. But at the command Fire!"
from their sergeant the hammers of their rides
simply clicked upon the cartridges, which
turned cut to be damp and useless. After a
! delay of five minutes-Which must have
| seemed like five hours to the maIefactor-new
| cartridges were obtained and the five gend-
armes again levelled their rines-but with the
| same result. The cartridges turned out to be
spoiled. New cartridges were then distributed.
The command Fire!" was third time given
and for the third time there was only click
IN the pan, and the wretched malefactor still
stood at the head Of his grave trembling with
suspense. New cartridges We're then obtained
from the magazine-about mile diStant-and
now for the fourth time the five Egyptian
gendarmcs advanced, aimed their rifles at the
unfortunate devil, and, at the command,
tlre!" rafting report was heard, and the
convict fell into his grave. The doctor stepped
forward and found that he had only been hit
by two bullcts-one tearing through his cheek,
and the other making q hole in his leg. The
man was now pulled out of his grave and
propped up so that he could be again shot at.
In the meantime he begged and implOred for
somebody to come and run a bayonet through
his heart. The five Egyptian gendarmes, how
ever, again advanced, this time to within about
eight PAGES of their target and for the fifth
time the command was given to fire. The re-
suit of this fusillade was that he was riddled
with bullets, not one of which, however, had
struck him in a vital spot and the man was
still writhing in the dust, covered with streams
OF blood. The sergeant of gendarmes then
came forward, put the muzzel of his rifle to
the poor wretch's ear, pulled the trigger, and
the cartridge happening to be a good onc the
mans head was blown to pieces. Just as the
remains OF the convict were being buried
man quite near me shouted in Arabic, Now is
the time to kill more Christians!" Looking
around me | found that besides three English
officers, few newspaper correspondents and
some dozen European spectators the whole as
sembly, of perhaps a thousand persons, were all |
Arabs. There was no English post within the |
distance of half mile. A young employee of
the Eastern Telegraph Company promptly col |
Jared the Arab who had uttered the dangerous
cry and the gendarmes took him in charge, |
and, together with the two thieves who had |
been brought ont to witness the execution, he |
was handcuIed and marched to the police sta
ton in Alexandria.
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THE YELLOW FEVER IN TEXAS.

The Acting Secretary of the Treasury on
Tuesday sent by telegraph the following in
structions to the collector of customs at Corpus
Christi, Texas: Direct deputy collector at La
redo to use inspectors of customs on lines Of
railroad coming from Mexico into Laredo.
Baggage and freight from Mexico must be de-
tanned and fumigated before allowing it to
proceed TO other points in the State. Persons
and baggage belonging to Laredo may pass
without detention. There were thirty-fve
new cases and one death at Brownsville last
Monday.
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REVIEW OF THE WEEK.

THE board Of directors for the Bazaar, Indus
trial and Art Exposition, to be held in the
rotunda of the Capitol, November 25th to De-
cember Sd, 1882, under the auspices of the
Society of the Army of the Cumberland, for
the benefit of the Garfield monument, as au-
thorized by joint resolution of the House of
Representatives and Senate of the United
States, has been organized, as follows: Hon.
David Davis, President of the Senate; J. War
ren keiter, Speaker of the House; Lieut-Gen.
z. IL. Sheridan, U. S. A.. Mr.. Justice J. NJ
Harlan, Mr. Justice Stanley Matthews, Mr. JUS
hce VIM. b. Woods, Hon. John w. Thompson,
Henry A. Willard, Col. D. B. Ainger, Crosby
s. Noyes, of the Star; General n. n Anderson,
General Albert Ordway, Major NJ. NJ. Parker,
Col. VIM c. Moore, Mr.. Frank Hatton, Com
missioner J. L. West, Major Merritt Barbour,
u. S. A; Col. A T. Rockwell U. S. A; Col.
Richard j. Bright, Captain L. " Cazarc U S.
A. Gen. ID. G. Swain, Commodore S. 2. Car
ter, u. 5. N; DR.. c. b. Puryis, Col. J. o. 7.
burnside, Gen. VIM. B. Hazen, Gen. T. L. Crit
tendon, Hon. Jno. A. J. Creswell, Captain VIM.
IL. Clapp, U. S. A; Gen. Z. d. Mussy, Commo-
dore Earl English, u. S. N; Colonel Hunter
Brooke and Col. Geo. w. Hooker Mr.. John
W. Thompson has been designated as president
of the board, and Gen. D. G.. Swain as treasur-
er, MIR. f. I. Wilson as corresponding secretary,
Mr.. L. X. Sailer, Mr.. J. S. Hollingsworth, Mr.
W. Irwin as assistant corresponding secreta-
ries Already applications are being made for
space, &c The board will enter on its work at
once, and will as soon as possible arrange de-
tails, which, when determined upon, will be
published. Committees will be formed and an
bounced within a few days. In the meantime
hose desiring space to make exhibits, or who
N any way desire to aid in the enterprise,
should address John w. Thompson, president
IF the board, Washington, d. G. 1t is hoped
md expected that people from all parts of the
country will join i'll pushing the exposition to
/ splendid success.
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MURDERED EOR us CRnp-

One Lightfoot, living near Athens, Texas,
rented farm TO negro who made splendid
crop. Lightfoot invited the negro TO go fish
ing with him, and last Tuesday the negro's
body was found in a creek with the head and
hands cut Off The head, with three bullet
holes in it, was also found in the creek 1t is
supposed that LightfoOt killed the negro for
his crop, as he claimed to have bill of sale.
Officers are in pursuit Of LightfOOt
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FIGHTING In EGYPT.
ARAB PAcHA OPENS A MASKED BAT
Terry ON GEN. WOOD.

Skirmishing Along the Line Of the MahmOudieh
CanaI-The khediTe Watches the Fight-An
Engagement at ShaIuf-The British Victorious
and the Enemy Demoralized Arabis Troops
Retiring-De LesSepS Dimes With the Egyptian
Rebel,
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= THE New York Commercial Adrertiser prints
an interview with Mr. Conkling on an arti-
Gle which appeared in the Albany On "
Journal recently, to the effect that Mr. Conk-
ling, in one instance, endeavOred to induce
Governor Cornell to sign the bill relieving the
Pacific Steamship Company from a city tax of
100000 and in another offered the Governor
a bribe to sign the bill to exempt the elevated
railroad from taxation. Mr.. Conkling said. in
regard to these charges, that he had not been
in Albany, and that it was incredible that Gov
ernOr Cornell could have been privy to the
circulation of them. He spoke in a very gem
eral way about the attacks, and said until he
had read them, rs he would try to do in the
course of q week or so, he could not say any,
thing further. Mr.. J. B. Houston, president
of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, pub
fishes card, in which he says Mr.. Gould was
absent from the city, and was never consulted
in regard to the bill referred to, nor did Mr..
Conkling have any connection whatever with
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up this confession and RobertsOn's alleged at
tempt at suicide in order to divert suspicion.
Hiding says he can prove that he did not kill
the woman, because he was in prison in Stock
holm at the time. In the meantime Robertson
has made a written confession, stating that
Hiding smothered the woman with a pillow,
while he (Robcrtson) stood outside as a watch.
THE morning issue of the Baltimore Day, a
Democratic paper edited by Mr. William T.
Croasdale, of the peach growing section of Del
aware, has been discontinued. Until further
notice it will appear as an afternoon paper.
LATE on Friday night last week an alterca-
tion took place at Mill Creek, two miles from
Pottsville, Pa, between Bernard Horne and
John German respecting fence between their
property. After some explanation Horne walk
ed away apparently satisfied, when he sud-
denly turned and emptied the contents of
shotgun in Germans body. German is 60
years of age, and reported to be dying.
THE Utah Commissioners arrived in Salt
Lake City last Saturday. The Mormon Church
has employed four leading law firms to defend
the county officials, who are soon to lose their
positions by reason of the August election laps
ing, caused by the failure of the commission to
arrive and place the machinery of election in
motion under the Edmunds bill. Ten thou
sand dollars is set aside by the church to fight
the new law
GENERAL G. K. Warren impoverished his
family to pay for plans of the battle of Five
Forks, the collection of testimony, and the
of tba
At Newport, r. l., committee to raise funds
for the Generals family has been formed, and
1t is expected that a large sum will be obtained
for the object intended.
CHARLES WARD, a negro thirty-fve years
old, who criminally assaulted Dorah Ellerman,
a white girl eleven years of age, a year ago,
was executed at San Antonio, Texas on Mon
day last. The criminal had lost leg and
when hanged held his crutch in his hand He
spoke for twenty minutes on the scaffold, de-
nying the justice of his sentence. There were
no religious exercises. Wards last words
were, "Good-by, my friends" The drop fell
at twenty-seven minutes past twelve.
a PARTY will be stationed In New Zealand
to make observations of the coming transit of
Venus. The party will be composed as follows:
Edwin Smith, chief astronomer; Henry S.
Pritchett, assistant astronomer; Augustus
Story, photographer, and Gustav Theikuhl,
assistant photographer. Mr. Smith, who is an
assistant in the Coast and Geodetic Survey, will
be in charge of the party. Their route will be
via San Francisco, and they expect to sail from
that port ON the 1st of September.
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ARARI's ACTIVITY


4 dispatch from Alexandria. dated the ODD
inst, says: The smoke of numerous trains is
again visible behind the enemy's lines The
activity of Arab Pacha has increased in
manner indicating a complete change in his
plans. ln.answer to our reconnaissance to-day
his guns opened fire from various directions.
showing that during the night the enemy's
artillery had been much strengthened. A new
battery, armed with six guns, has been placed
in position. 1t now seems that at the first
scare, caused by the discovery that the fleet had
gone to the canal, Arab Pacha withdrew a
great proportion of his infantry to Damanhur,
but that last night, on considering that some
time must elapse before an advance can be made
from Ismailia with sufficient force to carry
his defenses on the line up to Zagazig, he again
advanced to his old position, which he hopes
to hold until the rise of the Nile viii enable
him to flood the country.
ALARMING RUMoRs AT coNsrANTIYoPLE.
A dispatch from Constantinople. dated An
gust 23d, says: The hesitation of the Sultan to
ratIfy the military convention with England
is stated to be principally due TO the receipt of
anonymous threatening letters from SYRIA
Arabia, and Egypt. Alarming rumors are cur
rent here to-day that the Porte has received
unfavorable dispatches from the Syrian gov
ernors. A Christian is reported to have been
assessinated at Beyrout, and several others are
said to have been maltreated at that place The
Drusos Of the Lebanon have attacked several
Maronite villages. The governor of Damascus
has asked for strong reinforcements
ARABTs FORCES RETREATING IN DISORDER.
A dispatch to Reuters Telegram company
from Isnailia, dated Tuesday, says: Since the
engagement at Shaluf the enemy have left
every position they held between Suez and IS
MALTA, and are retreating in disorder towards
Zagazig. The Indian cavalry will come on
here"
The National tribune., 1882-08-26

OUT of the appropriation of 100000 con-
tanned in the sundry civil appropriation bill
for surveying public lands, Acting Commits
sioner Harrison has made the following appor-
tionment among the various surveying dis
tricts: Arizona, $4,000; Colorado, $4,000;
Florida, $1,000; Minnesota $4,000; Nebraska,
$4,000; Oregon, $4,000; Utah, $4,000; Wyo-
ming, $4,000; California, $4,000; Dakota.
$4,000; Idaho, $4,000; Montana, 100000;
New Mexico, $4,000; Nevada, $4,000; Wash
ington, $4,000; Louisiana, $15,OOO-tota
$330,000. The act provides that $4,000 of the
aggregate shall be reserved for the examina-
tion of surveys made, and the Department re-
served the balance ($20000) for emergencies.
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THE morning issue of the Baltimore Day.
Democratic paper edited by Mr.. William T.
Croasdale, of the peach growing section of Del
aware, has been discontinued. Until further
notice it will appear as an afternoon paper.
The National tribune., 1882-08-26

A SENSATION was created few days ago in
indianapolis in which the participating parties
were DIR. II. B. Palmer, his wife, and Ephraim
A. Admire, all of Chicago. 1t seems that
during Palmer's absence from Chicago, about
August lst, Mrs. Palmer left for Indianapolis
with Admire, who was student in the doctors
office Palmer knew nothing of their where
abouts until Il day or two ago, when he went
to indianapolis III search Of them. Palmer first
swore out II warrant against Admire, charg-
ing him with the larceny OF some of his prop
crty, and then proceeded to the house where
they were stOpping-a boarding house. Admire
and Mrs. Palmer were in a sitting room when
Palmer found them. The latter immediately
opened fire with huge bulldog self-cocking
revolver, but Admire succeeded in graphing
with him before any OF the shots had taken
effect, and lively struggle ensued, III which
the two men fought all over the second floor
and out on a balcony, where Admire knocked
Palmer down and held him until assisted by
The National tribune., 1882-08-26

IN CHICAGO last Saturday the Swedish consul
ana an attorney examined Robert Hiding, one
of the Swedes arrested there some time ago for
Il trivial oifense, who confessed to the murder
of Sophia Dahlberg, in Stockholm, Sweden, in
1915. Though Hiding frequently confessed
to the consul, when it was proposed to take his
statement down he denied any knowledge of
the murder of Sophia Dahlberg beyond what
he learned from the Swedish papers at the
time, and said that. when he aud Robertson
were arrested in Chicago they believed that
the police had spotted them for a crime COM
mitted by them in Canada, and that they put
The National tribune., 1882-08-26

POSTMASTER Pearson, of New York, recent
ly applied for an additional annual appropria-
tiOn of $4,000, to be used III increasing
the clerical force in his office. Postmaster
General Howe some time ago appointed COM
mission to examine all the principal post
offices, and recommend such changes as would
increase the efficiency of the service, advised a
reduction of $4,000 in the higher grades of
salaries in the New York Office. In reference
to the request OF ATr. Pearson for increase, the
commission recommend that it be granted
but that the $4,000 to be taken from the
higher salaried employees should be added to d
new appropriation of $2l GEO. in order to make
un the amount asked for. The report of the
commission has been approved by Acting
Postmaster General Hatton, and Postmaster
Pearson notified accordingly. 1t is thought
that this arrangement will not only mako the
salaries of the clerical force more uniform, but
that it viii increase the efficiency Of the office,
and be a movement in the line OF civil service
reform.
The National tribune., 1882-08-26

JnO. L. POpham, late clerk of the United States
district court, Richmond. Va, has been issued,
and proceedings against him for forgery and
embezzlement discontinued
AT PORT JERvIS, n. Y, last Sunday. Jesse
Mandeville an employee on the farm of Mark
Van Etton was shot and fatally injured by an
eccentric old farmer named Philip Etting.
Vaudeville was walking past Ettings orchard
and jumped over the fence to pick an apple
from the ground. Etting saw him and fired,
hitting Vaudeville in the back, below the
region Of the heart. The doctors say that he
cannot live. He is twenty-three years of age
and is known to be q quiet and inoffensive
young man. Etting shot the hand off tramp
who was trespassing on hisproperty about four
months ago, and some twelve months since he
locked himself up for three months in a garrett
to escape a judgment of $4,000, although he is
one of the wealthiest men of Port Jervis.
Etting immediately disappeared after the shoot
ing, and an excited lot OF people are anxiously
securing the woods for him. There is strong
talk of lynching.
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others to disarm him. Palmer was taken to
police station but was subsequently released.
He Immediately returned to the boarding
house to renew the fight; but in the meantime
a constable had arrested Admire On the larceny
charge, and Mrs. Palmer was found alone with
her fve-year-Old daughter Palmer attacked
her most brutally and kicked her face shock
lngly, besides bruising her in frightful man
ner. He would undoubtedly have killed her
but for the timely arrival of the police, who
took the inturiated husband into custody on q
charge of assault with intent to commit muir
der. Mrs. Palmer claims that her husband
has repeatedly maltreated her and forced her
to leave him. Her object in going to Indian
apolis was, she says, to obtain divorce, and
claims further that Admire, who is several
years her Junior, accompanied her as pro-
tector only. The boarding house people say
that the relations of the pair had been per-
tectly honorable, and that no effort was made
to deceive any one as to their relationship.
Palmer is in jail; Admire has been committed
on the larceny charge pending an investiga-
ton, and Mrs. Palmer is in dangerous condi-
tlon. later dispatch says: There was an
unexpected turn in the scandal yesterday
when Mrs. Palmer announced that DR.. Palmer
was bigamist, having at present a wife in
Cleveland known as Mrs Anna Elwood
Palmer, hearing of her intention to file such
charge against him, suddenly disappeared
The habeas corpus proceedings for possession
of the children were accordingly dismissed.
Another complaint has been filed against
Palmer charging him with attempting to
murder. Admire and Mrs. Palmer, with the
officers, are searching for him
The National tribune., 1882-08-26

CHARLES HART and George alias Plug"
Martin fought prize fight for $500 a side in
Chicago last Sunday morning. The fight lasted
forty-ffve minutes, during which ten rounds
were fought. Hart won the first knock down,
first blood, and the fight
The National tribune., 1882-08-26
IDENTIFICATION OF MuRnEREns

The Dublin police have found three eve
witnesses TO the massacre Of the joyce family
They have positively identified ten of the
prisoners, and another of the witnesses has
identified four Of the ten as having been over,
The National tribune., 1882-08-26
AN ARcuRIsunp SHOT

Archbishop Good, of the Roman Catholic
diocese at Melbourne, Australia, has been Shot
at and slightly wounded. His assaiIant has
been arrested. lie is named o Farrell, and he
is brother of the man who attempted to as
sassinate the Duke of Edinburgh at Sydney in
March, 1868.
The National tribune., 1882-08-26

The Chinese employed on the railway works
in British Columbia are warning on their boss
es. Whenever an accident occurs they drive
their foreman away. As the CelestiaIs out
number the whites in the country the relations
between the races are becoming strained.
The National tribune., 1882-08-26

The London Duly Ncar8 has the following
dispatch, dated the 22d inst, from it's CORES,
pondent at Suez: i have just returned from
Shaluf where l witnessed the conclusion Of .
fight in which go of our men, including biqb-
landers, blue jackets, and marines, brilliantly
defeated twice their number of the enemy
The fight lasted from eleven o'clock this morn
ing until nearly five o'clock in the afternoon
The firing OF the Highlanders was remarkable
for coolness and steadiness. The Gatlings in
the tops of the gunboats worked with admir-
able precision, and did much execution among
the enemy, who advanced within a hundred
yards Of the bank Of the canal. The success
was all the more brilliant owing to the ex-
tremely difficult nature OF the country, which
aboundcd with low ridges and water courses
Lieutenant Lang, Of the Highlanders, gallantly