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OBsEREA1ION1 81 TIE COMET
WHAT TIE GREAT EQUATORIAL TELESCOPE RE
vEALrD.

WHAT TIE GREAT EQUATORIAL TELESCOPE RE-
vEALTD.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2j.-Commander Samp-
son. the Observatory observed the comet this
morning. Tor first no through the great equatorial
telescope before had sufficient altitude to De
visible In this instrument With ow-power eye piece
an excellent view was had of the nucleus, which pre-
seuted an appearances quite different from that seen In
the smaller instrument and showing with considerable
dstlnc,ness all tue appearance whicn has led 10 the
opiIlon that the breaking up. In the large
instrument the nucleus has We defined centre winch
quite circular and Of considerable apparent diameter
The elon ,ted appearance OF The nucleus is due TO two
OF nebulOus matter Of wAIcn Is between the
nucleus pro per aud the tne OLuer on the SIDE
tuwarI Jhe t.L BolA t.c-e MASSES somewhat Gc-
IA cArd rom eusthe one ia the direction o. the
"a oeng the br gnJer, bar neither eeu,ng the con
denSed mike appearance OF the nucleus These llin-
nous JUrtious probably The appearances
observed Tor separate portions OF me
comet and Zee. the belief tn4t tn' comet lad rpn'
The sprctroscOpe this morning showed that the
cuaIactcr OF ugnt tlo comet had not
Changed during the past week. II Indicates thdt mean
descent carbon vapDr tue principal source or hguG
tine small comet report last saturday east
great comet was not successful
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C1erlx for whom we substitute that OF John D. y % W
and nIede ee the came our united and hearty support
On the motion of Colonel Spencer the whole pre-
amble was then stricken out as inappropriate a a
delegate from the XlVth District endeavorru 70
have tine candidates Tor Coroner voted on separately
10 enable Coroner bradys name TO be put IN no.I- III
nation and John simpson, getting on ontlIi o. W
iected thai Edward McCue. one OF the candida'eSs S
for Coroner had led repeaters IN his district pt m
spite of these objections motion made Oy Nlalos &
Bullard naming the candidates agreed upon as Has
adonted on the motion of Colonel Bliss, the eaners
of the Assembly district delegations were gwen the
power to fill any vacancies that might occur on tnS
ticket. The convention then ADJOURNED aihu III
about selling out and one delegate offered TO wager
that OBrien would not carry eight Assembly Dls
tricts The prevailing opinion seemed TO ne tnaI
o. Brien and Butler would have conference, anu
either one or the. other withdraw-prooaoiy
O'Brleu.
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MR. O,BRIEN,s CAREER.

John J. O'Brien is a native of this city, ana
about forty years Of When boy he entered tne
employ Of A. T. Stewart & Co. He began to take an
active part I'm politics soon after he became Of JOIN
ing the Republican Club OF the Tenth Ward His aptness
for political manipulation attracted the attention
Of the leaders OF party this city and he wac gyen
ccrksLip il The Custom House men Geheral AIlnu.
WIS Collector he gave Mr.. O'8ren the position OF
wei cher. Meanwhile Sir. Obrien mad cctaLcd ne
leadership o. lis district Jhe NIIIth Assem- Bly, ana NJ
mas ned IL ever since. he has been delegate 10 tue
Republican state Conventions for more than uteen
ycAr- In January last elected Chairman nI the
Republican Central Committee. Nearly SIX years ago ne
was appointed by the Police LOmmissoAers CHI OI the
Bureau OF Elections, uoids that position al eseAt'
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FRAGMENTS OF WEsIERA VIEWS
DRIVEN TO SUICIDE

DRIVEN TO SUICIDE BY TWO WIVES.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. 25.-James Carter, an
expert meuder or china has committed suicide by shoot
Ing He mad Two wives, who threatened 10 give him
trouble.
SENTENCED FOR RoBBING A BANK.
GENESEO, H., Oct. 20.-J. j. Pratt, L. y.
Wecn ana A J. Denikie to-day pleaded guilty to tie
Kewanee bana robbery and sentenced six years
In the Peuitenary. Or. j. :. scott as eccOmpce, was
SENTENCED 20 four years
ATTEMPTING TO POISON HIS RELATIVES.
FRANKFORT, KY. Oct. 25.-John ODonnell
atem 20 poison ais mo her, sister anu brothers
last night oy ting arsenic IN rabbit which they ATE
for supper Dr. Durrah was called and relieved sIi
on a debaucA TOR some time.
HIS HEAD ALMOST SEVERED FROM TIE BODY.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Oct. 25.-W lIllam VI.
morning In his with wound across MS throat and
his head severed from the OOdy while upon the
door lay a He WAS seventy years old, and was
until recently Government stOrekeeper
A CLERGYMAN SUING FOR DAMAGES.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Oct. 25.-The Rev. H.
A. Hoffman, ex-pasCOr or the First Methodist Episcopal
Church of this city, recently was convicted a Lin
com, III, Tor criminal assault, Oegtn ruit J'- ay
a. aust Zeella c. Robinson, the principal witness for
the prosecution, TOR defamation Of character The
amount OF DAMAGES claimed is $4,000.
ARCHITE Is IN CONFERENCE.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 25.-Ine American lnsti-
ute o. AREN'T began tts annual session tis morning
Al tne Gnsou House Colonel George Ward Nichols, OF
this city delivered address Reports werr rea from
Clucaiati, New York aud Phi idephia chapters. In
the abaence OF the president, C. j. Lje, New York,
occupied the chair The session Will continue Into to-
morrow.
WORK OF THE CHRISTIAN CONVENTION.
ST LOUIS, Oct. 25.-lhe Christian COnven-
ton In which the Rev. Cn irles SpurgeOn and other
eyungests partic pated closed tWoays session here
ast nigh. The etugs ere largely a. ended ana ex
~ ed sJrOnl interest religious work Just before
the ciOse proposition put 10 the andcnGe Dy hr "hl
Ocgln series or revival meetings mere vac carried
unanrousy and Arrangements Will at once DC made TO
hold them.
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RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 25.-At the Protestant
Episcopal Church Congress morning the cOnsdera
ton OF the Priesty and Prophetic Functions ot the
Christian Minister" begun. The first paper lead
was that Of the Rev. William r. Huntington. His As
seron that the Drophe l. who speaks for God 10
man, the priest who speaks for uiau to Cod was
generally conceded b. the majority OF the speakers who
followed hu. The subject further discussed oy
the Rev ;. b. Mcconnell the Rev. Frederick Courtney,
Bishop PeterBn, the Rev. ID. Il. Greer dnt tho Rev
Dr. j. Hopkins. MuCn stress was ail by the speakers
upon pOrtance OF worship well ~ preaching
The speakers general depre aled rCu4liito PRACTICES
and nOU.ing was said ia Favor OF rtia1sm. Tonight
tOplc Ihe Relations of the Church 70 the CoOred
Race" was discussed
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THE EXPLOSION IN F4IRN0UNr PARK.

SEVEN PERSONS KILLED AND EIGHT INJURED.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 25.-Ihe following Is a
complete sl " the killed by explosion at Falrmount
Park Last n gt as recorded by the roIce au houtes
Mrs. David Coakley living at Forty-socond-sL and
Woodland-lye.. struck on the head by a thirty
pound piece or lion, part OF the exploding mortar.
john Cannon age Sky, hit on the mead with
piece OF the mortar ausied within few minu-fs The
co Orrd baby OF Margaret Collins struck Oh s head
wue IN Others Tue police declare that thcy
have no Sledge of fatality, but large number
Of persons that tDey eyewitneAaes 10 tue
chilas DEAN. Isabella 5cLddcr, cOlored, twenty
seven Howard scuddeT age Cnrec sydney Thompson
coored age nineteen, and an unknown man whose BODY
is III the Morgue torn almost beyond gniaOn.
The following Is a list OF tie wOundedi Mrs E. Nc
Cann age twenty-even living at No. 43j God-st both
legs fractured Henry Borden, twenty-nine living
in Atlantic City v j., shoulder fractured and internal
INJURIES. He was taken tue hospital aud will die
Mrs Kate Borden, his WIe st-dck Ia tie breast oy
flying iron and seriously Albert sler, axe thirty
tive lives al No 2,4lI Neredjh-st. and struck on
the shoulder and injured so badly his had to be
amputaoed hospital He Is probably fatally in
jurcd. william Love, age twenty-five. OF No. I,JiZ
5tukesst.. hid uis leg fractured DOrotheu l. Miller,
age seven. No. 1,O23 POplaTst, was strucK on tne
head anu VIII prooaoy de James ChnmJar7' ase
strucA the head and taken nome. not dAngerOusiy
mart.
Tne Mayor SAYS that ne was opposed the fireworks
from the nr~t ana that d. VII post Ycly tJrJd any
sucn demon ra tn. future. IN list Of killed
ami wounded - st incomplete aud ject % cOrrcc-
IlIs IL 4ue the cOulu-i1n CJnseque
upon violent explosion IN such great crowd ana
way IN winch many Ol thO'9 uur were taken from
ne ur
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TELEGRIPHIC NOTES.
, THEATRICAL COMPANY DlsB.

THEATRICAL COMPANY DlSBANDs.
ATTANTA CT. Ucl. % 4leXantrr Caufulans
called Account" theatrical company dsbanded here
day.
BLOWING OFT HIS BRAINS WITH A SHOTGUN
CUMBERLAND, Md, oct. 20 -icnn~ Dust age
Fifty four living three niles 0f this CITY committed s
eide evening. by blowing his Draps with shotgun
CANAL STATISTICS FORA WEEK.
ALBANY, De. "a lie amount ut tolls collected
on the third October this year
s2O6Sl To- Ihe nunDsr OF oas cleared during the same
period l65. 4S4 During the spondng OF ast
year sb5O 50 was collected Tor tolls and tons wore
cleared
THE REGULATION OF TINE BY TELEGRAPH
ALBANY, De-. - ~ lime tlrgraOnlc company,
OF York capital 81 OUuOOO Incorporated u day
The OBJECT Of the company s the aluidc uie use
itising Of ect gurtsu and slu
N on distribution I'D indication of ie Oy
telegraph.
DANCERS OF REMOVING LIGHrHoCSES.
PORTsAa Uru. y. IL. Oc,. 81 feinonStrtnce y
protesting against the Discount nuAnoe OF
liht houses the coast e. ecay the .ons -
"a shei head setting otA po9a lc co-e
Qasnt nio and procry IN the event o H,h u'eoh
TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE
BOsrON Oct. 10 lue annual meeting OF tue
trustees OF Tas 0csc held yestrrlay and the follow
ug un,csr. were ted President iAd'l Nashpufn lr
Eprg recre.arg Thomas II. Armstrong Arthur lisael
WAS ected yrul OF Chemistry In pace Oh f4OesOt . A.
Pituan.
RoRBED or A LARGE SUM on A STAIRWAY.
pm ,DELPhfA Ocr. 25.-N nlI' Rtcnart A gee,
brewer AZ fiahh ats, was ascending the slaif-
way of building this Afternoon he was Josted Oy fre f
VINO we're very pruuse apOoge aud then Ia seal out
into tho street Mr. dagee dscOserei Few moments Aer-
ward tnAt wallet containing $500 In money Nas missing
fIom an inside pooAet OF hls cat
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THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.

APPROVING THE lCTTIZENS CANDIDATES -1,
IoHS J. o'BRIEN, HOWEVER SUBSTITUTED FOX W.
A. BUTLER FOR COUNTY cLERK-rHE ooNesN
TON NOT HARMoNIoUs-A STRUGGLE foH
STRAIGHT TICKET. ,4
The Republican County Convention 81 @ot nnot;e@J ta1J
night. and after an exciting session ra!ileu
and indorsedn the Citizens ticket with tne
exception of the candidate for County oierK'
For that Office the name of John ).
O,Brien was substituted for that of W. A.
Rutler BY a vote of 1s1 to 80. The candl-
dates endorsed" were Allan Campbell for
Mavor. Emmons Clark for Sheriff, Henry }.
scndder and Edward Solomon for Judges OF
the Superior Court; DR.. Emil W. Hoeoet' Ut q
II. Demorest and Edward McCue for Coroners'
No resolution approving the State ticket was
passed.
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REsCUE or / WRECEED CREW.

SAN Francisco, Oct. 25.-The steamer Mex
leo from Gulymls, brought here to-day the officers
and crew Of he wrecked British bark Br00kve, from
Newcastle, y. W, May 10. for this port On August
25 a hurricane disabled the ship, which was abandoued
September l, captain and five taking the whale
boat and the mate and eight the lOnS boat On
september the boats reached Santa Rosa Island
where they remained until the Attn under stress OF
weather. On september % before daylight, they
sighted supposed 10 be the Rio dc JineirO, or
the Panama Line; sent up and Durued blue lgnls
auo torches but the steamer Kept her course. The
same day tuey picked By the schooner Lotus.
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THE WOMANS TEMPERANCE UNION.

LOUISVILLE, Oct. 25.-The ninth annual
convention OF the Womans National Christian Temper
ance Union assembled ut the First Christian Church
this morning large audience was present including
many visitors Miss Frances L. Willard PRESIDENT
Much routine work was transacted, committees were
appointed and the annual address OF the president was
read. Al the afternoon session Of the Depart
ments OF Work made. In the evening there Was
largely attended welcome meeting IN Masonic Temple,
at wiicn addresses were made Oy COlJuel H. IOdag,
Colonel Baiu ana Others Piul H. hdyne sent poem
by Aim for the OCCASION when - read by ss
Sulhe i. Chupil OF south Carolina Miss WILLARD re-
sponded very happily TO tle address OF welcome
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REVOLUTIONARY TROUBLES IN FRANCE.

PARIS, Oct 25.-The Minister of Justice has
applied 20 CAe Of Cessation 10 have tue persons
arrested IN cuunecten with he riots In Monceau-les
Mrs brought before Paris tri0unsl instead OF the
Court Of Aa,izes The Minister iu his applca
ton have in tn elr hands clews 10
vast revolutionary Organization, Ia accordance with
winch France div ded INTO local feerations directed
b. "a cOmn4l,te uavlnZ ia headquarters IN GENEVA
A Lto.s newspaper states tAt, box addressed TO q
person tlcrc, WAIGA had remained unclaimed three
uOlt th7 opened ycserday Oy tue police aud round
LU W-O. II spcccl AZ az
Anarchist ceu Lyons, nrei tened President GfeYy,
ana WuOu The GUverneAt Iad resolved 10 prOsccuIe'
escaped.
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STABBING HIS WIFE AND son.

SALTWATER, Mimi, Oct. 25.-0ne Klingbite,
a farm,r AIT night attacked his sleeping wife with
knife, cutting her horribly. who interfered was
stabbed 20 the heart and fell dead. Another son IN
formed officers ~ the law found the murderer In his
barn still cllugng 10 tie knife. Klingbue was sho,
through 1OdY ana hn lily overcome aud lodged
IN II mere. where be LES IN dying condition. lie Alled
two men previously aud served term in tue Penten-
tarY The MOunded woman ls In . erLIeaI oondIlon.
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CONFERENCE OF METHODIST BISHOPS.

BERWICK, Penn, Oct. 25.-The Board of
Bishops of Methodist Episcopal Church assembled
for conference to-day. Tney VIII continue IN con-
ference during the week. TO deliberate matters Of
i'm portnce connected with Church interests viii
range for dates Of the various conferences be held
during TIE com NJ year, ana make appointments trOh
among their number 10 be in enhance thereon, and
also consider the various departments OF foreign NILS
aiap ahu
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ALLEGED CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2j.-In the Police Court
this morning Archibald NJ KOane, stephen NJ Chase
and James y. Kirchner were called up TO answer "A
charge Of conspiracy 10 embezzle $1,000 more from
the firm OF Hazelhurst Bro stockholders OF this city
KIrcnuer telegraph operator In the employ OF the
hrm aud Is charged that the assistance OF the
Otuer deieudalts he altered the stock quotations from
tner original form, securing thereby the OF money
set out IN tae warrant at the expense Of the nrm The
prisoners were committed ta await a hearing
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CRIMES AND C4sUALrES-BY TELEGRAPH
SUICIDE OF PaYsICIAy.

SUICIDE OF PHY5ICIAN.
ATLANTA. Ca, Oct Z5.-Dr " Iilam III. Harris
com id suicide AZ iast light by LakiDg
mOrphlue. lie had been drinking heavily.
HANGING HIMSELF TO A CELLAR DOOR
PHILAD LPuA. Oct 2J.-J ines ru4rs., age
forty committed suicide this morning by hanging EmseH 10
The cellaf door al nis nome, No. --J-O Gaul
FATAL FALL FllOM A WI DOW.
BALTIMORE. Oct. Z5.-Ars. Jafe ceuacDey, age
seventy fell third story window Lindenave
TINS mOrnn ana dled IN lew hours.
MAJOR PIrRIKIN MURDERED BY INDIANS.
sAN ANlONIO. lex, oct 10 .aJOr *. ". PITT
ken chief cngnuesr Mexican and Oriental Railway, was
murde ed by indians ths mountains Chihuahua Two
days
A LETTER CARRIER SENT To JAIL.
STON. Oct. Z3.-tfe W. johnson, letter
carrier n the Boston Post Once before United States
Commissioner HActt or money aud
ables rum letters he uItsdt Jail ia default Of
SURVEYOR DUSsTOS DROWNED.
JACKSON Mss. Oc;. Z5.-lnfOrm ttlOu was re-
ceived last night Of the OF Mr. Dunston land
surveyor OF CAicagO In alahana Greek, aion tOuntY
enpOy el by English syndicate eLiinine
large 0f pne lands Assp with the view oI par
"a asnk
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WOn4N's MISSIONARY AS5OCL4TToN

Boston, Oct. 2j.-Ihe annual meeting Of
the Woman's Home Missionary Association was held
tits morning Mount Vernon Church. An interesting
repor, WIS submitted JT the bard OF directors, by
which It vas shown that the membership had increased
during the past year over half az much more than the
total membership Tor the previous year IAe report OF
showed criprs for the year amount
Ing to I2 3i6 70 expenditures - t2t 3d. leaving
balance or 80 922 % The paid in salaries 10
ulsslOnaries SB,zO0 3D.
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LNND LEAGUE EXPEN.Es AID sALARIEs.

DUBLIN. Oct. 25.-Ihe United Ireland states
NJ LgaA has been requested to send cable tee-
gram to PRESIDENT OF the Irish Land League In the
United States su.Oruin him Jhat the only money paid
Members OF Parime for travelling expenses, anu
that al only 800, gwen iOr Jnis purpose IN
ending pcuses the trip OF Messrs Farne4 ana
DtuOu o. America.
Air Egan in correcting a statement made BY Mr.. Lou
den, a delegate 10 the late NaJOna Conference, IA
letter To lie FremdR's Journal says Jnat MI sexton
received only $500 sary yearly frU the Land League
Fund, not 600 as alleged BY VI. LOuden
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DURHAM, Oct. 25.-The Transvaal is at war
with Mapoch, native chief who naroors Mampoer' the
murderer OF the Kalr Chief .ocoen Mapoch has in
suited the agents Of the TransvaaI Government anu re-
TO pay Ooey the laws. The Boer Govern
ment aa- oruera gu. , o. ~ men 70 Capture Aamp0er
IL ls believed that the campaign will be snort.
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4 MINE OW1ER T1T4LLY INJURED.

DENVER, Col, Oct. pa dispatch from
Fairpay says: Colonel william T. Redman, the owner
of Il mine IN Mosquito district wtI terrible
dent to-day by the premature explosion 0f giant powder
Both ey were from their sockets and one arm
blown from his OOdY. DE VIII prObADIy l1e."
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I1HREE DRAWN GAMES OF CHECKERS
lBI TELEGRAPH TO THE rRfBuSg.I

BOsTON, Oct. 25.-1hree games of checkers
were played to-day by Barker and Wylhe and all were
drawn after very Stubborn resistance Barker opened
the Glasgow twice and Wyile the Bristol once Tge
time occupied by cach game as follows hour
and forty live minutes, hour and thirty i've minutes
and Two hnura nnn IWenIv- -lYe mIunina-
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side Is parayzed and helpless while the other side re-
mains in is normal fiton Though he has been CON
since few succeeding the attack, yet ne
has not been able TO converse.
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4 BRONSON ALCOTT BETTER.

CONCORD. Mass, Oct 25.-A. Bronson Al
anco,k tuisnt yas reported IA considerably bet
ter He wss able toeonyerse friends His whole night
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LONpON. Oco 25.-la the House of Commons this
afternoon the speaker read letter from Judge
Lawson announcing he release fromJaIl OF Mr.Grag
The ie ter Was referred to the committee consider
lug Mr. Gray's case.
he debate on the closure question was resumed
SIR henry y. Wolf, Conservative. moved IN amend
meut prOyIulug iOr The exclusion OF the Chairman,
when the House Is IN committee, from the power
WhIcn the rule proposes to confer on the Speaker.
Ar. ulaGstoue opposed the amendments. Ine Il Is
cus-lOn on iii ucury VOLTS amendment Was con-
tluued until he House adjourned.
LONDON Oct. ZO.-5Ie-or5. PaTnell, Mccarthy,
Sexton ami heule, viii be the committee 10 Va
appuInl Ell IN Ail. Ora : case.
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THE ATTEMPT To BRIBE JURORS.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-Arthur Payne col
ored Que Of tue persons Tor warrants were pro
cured yesterday by tho Goyernmsas for ssIoApoasH
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NEWS FROM FOREIGN LANDS
THE EGYPTIAN COMPLICATIONS
ARABI PACBA's CoRREsPONDENCE-THE INDEMSrr
COMuussION-orrrFR rOpICe

ARABI PAcHRs CoRREsPONDENCE-THE INDEMNrrY
CoMMIssION-oTTIER TOPICS.
CAIRO Oct. 25.-Mr Broadey. Arabps counsel,
states that tho lattes letters will throw light upon
the numerous kilograms found at Tel-e-Kebir. Mr..
Broadley had another interview with Arabi to-day.
The list Of witnesses to be examined by commission
at ConstantlnOpe is increasing. II is positively
stated that tho Egyptian Government has no inten-
ton OF doing anything to prevent the proceedings
from following their due course whatever may be
attempted by the Porte in that direction.
There are Incessant complaints in regard to the
treatment of the families OF the reoeI prison
ers by the Kbedive's employees. Arabi Pacha's
family shift their residence almost daily in
order to avoid violence. Arab has again
been insulted by his Crcassian guard Two Nota-
bles, who are accused of aiding Arab with money,
are chained together in an underground dungeon
foul beyond description.
The British Government has made fresh proposal
TO Egypt IN regard to the Indemnity Commission,
according to which Egypt will have two representa-
tives on the commission, and England and France
one representative each. The United States and
Greece viii be invited to send represen atives. The
minor States will have collective representation.
Letters from Khartoum show that the Egyptian
rule IN the southern provinces has received a dis
astrous. If not a crushing blow.
LONDON Oct 25.-lt is believed that the cost Of
the war N Egypt viii amount to nearly s4,00O,000,
exclusive of the expense of the army Of occupation
and the Indian contingent.
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company
from Caro- says II Is rumored that che sultan has
ordered tie proceedings against AraJi Pacha to be
stopped.
General Wo,seley and his staff have arrived in
Trieste on their way to EnLldnd.
4 lie Swiss, Nluet, writes 10 The Times protesting
that he only served Arab IN the ambulance corps
tie gives graphic account Of the filthy condition OF
his prison AT CalIO. lie says tnumD-1cIe ys were
plt on MIN during the journey from Cairo 10 Alex
andra. lie was ROBBED by MS iers IN Alexandria
NInet says he believes that there re 5000 innocent
men IN Egyptian prisons sIcn as ne has described
LONDON. Uct. 26.-At "A cIvlc dinner mere last
night Lord Charles BcresiOrd, who commanded
the gunbcat Condor, which took part
ia the b0ubardment of Alexandria, IL
descrI ing events occurring after the
bomDardment characterized Jne American marlHes
then at Alexandria splendid fellows. lie said
tney rendered valuable assistance Ia saving mduy
huIdIn-s duuuE the cOuhdgratlOu.
= dspatcn uOm Caro- 10 Ihe Daily Nelc' reports
tnat tne whole OI EXPO, south OF knartoum, IS III
pOsse-5sIOn OF the disc 20 IA {.
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AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
THE CASE OF GENERAL CURTIS.

CONTINUATION OF ARGUMENTS ~ THE sCPREMl
COURT-PERIINENT REMARKS BY JUSTICE MIC
LER-wHIr TUE PETITIONERS COUNSEL FOLDS