Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-07-20
beinp rapidly improved. schools being opened,

being rapidly improved, schools being opened,
Justice was at length somewhat fairly admin
istered, the administration was intelligent
and honest, the Khedive was respected, the
interest on the public debt was promptly met
and there was q surplus in the Egyptian
treasury. But the burdens imposed upon the
people by that debt had long been source of
discomfort, and at the date mentioned Arab
Bey, Colonel of the Egyptian army, sprung
from the fellah or peasant class-honest, bold,
and possessed of fine talent for intrigue-ap-
peared before the Khedive's palace suddenly
at the head of brigade Of mutinous troops,
and demanded and obtained, by show of
rebellious force, certain concessions looking to
the advancement in power of himself and CO.
conspiritors From that moment anarchy
grew apace Arab, at the instigation, it is
asserted of certain philanthropic English the
orists in politics, pushed his claims for nation
al independence rapidly from stage to stage of
revolution, until now the control is virtually
at an end, the authority of the Khedive is
nought, and even the maintenance of order
depends upon the will solely of the sworn
enemy of European influence.
True to his ultimatull, promptly at $40,
Tuesday morning, Admiral Seymour opened
fire from his feet. The iron clads Superb,
Sultan and Alexander engaged and totally de-
stroyed Fort Pharo and Light House batteries
which are at the entrance to the new port and
were intended to dominate the approach to
inner harbor. The flagships Invincibe, Mon
arch and Penelope took up commanding posi-
tions inside the reefs and assisted from outside
by Termerarie, attacked with destructive ef-
feet the strong positions of Fort Mex with
light house and shore batteries. The Inf1exi-
BILE was stationed so as to command the light
house batteries, Fort Pharos and Fort Mex at
the same time, and was thus in position to CO.
operate both with the division outside and
that inside the reef The gun vessels Bittern,
Condor, Bexon, Decoy and Cyguet attacked
the Marrabout batteries at the entrance OF the
harbor and taking close and destructive range
soon silenced them, after which they ran in
and shelled Fort Mex on the Southern side of
the entrance to the anchorage or outer harbOr.
The Invincible, under cover of her own guns,
and those of the Bttern, then landed a party OF
blue jackets and marines, who entered Fort
Mex and blew up the heavy guns. The bom-
bardment practically ceased at noon.
A confagration succeeded the bombardment,
and before the city was occupied by the Eng
lsh troops scene Of unparalleled rioting en-
sued among the inhabitants, in which it is es-
timated that over 1000 persons were killed.
Not less than two miles of streets were re-
duced to ashes
An Alexandria dispatch of Saturday says :
A second visit to the town shows that many
houses which yesterday were intact are to-day
in ashes, among them the British consulate.
Eye-witnesses relate that the soldiers and 9TH
ers after plundering the houses heaped up the
bedding saturated with petroleum and then
set the piles on fire to-day. There were no
fresh fires, but the ruins are tumbling and ell
cumbering the streets. Alexandria is still
like city of the dead, although few more
Greeks and Maltese are visible on the streets.
The Americans, Germans, Russians and Greeks
who disembarked from their respective ships
of-war act as police in different districts, While
the British occupy the forts and bastions and
are stationed at the gates. The French and
Italians have thus far refused to land.
All available marines and sailors, with Cat
ling and Nordenfeld guns, went ashore on Sun
day. taking fourteen days. provisions with
them. Four hundred men under Lord Chas.
Beresford act as police, Arab Pasha is believ-
ed to be encamped within 20 miles of AleXan-
dria. with reduced and disaffected army. No
Arab soldiers in Alexandria are allowed to
carry arms. Four who refused to give them
up were shot. Altogether Alexandria presents
such a spectacle as is seldom witnessed in his
tory Under the most favorable clrcumstan-
ces, twenty years cannot restore 1T to It's for
mer state. The Khedive has dismissed Arab
Pasha from the ministry Of war. The hire
continues. The aspect of the town is indes-
cribable. 1t reminds spectator of Pompeii.
Whole families of Europeans have disappeared.
1t is believed they were thrown into the flames.
MERE.MENTION.
Thomas Eagan, wife murderer, was hanged
at Yankton, Dakota, last Friday. AT the
first attempt the rope broke. At the second,
his neck snapped Life was extinct in 81
minutes. .....'The peach crop of Delaware
promises to be the largest since 1875. Sen-
ator. Joseph Brown has given $50, 600 to the
State University at Athens, Ga, the interest
on which is to be used for the education OF
Door young men. ......A Georgia man has
demonstrated that one acre of water melons
will produce over two hundred dollars worth
of sugar The Cincinnati Commercial
gives the Stalwarts name that will stick.
1t calls them 'the Going the-Lordy'' par
Phillip Faison, colored, was hanged
last Friday at Clinton, n. G., for the murder,
in May last, of Henry Sillers, colored. II:
L. Fillebrowne, of South Carolina, cadet
midshipman in the U. S. Navy, has rendered
his resignation, on the ground that the pro-
vision Of the present naval bill would preclude
his promotion until he had reached the age OF
35 years. '...' Shemwell, who was recently
shot and seriously wounded by his uncle, in
Lexington, N. c., three weeks ago, is thought
now to be out of danger. Juan B. Alvardo,
Governor of California from 1886 to 1913, died
at San Pueblo last Thursday, aged 73. 'Rus-
sian agricultural reports state that summer
corn promises satisfactory yield and that
the winter crop will be equally good, except
ing the Black Sea district and in some govern
ments in Central Russia. Within "a hours
ending last Sunday P. NJ, 159 deaths occur
red in New York city, So being of children
from cholera jnfantum