davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-28

RICHMOND, February IL, 1852.
VHE FIRM OF GEORGE LEE &
Il Z. A. SAUNDERS, doing business as GEORGE
LEE, Is this day dissolved BY mutual consent.
GEORGE LEE,
General Partner:
T.. A. SAUNDERS.
Special Partner.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-28
rlIIRsDAY. MAGcm 10. lss2.

the aboy, designated PROPERTY described ana
conveyed In tho deed aforesaid. said property g.,
located on East street, and run, back To TIE DE-
gInia Midland railway. and has platform on s1ihc
for loadiI aud unloading ear. Ihec /, h'Ie .'
nu.ning fnT me establishment OF a pr0-perlu
business. o.,
TFRMS: Cash suniclcn; 10 pay he cost Of ''r
and the sum OF Sl,j49.3g, blltnre hus on sii"
thereon from said date; and as % the residue OBJ
uurchasc-moncy on such terms ~ may be AL
bounced on day II sale. +. \. T.. hANDi
IL IL ii''''''
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-28

TRUSTEES SALE or 1900 ACRES
4 OF LAND. WITH \ DWELLING, FRI IL
TRIES. FLOWERS, SlIiil BBERl, GRAPE
VINES. &C.. THEREON. ONE HALE on
MILE EROM THE cry. On TIE BROOM
TURNPIKE. At AUCrlON.-ln execution u q
decd of trust from G. \. Ruhic and WIFE dated 81
December | 500, and duly recorded. being th'roi"
requested. / will sell boy auction. upon the prem
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-28

WANTED. \ MAN THOROUGHLY
w COMPETENT To TAKE CHARGE OF \
BOTTLlNG ESTABLISHMENT. Must be- sober
and understand the manufacture of the various
waters.
Address, stating salary expected and reference.
for three days. e.. and o.,
fc 2G-2t care Of this Office.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-28
FREDERICK BRAUER, Trustee.
m EBS & WILLIAMS. AuctiOnCer-. a. / 4

TRUSTEES SALE OF \ VALUABLE
] EANI-NIILL PROPERTY N GORDOAs-
VILE. Va CONSISTING OF \ LARGE MD
ENlENTLl-LOCAIED LOT Ut IL
II0RSF.PoWTR FNGiNF. AND & GRIsT-.
III ASTER-. SI-MAC-, AND BNEK-NlI.L a ID
APPURTEN A\CES THEREON, ALL N GOOD
RI-NNIN( ORDER: AND ALSO TWO Va
CANT IOTS-ln execution Of q deed OF trn.t
from William =. smith and wife d. me. thc uudrr'
signed. rs trustee, dated the II day oi August
1871. and recorded m the clerk once ~ o,'ntg
Connty Cont Book A.. page 20. default being
made IN The payment of Two note. for el,uuot.ith.
paNablr RESPECTIVELY thiry-siN and i"iN,rrhi
months after date. aad occurred by .tid "r' pr.
MIN, required 80 t0 DO ly thu HOLDER Of said
notcs. / Win offer ale AZ public auction, on TIE
pr,uti.,-- al I y o'clogl, VI. on
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-28

WANTED, A COOK, WASHER AND
w RONER. Apply at 507 west Marshall
etro., ia DS-ltF
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-28

WANTED. AN INTEREST IN \
w PROFITABLE BUSINESS, either manu-
featuring, iObbng. or commission The advertiser
will invest some money and take au active part.
Corrcsp ondcnce confidential. Address
INVESTOR.
fe 2G-3tz DiSp0tch Office.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-28

Freight received tally for Norfolk. Poem.
Smuhilold. and Hampton; washington ID. g.,
Newborn. Washington, aud larnOf'. y. .' iNl
LIN points m F3-fou North ta"lut, a.'' i'f
Fa.iern shore 81 Virginia. O'd Point. lgi ID g. tu-
lar landing, 0n Jamc- river At LOW t-t !. i-'
and through bills issued. J.. Is. iAll ''
IN. OG superintendent.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-28

w ANTED. SCHOLARS At THE
w LOUISA ACADEMY OF TELEGRApHY
RARE CHANCE FOR Young MIN DESIRING
TO LEARN y REMUNERATlNE PROFtS-
SION, Session will open March lJth " an abe
uuatc number of scholars can be- procured. For
terms. &C.. address AZ once ..
PROPRiETORSTEL ACADEMY.
IL 2S-eOd3t Louisa Courthouse. Va.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-28

WANTED, WOMEN As COOKS,
w WASHERS and IRONERS: also. MAN
AND WIFE. for private families North. SER
wants sent by me 20 direct TO their employers.
j. P.JCSTI~. Employment Agent
f. 2S-ItE - Fifteenth street.
The semi-weekly miner., 1882-08-26
The Situation In Guaymas.

Tucson, Arx., August .3.-The
Wnr's advices from Guaynna> Of the
I'D lays, everything is yet tranquil
in the state hut there il cs'n<itlarahle
excitement among the officials but
they are cl0pe nlOutlcd and nothing
Of any interest can be ascertainttl.
The private Secretary of General
Rei>s returned on the steamer A;Otiys,
from Maz:ltlan where he had been
tO see General C,,rlM and imlnletii-
ately left GuayMas for the head
quarters Ot the t'rl,,cr General whicl,
Is about one hI..liresl miles east Of
HcrlnOsillO.
Trims with lsrgc gangs Of mcn
working east and west are still about
four miles apart. The fore. is i'cing
Increased ~ fast as possible. Three
Thousand sheep east, lHss!uh for Texas
are unltnslesl here until the trains
get running Grazing for them IL
not luxuriant. Col. Rsun /. doing
tile utmost to get the track l,a.sutlc
and hores I" get through l.y t.,-lnOr.
row evening ar perhaps before. The
through stage from, Prescott Is X
hours late. II can,pel all night on
the hanks "f tie Santa Cruz waiting
for the river I" gO down. The water
is about fifteen feet deep. The lnMly
Of u lahoring man WAS found near
the Gila ty the repair men Of the
military li;e. He hail been dead
some time. The cuyotes had eaten
the greater ;art Of the lxnly. He had
u bundle Of blankets. Weather clear;
Thermometer 10 and no si:l,s Of u
storm.
The semi-weekly miner., 1882-08-26
Central American News.

MAzATLAN, August a.:5.-Ex.
Governor Towers has just arrived IN
this city from CuliGu. lie and Cor
Iva are cl"setcsl together. The gei,-
eral opinion seems to prevail that
they will embark ut an early day
will, large force for GuayII.as.
1Alvic>s last night from Alaricopa
say Mondays e,,st bound passenger
train Is lying ut Muricolss. Monday =
west bound passenger train il ut
Casa Gr,m.le and Wednesdays east
ln'und passenger train il laid over ut
Yuma. 1t will lay there to-day. A
freight train with =. cars vi east
bound freight arrived ut Mari&s,,sa
ab'ut three O'clock last night, bring
ing also nn abundance Of Ice. The
freight train west left Maricola about
o'clock 'I.;s morning taking the
delayed freight. Tie trouble lies
now between Maric"pa aiul Casa
G','nl:. Since the water has gone
down the track has been found In n
much worse condi;i"m than expected:
the foundation in some places Is
washed to Il depth ot six :cci.
The semi-weekly miner., 1882-08-26

The later Aessaais, last evening
devoted eonsidesah)s sPees ID pss'
ssnting . lit of names ef Repabaf
e.ns, either oae q whom, Il thinks.
vould make aceePtabDe eaodtoates
loe eoogrrssleoal hososs. by loog
habit, )" says osr innoesnt Dsighboe,
''tbe sys Asst hhils upon Col. w. r.
sanden." This = . vssy doubtful
eoapaiment 10 pay the gallant Cos-
ooel. It b true hs has bses before
The people . nunbes of times and -
Often been beatea-so o6ten Indeed
that he has hsssslly earned the title
a the Great Defeated, ,-bat we sab
nit II Il b in god taste - tbe part
Of eur estemposary b rsmisd him of
Il IN such pointed language We
doubt whether the Coloael b sDbl-
tious to lsad Tie Rspabaieaa Sbs3ssn
hope 70 battle this fhll. by long
habit" he has beee0e somewhat used
to filling that unpjsasant, unesviabls
positjos and ''by long habit" the
voters Of the Territory have become
accustoGed 10 The task of retiring
him to The ranls In his party. But
should the Colonsl desire 70 odd new
lustre - his title he en- b aoeommo-
dated this fall. "By long habit" the
Democraey have eouns 70 view the
candidacy of the CoIeael - oae of
those unavoidable, bat not disagree.
abls political evepts which they
wsuld not, II they could, and proba-
lily, could not II they would, avert.
It b . matter not ftaught with dan
ger to the Demoesatie panty and II
''by long habit" the Cslosel cannot
enjoy good health without . biennial
at the hands of the
Demseraey Of the Territory be
can be accommodated - usual.
But our peighbor stopped far short |
II completing the full list of the |
names ofgsntlemcn In whom may be /!
found fair to good Congressional
timber. It omitted to nentien the
names Of Judge KDowles, Geofgs Ir- !
vine H., Judge Charles 8. Warrea,
w. o. Speer, r. T. MeBride, q. c.
and w. II. Do Witt Of
Butte, Judge T. n. Psmeroy and
Frank L. Wogden Of Nissoala, Hew-
ard Zenor Of Deer Lodge, Nelsoa
Story, w. w. Adesson, Cal. Ed
wards and General Lester q. Willson
" Boseman, John Potter Of Hamil-
lon. Judge Blake and Col. Galway
II Virginia City, L. Retwitt Of
Aeagher, J. ]. Williams and Judge
William Chumesero Of Helena, and .
sumber q othen who may b quite
" ambitious and - fully deserving
u the confidence and support Of the
party 40 the gentlemen whom Il he's
named. It b true that "by long
habit" Of being defeated they have
not been forced upon the public no
lee, still In tie list We have prssented
may be found the names ef gentle-
men of sterling worth, in the defeat
ing Of whom the Democracy would
EEL some pride. Give them . chance.
The semi-weekly miner., 1882-08-26
Miscellaneous.

NEwCAsTLE, Del, August :3-
James Radden (e.o!ort,l) wns hnn.,..l
on little girl. '"p'
~ hLlS: August .5.-I.orl Spen-
Js; i1ols' lieutenant Of Ireland has
4esIlneti to interfere with Judge.
!1"s''" 8 course In the case Of Gray.
DENVER. Aug. g.2l.--Ti iLmue.x SAINT.
re: senator John \. Logan. accom- "
panied hy Mrs. Logan, arrived here
!n's evening. They will spend a weeS
WARSAW, August ga renewo,
OF outraye~ against the Jew. is - ~
ported from the interior of p.,i.nS
Inc assaiiants are encomra...s '''.. -.
aa sas,t attacks by the apathy Of of. ~
The semi-weekly miner., 1882-08-26
Important Railroad Oonfsrenoe.

Important Railroad Conferences.
San FRANCISCO, Aug. 24.-The
railroad conference between repre-
senta;ives Of the Central and Union
Pacific railroads, relative to the pro-
posesi reduction Of the freight tariff
between points in this State and
Utah, Montana and Idaho. is almost
concluded. The details Of the bust.
ness done will be ready for publica-
tion in few days. The only matter
Of public interest il that California
shippers are hereafter to be guaran-
teesl the same rates to Idaho, Utah
and Montana points reached by the
roads controlled by the Union Pacific
as are made from Omaha. The cen.
ference has also agreed that Colorado
freight may 60 via the northern line
at the same rate as on the southern
route.
The semi-weekly miner., 1882-08-26
The Eleyaror Dieastar.

BUFFALO, August c5.-The loas of
life In the burning of the New York,
Lake Erie & Western II. Il. Co...
elevator is definitely ascertainesi tn
t.e five, John Z. Bonner. engineer;
John Kemp. nIachinist: Charles
Auteri'ach, bin sweeper; Jas. II. Lee,
yr., weighmaster; and Timothy
DriseUll, sweeper. Two bodies are
recovered this morning but 50 fright
fully cilarresl rs tObe umrecOg liable.
Nothing positive IL yet known ~ I"
the cause Of the explosion although
the suplOsition is it was due tO the
explosion Of gas. The entire loes il
estimated ut SllO,MW. The elevator
Il estimated tO be worth $3.50. .Us,:
wheat, corn and oats stored therein,
5,MH'; freight shed, $5.Ma,:
freight aud lumber, S.
Mkl; insurance $l9,OW on building
with general insurances n grain.
The semi-weekly miner., 1882-08-26
YnlloX 10VG.

New YoRK. August 3.-Thc Posts
RrovnsvilIe diepatch says: The yer
lov fever b rapidly spreading 10 ee t1e
foarfh waFd. judge Harris and wlle
IA two customs 0l1icIab were ~
tackei this morning. The doctors o.
Tstsmorae say many patients are
BROwxsvI1LE, Texas, August a.
q new cases to-day; 2 deaths; %
quarantine guards were sworn IN u
eld In combining yellow fever to lts
present limits. } cases have devei-
oped in Fort Brown.
VATAxORAs, August AS deaths.
4 few new cases. The weather 10
clear.
The semi-weekly miner., 1882-08-26
Agent McGillicuddy Frirhtened.

CHICAGO, August .j.-Na;illi-
cu't''y the Sioux Indian agent ut Pine
Ridge is here consulting General
Cook and sa' y decisive action T. nee.
es'sary. Red ClOu'i is determined to
Drew mischief and has fully organ.
ize'' confederation for that purio~e.
lie would 'esisn rather than ri.h
Imminent assassination. His re.i.,.
nation would he an injury I" the
The semi-weekly miner., 1882-08-26

The new demands made ty the
Turkish delegates to the military
conference, give rise to reasonable
suspicion that Turkey has been and
10 still insincere In her dealings with
England. 1t was reported some
time ago that the Sultan had issued
proclamation declaring Arab
Pasha . rebel aud commanding him
to lay down his arms. Another de-
cree turned him over to the mercy
Of General Wolsely. But now the
tickle Sultan hesitates to declare the
6ghting Arab 4 re.ssl, and coaxcs
him to lay down his arms and obey
the Khcllive. The "Sick Man Of
Europe" IL now worse than ever be-
fore.
The semi-weekly miner., 1882-08-26
C,,,,.so a,,.cia,s and News Notes

Ohica6o Specials and News Ho'e'
CHICAGO. August 2,.-The police
~ ,.iri,t aided a Chinese opium
den. 81,
A Missouri Valley low: srec;a'
says DESPITE the Governors ptscI.- p.-
ton. saloons openly carry On tneIs
bl,siness. Prohibitiontsts know Oest
whether they can prosecute success.
fnIIv since legislation failed TO enact
a nenalty. A test case yeSteru"y r.
snIfe(l In Q complete victory Ior !ne
saIoon interest. The case was trSeu
I,ef0re judge Donaldson.
A number Of prominent citizens
are moving vigorously to get up ~.
ting reception for the widow o. JONI
Br1vn. and atone for the fias!'0 o!
"wednesday. Money will bc p'acet'
for her benefit.
The con lidential clerk Of J. i. Pea
body Il Co., named OVEN, navinS
lived u wild life. and t'rank anu
played heavily and then He'd. leaving
his accounts from s., ,GNO to $',.AW
short, was arrested here yesterslay
while paying visit to his InistreAs'
Merrill, General Manager OF the
Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul
lines. denies any intention Ofinaugu-
rating war ON the Iowa pool ny
means OF . one sided arrangement
with the UniOn Pacific. His road
was determined to nlaintain ratcs.
A P.mbina, Dak special says C"I-
lectOr N. e. Martie returned rom
peace council with the chile . Little
Shell, Little Ball aud He'd Thunder
and Is Indians nd half-breeds In the
Pen,hina Mountains. He says the
Indians ple.'ge themselves not to tn-
terfere with the Custom officers here
after. They admit their mistake In u
previous interference.
The gross earnings If Eastern lines
of sylvaEia rOaa's reach the un-
paralleIe,l figure Of $ $4,000 for the
last month, and for seven months Of
the year the earnings were $:j. .Hk),-
w, and the net earnings 81, ,37O, ,OOD, q
net gain for the month Of half u
nlillien.
A Topeka special says the Atchi-
son, Topeka 4 santa Fe railroad has
bought the Leavcnworth. Topeka 4
Southwestern line.
Specials publish some very unfa-
vor,ble reports Of crops in New Eng
land, cove ring i.:nrly all the section
:.nd nearly all the crops. Lack of
rain is the chief cause. Crop reports
from the west are uniformly favOra-
bic. Fine rains the past two days
helped cOrn wonderfully. On Change I
there was n general advance. Prices
ut II O'c!Mk we're: Wheat, ga:
higher; corn, Il" !: higher; oats, u"
sales except August, which are
steady; pork. IN" 22!, hiy her; lard,
:5t' I'D, higher.
The semi-weekly miner., 1882-08-26
\ Deadly Array.

ALMA, Ark, August 25.-At
Mountaineering last night Tom SIM
coe, David Pope and Frank Lana got
IN . quarrel when playing cards.
Lane drew = knife and cut Pore In
the abdomen, disenbOweling him
and then fatally stabbed Simcoe in
the breast. Pope lived one hour.
6imcoe b still alive this morning.
At last accounts Lane was in the
hands Of . mob aud it is believed IL
already lynched.
The semi-weekly miner., 1882-08-26

Oesa0 oe. % 49,
Tos0 Avn0's'
rrosox Arisoaa. Aus. .A.-A Globe
CITY special. eoocesning the stage
rohherv ma murder cf Han and Dr..
Yail. ssye: Laot nisht at Z O'Clock
~ slaefi6 bronaht i'm frO0 FINAL
r.ncS q II Hav1ev and L, v. Grimes.
1Tcero Grimee va under arrest here
An three llave nlade q full c0nfeD-
eion. Hsvlev and /. v. Grimes con-
fsseed thst thev did nj the work.
Cicer0 Gri6nes vas to share In the
nrrs..e,as and coasented TO he]p plan
the r.,hferv. ma went to the summit
of the mo1ntaln and met the express
ard rorle aheod of the express some
iistance. He save sieno to Hawley
and q. v. Grimes, who y wereeoncealed
near the trsil. When the express Ar
rived thera. thew commenced 6risg to
acare o6 the meescAeer and mail
rider. MN rider Porter ran Of to
oef = nun. Cicero Grimes had got
into town. Ness.neer Hall had no
arms except \ ride without cartridge
snd = pistol with . belt of cartridgesL
Tho measenaef hid himself, and young
Grimes and HsWley broke open the
b,,x. setting 5000 in gold. They
started away with it. W. F. Vail, on
hls way to his mine, rode on to the
scene Of the robbery soon after, and
while LOOKING around the trail. the
guard came heck and not knowing
Vail, shot at him. Vail, thinking he
was attacked by one Of the r0bbers,
rode on and overlook them. They
played friendly and said they were
aoing to town, and Vail, being afraid,
went with them about half . mile,
when they shot Vail three times in
the back. He died soon after: After
this they were 0vertaken by Messen-
eer Hall. H. pretended he had been
Shot at by Indians and wanted pro-
lection to get into town. He went
with them some distance. carrying
his pistol in his hand xll the time.
They got Hall between them and
then Hxwley shot him in the back.
Hall shot dive times at them, and
The semi-weekly miner., 1882-08-26

State conventions aic now In or
der. From the east We hear Of the
holding Of Republican conventions,
Creenback conventions, Labor
Union conventions. Prohibition
conventions and several others, the
names NJ which we do not call to
minl-all sl'awns Of the Republican
party. But the Democrats gathering
In their fold the intelligent, conserv-
ative portion Of voters call their con-
ventiOns in the name Of the grand
old rarty that has never lowered its
dag In defeat, nor coaltsced with
any Of the delnCraliziRy is,ns Of the
past or present.
The semi-weekly miner., 1882-08-26

The nDestiag q ~ hsneosa IN
this city last week an6 ths ness, the
Essale u The mssting, sagssst 70 the
entsspsising eitiseas Il Bstts The JIM
peetascs Il taking soms aelioa look
Ing b . reeasTesee a these evests
and their sslablishmsst upon . sound
hasis. In othes cities In the West
Incorporated assoeiatiens have beea
formed by business men 70 inaagu-
rate and encourage aaDual meetinGs
q henemea and 10 coodUct the af.
lain incide0tal 10 such meetines
upon purely basiDess principles. In
all instances where . healthy interest
has beoa arouDed TIE investment has
been Indirectly, II net directly, ~
musesative one t. those whe have
taksa sock IN Il and the COM
munlty in which such meetings are
held. II y IN admitted fhet that
squarely conducted, well contested
raeing command the psesenee Of large
number Of psopls from the outside
who bring more or less money with
them which b sure 70 b absorbed In
TIE genesal circulation. No one will
gainsay this propositios.
II becomes then pestinent inqui-
~ - to the best means of ips,sripg
the financial success Of future meet
ings Of like character here. It can
not b expected that ooe Or two men
can Be found who are willing to &C.
cept TIE risks and assume the re-
spopsibility of the enterprise. But i
even II such could be fund It would
b bstter that many b interested
rather than . few, for - each In
weston would feel . personal interest |
ID the undertaking It would follow |
that grrater efforts would be made to !
assure jts success. Az has been stated |
incorporated associations have been
formed In other citles with . capital |
stock Of sufficient volume to meet all
and the shares taken by
cjtisens Of the communities In which !
such associations exist. There b no
good reason Why . similar couse
ooold not be pursued here. Say .
of our Tesponsible business
men form IN assoeiation; ineorpo-
Eate, issue and take up or otherwise
dkpsee ef the shares, purchase the
present magnificent track near the
eity and inaugurate annual or semi
annual meetings here upon . basis
that will command the confidence
md presence Of Thousands Of outeitl-
srs. There could b NO just cause or
Of the manner in which
The meeting last week was conducted,
but It cannot bs expected that few
men will repeat the experiment Of
putting up q, $50 In purses for three
lays racing. Let ~ then have .
West Side Racing Association, in
under the laws Of the
Territory.
The semi-weekly miner., 1882-08-26
Tm NAMING OF u1.xA.

The dispatches from Egypt fire.
qwently refer to the Ulema. They
are class Of theological jurists In
Nohammetlan countries, who base
their decision on the Koran and it,
commentaries. They enjoy many
privileges; they pay no taxes, and
cannot b. deprived Of property or
condemned to death by any court Of
law, but may Be deposed aud banish-
ed. The word, which b pronounced
UIe-ns, b the plural Of the Arabic
word ''alim," . learned man. "Ule-
ma" Is the collective name Of the
body q learned men In Turkey. In
. general sense "Ulen,a" are persons
who are learned In both law and d.
vinity. They Constitute . distinct
body In Copstantin0ple, whose fpnc-
tious II b to watch over the correct
Interpretation Of the Koran and the
right application Of its teachings to
law and polity. The head Of the
Ulen,a b the Grand Mufti, Or Sheika-
81 Islam; next to him comes the
Kaziaskiers. Of whom there is one for
Egypt and one for Asia; the third
class or the Nollahs, the Superior
Judges Of the provinces, and after
them are the CndiA and the comn,on
Nuftis.
The semi-weekly miner., 1882-08-26
BUSINESS OHAN01.

Having disposed of my entire in
tssst In The NlsER, . paper with
which I have been identified from
Tie time II itD ostabliohmeat In the
city q Bstte, I Tetsrn my cordial
thanks 70 The frieads and patrons Of
TIE paper, with whom my rslations
have been unit6rmly pleasant, and
desirs 70 my sseessDoss In the publ
enlies q the MINER . continuance
a The good viii and liberal patron
age that has heretofore been extended
% It. II. r. BROwN.
BuTTs. August cath. ls62
The semi-weekly miner., 1882-08-26
Political.

~, ,kSoN:IL'.E. Tenu., August .5.-
~. f''le was nominal ii for Con.
Ersss Yesterday l'y u l"rtism Of the
0ei.ga:c> OF the >ccon,l ,listr It mud
IL. =: ii"nk l'y another set, l:Oti,
are likely /" run. ~
a C"''nerville, Indiana, special
says' the Democrats Of the Sixth
congressional District dominated
Luther Benson. "'e"
The semi-weekly miner., 1882-08-26
Br1s5Sn 6ucceeOo0-w0at .
il Doing.

LONDON, August eL-A dispatch
announcing the CAPTURE of Tel-el-ke-
Dir with quo prisoners, Vas received
with incretl,llity, rs it was not be-
lieved that the British advance could
possibly have marched nearly forty
miles over = difficult country, and
captured an intrenched position in
less than twenty-fOur hours. The
war office communicated ut once with
General WOlseley and learned that
Tel-el- Machuta, ten miles from Is
MALTA. was the place occupied by the
van If the British column.
Arabs recent movements fully
confirm the intimatiOn conveyed in
previous dispatches, to the effect that
the Egyptian leader would mot risk u
general engagement with the British
ut any point near their immediate
base; but would fall back to Tel-el-
kebir, or even Seagizag in order to DE-
prive them Of the support Of their
iron clad fleet, and at The same time
afford an opportunity for the effec-
tive use Ut his large force of lsetlOu.
ins and ether irregular cavalry IN the
open country on their flank. 1t il not
believed that Arab will make 4 de-
cided stand ut Tel-el-ke)ir, and it is
probable that the decisive engagement
Of the campaign may occur between
that place and Seagizag.
Natives who have just come into
British lines. report strong works
covering all the approaches to the
town, mounted with heavy guns; and
that Arabi has strengthened his force
ut Burden and also posted = detach-
ment Of infantry and artillery ut BEL
bel, on the fresh water canal about
fourteen miles south Of Tel-el-Kebir
to guard against any attempt to flank
his present position.
A deserter from the fourth Egyp-
tian regiment, of which Arab was
colonel, says that the latter will make
every effort to retard an engagement
in order to gain time to allow the
false prophet, who is now making
rapid marches nOrthward, to form u
junction with him ut or near Cairo.