Connecticut western news., 1882-08-09
AFFAIRS IN EGYPT.
What is Being Done by the English
 Government in Africa.

The criminal who was on Friday sentenced to death by the native tribunal was executed Saturday. He was chained between two men who had been sentenced to be logged for footing, and conducted through the town by party of natives selected to do the shooting. The pro- cession was headed by crier, who an- nounced that the condemned man had been convicted of murdering Europeans. He was shot outside the gates in the presence of British delegates. A native orator who aided in melting the massa- cres and who has hitherto been hiding in the town was arrested Saturday.
 Lord Charles Beresford states that without the assistance of the American marines he would have been unable to pressing fires, preventing footing bury The following is the brief verdict of Ad- miral Nicholson on the bombardment |: 'We don't mind admitting, sir, that we could not duplicate that lot"
 The refusal of Italy to cooperate with England in putting down Arabi Pasha may be taken as representing the attitude of Germany and Austria. High authorities at Berlin assert that Russia is about to quit her passive attitude in favor of one directly hostile to British pretensions in Egypt.
 An Alexandria dispatch to the Lon don Times says: "The state of the town is causing serious disquietude. The natives who remained are incendi- aries, and majority of those who have returned are looters, looking after their concealed plunder. It is impossible to mistake the bitterly hostile attitude of this class, and of the native police"
 The fears in regard to the failure of the water supply have subsided. The number of Christians murdered at Damanhour, Tantah, and Mehalla is now estimated at $50.
 In the English House of Commons the government consented, after 6 long discussion, to modify Lord Hartington's motion approving of the dispatch to Egypt of 5000 Indian troops, with a reserve of ], 1,50O men, so as to leave the question of charging the cost of the ex- petition on the Indian finances open for l future discussion.
 The London Times, in a leading arti- cle, says: "The time has gone by when Turkey could be allowed to take the whole matter into her own hands. If Turkey goes to Egypt she must not go as the ally, but as the subordinate, of England"
 i The English government possesses evidence of the complicity of the Porte with Arabi Pasha both before and after the latter's assumption of active hostility toward England and the Khedive, and that documents on the subject may eventually be submitted te Parliament.
 The correspondent of the London Times gives the following account of { scare on the picket post. s'Fifty mounted Arabs attacked the outpost They approached under cover of the embankment of the canal, and had almost passed an advanced sentry before he observed them. He returned their fire, and then ran back unharmet to the picket. There was some sharl skirmishing, and number of shot were exchanged. As it was impossible owing to the darkness, to know the fore of the enemy, the picket fell back t' the pumping station, about four hun dred yards in the rear, and fired iron there, and succeeded in driving thu enemy off. Four companies of tn Thirty eighth regiment were sent to tn pumping station, but the enemy hat disappeared. They are supposed t. have been Bedouins.
 Persons who arrived from Kafr-e' Dowar estimate Arabi Pasha's force a 10000. Arabi Pasha has issued pro clamation accusing the English o cowardice, taunting them and darin them to attack him.
 Several hundred British marines dis embarked and occupied the town of Sue in time to save it from being burned
 No resistance was offered. All the Egyl
 tian troops fled. The telegraph offic has been reopened.
 The following has also been telt
 graphed to Paris by M. de Lessepl sThe English are at war with Egypt an are circulating report that France hs
 abandoned the protection of the cana over which the English exercise polio
 supervision, acting under the authorit } of the Khedive, who is their prisone , It is urgent that this report be contri dicted. We are determined to resist