The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-07-22

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missed all pending cases in Cincinnati.
Special Judge Dnifie of the 4th Iowa
district holds that the prohibition amend
ment is now in force and on the 10th he
instructed the grand jury to indict all
saloon keepers whether licensed or not.
In investigation as to the cause of the
Scloto disaster, testimony is conflicting
as to whether the pilot was drunk. The
vessel has been raised and will be towed
to Wheeling. 81 bodies in all have been
recovered.
| Particulars of the Kansas storm still
come in, showing the damage was not
oyerestimated. Destruction was COM
| plete wherever the clouds struck. Sew
eral bad accidents are reported and many
wonderful freaks of wind, but no deaths
| yet. Damage to grain was very consid-
erable.
| Failures reported to New York last
| week 121. against 109 the week before.
Western and middle states show an in
crease, while southern and eastern states
| had 16 less. Western Al, southern II,
| middle 32, Pacific, and New York city 8.
Total 121. New York city failures insig
! nifcant.
| News from Nebraska leaves little doubt
but that state is ready to take up the
prohibition campaign. Liquor men,
while conceding an amendment would
be adopted readily If submitted to the
people, hope to beat the measure in the
| legislature, as they have already done,
and they have the support of most of the
daily newspapers.
The executive board of the union of
| American Hebrew congregations, repre-
senting Is congregations, held an annual
| meeting at Saratoga on the 14th. The
| question as to what manner the Russian
| refugees could be best assisted to become
self sustaining was discussed, and it was
resolved they should be assisted in learn
! ing mechanical trades and also those who
are adapted to it undertake farming. It
also resolved to issue an appeal to all
| congregations to appoint committees to
| solicit aid for Russian Jews and inaugu-
| rate a rule that every made Israelite in
| the United States, from the age of 13 be
| required to contribute 81 annually to
common fund to aid the poor in Israel.
A dispatch from Alexandria says refu.
gees were chiefly Greeks and Italians,
only one being English. Twenty ty-seven
OF these came from the Egyptian bank,
whence they made attacks on the mob,
| driving them away. The manager gave
shelter to friends from the Banque Gen
| erale and from the Credit Linmas. These
with the manager marched in body to
Marina at four in the morning, after the
mob, satiated with butchery, had retired.
The soldiers and mob joined by hum
dreds of women, sacked every shop, en-
tered the houses of Europeans and MUIR
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landed took rations for the day. The
| Fort Kuebe and dismantled the large
smooth bore pieces. Admiral Seymour
wished to land marines and take posses
sion of Fort Napoleon and march to Cam
| el-Dik. but on learning that the fort was
minded and large body of soldiers sta
toned at Cam-el-Dik, operations were
postponed. The Candor has gone to Port
Said.
The following account is given of the
| bombardment of Alexandria by an eye
witness on board the war ship Invincible:
| The great artillery combat which ragged all
day ended in complete success. The OBJ
ject for which we fought has been at
tanned, the forts and batteries on the sea
face of Alexandria being heap of ruins.
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Works, weight and number of guns
mounted, and dogged pluck with which
the Egyptians fought them, the result
has been attained with surprisingly
small loss of life. The total of casualties
in the fleet being five killed and twenty
seven wounded. 1t is difficult. so soon
after the engagement, to write a cool and
collected narrative of the events of the
day. The dead calm which has succeeded
the tremendous roar of artillery which
has gone on for SO many hours seems
strange and unnatural AMI we can
scarcely realize that the first great sea
fight with artillery of modern type had
. been fought and won. At twenty minutes
past six the ships of the squadron sig
nailed all ready, but still further delay
was necessary as the Egyptian officers
carrying the admiral's reply to the minis
try had to be put ashore. At half-past
six a quick order was passed round the
deck to load with common shell, and q
CLEAN of satisfaction shone on the mems
faces and at seven o'clock signal was
made to the Alexandria to open the bal
by firing one gun. A heavy boom came
across the water and then there was ar
anxious pause. Would the Egyptians
answer or would they evacuate the forts
No sound came from the fort, but in the
batteries opposite we could see men load
ing guns and concluded they would fight
: Order was given to cor. m mance indepen
J dent firing and signal was run up fol
: the feet to begin general engagement
{ A deafening salvo from five 9 inch guns
e went from the side of the Invincible
e while overhead ten Mordenfeldt guns OF
: the topmast swelled the din which burs
!: forth from all the ships. The bank o
/ smoke which at once arose like wal
s from our ship prevented me from seeing
e the results of our fire, but from the top
l. it was seen that the shells had struc
e rather low and the sights were raises
y from 1850 to 1900 yards. The Monarcl
|. and Penelope had both work close q
q hand. The roar of their heavy guns an
|. ceaseless rattle oftheir Gatlings and Nor
% denfelds machines, and the shrieks of tn
1t rockets which the Monarch was dischare
y ing. added to the sounds of our own guns
l. made up deep continuous din which
81 impossible to describe and was most bt
d wildering to hear In any momentar
le interval the sound of guns from othe
h divisions of the fleet told that they ais
l. were hard at work. Hardy, midshil
g. man posted in the maintop, signaled th
N direction of the stroke of shells and the
ID accuracy of fire improved. Meantim
to the enemys shots were coming thick an
y fas;. their aim being directed chief
a. against the Penelope and Infexibl
&c They were firing principally round sho