Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-02
Foreign News.


that at MAGYAR on Thursday he held his ground
all day with 1000 men against 10000 Egyp-
tians. Damietta has been captured and four
Europeans released from cruel imprison-
ment. 1t is rumored at Alexandria that Arab
Pasha has set price on the head of M. de
Lesseps, whom he thinks has played him false
Arab is concentrating troops at TelEl-Kebir.
Deserters say that Haup Pasha was poisoned
for disputing with Arab Pasha. The boat
crew of the Austrian steamer Nautilus still re-
main prisoners at Aboukir. The English or
ders not to allow the decentralization of Turk
ish troops in Egypt until the military conven-
ton shall have been signed still remains in
force. Some of the principal Arab merchants
of Port Said and Damietta have contributed
money towards the cause of the rebels. Five
hundred horses have been sent to them from
Damietta. Wild stories are still being circu-
lated among the natives of Arab Pashas great
success. This operation was very we'll carried
out. All the heavy work devolved on the cav
airy and artillery, which were we'll handled by
Major General Lowe. He attacked the rear Of
the enemy, who had large camp at the NAH
someh railway station, which he took, routing
the enemy with considerable loss, taking five
Krupp guns, seventy-ive railway carriages
laden with provisions, and large quantity OF
ammunition and rifles.
The Archbishop of Canterbury is ill.
Fifteen thousand shipjoiners are on strike
at Glasgow.
The renewal Of outrages upon the Jews in
Poland is reported.
A terrible epidemic of the nature of thrush
is prevailing at Malwo, Sweden.
A society has been formed at Moscow for
developing the cotton industry in Central
Asia. .s
The Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland has declined
to interfere with Judge Lawson's course in the
case of Mr.. Gray.
LONDON, August a. A large force Of Arab,
appeared before Meks yesterday afternoon,
but after some firing retired. The Egyptian
entertainments along the Mahmoudieh canal
were bombarded. A large fire was seen in the
rear of the Egyptian camp. The Minatour
shelled the Egyptian outposts in the neigh
borhood of Aboukir. The Aboukir garrison
is constructing an intrenched camp by the aid
of large force Of laborers An impression
gains ground that the bulk Of Arabi's troops
have been withdrawn from Kafr-el-Dwar. In
last Thursdays engagement the first shell
fired by the Egyptian troops passed few
feet above Gen. Wolseley's head. The
enemy's fire was so hot that the British troops
had to take to cover. Ramses and Mahsameh
were occupied on Friday by the British.
A native who murdered two Manchester
merchants and other Europeans June II has
been arrested in Alexandria.
Tunisian merchants who escaped from Kafr-
el-Dwar say that the people are disconnected
with Arab.
NJ. de Lesseps still considers Arab noble
patriot. He has embarked for Marseilles.
The boats crew imprisoned by the Aboukir
garrison has been released.
1t is reported that General wolseley has
applied for more troops.
The Porte has decided to publish the procla-
nation against Arab Pasha and accept the
military convention
Austrian socialistic organizations are &C.
cused Of robbing houses to secure funds.
Six Limerick constables, who were leaders
in the recent agitation, have resigned because
of an order transferring them to northern
counties without days notice.
A terrible epidemic of cholera is prevailing
in the Philippine Islands.
Reports from the south confirm the state
ment that general rising of Peruvians
against the Chilians had been plotted. Els
meraldas, Ecuador is reported to have been
captured by the rebels. The report has it's
origin in the fact that the government has de-
clared the port blockaded, and will allow no
communication with it.
The Nicaragua government is about to sign
a contract for the construction of short line
Of railroad from Maraya, on Lake Managua, to
Grenada, on Lake Nicaragua. The compile
ton of the line between Corinto, on the Pacif-
ic, and Leon Vlejo, on Lake Managua and the
construction of the portion mentioned would
insure through inter-oceanic communication
by rail and steamer from the Atlantic port of
San Juan del Norte (Greytown) and the Pa
cifc.