Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-09
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The COMBATANTS IN EGYPT.
FIGHT At KASSAsIN TO-DAY.
MOVEMENTS OF THE PRESIDENT.
PURSUIT OF THE CHEYENNES.
CHINESE INTERVENTION AT CoREA.
THE BRITISH IN EGYPT.
FIGHT At KASSASlN TO-DAY.
OF THE PRESIDENT.
PURSUIT OF THE CHEYENNES.
CHINESE INTERVENTION AT coREA.
THE BRITISH IN EGYPT.
Firing at KaSsasin From both SidcS
This Morning.

LONDON, Sept. 9.-The following dispatch has
been received by the Exchange Telegraph COM
pany: Kassasin, Sept 9. $50 a. m.-Fi1ng COM
menced on both sides at O'Clock this morning and
continued with great precision untl O'Clock, whom
the enemy retired"
An Account of To-fiay.S Plight at Ka~.
sasiu
LONDON, Sept 9.-The Da6y Netrs has received
the following account OF t0-iays nght at Kas-
sasin from Its correspondent on the held:
kassasn, Sept. 9, gao a.m.-Af;er six O'Clock
this morning Bengal lanceTs and scouts came in
with news that the enemy were approaching In
great force on the north side Of the railway our
army was at once put in motion and by seven
O'Clock artillery duel began. Arabl's troops OF
all arms are spread over tie entire ridge and a
mile and half up the line train heavily armed
mas appeared. Close In where / and our forty-
pounder and krupp guns are placed shelling the
enemy 5 right THERE'S also a twenty y-fye-pounder
lew huhurei yards on playing on the same po-
stion We have the cneTny'S range exactly One
OF our shells burst right over the enemy's ranks
Inc Inc Egyptian artillery have got our distance very
wei, ana their shells are dropping steadily into
our camp We have horse artillery extended
| along line half mile in length on the north
side OF the railway They are firing rapidly, and
at present the Egyptians are slowly retiring. Up
TO this moment no casualties have occurred. Re-
Inducements are just coming up from Mahsameh,
A KTupp gun recently captured from Arab sent a
shell nearly I'm front OF his train. our Infantry
are slowly advancing and the enemy are slowly
retreatlng.
Gen. WOIsclcy ON His Way 20 the Front.
LoNpoS,Sept a-Ruter's Telegram company has
the following:
KAssAsIN, Sept e-The enemy attacked both
TANKS OF the British position this morning. A
sharp encounter ensued resulting In the repulse
OF the Arabs. Gen. Wolseley is now on his way to
the front Troops are marching from Tel-el-Ma-
huta TO kassasn
Raid of Arab Incendiarics.
ALEXANDRIA, Sept 9.-During the night a small
party OF Arabs, whose object IL is supposed was
incendiar1sm, attempted TO scale the ramparts,
between Ramleg and the Rosetta gates One OF
the party was bayonetted by a sentry, and the
remainder fed. There was some desutory firing.
Charged with Poisoning Her Husband.
SAN FRANCISCO, GALA, Sept "A dispatch from
arrested here yesterday, charged with poisoning
her husband. Her son also arrested. Mf.
Wilson died very suddenly, and an autopsy re-
vealed the presence OF poison. Circumstances
point very strongly TO the guilt OF the prisoners
The President in New Hampshire.
PORTSMOUTH, Y. H., Sept. 9.-The Despatch ar.
rived in the lower harbor at 9:45 last night after
tempeStuous voyage from Marbehead. The Pres
1dent with Secretary Chandler proceeded TO the
Wentworth House, New Castle, in Commandant
Wells steam cutter this morning, and after break.
fast he drove 10 Rye Beach. The President will
arrive at the Rockingham house, this city, for
no one at present. and I'm his movements generally
eludes the curious public. salute OF p guns was
fired from the navy yard this morning. IL is un-
derstood that the President will not visit the
mountains Immediately.
PORTSMOUTH, n. H. Sept. 9-The Presidential
breakfast party comprised, besides President Ar.
lsh, Chief Constructor Theodore ID. Wilson, Pri-
vate Secretary Fred Phillips, Senator Daniel r.
ROLLINS, Hon. John l. Davenport and A q. Kel.
logg. The President, after thanking the commit
tee from the city government and citizens for
pronered hospitalities, will probably sail for Bar
darbor this afternoon. An informal reception
John i. Davenport, OF New York is guest OF Sec.
retary Chandler, on board the Tallapoosa-