The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-07-28


government omciais from coIlecJing
political assessments. General Newton
M. Curtis was denied new trial and
fined 81 900. His counsel will make an
application to Chief Justice Waite for
habeas corpus. M
In the famous Varney divorce case at
Fond du Lac, Wis, which has been be-
fore the courts for five years, the wife
has been granted her freedom for fail
ure to support, and has been exonerated
from the charge of attempting to poison
her husband. He is ordered to deed
her homestead and pay her 81 $50 and
costs, and it is probable that his expen-
diture in the contest will aggregate S6,-
900.
A. j. Kinlock. the dissipated young
er son of Scottish nObleman, has for
three years been in the clutches of ho-
tel-keeper at Kansas City, who man.
aged to secure the allowance of $1,000
per annum regularly forwarded from
Edinburgh. When Kinloch became too
i'll to move about Coyne had two ne
groes place him on the train for New
York, where he died at police station.
About two months ago, w. d. Strong,
president of the Santa Fe road, was at
tackled by a large abscess just back of
the left eye. An Intellectual operation
served only to give temporary relief.
Three surgeons then held council on
the case, and made an opening one and
one-half inches long, which revealed
| the fact that the bones were rapidly be-
coming diseased. Mr.. Strong is now
steadily progressing toward recovery,
but his physicians insist upon absolute
rest for several months.
The advisory trunk-line commission,
comprising Messrs. Thurman, Wash
burne, and Cooley, reports that no evil,
dence has been offered that existing diff
ferential rates are unjust, or that they
operate to the prejudice Of any of the
Seaboard cities, and the commission
can not advise their being disturbed
until they operate inequitably or force
trade in an unnatural direction. The
recommendation is made that the roads
should keep and submit to each other
accurate statistics in regard to their
business, and that no seabOard city
should be subjected to unfair charges
or arbitrary regulations.
The khedive has signed decree de-
claring Arab Pasha rebel, and for
bidding the people to pay him taxes.
The Mahmoudien canal has fallen four
teen inches, and no water has been sup
mail steamer from ConstantinOple has
been embargoed on suspicion of carry
ing letters to Arab Pasha, and is guard
ed by four British steam launches. a
proclamation by the khedive asks the
people to assist the English in promOt-
ing the real interests of Egypt. The.
trOop-ship Malabar, with eleven hun
dred British infantry and battery, ar
rived at Alexandria Sunday evening
There are said to be eight thousand des-
titute persons camping in the gardens
at Cairo. Arab Pasha has massed sew
en- hundred cavalry and a field gun at
the pumping station of the Ramleh wa
ter-works, with the evident intention
of destroying it.
Turkey, i'll consideration of the de-
ference shown by the powers to the
sovereignty of the sultan in Egypt, has
consented to participate in the interna-
tiOnal conference. France and England
have requested that some of the pow
ers be designated to protect the Suez
canal. De Lesseps informed Admiral
Seymour that the passage of men-of-
war through the canal would be
breach of neutrality. Spain has sent
four iron-clads to Alexandria, and has
given notice that she will station three
gunboats at each end of the Suez canal
to escort the Manila mail steamers.
The scouts of Arab Pasha have been
seen seven miles from Alexandria, but
he has been ordered by the ports not to
move on the city. His last act was to
divert the waters of the Mahmondeh
canal. The Roman wells can not be
cleaned and filled in less than fort
night. The fleet is unable to condense
sufficient water for the populace. There
are 1900 Europeans and 1000 Arabs in
Port Said, with several hundred SOL
diers only six miles away.
Arab Pasha sent out force of six
hundred men, late on Tuesday evening.
to surprise the British outposts at Al
eXandria, but the attempt was defeated
by the 3Sth regiment. The Egyptian
garrison at Aboukir, comprising two
thousand men, declared their loyalty to
the khedive, who sent vessel to take
them on board and land party to spike
the guns. The center of the great
square at Alexandria is being filled with
cafes and booths, and retail trade is re-
viving. A force of go British rifles
surrounded the village Of Carmuss, and
seized several carloads of booty. DE
Lesseps prevented a general debarka-
ton from the war vessels, and made the
new governor guarantee the safety of
Europeans. The British have mined
the railway embankment at Ramleh, to
guard against anight attack. The khe-
dive can not be induced to offer amnes-
ty to the chief rebel officers, to induce
them to desert Arab Pasha. The lat
ter has telegraphed to Constantinoplea
protest against the dispatch of Turkish
troops.