Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-16

The Khedive of Egypt has restored to
the State the lands and palaces on which
his father squandersd many millions of
the public money. In private and in
public he ia simple aud economical.
Married to single wife, he sets an OK
ample of home life much needed among
Mchammedans, and his short reign has
been marked by great reforms, both po-
l;tical and religious. The taxes are
now reduced to n reasonable amount.
aud collected at fixed seasons after serv-
ice of due notice OIL printed forms. The
regulation of the finances was, until the
recent reyoluti n which Brought in
Arati Bey, wisely left in the hands Of
skilled European comptrollers, public
saia ies wers paid regularly. education
was everywhere encouraged, and the
khedive built and endowed at his own
cost high school in Cairo for tho SONS
of the mobiles. Moreover, the slave trade
was fast disappearing. Ismail. the for
mer khsdive, while dsspltchiug Col.
Gordon to suppress the trade in Upper
Egypt, was the greatest buyer of slaves
III the east. As many rs 100 slaves ar
rived for him at one time in Cairo, and
for a single Circassian he once gave
$l25.00O. On the other hand. TeTfk
has none but paid servants in his house
hold, he has never bought single
slave and from his heart he abhOrs the
whole system.
A physician called to the bedside 1T
young man in Schoharie coanty. New
York, and while he was bending over the
bad, the unconscious pstirnt suddenly
drew up his legs and placing them
N 90. ta Anof..rsa OF astt k1f.kad
and sent the doctor flying over chairs
and other furniture to the opposite side
Of the room. Inc doctor WAS picked
up unconscious. with three ribs broken,
and when he recovered consciousness
tho young man was dead.
Empress Augusta is having a bronze
inkstaud made for Count Moltke. I he
lower part il to hold four inkstands. In
the center rises block OF black marble.
the sides of which will bear the Pms
sian eagle, the imperial eagle. n med H..
lion portrait of the field marshal. and
an inscription. The marble forms the
pedestal for an equestrian statue OF the
Emperor. All the details were arranged
BY the Empress herself.
The annual c,mpaien against the To-
Gusts has been in progress some weeks
IN the island of Cypress. the rewards
offered BY the Government last year re-
suited in the collection and destruction
uf more than !, :.OJ tons of eggs.
Republican France maintains az
many embassies tas distinguished from
minissriesl as imperial and royal France
| did. aud pays ~ good ,lafios. st. Pet
| ersburg. $5UOUO (which Is more than
England paysl; London. $4,000 and a
| fine house.
| In the recent French municipal cleo
tions at Marseilles only 1900 electors
| out of 65,UOu voted; at Touion, 6pO onl
| of l5.OOO: xt Aries, so ont OF s.Uvu
ECU Il indifference Was shown IN othe'
places.
IN the Spanish Senate the Foreign Sec
rotary lately asserted that every span
lard Was animated by = desire 70 hRv'
Gibralter ressorsd 70 SPAIN
! 6The Duke Of Atho.c struneously en-
courAces the children on his estate 4
learn q selio, holds AN annual extnIna
sion at hiss ,stle, and gives prizes
The lions from which Rosa Bonheu
painted her picture nos ON exhibitor
AZ Lefevru's. occupied \ cage IN he
studio and we're hsr osn property.
| A .sstriotiy moral oircua" y xdvsstiast
| In the Kansas pepsrs. vhieh gives min
hours & aolad e1ssstajnnaos eoadeaso
! in1e -"