Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-07-25

moral assent of Europe to the policy they
vera pursuing. There was universal recog.
milton that case had arisen wherein. in the
interests of humanity, force should be EN-.
ployed to suppress dictatorship. France
| was ready to act with England to guarantee
the freedom of the Suez Canal, but the Gov
eminent had no reason to suppose that she
would 90 further.
Gladstone consented to Withdraw the mo.
| ton for 4 vote Of credit until tomorrow. in
Difference to Sir Stafford Northcote's appeal
for time to reply.
Gladstone's motion proposes that one.third
be sdded to the income tax for the latter half
Of the year.
THE MILITARY SITUATION.
ALEXANDRIA, July 24th.-To-day's Skin.
mish left both parties without any change in
their position since last report, and both are
engaged in intrenching. The English will
permanently hold Ramleh hillock, and put
heavy guns there. The Egyptians are work.
| ing desperately to intrench their side Of the
narrow pass between the lakes near Essidi.
| There is an uncontirmed report here of
| fanatical outbreak at Smyrna, in which
many Christians have been massacred.
DESERVING MULE CART DRIVERS.
| the following from Alexandria All the mule
cart drivers engaged by the commissariat de-
serted to Arab.
| The Khedive believes that by liberal
payment the services of Bedouins might be
secured to insure the safety of the Suez Canal.
DISTRIBUTION OF ARABS FORCES.
ALEXANDRIA, July 24.h-The rebels are
distributed as follows: One division outside
of Cairo, two regiments in Cairo, two d.
visions at Katfir-el.Dwar, 5000 infantry ct
Rosetta and 1000 OF Damietta. Each diyi.
sion consists Of four regiments OF infantry of
| 74O men each, one regiment of artillery of 700
men and thirty-six guns, 4, 900 civilians taken
| from the necessary works on the Nile to con-
struct earthworks at Kaffir.el-Dwar. Arab
| Pasha holds a battalion and battery and two
| squadrons in readiness to check any British
| advance.
The British have cut the Turkish telegraph
| wire to STEAMBOAT.
AIMED TOO HIGH.
ALEXANDRIA, July 24sh.-The Egyptian
projectiles burst too high to do any damage
during the skifmish to-day. In consequence Of
this fact the British escaped heavy loss. The
| Egyptians advanced boldly, but without
Judgment. as they might easily have captured
all the mounted infantry.
HORRIBLE BRUTALITY.
ALEXANDRIA, July 24th.-An italian ref.
ugee says he saw eighty FIVE European bodies
| lying in the streets of Tsulah, and that their
intestines were being flung at windows and
about the streets. The Greeks throats were
hacked with penknife, and two European
women jumped from window and were
killed, In order to escape massacre. Arab
Pasha put on a train to carry away the
Christian survivors, and about 100 persons
boarded it. No sooner were they seated than
a determined attempt was made 90 murder
them, only being frustrated by friendly ma
tive causing the train to start.
THE FIRST MEETING.
CoNsTANTIsoPLE, July 24th.-The frst
meeting of the Conference in which the Porte
participated was held to-day.
Death of the American Minister to Italy
ROME, July 24th.-George P. Marsh, tn,
American Minister, died suddenly to-day a
Vallsmbrosa. The italian Government ex
pressed its deep sympathy with the widow
and telegraphed to Washington an expires
sion of sympathy of the italian nation.
The Fdnaiella says: Mr.. Marsh showed
constant friendship for Italy. which was cor
daily reciprocated by the Italian Govern
ment and italian statesmen.
Another Russian Conhagration.
VIENNA, July 24sh.-Three hundred house
and some large warehouses were destroyed b,
| uEC az lbaOZi w iilOWs buoSlht duu tuFSo LuOu
sand people rendered homeless.
Terrible Marine Dfsaster-Two Hundred
Lives Lost.
VIENNA, July 24th.-The Russian steame
Moscow has been sunk by boilsr explosion
and two hundred men lost.
An Important Arrest.
NEW YORK, July 24.h.-The Herald's St
Thomas special says: One of the assassins o
Lord Frederick Cavendish has been arrested
at Puerto Cabello. He gives the names o
his accomplices. He has been sent to Caracas
Lecture to Americans.
LONDON, July 24th.-The Times says
The license that the American criminal law
allow to dynamite projectors is scandal apc
shame to American legislation. A more
enormous scandal is the attitude which pub
lie opinion in America assumes toward them
Americans must determine if they will con
tinue to be subject to this reproach.