The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-08-24
AT HOME AND ABROAD.


| LONDON, August 2l.-A dispatch 10 tl'
Daily Telegraph from Constantinople says
The porte refuses TO permit expectation from
Turkey of mules for British service II
Egypt. Lord Dullerin, the British ambas
sador, states that this is prevention o
rights, aad has addressed q strong protes
to the porte, stating that Turkey will b.
held responsible for heavy damage.
A dispatch to the Reuters telegram com
pany, dated Port Said, at 9:45 o'clock Sun
day evening, says: A fleet and transport.
have entered the canal before their de
parture. Generally olseley posted a procla
nation in Arab tongue declaring that those
who respected the authority of the khedivt
would not be molested, but those who r
sisted would be treated as rebels. The
British have evacuated the offices of the
canal company. Traffic OF the canal will
be only temporarily suspended in order to
allow British vessels to pass. The company
has refused to send pilots on board the
men -of-war. The British occupy Nefich
| The Arabs have abandoned Ghemilp and
Withdrawn to Domiltha.
A dispatch TO Lloyds from Port Said says
that entry into the Suez canal is forbidden
by the English at both ends of the canal.
| Mr.. Hewitt'telegraphs from Suez as fol-
lows: Yesterday Captain Hastings, with
seamen and marines from gunboats Sea
Gull and Mosquito, assisted by 2G0 High
landers under Major Kelsey, proceeded to
Shaluf by way of Laritime canal and found
600 of the enemy strongly entrenched be-
hind the stations. The English force
landed and defeated them, taking forty-five
prisoners, a small cannon and a quantity OF
mamunition and stores. Our loss was two
| Highlanders drowned and two seamen
wounded. The enemy's loss was about 10C
killed and wounded. The bank of the fresh
water canal at Shaluf was cut by the enc
my, but has been repaired. A brigade re-
connoitered in forceat the same time and in
| the same direction.
A dispatch to the Central News, from AL
exandria, says Arab Pasha is constructing
extensive earthworks in the direction Of
Telegram company at Alexandria tele-
graphs that the khedive in u decree charg-
| ing Cherit Pasha with the formation
of the ministry, says: In troubled times
! like the present, direct action of sovereign
authority should become more sensible and
manifest. l shall, therefore, use the right
| to assemble council of ministers under my
own presidency as supreme chief Of the
Egyptian forces. also intend to render my
command effective without, however, re
stricting the power which the minister o.
war holds from me.
A telegram to the Exchange telegraph
company from Port Said, dated-3 O'Clock
this afternoon, says: The last transport has
now entered the Suez canal. The vessels
are steaming slowly for Ismalia
Admiral Seymour telegraphs from Is
malta to-day that Nefch was occupied
without opposition; the enemy having fled
company dated Alexandria $50 p. m. says
1t is reported that Arab Pasha
will concentrate his forces at Dam
anhan, and that he has an entrench
ed camp at Tautah, to which place
he will remove his headquarters. This in.
formation comes from Arabic sources.
A Paris dispatch to the Central News
says the French government has officially
requested NJ. de Lesseps to employ pru,
| dence and circumspection IN his language
concerning the British occupation of Sue2
canal.
ALEXANDRIA, August 21.-General Wolse.
ley telegraphs that there has been slight
skirmish at Ismalia. 1t is just announced
from Ramleh that the enemy are moving
trains to 'Kafr-el- Dwar, probably with the
intention of withdrawing troops from
there.
The outposts at Ramlet made demonstra.
tions this afternoon, and some artillery
shots were exchanged. The English met
with no loss. 1t is definitely settled that
Maior-General Allison and staff will move
to Ramleh tomorrow.
Transports Greece, Ludgate Hill and
City of New York sailed east to-day. Ev.
erything is quiet at the front.
CoYsTANTINoPLE, August 2l.-Said Pasha,
minister of foreign affairs, has sent to Tur-
kish representatives abroad,a strongly word
ed denial of the report of anti-Christian dis
turbances in Syria. He attributes the re-
ports OF the existence of germs OF order TO
Malelevonce. The arrival oi,foreign men-of
war at Smyrna, he says, is exactly what is
calculated to provoke uneasiness. Many
inhabitants have apprised the porte of APP
prehensions caused by the arrival of two
station war vessels.
PARIS, August H.-Edmund Alexandra
Norm, painter and designer, is dead; -,
ST. PETERSBURG, August 2l.-Admiral
Frederick De Suk, the celebrated Russian
navigator, is dead.
DUBLIN, August 21.-The corporation of
Dublin has passed a resolution Of sympathy
with Mr.. Gray. The resolution describes
Mr.. Grdy's Imprisonment as arbitrary and
oppressive, and expresses the opinion that
proceedings for contempt should be regu-
lated by statute. The conservative men,
bers OF the corporation were absent from
the meeting which passed the resolution.
LONDON, August 22.-Ihe majority of
French papers comment very unfayorable
on the action of the British in occupying
the Suez canal.
An official telegram from Port Said an
nounces that the Suez canal company has
resumed the working ofthe canal.
General Wolsely telegraphed on the 2lst
from Ismalia as follows: We have saved
enough carriages to make trains, but have
no engine. Troops are landing as fast as
possible.
A dispatch from Port Said to the Reu
ter's telegraph company says: The Il lg
lish occupy both banks of the canal al
kaukaro, and their troops have taken
possession of the telegraph lines at
Elarsh. The British force which occupied
Ne6ch alter the flight Of the Egyptians
found several soldiers dying and dead and
a number OF dismounted guns ready for re-
moyal into the interior Dy railway. Rear
Admiral Hoskins has gone to lsmalia and
Rear Admiral Sullivan has succeeded him az
Port said.
A dispatch from Constantinople says.
Sheikh u Islam and the minister Offinanoe,
visited Lord Duiierm, the British embassa-
dor. to-day, and delivered 10 him a message
from the sultan. The visit caused a sensa-
tion.
ALEXANDRIA, August 22.-This afternoon
% Highlanders made a reconnaissance
from Gabriel station at Ramleh in the di-
rection Of Kair-el-Dwar. simultaneously
the forty pounders at Trolar works biz
opened Gre and the. Egyptians replied. After
the third round, there was no infantry
firing. The British ere bringing more
heavy guns into position about $50 yards
in advance Of their present
Ramleh line. The Egyptian Of
fcers appointed By the kbedive 70
accompany the British Srmy, started to-
dev via Port Said.
The khedive has issued another
decree directing the authorities OF
respectfully obey General Wolsely. who he
says is suthorizsd 70 restore order In Egypt
DUEIs. August 22.-In the commons
court to-day. Thomas Wash was found
guilty 0f the murder Of Martin Lyden. in
April 1881 ard was sentenced By Judge
Laus1n n be hanged September 18th.
Lord Spencer hss declined n hold an in
curry into the conduct Of tie jury who con-
Victed HTnes, but be intends % examine
the afiidarifs submitted % him on that