Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-31
FOREIGN NEWS.
The war Ia Eoypt,

ALEXANDRIA, July 30sh General Hawley
| with brigade IF highlanders from Ranleb,
is now embarking.
Tbs Greek ironclad has lsft for Volo in
| co3st qrsncs of the collision between thf
Turks and Greeks.
Much uneasiness Is fell owing to the exist
euce If cholera on board vessel row comma
to Alexandra frGm Cairo.
Arab Pashs il strongly terrifying his DO
| sition at Damai hour.
Ali was q net at Cairo up to the 265h.
IsMALIA, August 3O.h.-The Britt h have
now nearly established their lire Of com
mUnication With Tel-el-kafi-. Tie railway
| along the route is nearly complete, and sew.
| eral trains have already been sent forward
| General Wolse!ey and the entire army are
marching to the front
TUESDAYS BATTLE.
IsNAILIA, August Oth.-It is believed thai
| Arab Pasha brought up his infantry BY
train from Ksfr.el-Dwar for an attack on tbs
| British at tie Kassassin lock, on the canal
| yesterday. The British artillery fire was most
| effective, and prevented the enemy from adj
yancing In close order, es they apparently q,
| fret intended to do. The Ioose formation OF
the enemy gave an opportunity to the cav.
airy. The Life Guards caused fearful havoc
among thu scattered fueitiyes. A train Of
the wounded British is now on its way from
the front to Ismailia.
LONDON, August 30sh.-Genoral Wo!se!ey
telegraphs from the cavalry headquarters al
the Mahsameh Camp, Tuesday that oulv
the Household Cavalry and Seventh Ora
COON Guards were seriously engaged in the
| fight at ksssassin lock. The former had three
troopers killed and eight wounced, Msiov
Townsend received saber cut. The GuaSd
had two troopers wounded.
IsMAMIA, August 30sh.-The offcisl report
OF General Lowe regarding the action of the
cavalry at Kassassin confirms the details
| already printed. He says after the charge
the ground was streEn with bodies of dead
Egyptian infantry. General Wolseley states
that the enemy are now throwing up works
in front of kassassi1.
SIEGE TRAI5 ORDERED TO EGYPT.
LONDON, August 30sh.-Au important
order was received ut Woolwich TO. day ia
forward to Egypt at once the formidable light
siege train. 1t weighs, with it's equipments,
1900 tons, and requires l, 136 officers and
men. The advance consists of SO pieces Of
artillery Of various csibers, including ten
forty FOUNDERS and ten twenty Founders.
TOO MUCH IMMIGRATION.
ALEXANDRIA, August 30tb.-Cherif Pasba.
the new President of the Couacil, has issued
circular, drawing the attention of foreign
Consuls to the immense influx Of low class
Of population. He says in consequence of
the scarcity OF water and lack Of employment
care must be taken in order that the public
purity may not bs impeiilsd BY the j, flux of
people. Therefore persons having no fixed
occupation or visible means of subsistence
will not be allowed to land.
HORRORS OF A BATTLEFIELD.
lsHAILIA, August SOFIA correspondent
describes the scene of the cavalry charge at
Ksssas.in lock as follows l founj two acres
thickly strewl with corpses Of the enemy.
Some of our cavalry were still seeking our
dead and wounded. Two dead Life Guards
men were so mutilated as to be quite uure.
cognizable. Their faces were horribly gashed.
One had one hand completely severed from
the arm, and the other had nearly so, and one
had his eyes scoopsd from their sockets. The
HANDS Of another were Just hanging to the
wrists by part OF the flesh and some sinews.
A wounded Gnsrdsman relates that In the
charge his horse was shot, aud falling, broke
the riders thigh. While lying on the field
he saw Egyptian soldiers rics He called
for help, whsreupon an Egyptian ro1e opal
sabred the 6usrdsman's face from the temple
to the chin. The man is now, however, doing
well. TIE enemy's loss must have been at
least 400.
AFFAIRS AT CAIRO.
PoB, SAID, August 50.h. "A European
who arrived from Cairo under Escort, by the
way CT DAmiette, snnour ces that owing to
tie epergy Ct the PStfeet Of Police at Cairo
the Europeans are St moles.ed a French
man named Dsr,-rs wac murdered By his
servnets Friday AID bErisd Saturday under
police protecti5n. The Arabs continue to
strengthen aermif
or. Chief Murdered by Another.
DU3-AN. August 30sh.-The weil-known
Ksfi5 chi-f Sesocenic hss been murdered by
anose Ter native chief.
HosDos, August S0.h.-A dispatch from