The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-12
The British Soldiers show
Humanity. to the Enc
my's Wounded.
The Dead Lock at the Front
still continues.
The British Strengthening
their Works and Doub-
ling their Outposts.
A Family Row, the Father
Shot.
Various Political Topics.
An Attempt to Rob a Railway
Train.
indignation Felt against Dick
son, the Foreman of the
Jury in the Star Route
Cases.
A Meeting of the Fire Chiefs
at Cincinnati.
Other General News.

IsMAIIIA, Sept. 12.-The Kassassin cam
paign demonstrated the vast superiority OF
Sharpnel over Krupp percussion shells.
The English fire without haste as the con-
sumption of ammunition by rifles averaged
EIGHT rounds per man. The British soldiers
showed great humanity to the wounded
Egyptians, and many gave away their
water bottles, which under such sun, were
prime necessary for their own use. The
prisoners all expected instant death
The Montreal City corporation declined
to take charge, but bequest $4,000 TO
Major Mills for distribution in bread to the
poor.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Sept 12.-The grand
council was summoned yesterday to dis
cuss the relations between Turkey and
England and decided that the military CONN.,
Gil must clearly indicate the landing place
for Turkish troops in Egypt.
KAssAssIN, Sept. 12.-Indian cavalry
horses are suffering from glanders. Ow-
ing to the fall of fresh canal water, launch
ers are unable to proceed.
IsMAIIIA, Sept. 12-Boats have gone
up the Fresh Water canal through Kassas-
sin lock, to blow up dams constructed by
the enemy.
LONDON, Sept. 12.-Betting on the boat
race stands: Hillsdale L. Thames club ?.
In champagne stakes, Hauteur won,
Macbeath second, Chislehurst third.
ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 12.-Lieut Comman-
der Casper Z. Goodrich, an American off
Ger detailed to accompany the English
army in the Egyptian campaign, arrived
here and will report to Sir Garnet Wolseley
at the first opportunity.
WO1CoIv Nv a ,Dorcc,,oI -.
onnizance, to-day got clear idea of the
enemys position. A battle is now expect
ed.
CREEDMoRE, Sept 12.-Jndd match,
200 yards. Capt. Godsall, English, won
the first prize.
NEW YORK, Sept. IA Star cable
from Ishmalia says the dead lock at the
front continues. Despite his repeated an
nouncement of immediate advance Wolse-
ley has not really gained fost ground since
ne occupied Kassassin lock, Aug. Goth.
All his efforts having been frustrated by
the GOODNESS and activity of the rebel lead
er. The British position there has been
strongly entrenched, under supervision of
engineers making of the advance post of
the invading army, what is paradoxically
termed a camp of defence, and further
NiICuIusbdAICC busbI 1t was 1OunO necessary
Sunday to begin the construction of ad-
ditional rife pits nominally to prevent the
Egyptians from approaching near enough
to shell the British camps, but in reality
to strengthen the English lines and afford
better protection to the danks in order to
guard against repetitions of the surprise
of the 9th instant leads to the belief now
prevalent here, that confident talk of ad-
vance on Tuesday is quite premature
Doubling of cavalry out posts and posting
Of strong bodies of infantry in close prox-
unity to videttee lines indicate that some
apprehension is felt lest the Egyptians
should renew the attacks in the flank by
which the British so narrowly escaped dis
aster on Saturday, when Wolseley was
compelled to bring his entire available
force into action.
NEW York, Sept. IA Herald Wash
ngton special says: The result is not
surprise to the people in Washington but
would be impossible to describe the
Ieellng which exists against William Dick
son. foreman of. the jury. In the beginning