Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-08-17
FOREIGN.

from them a fetwa, deposing the
Sultan and naming Cheriff of Mena
as Calift Arab. They also say that
he is organizing the Bedouins, and
has appointed commanders for those
at Clarkres and at Garbieh, in Upper
Egypt.
LONDON, august 15.-Prof Will
liam Stanley J. Evans, philosopher
and professor of political economy,
has been drowned while bathing at
Bethll.
A dispatch received dated Alex
andria, $50 this afternoon says:
Transport Calabria, with Gen. Sir
Garnet Wo.seley, of Household
Cavalry on board, has inst arrived
here all safe. ...
A dispatch to the Central News
from Alexandria states that the Sui
tan to day peremptorily ordered
Arab Pasha to lay down his arms.
If he refuses the Sultan will leave
him to be dealt with by the English.
Two regiments of the Highlanders'
Derbyshire regiment and horse
guards are just about to march
through the city. The steamer Cats
alonia, with West Kent Redmond has
arrived.
A News dispatch from CONSTANT
nople says: 1t is understood that a
divergence of views exists between
the Porte and Lord Dufferin re-
specting the wording of the procla>
nation against Arab Pasha. Lord
Dufferin desires plain, lauda bic
proclamation in Turkish and Arabic,
that Arab Pasha is not cherif, but
an ambitious and lawless adventurer.
England insists upon commanding
the Turkish troops. It is stated
that the question will be brought
before the conference.
DUBLIN, August 15,-The opening
Of the exhibition and unveiling of
Daniel OConnell took place here
to-day. Good order and regularity
were kept by mounted marshals
along the route. O'Connells statue
was unveiled by Lord Mayor Daw~
son, in the presence of Messrs. Par
nell, Dillon, Davitt and Gray, and a
crowd estimated at one hundred
thousand, The greatest enthusiasm
prevailed.
L1rd Mayor Dawson, in accepting
the statue for the Irish people, said
their struggle was not over, and their
efforts would still be obstructed.
They must endeavor to forget the
melancholy past, and look for glory
in the future, in the hope that Tres
land, once province, would again
become nation.
ALEXANDRIA, August 15.-On ac-
count of the report that regulars,
as we'll as Bedouins, were III the
neighborhood of Meks, Major-Gen
eral Allison has reinforced the Brit
ish post by detachment of the
Highlanders and some marine artil-
lery.
Coionel Gerard, of the mounted
infantry, rode before day-break to-
day on :. reconnaissance, to within
half mile of the enemy's second
line. The accommodating party was
pursued by horsemen, of whom it
succeeded in killing several. Col.
Gerard states that he accomplished
the object of his reconnaissance.
ALEXANDRIA, August 16.-General
Sir Garnet Wolseley, English com
mander, with the autholity of the
Khedive, has issued a proclamation
to the people of Egypt, representing
the sole object of the British to be,
to restore the authority of the Khe-
dive. It says all the peaceful in
habitants will be kindly treated.
The Mosques will be respected, and
all supplies paid for. General
Wolseley adds that he will be glad
to receive all chiefs who are dis
posed to assist in repressing the re
bellion.
LONDON, August 15.-Th6 apire-
hensoins regarding the safety of Suez
Canal having ceased, the business in
the insurance of ships against war
risks has ceased.
DUBLlN. [1u- AO.-L. DWJCI
Gray, member of Parliament, and
proprietor of the Freeman's Journal,
was to-day sentenced to 3 months
Imprisonment and to pay fine of
$4,000 for contempt of court,in pub
fishing the letter of O'Brien, editor
of the journal, United Ireland, ac-
cusing the jury which convicted
Francis Haynes of the murder of
John Doloughty of beng drunk
on the night previous to the day
their verdict was given, and an
article commenting thereon. O'Brien
and Daitt were put out of court.
Gray, after being sentenced, -was
handed over to the custody of the
city coroner. The latter evinced
some reluctance to take charge of
him, but Judge Lawson called upon
him to do his duty.
The coroner, whose Intervention
was necessary because Gary is high
sheriff of the city of Dublin, then
conveyed the prisoner to Richmond
prison. Gray, at the expiration OF
LIS Cci Us HuSG Aud ulCtloc ioi hiA-
self for $1,000, and two others in
the sum of f2 900 each The deci>
sion of the court has caused great
sensation in this city. Gray was
Lord Mayor of Dublin for 1880, and
was nominated a second time for
| 1882, but declined to serve.
DUBLIN, August 16.-Lord Mayor
Dunson has arranged to call
special meeting OF tho cnpor tt4on
on Monday, with view OF Consider,
ing the measures to secure the re-
lease of Mr.. Gray Crowds are as
sembling around the station of
O'Conner, and speeches expressing
Indignation at the sentence are being
made.
| The CITY hall was danselv crowded