Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-08-12
FOREIGN.


Ar. Cartwright, acting British con
sui general, has, in view of the
difficulty of obtaining water, sent a
circular to the foreign consuls, asks
ing them to inform their respective
governments of the great importance
OF preventing an increase in the
number of arrivals here.
Arab Pasha has mounted eleven
additional guns in his line of en-
trenchments.
LONDON, August 1O.-Four trans
ports, loaded with troops, sailed for
Egypt to day.
A dispatch from Calcutta to the
Times says Nephan and many other
fendatory states of India have volun
teered to furnish contingents for the
British army in Egypt.
PARIS, August ION. Heissen,
Deputy, has accepted the portfolio
of minister of public works.
NJ. Labuze, Deputy, has been ap,
pointed under secretary of finance.
LARNIcA, CYPRUS, August TO-
A great anti Christian demonstration
has occurred at funeral in Be
grout, of Mostem who was found
murdered, and who, it was reported,
was killed by the Christians. The
police sympathized with the mob.
Many Christians have fed to the
mountains. A score of others were
arrested, but only one was killed.
Further disturbances are feared.
BERLIN, Aug. 11.-Bebel, Lieb-
knecht and Hasenclever, Socialists,
have been condemned by the Leip
sick court to two months imprison-
ment for excessive abuse and insult
to the Federal Council. Liebknecht
and Hasenclever are members of the
German Reichstag
DUBLIN, August 11.-Henry
George, who was arrested at
Athenry yesterday, was liberated
to day. The police accused him OF
association with suspects.
PARIS, August 1.-THE Havas
Agency publishes letter which
states that the condition of Tripoli
is alarming to the Europeans.
Elhadjki Mahomed, who has re,
turned to Tripol' from Constantin
ople, announces that the Porte, after
settling affairs in Europe, intends to
send an army to drive the French
out of Tunis. The natives talk Of u
massacre of the Christians.
LONDON, Aug. IL the Standard s
dispatch from Alexandria says that a
council composed of Admiral Sey~
mour and the leading military au~
thorities here has been sitting on
board the Helicon to investigate the
effects Of the bombardment of the
forts. The evidence of the naval
and N litary officers is that masonry
is useless against the modern guns,
but that the earth works turn every
shot.
A Times Alexandria dispatch says:
A Uircassion brought in yesterday,
vino pas ed through Arab Pasha S
camp, states that one colonel, one
captain, one subattem and seventy
six men were killed ON the rebel side
in the engagement on Saturday. He
confirms the report of Arabs bad
health. He says that twenty five
battaliops and eleven battaries are
posted along the canal between
Kafeldwar and the advanced out
posts. An Egyptian trooper, of the
Khedive's guard, was taken prisoner
while attempting to cross Romley
Sinez yesterday. A paper written
by Arab was found ON him. The
probability is that he was making
for Arabs camp.
The News has the following:
CoNsTANTINoPLE, August 10.-The
following is the text of the proc:
lamation against Arab Pasha, which
was communicated to the confer,
ence at it's sitting to-day, Arab
Pasha having the second time transs
gressed the law by taking authority
which does not belong to him and
having presumed to menace vessels
belonging to an old and tried friend
and ally of Turkey, is for these mis-
deeds proclaimed a rebel, together
with his adherents Be it known to
all, that obedience is due to the Khe
dive, who is the representative of the
Sultan.
The Manchester Guardian in its
commercial article says there is no
change observable in the market.
Purchases for both reign and home
markets have been small. Prices are
steady without signs of improvement.
In the House of Commons this
afternoon Mr.. Gladstone stated that
the House will adjourn next Fri
day, until the Oath or 26th of Octo-
ber. Nothing, he said, except the
rules of the procedure, will be taken
up at the autumn session, except in
the event of an emergency.
ALEXANDRIA, August 11.-While
Mrs. Stone was waiting for the
train, when leaving Cairo, Yakoah
Pasha expressed regret that General
Stone had cast lis lot with the
English. He begged Mrs. Stone to
tell her husband that the Egyptiun
army would show how greatly it had
prohted by the twelve years instruc
ton it had received from him.
LONDON, August ia dispatch
to the Standard from Vienna states
that the Turkish Consul at Bombay
has been ordered to give an explain,
alton to Ulemas, of India, respecting
the action of the Porte in sending
the Turkish troops to cooperate
with the British IN Egypt, which has
produced great sensation among
the Mohammedansin in India. The Con-
sui has been instructed to explain the
reasons which have induced the ca
liph to send troops to Egypt to CO.
operate with the English.
Tue Daily News hears that the