Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-13
A SERIOUS RIOT
At Alexandria, Egypt, Between the Ma
tivcs anu EurOpeans-Sixty.Sev
Persons Killed,
Including the Engineer OF a British
man-Of War-What Led 10
The Trouble.

ALEXANDRIA, j une Ill mere were Sc
rious riots yesterday between natives and
Europeans. Several persons were killed and
wounded and a number of houses destroyed.
The police at first remained inactive.
Riotous demonstrations later took piece be-
fore the French consulate, to which several
of those MORALLY wounded at the outbreak
of the riots were conveyed. The disturb
ances continued some time before the authori-
ties took any steps to suppress them. The
English consul was severely hurt, receiving
gun-shot wounds. The engineer of the Brit
ish man-of-war Superb was killed. The dis
turbances continued five hours, when the
military appeared and dispersed the rioters.
The Greek consul and 1tslian vice-consul
were also severely wounded. The British
man-of-war Superb will arrive in port dur
ing the night and land 200 men to protect
the British consulate. Boats will be sent to
take off all British subjects who desire
to leave Alex andria. 1t is estimated that
twenty persons were killed in the riots, but
exact particulars are yet unobtainable.
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
CAIRO, June 12-So far as ascertainable
-rioting in Alexandria commenced on the
street near Great square. The immedi-
ate cause was the stabbing of an Arab by
a Maltese. A mob of natives collected and
cleared the street with sticks, aud made
their way into Great square where they
demolished the music pavilions and the fur
niture in the adjoining cafes. The Euro
peans precipitately left the square and took
refuge for some time at the French consul
ate. The soldiers were called out, but they
looked on without interfering during the
work of demolition and bloodshed.
ABDIcArE OR BE AssAssINArED.
At a meeting of the military leaders it
was decided to petition the khedive to abdi-
cate 1t was declared that if he did not he
should be mastered. 1t is rumored that the
cavalry and artillery will not join in any
conspiracy against the khedive.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
The following report of the riot was re-
ceived from Alexandria: Cookson, the En-
glish consul, says when he was proceeding
from Great square to,,the governors residence
he saw two Europeans, respectfully dressed,
and apparently naval officers, in plain
clothes, knocked down; Greek was shot
and killed by soldier FIVE yards from Cook
son, ard others even closer were knocked
down and stabbed. A soldier cut at Con-
sular Karass with a sword. The carriage of
the Greek consul was stopped by number
Of soldiers and the occupants dragged out
and the consul severely beaten. Cookson
escaped severe maltreatment by the coach
men lashing the horses, but he was struck on
the head and one of his arms broken.
Tue italian consul was wounded by stone,
and the wife of the Austrian onsul-general
Was attacked and insulted. Accounts of the
origin OF the riot are conflicting.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
LONDON, June ia dispatch from Alex
audria SAYS: "The Rue des Socus, inha biied
principally by Europeans, YVES completely
wrecked. The Europeans fired from the win
dow-, killing many Arabs. The latter made
terrible havoc among the Europeans in the
streets. The British consul was dragged
from his carriage and terribly beaten. Der
wish and Arab Pasha have left Cairo for
Alexandria. The engineer of British man.
of-war was stabbed TO death. The British
iron clad Invincible j. in charge of the
British consulate. Another American cor
yette ia expected at Alexsndria."
ROBBERY THE OBJECT.
Advices from Alexandria late last night
state that the disturbances commenced SIM
at three different points. The
object of the rioters in a great measure ap-
pears to have been pillage, in which the Lev
antines as we'll as the Arabs participated.
A regiment OF cavalry and regiment of in
fantry has been ordered to reinforce the gar
rison.
SIXTY SEVEN KILLED.
A telegram published here says an
official report of the riot in Alexandria,
gives the number of Europeans killed as
AT THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY.
The admiralty has received dispatches con-
6rming the murder of the engineer OF the
Superb, while fighting at Alexandria. Ex-
cept the deliberate attack on the consuls
when proceeding TO the residence of the gov
ernor, it seems to have been confined to the
Arabs and Lsvantines. No English resident
is reported wounded.
WHAT THE TIMES CORRESPONDENT SAYS.
The Times correspondent at Cairo lays the
for the riots upon Arab Pasha.
Dervish Pasha had summoned HIM to resign
and there seemed to be no alternative but
submission or defiance; but since the riots
broke out DsrvIsh Pasha has to appeal to
Arab Pasha as commanding the only avail
able force to restore order.
WANT THE CONFERENCE AT PARIS.
BERLIN, June 12.-It is proposed, SEEM
ingly at the suggestion of France, to hold
The conference on the Egyptian question at