The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-26
Attorney.General Brewster Lays BE.
fore the Cabinet His Opinion
as to Political Assess.
mentS He Holds
That Congressman are not officers of
Government in the Sense lmpli.
ed-President Arthur'S
Views OIL the Subject Worthy Of Com.
mendatiOn-Secretary FOlger's
Rendition.
Affairs in Egypt in Statu Quo Addi-
tiOnal Details
or the Sickening MaSsacres - The
Khedive.
Other Events of Yesterday.
Other Events of Yesterday.
Foreign
A COMMANDING POSITION.

| A COMMANDING POSITION.
ALEXANDRIA, July 25.-The British guns
on Ramleh heights will completely COM
mand the neck of land, and will render the
Egyptian position untenable when they
open fire,
LArEB.-3p p M: The outposts Of Arab
have retired about 1000 yards and the
British have advanced about 500 yards.
There appears to be disturbance inside of
Arabi's entrenchment,
One or two members of the deputation
representing the notables of Cairo brought
a copy OF the proclamation circulated by
Ragheb Pasha, stating that England had
declared war against all Egyptians,
strongly advised to dismiss Ragheb
Pasha from the ministry and place him
under arrest 1t is reported also that, as
the ministers are mere creatures of Arab
Pasha, the khedive will dismiss them all
and form new ministry under Cherif
Pasha. The deputation after learning the
true state of things here will try and re-
turn to Cairo and inform their colleagues of
. the facts. The khedive has sent a vessel to
Suez to bring hither Cherit Pasha.
| CoNsTANTINoPLE, July 25.-The first
meeting of the conference in which the
porte participated was held yesterday.
PARIS, july 25.-Admiral Jourgineberry
prefaced his motion for credit last night by
stating that eight vessels traversing the
canal throughout its length would be able
to protect the merchant vessels; that 5000
men would be kept in Egypt for a landing
force, and that 1900 would be dispatched
at once to be distributed between Port
Paid and ElkaDtarah.
LONDON, July 25.--In the house Of com.
mons this evening the speaker read
message from the queen, announcing the
calling out of the reserves in consequence
of troubles In Europe. Gladstone moved
Q that the messuge be considered to-mor.
row.
A number of men left London this
morning to Join regiments which have been
ordered to Egypt.
The correspondent Of Reuters Telegraph
company ut Alexandria, says The MVni-
teur Egyptian has reappeared here with
the heading THE official journal of the
government of the khedive." 1t contains a
proclamation dismissing Arab Pasha from
the ministry. a correspondent, speaking
of the massacre at Tantah, says / saw wo-
men being carriad around tied to bludgeons
and dismembered as TO arms and legs, and
. finally massacred Boththe European SOL
diers and the rabble fought for loot. A
: Bedouin sheik, with twenty Bedouins, saved
the inhabitants of the Jewish quarter and
took them to his village. Another sheik
saved myself and party. The mob from
Alexandria murdered three employees of
the Codastre and their families and burnt
J their bodies with petroleum
A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
company, dated Alexandria, 10 a. M, says;
The military authorities are of the opinion
that Arab Pasha will not attack the Brit
ish. He is, however, strengthening his
position hourly. His men, many of them
without uniforms and driven like slaves
were seen working on the entertainments.
The British experienced great difficulty
in moving guns to Ramleh, without which
] II is impossible to assume the offensive
\ Directly sufficient number of heavy guns
' are placed in position, an attempt will be
made to dislodge Arab Pasha without ex-
posing the troops. Gunners and guns from
the fleet are moving in front.
morning debate was resumed i''S on the the
motion for u vote of credit
for the campaign in Egypt. Sir Charles
Dixie, under foreign secretary, said the
khedive had the support of the most re-
spectacle part of the native population.
J The government desired, after relieving
the people of Arab Pasha's tyranny, TO
leave them to manage their own affairs.
The highest military authorities thought a
three months vote, which was the sum now
fred Lawson violently condemned the vote.
The Marquis of Harrington, secretary OF
state for India, stated in parliament this
evening that the number OF troops to be or.
dered to Egypt from India is from Z 800 to
10000.
Relative to the invitation of Italy to co.
operate in the protection of the Suez canal
4 II is significant that paper published in
Rome, which is disavowed by the government,
hnt Ntp lao tnp &C l,nl. 7,
press, contains an article declaring that IL
is matter for congratulation that Italy
/ has not allowed herself to be dragged into
this dangerous affair; that Germany and
Austria will like ltaly's allowing England
and France to carry out their plans; but
complications will afterward arise and at
the proper moment central European pow
ers will doubtless remember Italy's loyalty
to their allegiance.
A dispatch to the News from Vienna re-.
ports that 800 houses and some large ware.
houses have been burned at Radziwilow,
Russia, aud that 1900 people are homeless.
The Times has the following from Alex.
andria: An Italian refugee says he saw So
European bodies lying In the streets OF
Tantah. Two English women jumped from
window and were killed in order to
escape outrage, Arab Pasha put on train
to carry away the Christian survivors and
luoouV lV persons OOurueu IL, NO sooner
were they seated than u determined at
tempt was made to murder them, and It
was only frustrated by friendly natives
causing the train to start.
II Is stated that John Parnell, brother of
Charles s. Parnell, applied to the Orange.
mer TO reap his crops and that they com.
piled with his request Charlemant, land
league agent, who appeared at the time,
was ordered OIL the epremises.
MADRID, July 25.-A small box which
was sent from Grenada for Senior Sagasta
prime minister on being cautiously opened
was found to contain nitro glycerine. Sew.
eral persons have been arrested on suspl.
cion Of being connected with the sending of
the box.
PANAMA, July l6,--Thomns Guardia, who
has presided over the destinies of the re-.
public Of Porto Rico for twelve years, died
on the 9th instant. His death has been ex.
pected Tor some days.