Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1883-01-11


| St. Louis Globe'DcmOcrat.
In foreign history the great event of
1882 has been the Egyptian war-an
event which the English conservatives
still insist might have been avoided;
and it is really not impossible that
they are right. The benefits which
Great Britain has received from the
contest are chiefly political, much less
material, and perhaps shrewd diplo-
macy would have brought all that
has come through fighting. The short
ness Of the campaign was out of all
proportion to the noise which it occa-
stoned. England and France, alike
dissatisfied with the signs of coming
revolt against foreign control, sent to
Egypt, May %, demand for the
punishment of Arab Bcy. The minis
try, Of which he was helcading spirit,
very naturally rejected the utmatum,
and, though they resigned, Arab was
speedily rcappontcd minister of war
| by the khcdiyc. Affairs proceeded
from bad to wurSG-fOr the foreigners
and on June II over 800 Europeans
were killed in riots at Alexandria.
Failing to get satisfactory pledges for
the future, either from Egypt or Tur-
key, England, having most at stake,
/ began to threaten resort to arms On
July 6, Admiral Seymour ordered
Stoppagc of the construction of earth
works at Alexandria, then in progress,
and, rs the order was not needed, on
the llth he opened fire, compelling the
Egyptians TO evacuate the city. Ten
days later the khcdivc dismissed Arab
from office, but the inSurrcction con-
tinucd. Gen. Wolscley reached Alex
andria August H., to take conn and of
troops from England, ON the Goth he
seized the Sucz Canal-that CONNER
cial highway whose neutrality" had
been SO much vaunted-and on Sep
tcmbcr IL he entered Cairo, after some
lighting. The uprising was crushed,
Arab was captured and, about four
weeks ago, was cXilcd to Ccylon; and
Great Britain has now onlyto deal with
Egypt as Turkey and the othcrnations
will let her
The Irish question has cut u smaller
figure in English politics this year than
in 1881. In March $50 agrarian out
RACES were reported 10 the Irish con
stabulary, but in November the mum.
Der fell 10 80. The contrast between
these numbers indicates fairly the i'm
provcment that has taken place in the
condition Of the country. The year
has, however, recorded one of the
most atrOcious crimes in the whole
Irish calendar the assassination of the
Chief Secretary, Lord CavcndiSh, and
Under Secretary Burke, May 6. One
of the fruits of the double murder vas
the immediate passage of new law for
stamping ont crime in Ireland and the
enactment two months later of another
repression bill lndircctlythc assassin
alton advanced Mr.. Gladstonc's
schemes for reforming the rules of pro-
ccdurc in the house of commons in such
Il way rs TO cut Off some Of the rights
which minoriics in that body have en-
ioycd from time immcmorial
Personal journalism in London has
had two great events to gossip over,
the most noteworthy having been the
marriage OF Prince Leopold TO Princess
Helena Of Waldeck, April y. The
other was the unsuccessful attempt of
Rodcrick Maclcan, March ,, TO shoot
the queen OfpcrSonal interest also TO
EngliShmrn have been the recent com
plclion OF Premier Gladstone's lifticth
year in public life, and the striving of
Charles Bradlaugh for the seat in the
house of cOmmOnstO which, though the
majority disagree with him, he con
Sidcrs himself entitled.
France has seen two ministries 90
ont OF Office and two come in since the
year dawncd Tho senatorial elections,
January g, resulted in handsome
republican gains, but on the 26th the
chamber of deputies rejected the
government bill for amendments to the
coniitution, whchincludcd the proposal
for 2cruijH dc HStc, whercupon NJ. Gam
bc,ta resigned and NJ. de FrGycinct
formed u new cabinet, The Egyptian
difficulties were already brewing, and
il happened that the ministry, like n
rccrns one in the United States, set its
heart ON Il "brlliant foreign policy
which the deputies did not approve.
NJ. dc Frcycinct asked for vote in
lNor W VI rftIcI ,I o "ss!'tanct G, III % .no pro-
Der, July 20, rejected his proposition,
and, in accordance with universal prac-
ticc in France, he too resigned. NJ.
| DuClCrC formed the present ministry
August I"
inc rSlno'er EuroPrah countries
present uuIl annals, Inc Inc. emperor
Alexander fears lhe nihlllstS Us mucn
as ever anu perhaps thl' accounts lor
lhc iact tnat nc dld not see thG COM
MISSION OF oulraSeS against ihc Jews III
various par'S OF the empire last spring
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