Widnes Examiner. — 1882-08-26 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

VISIT OF INSPECTION.  Telegraphing from Ismailia at six o'clock yesterday morning, the Central News correspondent gays : Six more fugitives were taken last evening, all c 'trying rifles. Sir G. WolselLy went again yesterday to Serapeum on a visit of inspection. He returned last night, having found all in good order. The railway from the wharf here to Nefiche is making good progress.  Earl Granville arrived at Canton House Terrace last evening from Walmer Castle. Colonel E. C. -wdon, R. E.. has been appointed President of the Royal Engineer Commi.tee at the War Office. Cetwayo drove out yesterday morning with Mr. Shepston, and visited Mr. Whitley's huge series of shops in Westbourne Grove.  The Erie Railway elevator at Buffalo has been burn,d. Four men perished. The loss is estimated at 250,000 dollars.  Mr. Joynes, of Eton College, who was recently arrested with Mr. Henry George, was again arrested near Limerick on Thursday while watching an eviction. He was speedily released.  Mr. Gladstone, who returned to London yesterday afternoon from Lore} Virolerton's seat in Dorset, was shortly afterwards waited upon by Mr. Childers and Lord Northbro3k, who remained for some time in consultation. A telegram from Warsaw says that frightful outrages have again been committed upon the Jews at Sulwalkee, in Russian Poland, including the usual catalogue of violation, murder, and destruction of property by fire. The officials are charged with looking on unconcernedly while these barbarities were in progress. The body of a man of about 50 years of age was found floating in the river Ribble, at Ribchester, on Thursday afternoon. It is supposed to be that of a tramp who .was seen to take shelter from the rain at the bridge, and it is assumed that he there slipped into the river. A resolution was passed at a meeting of the Balloon society last night, congratulating Mr. Leigh Smith on his escape from the Arctic Regions, and expressing satisfaction at the fact that the Balloon Society was the first to urge upon the Government the necessity for the relief expedition.  The Queen has officially approved the appointments of Lieutenant Col. Webber, RE., as Assistant and Quarter Master General on the Head Quarter Staff in Egypt; Col. E. E. Growan, to command a reserve depot in the Mediterranean ; and Commander Sir Baldwin Walker has been appointed to the Northumberland, vice-Commander Kane. The latter officer was slightly wounded last Sunday at Ismailia.  A subscription list was, some time since, opened at Oldham towards the foundation and endowment of a college of music. OR Thursday night the Corporation General Purposes Committee, on the motion of the Mayor, resolved to grant the use of the Town Hall for a high class- concert in aid of the movement. The Mayor stated, that such concerts were being held in 60 of the largest towns of the kingdom. At Birmingham, yesterday, Joseph Osborne, carpenter, nearly 60 years of age, was remanded upon a charge of dangerously assaulting his wife, who is not expected to recover. The injured woman, whose depositions have been taken, states that during a quarrel a fortnight since she threw a jug at her husband's feet to frighten him. He returned it at her held with such violence as to inflict a , most serious wound.