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Show THE telegraph has a great deal to say about the progress and incidents of the campaign in Egypt, but when all unimportant matter and items are eliminated from the dispatches there is not much left. Arabi Pasha continues the construction of entrenchments, and has made a heavy assessment on the Fellah's for money and grain. No movements of importance have been made by either side for some time past, nor do any interesting events appear to be on the tapis. Correspondents, anxious to furnish the largest possible amount of sensational matter to their respective journals, magnify every incident and occurrence to the largest possible dimensions but the fact remains that in and of themselves, the war like proceedings in Egypt are of trivial importance. Directly and indirectly, however, they involve the most gigantic interests and nearly every important nation in the world, feels solicitude as to the outcome. IT IS VERY EVIDENT that a feeling in favor of more closely restraining or entirely prohibiting the liquor traffic, is spreading especially in the western states. On the 23d inst. at Chicago a meeting of the National Prohibition Convention was held. Some 34 delegates, representing most of the States in the Union, were present. Strong speeches were made in favor of the immediate formation of a National Prohibition party, and a number of speakers, male and female, well known throughout the country, delivered addresses. It is the purpose to work for a prohibitory amendment to the Constitution. The convention held several sessions, and showed much earnestness in its work. |