—The Jesuits have purchased a large tract of ground near Alexandria, Egypt, and purpose to build a convent for the reception of the members of their order who have been expelled from European countries.
—A short time since, the Khedive of Egypt commissioned Col. Sala to take charge of an expedition for the capture and liberation of slaves who are brought down the Nile from the Soudan into Egypt. The expedition crossed the Nile at Assouan and searched several localities where slaves were illegally retained. After much difficulty and many fruitless endeavors, Col. Sala succeeded in surprising a village during the night time, and capturing and liberating twenty-one negroes. This endeavor set on foot by the young Khedive indicates a more hopeful condition of affairs relating to the East African slave trade than any other event of recent occurrence.
—News from Mr. Stanley.—A letter from Mr. Carrie, superintendent of the Mission at Loango, gives interesting details gathered from Mr. Protche, a French naturalist, concerning Mr. Stanley and his operations. Mr. Protche visited him for the purpose of connecting himself with the expedition, but failed in his object.
He reports that Mr. Stanley was living at Vivi, in a village which he had built with lumber from Europe. The houses were said to be quite comfortable. Mr. Stanley had already constructed a road extending three leagues east of his village, and was performing a large amount of work in a way that must be quite assuring to those who are responsible for his expeditions.
The Indians.
—The number of Indian youth learning trades in work-shops at the agencies under the care of the United States Government has increased from one hundred and eighty-five last autumn to three hundred and fifty-eight this year. Brick-making has been begun, and houses for the Indians are now almost exclusively built by the Indians themselves. The aptitude shown by the Indians for mechanical work, has, in many cases, been surprising.
—Nearly two thousand freight wagons have been in use by the Indians this year, with the result of saving considerable money to the government compared with the amounts formerly paid for the same transportation (of supplies, &c., to the agencies), besides furnishing a civilizing and welcome employment to a large number of otherwise restless Indians.