The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-12-07
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FOREIGN NEWS,
war NEWS.

WAR NEWS.
The Turks gain some advantages but
hopeless Of final success.
LONDON, Dec. GA Paris correspond.
ent publishes letter from person hold
ing position OF trust connected with one
of the highest persenages of the Ottoman
Empire, declaring that the Turks are
hopeless of success, and as soon as ErZer-
oum is taken and the Adrianople road
threatened will treat separately with Rus
sia and cede the free passage of the Bos-
phorus to the Russians rather than permit
them to advance on Constantinople.
CoNsTANTlNoPLE. Dec. GA Turkish
division from Osman Bazaar, under Saleh
Pasha, yesterday occupied Kesrova after
some cannonading, Six batteries of Rus
SLAMS. fearing isolation, are retreatiug from
there to Tirneva. Suleiman Pasha's head
quarters are still at Elena.
Mukhtar Pasha telegraphs as follows:
The snow around Erzeroum is three feet
deep. The Russians have posted a corps
of observation on the Deve- Boyan and
quartered the remainder of the troops ia
the adjacent villages.
LONDON, Dec, GA Russian official
dispatcn admits the capture of Elena and
says: Prince Mirsky being attacked By
10000 to 10000 Turks, was compelled,
after stubborn resistance and heavy loss,
to tall back. first from Mahren to Elena,
and then from Elena to the fortified posi-
ton at Takowltz at the head of noun
tain gorge. The Turks renewed the at
tack Wednesday morning, but according
to the latest advices. which were to $50
O'Clock Wednesday evening, the attack
had ceased and the Russian reinforcements
were arriving
CoNsTANTINoPDE, Dec. lit is re-
ported Suleiman Pasha has gained another
victory between Elina and Tirnova.
ENGLAND.
LONDON, Dec. 7.-Rumors of Earl
Beaconfeld's resignation of the premier.
ship are again circulating, and that Lord
Derby, secretary of state, for foreign de-
partment, will succeed him, and that the
Marquis of Salisbury. secretary of state
for India, will succeed Lord Derby.
The steamer wrecked off the island Of
Ushant, France, is named European. from
Cape of Good Hope for Plymouth and
Southampton. Brest dispatch says the
European ran on the rock in fog. Pas.
seugers took to boats and the steamer
sank ten minutes afterwards. No lives
were lost.
FRANCE
PARIS, Dec. 6.-The French ministry
rendered their designations at this morn
ling's council and President MacMahon ha:
accepted them.
| The Figaro names as among the proba-
bic ministers, BatbIe, minister of Justice
Waddiogton, minister of finance, anC
Christie Phle, minister of public works.
PARIS. Nov. President MacM ahor
has iually conceded to Detaure full liberty
of action in forming a cabinet. The ueV
ministry will therefore be homogeneous
This excludes President MacMahon'
rese, yation that he might have the choict
OF ministers of war. marine and foreigV
affairs.
| President MacMahon's submission il
said to be due to the frmness of th,
Orleanist senators who resolved not t,
support second dissolution. Duke Ranti
fret Pasquier, president of the senate
told President MacMahon, Wednesday
he himself would take the tribune agains
such a proposal Ii is believed the neI
ministry will include Leon Lay, ministe
of finance; Demarcene, minister of interior
Christie Phle, minister of pubic works
4 TieSsierene de Bort, minister OF commerce
4 w addington, minister of pubic Instruc
tions, and Burdoux, minister of justice
The republican papers generally expires
!, distrust OF President MacMahon, an
doubt respecting the efficacy OF the pro
iected compromise unless sound guarzr
tees,b conceded The Constitutional an
Solid rejoice that the principle OF the gov
ernment Uy msjorities has triumphed.