The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-01
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NEWS


LONDON, June The queen has en-
qulred about the health of Madame Titiens
and received an answer that she could not
be as yet pronounced out of danger. but
her advance toward recovery is cheering.
A Rome despatch says it is stated that
large portion of the 100000 which the
Pope has already received from pilgrims
has been remitted to London aud deposit
ed to provide against the needs of the Holy
See While the pontlfcal throne is vacant
and for the first requirements of Pope
.Pius's successor,
A despatch from constantinople states
that the porte has issued notice warning
mariners OF It's intention to place torpedoes
10 certain portions OF the Dardanelles and
the bay of Smyrna.
LONDON, June His royal highness.
the Prince of Wales, with Gen. Grant, left
Victoria Il. h. station for EPSON, by spe-
clal train, about | o'clock this D. m. The
court minister, the German ambassador,
the Duke of Hamilton, Lord Dudley and
several others travelled by the same train.
ST. PETERSBURG, June The follow
ing telegram is received from the head
quarters of the army of Caucassians dated
May 81:
A more pacific feeling is noticeable
among the population of the Kabellite
district in front of Batoum. The inhabi-
/ tants are surrendering their arms to Rus
sian authorities.
Heavy rains continue to impede the opera,
tons of the column of troops from the army
near kars sent IN southwesterly direc
ton to watch the movement of a Turkish
force which has appeared at Soghauli.
A fresh rising occurred in the Terek
district. The insurgents were dispersed
by troops. One body of 500 insurgents
lost so killed and 100 prisoners.
LONDON, June IA special from
Vienna to the Times has the following:
One thing seems pretty certain, that fol
! one reason or another, possibly for several
a delay has occurred in the Russian ad'
vance in Asia. Possibly even the neces
sity OF sending some of the reserve troops
from trans-Caucasus to secure communi.
cation through Caucasus may have con
tributed to retard the advance. Fortu
nately for Russia the Turks seem scarcely
in position to take advantage of the delay
All accounts from the spot agree that the
condition of their forces is even worse
than generally believed. They are con
siderably fewer than has been assumed
and with the exception of arms had every
thing requisite for an army 10 the field
There seems even to be hardly any reserve
stock OF ammunition, especially for artil
lery, 1t is impossible to expect tha
all these shortcomings can be remediet
before the Russians push forward t.
Erzerum.
A special from Paris to the Times says
| NJ. de Fourtesn, minister of interior, ha
resolved to forbid all political meetings 0
over twenty persons.
LONDON, June There was recent,
an em1te on board her majesty iron armo
plated ship Alexandria, the flagship of tn
Mediterranean squadron, it is stated, il
consequence Of the stringency of the disci
pline and the unusual severity OF the punish
ments. The whole of one watch refused
TO do duty and threw the sights of the gun
overheard Three of the insubordlnate
were sentenced to AZ days Imprisonment
and sent home in the Monarch to underg
punishment.
/ LONDON. June IA telegram fror
Athens. May 81, gives an account Of an
other and apparently more serious mutin
while the Alexandria was lying at the plel
The mutiny was quelled bv the II arine
and men summoned from other vessels
and the mutineers we're arrested and
J court martial has convened to try them
The cause of this second outbreak
stated to be dissatisfaction because Of IT
fusal of shore leave, whereupon they LEI
: dered the Alexandria's s guns unserviceabl'
1t has been deemed necessary to send tn
Alexandria to cruise in the Mediterranea
until further orders.
LONDON, June 1.-The fortuightly Sc
tlement in Stock Exchange and which VIZ
r concluded yesterday, developed col
siderable amount of trouble among bea
specuIators Up to now there have bee
l3 failures declared in houses, some wit
rather large accounts open. There are r
ports of embarrassments in the Bradfol
!. manufacturing district, Four firms, Of L
great importance, have suspended. 1t
stated that their aggregate habilitie
: though considerable, are not such as
+ appreeiably disturb trade.