The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-05
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FOREIGN NEWS

LONDON, June ga despatch from
Calcutta to the Times says: The latest
news from the famine districts is more
cheerful. A general rain fall has greatly
improved the prospects The Standard
has telegram, via MADEIRA, stating that
the king OF Dahomey paid a fine Of FIVE
hundred puncheons of oil and the block
ace was raised on the 18th of May. Two
hundred puncheons of this oil were lost by
the wreck of the steamer Gambia.
NEW YORK, June 5.-The Herald's
London dispatch says: "a dispatch from
Erzeroum. dated yesterday p. m., says
the Russian scouts have been seen from
the heights of Junsky. The retreat of
the ottoman corps from Rarakilissa to
Proekkalch and Dehbaba is threatened by
an advance detachment of the Russian
centre.
News received at the Russian head
quarters at Ploejesti, from Asia, is very
meagre. From the army operating in the
nelghborhood of Kars it is announced that
heavy fighting has taken place at Ottor on
the lower Bodor river, but no details are
gwen. The lighting arose from an
attempt of the Abchasians to pass the
river A despatch from Rustchuk says:
Notwithstanding the reports published 10
the English journals, not single Russian
soldier has yet crossed the Danube AtteD-
ton IS now concentrated on Nicopolis and
Oltinitza. but everything is now compara-
dvely quiet at those points,
LONDON, June 5.-In the house of COM
mons this a. N. dispatch was laid on the
table, addressed by Lord Derby to Lord
Lyons, British AMBASSADOR at Paris. The
dispatch is dated May l6, Lord Derby
informs Lord Lyons that Great Britain
had declined the proposal of NJ. de Les
| sups to keep open the Suez canal to all
nations, and had intimated to Russia that
any attempt 60 biackade or otherwise inter.
fere with the canal or its approaches would
be regarded by England as a menace tc
India, and grave injury to the commerce oi
the world, incompatible with the malnte-
nance of the British attitude of passive
neutrality At the same time it was init.
mated to the Porte and the Khedive that
England was formerly determined not tC
permit the canal to be made the scene oi
any combat or other warhke operation.
MANCHESTER, June 5.-A Vienna dis
patch says the Turks exaggerate theil
trouble. 1t is believed that the main body
of the Russian centre is still near Kars
and that the recent panic at Erzeroum was
provoked by flying corps of Cossacks and
lirregulars.
/ LONDON, June 5.-The Times Berlir
special says, it is asserted on good author
ity that Moltke regards Russia's chances al
steadily improving, in consequence of ex
traordinary negligence and lack of fore
sight of the Turks.
. LONDON, June 5.-A private dispatcl
from Lima state that Don Nicholes Re
pierola, the revolutionist, and his suit
surrendered themselves to the Peruvia
authorities, with the iron-clad turret shi
Huascar, which his partisans had seized
The British and African Steam Nayiga
ton Con panys steamer Gambia wa
wrecked on the 18th of May at Cape Palm
ers. The crew and passengers were savet
5 New YORK, June 5.-A London sped
ial says despatch from St. Petersbur
} says that Prince Gotschakoff's note I
Lord Derby, Of which Count Schonvalo
is bearer, states that the Car does NJ
want any territorial increase in Europ
: but only desires antanomy for Bulgaria an
the independence of Roumania and Servii
lie also demands the cessioD of Armec;
from Bayizid to the coast, but not inclut
ing Eraernue
CETINGE, June 5,--A battle occurre
: to day lasting several hours near Walio
. The Turks were defeated and lost 81
# men. Montenegro losses unknown.