The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-05-29
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FOREIGN NEWS.

LONDON, May 29.-The Times Rust
chuk correspondent writes as follows:
The twenty ODD thousand troops of this
garrison are the perfection of soldiers.
They are brown, open faced. big shouldered
fellows, perfectly resigned to any fate
Allah may have for them, with perfect
faith IN the bankrupt government for the
chief OF which they shout and salaam every
evening at sunset.
A correspondent explains the incident
recently reported from Constantinople
about the British consul striking Turk
lsh ottlcer. 1t seems this correspondent
with one companion crossed, in small
boat, from Ginrgero and we're arrested by
Turkish naval officer. They we're
seriously threatened by a moslem mob
The consul came to their rescue and
pushed the captain out of his way, when
| the latter tried to stop him. The CORES
pondent thinks the consal's vigorous
measures alone prevented them from
being thrown into the Danube by the mob
New YORK, May ga special from
London says: Advices from Athens state
| that there is great excitement among the
population of toe island of Crete, and
patriotic meetings are being held. 1t has
| been decided to wait twenty days for an
answer from the Turkish government to
the demand Of the people, after which
time an appeal will be made by the Cretans
to the great powers asking for the appoint
ment OF Gladstone under the title Of
Prince OF Crete.
PARIS, May 29.-The Duke DeBroglio,
minister of justice, has issued circular
recommending the suppression Of COM
munistic apologies and false news,
especially insinuations that France favors
a foreign war.
ATHENS, May 90 NJ. Comoundours
has been Summoned by the king to form a
ministry. An armed party attempting t.
cross the frontier into Thessaly has sbeen
arrested by order of the government
| CoNsTANTINOPLE, May 29.--No con
irmation is received here OF the reported
recapture of Ardahan.
i Foreign ambassadors have been in
formally assured by the porte that state
of siege will not interfere with the privilege:
of foreign subjects. Proceedings will only
be taken against foreign subject will
concurrence of his consul
/ L0NDo" May ga special from Vienn;
to the Times says to the south Of Sukun
kalch detachment is concentrated undel
General AIchasoff TO prevent Turco- Car
} cassians forces from moving along tht
shore into the plains Of Mingrelia
If they did so now, the positions of tn,
.. Russians in the rear Of Sukum Kaleh an(
Adler would soon become untenable, A
yet the descent Of the Turks and Caucas
siaus is only an inconvenience, bu
: should the movement reach Tschtken:
whose revolt in Terrek does not yet seen
quite suppressed then it might become
], real danger to the Russians lines of com
. munication 10 Caucassius
: A special from kalafat to the New
says considerable movements of Turks
;. troops are observed in the direction c
), Timok from Widdin. General Horeto
! vich, Servian commander at Negotin, tele
IS graphs that there is an apparent c0nceL
r tration about Wiki and lsevor.
d The News Pesth despatch says th
Servians are claiming free passage fc
\ thei1 steamer, Delegrad past Adakah an
! are mounting guns at Lukin to give the
:, protestations more weight with the Turk