The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-19
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FOREIGN NEWS.

LONDON, June l9.-Tn the house of
commons this afternoon, under secretary
Tor foreign departments, in reply to a
question by Dillugn the Liberal member
from Swansea, said it was not true that
this Porte has refused the request of
Layard the British Ambassador at Con-
stantinople to permit naturalization of the
Suez Canal for the simple reason that such
request had never been made. The Porte
mas not yet answered the intimation con-
tanned in the published papers.
LONDON, June l9.-It is believed that
Prlnce Milan will sign the convention with
kussla, allowing her troops to cross at
GladoYia.
Suleman, pasha, left Nissics and entered
montenegro to effect a junction with the
Albanian division. The Montenegrins
have abandoned Duga pass and are con-
centrating in Ostrok pass. Lieut.. Gen..
Mehamed Ali has resumed an offensive
position against the Montenegrins, and it
IS regarded as critical, as there are 10000
turks operating against them. Trust
worthy advices from St. Petersburg con-
firm the reports of the utter ineficiency of
the commissarat in Armenia and on the
Danube. The Gar is exasperated and the
scanty. provisioning of the troops has
caused apprehension.
The Stock Exchange opened firm to-day,
but there has been some relapse in prices
IN consequence of the circulation of base
less rumors regarding the attitude of Eng
land.
Ex-President Grant will not leave Eng
land as soon as expected. Besides a ban
quet at Liverpool on the 2Sth inst,, there
Is to be dinner in his honor at the United
States service club on the Sd of July.
| VIENNA, June l9.-In few days a
manifesto will be issued by the Gar on
the occasion of the crossing of the Danube
for which preparations on grand scale
are now making. The Turks are sending
reinforcements to the mouth of the Tmok
evidently suspecting the Russian design is
to cross the Danube into Servia at Gladovia
ATHENS, June l9.-In to-day's sitting
in the chamber Of deputies, the minister O
Justice stated the policy of the government
was to expediate military preparations, a.
Greece might sooner or later become in
volved in the present war.
| VIENNA, June l9.-The Turks. with Is
battallions, Is field and - mountain guns
have fallen back from Ishakirba to yer,
good positions two miles west of Servia
on the Plateaus, with outposts at Yurk an,
Mezengerd. The right wing of IA battal
ions. y field and four mountain guns, j
falling back from Delibaba. The left win
of s battallions and six mountain guns, ha
retired from Olti to Hergiboaz. Kuper
kir is held by three battalions who hav
thrown up earth works to cover the bridg
over the river Arax, and four battalion
e are preparing entertainments on the Bel
/, bosen. The Russians have advanced t
Olti, Ishakirboba, Bokouejish, and Tt
: prakkalch. The conduct of Ishmae
Pasha, governor of Erzeroum, is severeI
. criticised by the military authorities, an
J, great discomfort exists.
= VERSAILLES, June 19.-The debate i
: the chamber OF deputies continues. Loui
= Blanc has made speech against the mir
d istry, maintaining that their duties ar
purely clerical