The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-19
FOREIGN.
The Eastern War,

IL OAOHL0Ns
The Eastern War,
BERLIN, Feb. 19.-In Reichstag to day.
IN response to Interpolation, Bismarck
stated he had nothing particularly new to
tell. He then discussed the separate
provisions of the preliminaries of peace
and showed that Germany's interests are
not affected so as to oblige her to deviate
from her previous attitude He described
apprehenslons respecting the Dardanelles
as not justified by the actual situation.
Regarding the position to be taken by
Germany he said he could not now give
any official information, as the documents
only came into his possession to day. He
did not believe in an European war, as the
powers who opposed Russia would have to
assume the responsibilities of the legacy
| lett by Turkey. Germany was in favor of
| fastening the assembling OF a conference.
which, perhaps, will meet in the first fort
| night OF March, he rejected emphatically,
All suggestions that Germany should inter-
vene and declared she was willing honorably
to mediate, but did not wish to exercise
the Office of arbitel of Europe.
VIENNA, Feb. 10. Prince Amerspberg,
president of the Austrian council of
ministers, answers Interpolation in the
lower house to day, and said the govern
ment on being informed of preliminaries
of peace, frankly stated its position regard
ing them, declaring that it could not con-
slider as binding, any arrangement be-
tween the belligerents affecting the inter
ests of this monarchy or the right of the
signitories Of the treaty of Paris as long as
such arrangements were not agreed TO by
the powers. At the same time the gov
ernment took the initiative in the conver-
sation of the European conference. The
stand point of the government regarding
the peace basis and its proposal for
assembly of the conference were
accepted by all cabinets. Russia
declared in favor Of congress
noninterference and that it should not
meet at the capital of any sigintary state.
Negotiations on this subject are approach
ing a conclusion.
| We expect an early meeting, conse.
lquen;ly the government is not 10 position
to make a decided statement of its views.
1t is found however to declare generally
that it cannot regard some of the peace
stipulations as consonant with interests OF
this monarchy. This reservation does not
apply to amelioration of the condition of
Christians, but to such provisions as
might involve the alteration of the
balance of power in the East to the
detriment of the Austria The
government confidently hopes the
European council will reach an under
standing and solution satisfactory to all
In any case the government ln the present
grave circumstances will consider it Its
duty and mission to secure due reconsider
alton of political and material interes
and dignity of this monarchy,
ENGLAND.
LONDON, Feb. l9. The steamship City
of New York, from New York for Liver
pool, arrivedIat Queenstown this morning
i Cardinal McClosky is passenger.
4 The Times says United States funds
have surprised many people by advancing
instead Of falling, on the news thatth
= silver bill passed 10 a manner that will in
= sure its becoming q law in much Its pres
ent shape. We have always said tn
: pubic was not selling the stock to any ap
preeiable extent, and the weakness whicl
Il has now aud then characterized the bonds
r was due as much as anything to passin
d fears of dealers, and to speculative selling
r which only made the market harder
hence on receipt of better New York price
10 and because more was now known, tn
1t market aturally rose by the mere effort
a of those who had sold to buy back: beside
n it has been noticed that the limitation pu
= upon the quantity of silver that may b
u coined within given time is itself tant:
Ie mount to making silver a subsidiary coir
ID age, at all events for some considerabl
,e time, so that there is little alarm felt an
, holders stick to their bonds; the onl
. thing that will lower the prices of these {
IL any other high class stock just now is dea
Ill er money.
it In addition to the vessels now in th
bay of Mudouna, smaller ships, includin
" the Torch. Antelope, Flamingo. Basilisl
Id and Cygnet are at the Bosphorus or at tt
er entrance of the Black Sea to keep watC
If over the straits, and hold themselves
- the disposal of ambassador and consuls
Tt is stated on authority that 70,
OF 900 900 human beings are now starving
ok the stricken provinces of North Chin
,s, Imagination fall to cope with so gigant
be a calamity.
ITALY.
'h' PARIS, Feb. 19.-The Defence, Bishc
er Dupauloup's organ, says a large MAORI
en- of the conclave seem secured to II
q partisans of the status quorum; only tv
cardinals appear to advocate "a strugg
IT, q Ia entrance, about a dozen are iuclin,
GU to more or less decided concilliatio
ng A correspondent says, the compromise
,to marty are divided some favoring Cardin
u. Bills for the papacy, and some .Cardiu
0ie Simiovi; the moderates hesitate, betwe
ow Cardinal Pecci. and Erauchi; the fir
nd BALLOT is to be held to-day between 10 a.
rs II; the only cardinal who has not arrive
o-a or is not expected, is Cardinal Gode1
q Brossais St, Marie.
'ou GERMANY
ing BERLIN, Feb. l9.-Prince Bismarck
the tended the Royal wedding last night,
aid not participate in the munster
hambean dance.
les, NEW JERSEY.
pie BALTIMORE, Md, Feb l9,-May
lty- Powers, of Chambersburg, N. j., it a
rup nears, abandoned his post under men
excitement. owing to inability to baar
his accounts and inability to locate I
ear discrepancy; experts however have fou
!. the error and show the books to be
. right.
PRINCETON, n. J.. Feb. IA sefit
affray occurred last night. 10 the collie,
between the sophomores and eight fres
men, in which one sophomore was dang
ously shot The sophomore's room '
THE entered by the freshmen who bound
E ~Lornaroc In chairs sbaval Al