The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-03
Last NIGHTS Dispatches.
FOREIGN NEWS.
WAR NEWS.

VIENNA, Jan. 2.--The Russians have
achieved a rare feat OF perseverance, in
crossing the Etropol Balkans, and though
the force cannot be very numerous and the
whole movement seems to SAVIOR rather of
a bold, adventurous raid like Gen. Gourko's
over the Hankoi Pass, than Of regular
military operation,i it cannot but hasten the
withdrawal of the Turkish troops from the
Balkan line, at any rate from the western
portion. Sulieman Pasha seems to have
foreseen this when he took up his head
quarters at Ichtimau, and to have thought
that a stand made at the rallylng point
formed by the junction of the Rhodope
efectually bar all advance for the direction
81 Sofia. There is, however, a succession
of parallel valleys formed by the Topol-
MICA, the Guipso and the Tundia, which
run to the north OF Ichtiman, by which
the Russian columns, descend from the
Etropol Balkans may press eastward and
uniting with forces traversing the Shipka
Pass, turn the position of lchtiman and
march down upon Adrianople. sThe only
question, therefore, Is whether the Turks
are strong enough to bar the descent from
! Shipka Pass and hold 1chtiman with the
de6les of Topolnca and the Guipso at the
same time. Ii not they must retreat still
further to the east.
LONDON, Jan. "a dispatch from
Ragusa reports that the whole Monte
uegrin force from the herzegovina frontier
is moving into Albania. The = Gov.
ernor of Albinia has ordered a forced
levy.
The Post publishes paragraph II
official form TO the effect that the cabinet,
j yesterday, by no means assumed that
Russia's answer shut the door to overtures
The paragraph points out that England
when communicating the Russian answer
to the Porte, will be expected to accom-
pany it with advice Therefore it will be
very natural if England, before taking thi:
step, inquiries what conditions the Russian
commanders haye been instructed to de-
mand. By approaching Russia agair
England would be giving proof of hel
earnest d2Sire to spare Europe further
danger. Ar -ther cabinet council is or
dered for today.
A Vienna correspondent says the Rus
sian government appears TO be throwing
out feelers pointing to the demolition o
Turkeys Danubian forlresses as one of The
l CONDITIONS OF peacR
e BRUSSELS, Jan. "A dispatch frou
! Paris iutimates thatTurkey will probably
: propose an armitie on the basis of tn,
e beIligerents retaining the positions the,
Il now occupy.
It ENGLAND.
e LONDON, Jan. 2.-lhe Times and othe
e journals estimate iron the revenue return
u of the three quarter of the fiscal year tha
the fourth quarter will leave deficit 0
about 81 100000 in he budget.
INLY.
i ROME, jar. 2.-'he Ttalie denies tha
the king used warlia language at yester
, days reception, apdhys he merely. refer
n red to the difficultif of the Europea
!. situation, and recowi tended the nations
> representatives to prberve concord anon
10 themselves.
: GEE1AEY.
}: BERLIN, Jan. 9, 2,EPrince Bismarck
special organ, the 4rd Deutsche ALE
gemeine Zeitung, Ettacks the Nations
Liberals violently pr their rejection {
al the princes terms. he National Liberals
X on the other hand, kclare that they Ca
or afford to wait ufl Prince Bismarck
O. necessities compel him to comply wit
their demands.