The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-12-18
FOREIGN NEWS.
RUSSIA.

z~ RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. ls.-The Rus
sian mission at Cabul has been officially
withdrawn.
CoNsTANTINoPLE Dec. 1S,-The Amer
ican consul will wait some days for the
Portes reply TO his call for the charges
against Romer, and then if he fails to re-
ceive an answer, will release Romer.
CoNsTANTIEoPLE. Dec. IS.-The Ser
Vians and Montenegrins have concentrated
on their respective frontiers, The Turkish
commanders have been ordered to watch
their movements.
ENGLAND.
q LONDON, Dec. 18.-The council for the
home rule league passed a vote of conf
dence 10 DR.. Butt, only one member dis
sented.
Zubiua & Co., iron ore importers of
Cardiff and Newport, have failed in conse-
queuce of the stoppage of the tin plate
works of Booker & Co., near Swan sea,
whose bills Zubina Il Co. held to a large
amount. This failure will considerably in
crease the liabilities of the west of Eng
IaDu anu OOu6G w dkCS pduk.
LONDON, Des. l8.-Advices from Stock
holm state that another 6rm, that of
Hirscb, has failed with three million
crowns liabilities. Its difficulties having
arisen through the fall 10 price of iron
and also from improbable operations in
buildings and land. The assets are re-
ported sufficient, The Times says the
firms which have lately failed are believed
to have been kept going by the banks long
after they should have gone into liquida-
ton. Rather better feeling prevails in
Sweden now, but it is feared the bank
managers there have been no wiser than
in other parts of Europe and hold TOO
many securities and too small proportion
of capital
ln the house Of Commons, last night, the
home secretary, answering the question
whether it is true as reported. I'VE are
now face to face with such crisis Of dis
tress as this generation has never known"
said though much distress unhappily pre-
vailed among the laboring poor, the dis
criptou of itunquestionably was exaggerat'
ed, there was nothing to cause unnecessary
alarm. He read telegrams from the head
Of the board of supervision at Edinburgh
and the mayors of Liverpool and Manches-
ter stating that the ordinary means of re-
lief were at present adequate to necessi-
ties. At Glasgow depression and distress
are unexampled. Streets are swarming
with idlJ and starving men, women and
children. Lord Provost and magistrates
are organizing very thorough relief for
most argent distress 4 Dundee dispatch
says much misery 10 that part of the
country prevails. aud aid is being extended
at the principal trade centers throughout
the kingdom and influential commissioners
are canvassing for subscriptions and con-
tributions. At Stoke-on-trent great dis
tress prevails which is enhanced by the Sc
verify of the cold. The distress commits
sioner is unable to keep pace with the de.
mands. At Burslem a meeting was called
BY the mayor yesterday to take measures
to allav1ate the distress, Great want is
being felt in North Stafordshire. At
Edinburgh deputation Of unemployed men
waited on the magistrates and asked FOX
employment The magistrates authorized
the street inspectors to give them work
At Scotland no adequate measure for
relief has been organized, In the northern
mart of the country where the fishermen
and agricultural laborers are, all are desti
tute.
At Manchester vast numbers of the
middle class and poor, who will not appea
to charity, are suffering keenly. At Liver.
pool tits many years since the the working
classes endured such distress and priva
tiors. At Bristol large numbers are un
employed, and there is much suffering a
Magan. There is considerable distress
among the better class of mechanics anC
workmen of Wolverhampton. There i
much distress throughout South Stafford
shire, and food, coal and clothing are beini
distributed.
LONDON, Dec. lS,-Fox, Walker & Go
of the Atlas Engine Works. Bristol, hav
/ failed; liabilities sixty thousand pounds
Death of Prominent Citizen of Iowa CitJ
Iowa CRY, Dec. 18.-Peter II. Free
man an old and prominent citizen, bushes
man and capitalist of this city died, yes
terday morning. He was native of Ire
land and came to this country before b