The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-02
Last Nights Dispatches.
FOREIGN.
The Eastern Question

VIENNA, August 1.-The Austrian van-
guard has arrived at BapjaIuka,
The Russian and Turkish officers and
the Austrian CoDsul-General have fed
from Serajevo on account of the menacing
OF the popuace. 1t is stated that
the troops after crossing the river Save,
we're fred upon by united Mohammedan
and Christian bands, who are expected to
occupy defiles leading to Herzegovina as
the Austrians advance.
VIENNA, August lit ia rum0red that
Gen. Todlebin refuses to withdraw man
from the vicinity of ConstantinopIe before
the withdrawal OF the British feet. Diff
culties are also reported in regard to the
return of Turkish prisoners of war.
ENGLAND.
LONDON, Aug. LIN the house of COM
mons to day, Robert Lowe, liberal, re
sumed the debate on Lord Harrington s
resolution. accusing the government of
acting a talsehood. Nerthcote rose to a
point of order that the language of Lowe
was unparliameDtary. The speaker ruled
that as the remark was not applied to a
member of the government 1t was IN or
der. Lowe then repeated his statement
when the speaker ruled it out of order
as being applied to members of the gov
ernment Lowe then withdrew the eX
| preston
He then assailed the abuse of thu
crown 5 treaty-m aking prerogative, saying
An antiquated prerogative has beer
drawn from its rusty scabbard, and useC
without the knowledge or consent of tn
people. The government had done thei
utmost to drag royalty into collision witt
the people. 1t was impossible tha
Englishmen could be content to leave tn
exercise of royal prerogatives in its pres
ent position. Loves remarks wer
greeted with loud cheers from the liberia
benches.
Lord John Manners, Postmaster Gener
al, defended the government, and Cham
berlain, Radical, attacked them, dwellin
on their extravaganza. The debate wa
continued on strictly party line.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, II
plying to an inquiry of Ashley, Liberia
virtually admitted that another secret dc
cument was signed May 80, besides o
May the Russian agreement, The Char
celler merely denied that anything wa
signed relative TO Greece.
In the House of Lords to-day Lord Cal
WIS 1ttdSAtuS AAUiN OCnCOuSuCl0s och
ed an explanation of the latters remark
regarding the formers retirement from Il
Cabinet. He said if Lord Beaconsfel
meant TO say be (Carnarvon) at the IN;
= ment of difficulties aud danger finche
from what he had pledged himself to d
be must absolutely deny such statement
Lord Beaconsdeld in reply, pointed Oh
that Lord Carnarvon assented TO the POI
cy embodied in the circular stating tn
the question of the possession of Consta
tiuopIe involved British interests and tht
when the Russians were approaching Coz
: stantinople Lord Carnarvon refused
:, concur in ordering up the British feet. III
subject was then dropped.
GERMANY
BERLIN, August l.-Count Bismar
son of the Chancellor and candidate f
. !. Parliament, has been defeated at Lun
burg.
The latest returns from elections
,, members of the German Reichstag she
! elected Al Conservatives. IA Nations
Liberals, 19 Progressists, 35 Ultramo
tanes, 2 Alsatian Irreconcilables. 2 Ais
tan Autonomist, 3 Socialist. 8 Poles ar
,r one PartiIarist. Thirty-six second ballo
RI are necessary.