The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-29
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To-Day's Dispatches.
FOREIGN.
WAR NEWS.

LoNDoN-VARNA-Jan. 90. - The
Turkish government is having difficulty to
maintain order in the capitol. Among the
tens OF thousands of refugees from
Roumalia are many armed Circassians,
these have already plundered Luluth,
Bourgas, Corla and Rodesto and other
towns, and are now focking into Constan-
tinople laden with booty. The government
wishes to disarm them and send them into
Asia. but it is doubtful whether they will
be able to do it. So appalling is the
misery from the Bosphorus to Gulf of
Saloma, that the whole coast is crowded
with terrified Mohammedans seeking
transportation across the straits; hundreds
are perishing from cold, hunger, and ex
haustion, and no succor is possible until
the panic and confusion 10 the capitol has
abated.
Advices from Athens up to last night
say order has beensre- estab blished, but the
evaporation of the people is increasing.
Their desperation is very warhke.
LONDON, Jan. 29.-Lord Derby, last
night, in opposing Lord Stratheden's res
olution, that opposition to any occupation
of Constantinople would not be a breach
of neutrality, very strongly intimated his
personal conviction that temporary Rus
sian occupation of Coustantinople would
furnish no ground for British interference,
and advices from Constantinople up to
7:30 last night say there is no news yet
from the Turkish peace plenipotentaries.
The concentration of the Russians at
Adrianople continues; scouts have arrived
near Chorleo, about seventy miles west of
Constantinople. Suleiman Pasha is at Bou-
lair, Mehemet Ali is at Constantinople, but
returns of Chataljo announce there are ten
British iron clads in Besika bay.
ENGLAND
LONDON, Jan. 25.-The Echo says
there is great panic in the cotton trade oi
| Blackburn, on account of the fear of the
prolongation and extension of the eastern
war, which has hitherto greatly depressed
cotton manufacture. Should the crisis
continue, mill owners will attempt a re-
duction of 10 per cent. in the wages ot
operatives.
LONDON, Jan. 29.-The vote of sup
Elementary estimate has become purely &
party question, and the iber ais will confess
it as such, and accept the result of ;
division as decisive,
United States bonds have fallen to
per cent.
! In the house of commons this Afternoon
the Under Foreign Sec'y says Creteis not il
a state of insurrrection, but is much dis
turbed. Sir Stafford Northcote said HI
had no knowledge Of an alliance between
/ Russia, Germany, and Austria for partition
of Turkey; regarding one of these power
he has strong reason to doubt that it ha
entered into any alliance; few weeks O.
months would probably prove this.
The chancellor, In his statement las
night, in the house, declared Austria coin
cided with Great Britain, Wm. EdwarC
: Forster, liberal, gave notice of an amend
ment to the vote of credit, Thursday. |
is doubtless hostile amendment agreed
upon by the liberal members. 1t
rumored in the lobby of the house O
commons that the Marquis Of Hartinton
liberal leader, refused to move an amend
ment to the creditSvote, and the duty de
volved on Forster. This is likely to occasio
split in the liberal party.
GREECE.
d ATHENS, Jan. 29.-Horrible threat
t against the ex-minister as traitor ar
! heard on all sides, and they are scarcel
/ less violent against the king.
The people of the country are tnriousl
q exasperated; Saturdays movement was
genuine expression of the popular feeling
d but since then It has became politics
!, measure. 1t is said Irainas, is organizir
5, revolution or civil war, and i is feare
y there may ne much blood shed.
r, The chamber passed an alaost unan
e nous vote, approving the repressiye mea
Vt ures of the government.
K Tricoupis made speech which had
u good effect, pointing out the evil impressiC
a. the conduct of the rioters would produl
'e in Europe.