The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-10
Last Nights Dispatches.
FOREIGN.
The Eastern Question.

LONDON, July 9. The newspapers, ex-
cepting the Daily NeaoS, comment favor
ably on the Anglo Turkish treaty.
The Manchester GUARDIAN S Lonuon
correspondent says: The first impressions
among leading men are that the govern
ment will deem it necessary to appeal to
the country; that that incident will dazzle
the constituencies and that the Premier
will take advantage of that effect to renew
his lease of office The fact that Turkey
does not part with her sovereignty over
Cyprus will render it more difficult for the
opposition to challenge the policy of the
government That it will be challenged
there can be no doubt. We may count
upon severe struggle between the two
great poliucal parties which will itself
afford justification tor that dissolution
which l. ,rd Beaconsfed SO ardeutly de
sIres.
LONDON, July A correspondent a.
| Paris te!egraphs that intelligence has been
received from Ceustantinople that the
withdrawal of the Russians from San
Stefano is being negotiated, and that they
will leave when the Turks quit the heights
commanding Varna and Shumla.
A dispatch from Pera says it was de
| ClNGu at COuuCiI vi
on Saturday last that Turkey should not
yield to the demands of Greece.
LA VALELTTE, Malta, July 9.-Three
British regiments have been ordered to
embark tor Cyprus Immediately.
BELGRADE, July 9.-Prince Milan has
issued proclamation declaring the in
dependence of Servia.
BERLIN, July 9.-Tbe congress in to,
day s sitting disposed Of several addtioua
frontier questions of minor character and
arrived at a satisfactory settlement
relative TO Batoum. The report i:
confirmed that the raising ot the for
tiGcations of Batoum has not been Tor
mally broached in the congress. 1t l:
stated that special understanding will II
entered into on this subject The question
as to the fartiications on the land side viii
not be discussed, 30 that in that respec
Russia will be unrestricted, 1t is declared
in high Sussla0 circles that this settle
ment of the Batoum question was arrang
J ed at private interview between Beacons
field and Gurtschakof this morning. Th
settlement leaves the Lazi territory unde
the Turks control 1t is also decided tha
} at the same interview Beaconsfeld full
and frankly defended the anglo Turkis
, convention Prince Gortschakof reple
; that Russia saw nothing Objectionable i
, the convention, as she enter taiued no pro
? jects for agerandizemeDt on the coast G
Asiatic Turkey He perceived no differ
: ence between Eugland's occupation G
Cyprus aud her occupation OF Malta. H
: would always he pleased with auythin
5 to strengthen Eigland's road to India. be
: cause it is calculated to promote the pros
: perity of the world Gortschakoff an,
Beacons6eld then shook hands as pledg
of the new relations.
VIENNA, July "a telegram from Odes
, So announces that the director of the Ru:
sian Steamship Company has left for Sa
r Stefano to prepare for the return OF l25, 90
D Russian troops.
/, LONDON, July l0-Special dispatche
0 from Berlin state that the Batoum questio
is still unsettled Russia and England ha,
e ing failed to agree respecting the exae
boundaries.
VIENNA. July 10.-The Political Col
respondence states that Count Schouvalo
was apprised of the Anglo Turkish unde
f standing three weeks ago. The Nienn
s papers generally approve OF England
!. course.
f LONDON July l0.-lt is believed that tb
h flag was hoisted at Cyprus on Monday, b
;. Lord John Hay, commander of the Char
r mel squadron. who had sealed orders to th'
n effect, to be opened on receipt of tel
3 graphic dispatch.
n ENGLAND.
,r LONDON, July s9.-The Mark Lane E5
h press aays: The agricultural reports, q
though somewhat variable, are general
speaking, favorable as to the appearan'
of the wheat fields. The growth of stra
is everywhere abundant. The plant
now strong and the season so far advance
that the chances of damage from any fu
il ure untoward weather are greatly dimi
!, ished Unless the summer proves excep
: = ionably disastrous, yield of rather ov
&c II 100000 quarters may be looked for
|. : the product of the home crop. Barl
% has improved slightly in some distric,
= hu. the croY ;a foo fnDah iuiured fo vie