The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-06
TELE1GRAPHTC.
To-Day's Dispatches.
FOREIGN.
WAR NEWS.

LONDON, Feb. Ga special from
Berlin says; Roumania insists on having
the Dobrudja without ceding Bessarbia to
Russia.
A correspondent at the headquarters of
the Czarowitch. telegraphs as follows:
Three hours before the arrival of the news
OF the armistice, Russian officer with
flag of truce had started for Rustchuk to
demand its surrender, ani If refused to
notify the consuls and other foreigners to
leave within "a hours when the place
would have been stormed The conditions
OF the armistice SO far as they Iaffect this
part of Bulgaria are that the Turks give
up Rustchuk and SiIistra, Withdrawing the
garrison to Shumla and Varna. Seven
days are to be allowed for the retirement
OF the garrison, on. the eighth day we shall
march into Rustchuk
/ The news of peace is hailed with great
delight by both officers and men.
The Russian occupation of Rustchuk and
Slllstria is unwelcome news at Vienna, ac-
cording to correspondent there.
BERLIN, Feb. 6,-The German parlia
ment was opened to-day by Herr Camp
hansen. vice president of the council of
ministers, who read a speech from the
throne
I In the passage relating to foreign affairs
the emperor expresses the hope that
Ispeedy peace will enable the principles of
the Constantinople conference to be applied
and durably established The compare
lively slight participation of Germany in
eastern affairs allows the empire to display
dislnterested cooperation in arrangements
that may be made by the powers concern
inn tint anti
: OF trouble in the.east, and for the anchor.
ation Of the condition of the Christian
J populations. Meantime the emperor S
policy has attained its object, inasmuch as
lit had essentially contributed to the
European powers, and the relations of
, Germany with all the powers remained
E not only peaceful but altogether friendly.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 6,-Russia re
!. jects the proposal to hold conference 10
! Vienna or any other great capital; it con.
J siders the tranquility of a small town il
one OF the union states and the authority
that would be given to the deliberations
by the presence OF foreign ministers of the
q powers, necessary for insuring u good anC
: practical result. moreover, Russia believed
this would facilitate the speedy disposa
J, by the conference of the important ques
= tions it would have to deal with in the
interest of lasting peace and of humanity
LONDON, Feb, 6.-The Morning Pos
!. suggests Lord Lyons, ambassador at Paris
/ and Sir Henry Elliott. formerly ambas
!: sador at Constantinople. as the British
r delegates 10 the conference. The Dali!
News says Count Andrassy will preside
NEW YORK
/ New YORK, Feb. 6.-At a meeting O
e the creditors of John I. Henry, Currau {
y company, suspended drug firm, Mr.. KIM
: stated that out of the stock and othe
assets he could pay twenty cents on th
dollar; but with the secrets of the firm
re sach as receipts for patent medicines, b
,e could pay thirty cents This plan of pay
of ment was FIVE per cent in cash and tn
remainder in 6, IL, Is, "a and 80 month
Juan Martinez. a well known dealer an
to commission merchant, fatally shot himsel
ee yesterday.
es Chickering hall being unable to contai
10 all who wished to hear Col. Ingersoll lee
ture Sunday night last, Gilmores' garde
o. has been secured for the Colonel for Satur
ed day evening.
as - ALBANY, Feb. 6.-The senate ha
he agreed to the assembly resolution placin
70 -four, leaehed ashes, and petroleum Of
~ the free list of canal toll sheet
ne New YORK, Feb. The importer
IS aud grocers board Of trade has appointed
he Committee to act with committee of tn
&C. chamber I)f commerce. 20 considerable allies
of ed discrimination against New \ ork in raj
road rates.
A rumor was started to day that ther
'al had been an over issue of the Chicago
ia Northwestern certificates; Vice Presidet
be Sykes pronounces the rumor wicket
baseless fabrication.
= Defalcation of 100000 by teller
the Bank of North America has been di
covered; it is stated depositors will n
, suffer, but the capital Of the bank vi
be impaired this news unsettled tt
stock market late ID the day.
e The examination of receiver Jewett
om the Erie Railway began this A NJ Judl
Morgan refusing the offer ofbail, althoue
ro. unexceptionable bondsmen offered by Je
EFT, the examination was soon interrupte
:. by writ of habeas corpus and cirtiora
. issued by Judge Doahuue of the supren
court, and returnable this afteruoo
Judge Donahue will tomorrow decit
whether or not he will accept bail
ief expert accountant reports the company
ric. funded debt, $63,0O0,0O0; floating del
mei nnd $4,S6l,00
and