The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-07
Last Nights Dispatches,
FOREIGN.
The Eastern Question

LONDON, Aug. 6.-It is said that A.
600 Russians are sick in Bulgaria, and
constant reinforcements are necessary to
keep up the effective army. Generals
Todleben and Schouvaloff are down with
the typhus. The fever is increasing at
Nicosia, Cyprus, which place is unQues-
tionably very unhealthy.
VIENNA, Aug, 6.-The ambuscades at
Mataloia and Cittak cause great indigna
ton. The opinion is gaining ground that
the Turkish authorities are promoting in
surrectiob. but it is more probable that
the Porte has lost all prestige or some of
its power of control, not only with the in
habitants but with the troops, of whom
several have joined the insurgents.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug. 6.-The Rho
dope Commissioners, except the German,
having telegraphed that they are about to
eudeavor to prevent certain contemplated
Russian atrocities, the Russian Commits
sioner has returned to Constantinople, de-
claring that his colleagues aresseekink for
Russian atrocities to the neglect of other
duties.
LONDON, Aug Ga dispatch from
kossma says the loss oi Hussars is about
100 out of lS9 The Bosnians murdered
dispatch says the best part Of an Austrian
division was engaged in the so called
skirmish at Kossma. The Austrian losses
| were serious.
The Political Correspondence says the
porte has warned the powers that the
Musselmans in the districts annexed to
Montenegro and Servia will rebel.
VIENNA, Aug. 6. The Political Cores
pondence says Caratheodori Pasha has been
instructed to leave Vienna if Austria viii
not fix the term of occupation of Bosnia
and Herzegovina.
The troops are advancing on Madlai amid
continuous rain. a report has been re-
ceived of two more sharp skirmishes on
| Monday, at Kessam and Gracanica, in both
of which the insurgents were defeated.
The Austrian loss was trifing.
! Caratheodori Pasha has been instructed
to declare that the Porte declines al
responsibility for the occurrence in Bosnia.
| CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug. Alt is ru
lmored that Austria, believing that the
Port insfigates the resistance of the Bos-
mans, has threatened to withdraw bel
Am bassadors,
BERLIN, Aug6.-Count Schouvaloff hal
arrived from st. Petersburg.
ENGLAND.
LONDON, Aug. EN- the House of Com
mons to- day Northcote, moving the sup
Elementary estimates, said The House
must provide for deficit of 4,300, 900
He proposed to issue exchequer bonds ex
tending through three years, of which
! &C., 100000 would be needed this year.
j Lords Beaeonsfield and Salisbury hav
received congratulatory deputations from
various conservative associations.
!; After much criticism on the part Q
: Gladstone aud Childers, the latter declar
ing the deficit unprecedented and in tn
, estimates too sanguine, the resolution
passed.
! The steamship Assyria, leaving Avon
: mouth dock today for New York. wen
2 ashore and must remain several tides.
: NEW YORK, Aug. GA London dis
|. patch says that in the Social Y acht Squad
: ron regatta to. day the Enchantress, a
: American schooner, came 10 first, but th
], Formosa won by time allowance.
/; The MART Lane Express, in its revie
!; of the British corn trade the present weeE
e says: Wheat cutting has commenced
week earlier this season than last yea
e thanks to the weather. In spite of con
t plants of blight and defective corn, tha az
It vices 10 the main are satisfactory, an
d if there should be. deficiency the Gro
i will be fair average one; that is, aboI
d thirty bushelg to the acre. Barley ha
e improved a little, owing to the recer
d showers, and where early sown on goo
e mixed soil the crop promises fairly vel
If but 10 the eastern counties especially th
grain has suffered much from blight an
premature ripening, The yield in thes
districts will be poor. The roots are dein
e. weil. but would be better for more rail-
, particularly IN Scotland. where turniI
. and potatoes are suffering for want
% moisture There was very little cham
ot 10 the trade for English wheat, which vi
], quiet but steady. Supplies were mode
J; ate. Fresh samples commanded fu
le prices. Occasional samples Of the ne
q crop haYe been shown by growers. In
ports of foreign wheat into London ha1
been more moderate and the foreign whe
trade maintains its firmness, notwlthstan
Dr ing the proximity Of harvest. The low,
II prices telegraphed from America temple
4, many millers to increase their stock. III
ly week sales have been fair. There do
lg not in the immediate future appear to
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