The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-09
Last Nights Dispatches.
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Eastern oasstaon.


LONDON. Aug. Two Russian army
corps are concentrating between kostend-
jie and Sophia.
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. THE Official
Messenger to-day dwells upon the small
ness of the material advantages which have
accrued to Russia through disregard by
the Berlin Congress of the consideration oil
race in fixing the faontiers. 1t says the
task of Russia is now to see that the con
illusions reached are carried into execution
TO the smallest point and that if the Porte
does not observe strictly the conditions oi
the treaty, it signsits own sentence.
VIENNA, Aug. 6.-Following is the of.
fetal announcement of the movement oil
Austrian troops in the Turkish provinces
The Thirteenth army corps advanced iu
two columns against Maggai, Aug. 5. Ont
column cannonaded the ingurgepts' eamE
while the other moved on their flank auc
rear. Thee insurgents endeavored to re
tire upon Sheptscheche. when an engage
mentensued which lasted half anIhour. TIVE
flags and quantity ofmunitions were cap,
tured by the AustriaDs. Manyinsurgents
we're killed aud wounded, and twenty were
driven into the river and drowned. Dark
ness prevented pursuit The Austrian
loss was two killed and ten wounded Mag
liza was found deserted by all except few
Christians, and the town was spared.
The twenty-five hussars, missing afteI
the disaster to the Austrian reconnoiter
ing column at Maglia on Aug. 4, have re
turned to camp. Several of the insurgent
were summarily tried and shot for murder
ing wounded Austrian hussars.
| The Russians have begun to occupy Var
na.
A proclamation has been issued in Her
zegovinia announcing that all persons wh
offer resistance to the Austrians, will b
tried by drum head court martial
LONDON, Aug. IA Vienna dispatcI
says Coratheodori Pasha yesterday receiv
ed fresh instructions of concilatory char
acter and communicated them to Ooun
Andrassy. 1t is stated that foreign am
bassadors have induced the Porte to with
draw the circular he had prepared on tn
Greek question and to substitute one of
more coneiliatory character.
FRANCE.
PARIS. Aug. s. The project for a com
mercial treaty which the Franco America
conference referred to a committee las
ulRut 10 III q ulOHUTl&t To III
United Ststes Congress and French Chan
bers, but it is expressly stated that thi
project is simply offered as basis for dis
cussion. The project provides that eithe
country shall give to the other the sam
commercial advantages given the most ia
vored nation; prescribes the conditions G
assessment of advalorem duties at th
stopping point; provides for the revision G
the American tariff on French products
stipulates that If either nation imposes dc
mestic duty upon its own production th
same duty may be imposed on that of th
other party 10 the treaty; guarantees rt
ciprocal rights TO citizens of the respectiv
countries in the ownership of commerci;
marks, emblems and stamps. The treat
is to last ten years.
ITALY
/ ROME, Aug Sit is stated that Card
nal Deacon Lorenzo Nina has been az
pointed Papal Secretary of State.
LONDON, Aug. S-A dispatch frol
Rome says the Pope and Council of Card
Gals have decided to accept Bismarck
proposals,
GERMANY.
: LONDON, Aug. Sit is stated that BIZ
narck, in his negotiations with the NuI
clio, expressly insisted upon the mainte
nance of the German ecclesiastical law
but agreed that their Interpretation
3 should be subject to an UNDERESTIMATE
with the Vatican.
ENGLAND.
LONDON. Aug S.-The mechanics
the shipyards on the Clyde, refuse eth,
8 an increase of hours or ten per cent, r.
!, duction of wages. the alternative of Il
employers.
4. NEW YORK.