The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-29
FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLA AND.

LONDON, April 29.-General Sir Gar
net Wellesley comes to England in May.
Count Schouvaloff has given positive
assurances in regard to the demolition Of
the Danubian fortresses. The demolition
of the Notifications of Schemila will be
complete by the Sd of August.
Count Andrassy hopefully contends that
the Russian evacuation should be accom-
plished within six weeks of the Sd of May
instead Of by the Sd of August, as desired
by Russia. The Sd of August will be
likely to be accepted by Austria with the
other powers.
1t is positively stated from Constantine
pie that Russia proposes to retain one
division of troops in Eastern Roumelia
until the Sd of November. Turkey will
not strongly oppose this proposition, as
she believes it would tend to preserve
peace.
Hanlon is now all right and was on the
river twice yesterday. Hawdon though
better did not go upon the water.
Othclal report of an earthquake at
March, Persia, on the 22nd of March says
tWenty-one villages we're totally destroyed,
and 922 persons, $500 sheep, 1925 oxen,
IA horses and IS cattles were killed.
A dispatch from Lord Lorne, iustifes
the dominion Of the protection tariff on
the ground that the action of the United
States Is undeniably hostile to Canada on
all matters relating to tariffs, and that the
manufacturers in the United States can
disorganizs and destroy any special Cana
dian market with similar product, sold
below its actual value.
EEANcE.
| PARIS, April 29,-The examination oi
documents in regard to the claims thai
condemned communists to amnesty will be
completed long before the 5th of June.
The preliminary examination of plans
for the canal from the channel to Paris hat
been concluded.
CAPETowN, April pa dispatch
April 8th says: Colonel Pearson and the
Ekowe garrison, reached TageIa yester
day. Lord Chelmsford and staff are or
the way to Derbonu.
1t is stated the Zulus now occupy
Ekowe, but that King Cetewayo himself
has retired beyond the Black UmreilsC
River.
The rumor that the Beers intended t
detain Sir Bartle Frere, is unfounded.
The story that Uncas has gone amiss il
denied.
RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 29.-The polio,
are openly arresting people by patches, a
all hours of the day. Hitherto arrest
were made at night. On the slightest sus
picion against any person his whole fami
are arrested and domiclliary visits ar
paid to all their acquaintances, thus lead
ing to further apprehensions on most friy
olous grounds Eighty-tarce furnishe
/, lodging keepers are in prison for not re
porting within tweDty-four hours the lates
arrivals.
jek0yief, government official living
; his winter palace, and lis son, an officer /
I the guards, are amorg the prisoners
c custody.
c Baron Bestrow, deputy commander, an
c General Gildmstant, commandant Of III
u Moscow garrison, have been suspended f
= insufficient enthusiasm towards the ne
e order of things
j. There are few pedestrians or carriage
b Oh the streets, but an endless line of por
J. ers are seated on the stools at every dot
r with stout sticks. Covered priaoa va,
u frequently pass with the police office
It mounted beside.
Y Griger and General Gaurko drive rour
er 10 al open drOsky, escorted by CossacI
j. cracking their whips The inhabitants a
e not the accomplices Of the niaiIists, b
1t apathetie spoilers.