The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-20
To-Dav's Dispatches.
FOREIGN.
ITALY.

ROME, Dec. 20.-The royal decree
orders cessation of quarantine for vessels
from the northern part of the United
States.
How Russia Regards the Afghan War
LONDON. Dec, 20.-The Russian press
is very violent in it's criticisms on affairs 10
Afghanistan. The Gazette de st. Peters
burg says: I'VE most candidly confess that
Russia would not break her heart in the
probable event ofsGeneral Roberts column
sharing the fate of Cavagnari's Embassy.
GERMANY.
BERLIN, Dec 20.-Bismarck, is again
severely ailing, of rheumatism
TURKEY
CoNsTANTINoPLE Dec. 20. The British
ambassador has authorized the British
consul in eastern Roumelia to use the
remainder of the relief fund 10 aid of the
starving Mussulman refugees, aud has
telegraphed Miss Burdett Coutts for assis
taDce.
ENGLAND.
LONDON. Dec. 20.-Steps for procuring
writ of error in the case of Arthur Or
ton. the Tichborne claimant, we're taken
by LORD Rivers and Guilford Onslow,
under advice of DIR. kenealev, who applied
for similar writ in 1874, bus it was then
refused. 1t is stated that the case will be
taken to the House Of Lords for fual de.
cision, and that DR.. Kenealey will exercise
his right as member of the Irish bar, to
appear for Ortou before that tribunal.
EGYPT
ALEXANDRIA, Dec. 20 All the powers
which are Of the present judicial system
in Egypt, have sanctioned the decree
making Rothschiid mortgage of the first
charge on the surrendered khedioal es~
tates. This removes the last obstacle TO
Anglo French control 10 Egypt.
The Afghanistan War.
LONDON. Dec 20,-An official dispatch
from Gen. Bright, dated Dec. Sth, inform
ed the Eicer0y Of India that if Gen
Cough was unable 90 force his way to
Cabul with his brigade. he (Brightl pro-
posed as soon as arrangements could be
made, to hold the posts from India to
GundaumUk and advance or Cabul with a
division numbering 5000 men. A telegram
from Pezerau dated to-day says, there is
no serious fighting All is well.
4 dispatch from Bombay says it was re-
ported Oh Thursday, that Gen. Cough
would probably retire upon PeizeraD. three
miles west of ,Surkab river. but it is now
believed he will remsin at Jagdulluk and
shortly Cieaf away tne UnliZaiS IN EiS
front. Gen. Arbuthnot's brigade is dis
tributed along the road between Gunda-
muk and Jagdalluh. Contrary 10 expec-
tation the tribes below JelIaabad continue
quiet. Had Gen Bright advanced
with bis whole force, doubtless the
Mahmouds and Afredis would have risen.
but the system of forwarding troops from
Jellalabad only as reinforcements arrived
| from peshavnr affords them no upening.
| Great efforts are making for speedy con-
centration at Peshawurs Many native
princes have rendered 2their assistance.
| Gen. Roberts statements of his ability to
| hold his position and take the offensive on
| favorable opportunity, have been 80 posi-
tive. tha: the anxiety at first felt on behalf
of the garrison in Shirpur oapto0ments i
| much abated
! AUSTRIA
| VIENNA. Dec 20 The Presse was COR
fscated yesterday by The police for repro
ducing an article OF the Par's Ffgaro ic-
! sulting to GaDbetta.
| Tho Iouar bor4Sn of fhA Reichernth has