The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-23
Io-Day's Dispatches.
FOREIGN.
ENGLAND.

LONDON, Dec. 23.-The Viceroy of
India, telegraphs to-day as follows: Gen
era! Bright reports continued advance of
reinforcements. All quiet at Peizran.
Conveys are passing thence to JagduIlak.
kuyhian is quiet. A dispatch from Gen.
Roberts dated Cabul. Dec 10TH saws:
Slight sklrmish took place On the 18th
inst, during which one or two principal
Afghan leaders were killed. Our loss was
one killed and two wounded.
Snow fell here during the night bnt it
is disappearing.
, Fart of the crew of the steamer Borus>
sia, from Liverpool. Nov, 10th. for New
Orleans, has been landed at Queenstown.
The Borussia was abandoned in a sinking
condition the I'd inst.
A portion OF the ships company of the
abandoned steamer Borussia Landed at
Queenstown to-day consisted of the chief
engineer. doctor. boatswain and six sea-
men. They were picked up on the 5th
inst. in an open boat. The Borussia had
$50 passengers, of which number l05 EN-
barked at Liverpool and IS at Corunna.
The crew numbered 81 men. AFTER
leaving Corunna on the Oath of November,
the Borussia experienced terrific weather
and sprung leak December 1st The
severity of the weather increasing, the
vessel was abandoned on the I'd. about 80
miles south of Fayal. The captain and
second officer remained with the sinking
steamer. The crew and passengers left
her in eleven boats. The survivors have
no hope for the other boats. Before they
were separated one boat had capsized and
ali the occupants were drowned.
News of the Edison discoveries has
again deprecated gas stock.
At a meeting OF the corporation
of Dublin, yesterday, the Lord
Mayor announced the receipt of
telegram from Mayor Adelaide, Aus
tralia, ipquiring whether Ireland would
warrant an appeal TO be made there for
relief for destitute Irish, and that he had
replied that great distress was anticipated
in the southwest and public aid was most
desirable.
Announcement was made yesterday and
extensively circulated and placarded in
London and provinces. stating that the
Attorney General having granted his fiat
for writ of error in the case of richbone
claimant, an association was being formed
to assist the prosecution of the fat to OBJ
tain remission Aof the sentence against
the claimant, to promote the passage of
bill in the forthcoming session of parlia
ment for reversal of judgment. evidence
on poiuts of mistaken identity TO be forth
coming and for the restoration to the
claimant OF properties. heiri0oms and pos
sessions of Tichborne baronetcy.
PANAMA-CEILI AND SPAIN
HAVANA, Dec 13.-Capt. Gen. Blanco
has issued proclamation announcing that
ucendiaries and robbers captured in dis
turbed districts, wisl be lried by court
martial, and upon conviction will be sen
tanced to death, and that the General
Ulcers of army in the PROVINCES, will have
authority to approve such sentences. An
official dispatch states that ex-insurgent
chief PaDcho JimireZ, lately pardoned. took
up arms again the 20th inst. and joined
forty of the Insurgents from Splritus IN an
attack upon Arrsyo. the BiancO tr1ol s
repelled the attack, killing J.HDirtz wj.h
two of his 90 called ieutenants. dispensing
he remainder, and capturing a box con-
tanning one thousand cartridges.
4 com mittee has been appointed 10y the
local government To arrange proper re-
oeption for De Lesseps Foreipn
merchants have no place on this committee,
yet are the principal contributors to the
funds The festivities will iucnde a ball,
banquet and bull fight De L~sseps
will visit the United States by way of Cali
tornia
The Panama Railroad is expected to 5e
10 full operation January lst. by which
time %, 900 tons of freight will have accu
mulated
In an engagement at Tarapaca between
$500 Chilians and 5000 Peruvians under
Buendin, the former we're forced to retire
after losing one thousand men killed,
seven cannon and three Ditralleuses
Peruvian loss, six hundred. General
Mentero has taken the place of President
Prado as direaEor of war, and the presi
dent has returned to Eima where dicta-
tor is spoken OF, the failure of the war
being charged to inca pacity and want OF
patriotism of Prado. Montero has in Ari
ca, ID 900 men, while the Chilians have IN
Tarapaca something over $4,000 men.
africa is blockaded. Iqinque is garrlsoned
hv few ChilaD mariners. Transportation
If more supplies or reinfnrcements for the
Peruyians in the south is impossible.
Lima is well defended and that city and
Callao are guarded in anticipation of an
early attack by the Chiians, Many
Peruvians admit the Chilians are too
many for them and begin the talk OF peace.