The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-03-01
Io-Dav's Dispatches.
FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND

LONDON, March 1.-The cotton masters
OF Lancashire recon mend that the Black
burn standard list be generally adopted for
the regulation of weaver's wages; the
change Implies reduction. Two thous-
and weavers at Congleton already refuse to
submit.
The following failures are announced:
George Campbell Il Co., tobacco ,ner-
chants, liabilities EI17, 900; London Nu-
merical and General Printing Works.
Thomas King, manager, liabilities 9lIO.-
900; George Francis Dickinson, merchant.
liabilities 100000.
FRANCE.
PARIS, March lit is said here Queen
Victoria will leave London at the end OF
March for the continent, resting one night
at the British embassy here, and then pro-
| ceed to the Italian lakes, where she will
be met by the Duke and Duchess Of Con
naught, on their wedding tour. Her ma
jesty thence goes to Germany.
Ex President MacMahon, yesterday, Wis
tied the Museum of Decorative Arts.
RUSSIA.
| ST. PETERSBURG, March 1.-The re-
bellion against the Chinese government in
Kashgar has been completely crushed
and remnants of the defeated force are
returning to Russian territory.
AFRICA
LONDON, March IA Capetown de.
spatch says: Affairs in the Transvaa
cause considerable anxiety; it is reported
the republicans intend to reconvene tht
old Volksraad, dissolved by Sir Theophil-
les Shepstone, and it is reported also tha
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to take part against the Zuus. A despatch
from Cetywayo to Gen. Kruger, The
former president of Transvaal, asking the
Beers to Temain neutral has been inter
cepted. The commander of the Dutch
station has seized and sent back TO the
Zulus the cattle captured and sold to the
settlers, on the ground that the ZuIuE
might be expected to invade Transyaal t
recapture their cattle. The British min
lister has issued a warrant for the arrest ot
the commander, but an attempt to execute
it would probably be forcibly resisted
The leaders Of the Dutch party protest
Isgainst these reports and against the sus
picions of an alliance, present or prospec-
tive, between the Beers and Zulus. Many
Beers are serving efficiently with Col
Woods column, and Transvaal is itsel
threatened both by Zecocoeni aud by Kat
frs within its borders.
ITALY.
i ROME, March 1.-The memorial table
on the house where John Keats, the poet
died. was unveiled to day in the presencr
of the principal English and America,
residents OF the city,
The decree subjectiug vessels arriving
from the United States and South Ameri
can ports to quarantine, has been abro
gated.
Cardinal Filippo Guido, bishop of Pales
trina, is dead; aged Ga years.
The pope yesterday held consistory an,
raised Cardinal Nino, ponti6cial secretar
Of state, to Cardinal Priest, and nominate
Cardinal Edsardo Borromeo. Camerliug
of the Sacred College, in place Of Cardins
Ferreri, whose term has expired. HI
r holiness also recognized thirty four arch
bishops and bishops. No cardinals wer
created.
= GERMANY.
BERLIN. March Fifteen feet of sno
has fallen 10 Schleswig- Holstein.
), Crhis despatch is published as received
: Some person has seriously blundered
!, regard to the number of feet, we suppos
! but cannot speak surely.-ED. ARGUS