The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-08-30
Last Nights Dispatches.
FOREIGN.
ENGLAND.


LONDON, August 90. Business on the
Stock Exchange was frm yesterday after
noon, in consequence of some slight i'm
proyement in the weather and teleerams
from America giving iron shipments from
England to America. There was also al
unauthenticated report that the war in
South America was at an end. The de-
cline in silver was due TO the government
announcing that the amount of council
bills on India, which they will offer next
week, will be increased by s50,000. The
Ftndneier says: Owing to the expectation
Of heavy decline in bullion, the expe.
diency Of advancing the selling price of
gold coin is snid to have been discussed at
a meeting OF the Bank Court yesterday.
But as the advance would not be likely to
exceed half penny per ounce. it could
involve no real check on the export Of gold,
At a meeting of the Associated Cham
bers of Commerce Of the United Kingdom
at Belfast, yesterday a resolution was pass
ed to memorializs the government for the
appointment Of Parliamentary committee
to inquire into the effect of the deprecia-
tion ofsilver upon the commercial interests
OF Great Britain, and to consider what, if
ALJ ~ ElcAdiIhC SCttDu - ASSti duaC tiiEItOtis
Hone, promi0cnt Irish amataur,. has
taken team OF gentlemen cricketers to
America. Hone las written draft pro-
posing that the Irish meet the English
players in the States.
EEAECE.
PARIS, Aug. 29.-Beside the announce
ment relative to the appointment of com
missioners, the movement for treaty Of
commerce with the people of the United
States seems otherwise in fair way of sue
cess. Twenty-Five chambers of commerce.
including Paris, Lyons, Bordeaux, and
MarsellIes. voted resolutions favorable TO
such treaty.
THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY ADVOCATED.
MADRID, Aug, 29.-The Los Debots
newspaper recommends Spain to free all
her slaves IN her dependencies, and sub
shtute seven years period of service foi
slavery.
ITALY
PARIS, Aug. "a CORRESPONDENT Of
the Soir writes that Italian manoeuvres Al
Ceprano were abandoned not on account O
| the prevalence of malaria, but because i
was not thought advisable to concentrate
so large number of troops near the Aus
trian frontier.
| AUSTRIA
| VIENNA, Aug. 29.-Count Andrass
has postponed his retirement for fort
night, that his successor may not b
embarrassed with the difficult question
now pending, and in order 70 regulat
himself the determination of the auestior
OF Cettlnge, Playa and Arab Tabia. Coun
, Andrassy has returned from Gastein Fl
: declares his discussions with Bismarc
ended successfully,
Count Won Boust, Austrian ambassado
: to Great Britain; Count Ludolf, ambassf
dor to Spain, Baron Won Langfsl
: ambassador to Russia, aud Count Vo
Paar, ambassador to the Vatican, have a
arrived to advise with the emperC
relative to Count Andrassy's successor.
RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 29.--The OBic
al Messenger publishes note stating tht
, the government views with disapprobatic
the attacks Of the Russian press ou foreig
!, governments, as they are Inconsistent vii
! the relations existing between Russ
+ and all the powers.
AFRICA.
LONDON, Aug, 90. The following fro
e the west coast of Africa has been receives
}. ''At Axum French gold mining comp
~ has discovered valuable vein Of golc