The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-02
'TELEGRAPHIC..
Io-Dav's Dispatches.
FOREIGN NEWS.
FRANCE .

PARIS, April 2.--The facade of the main
building of the exposition will be retained;
the remainder of the site will be restored
to parade ground.
The cabinet hopes, before tho removal
of the Chamber is discussed, to calm the
left centre BY the present bill depriviug
the Paris ministry of the control of the
police, but at one of the last sitting minis
ters Lspere, Tirard, Cochery and Frey-
cinet, opposed the bill.
1t is stated that Minister Freyciuet, who
Is an uncompromising advocate of the re-
turn to Paris,is eingloffered at the council
the opportunity TO make an independent
statement in the senate, threatened to re-
sign rather than take such a course.
AUSTRIA
VIENNA, April 2.-Uircumssances point
to compromise, whereby the Sultan will
consent to mixed occupation, provided
Ruston Pasha is appointed Governor of
Eastern Ronmelia
ENGLAND.
LONDON, April David Mclvor, one
Of the proprietors of the Cunard line and u
member OF parliament, says he does not
know of any nation whose trade prospects
are so gloomy as Great Britain. The
British exports to the United States are
comparatively nothing in volume OF value.
and the balance Of trade is 30 overwheIm-
ingly against Great Britain that he sees
nothing except ruin for the home indus
| tries whether manufacturing or agricul-
| turat, ii the present state of things is al
lowed to continue. The export trade from
Liverpool to the United States is 80 small
l Al II
| United States cattle are removed it is in.
tended to make outward voyages with
water ballast only, ship owners being un.
willing to scramble for the little outward
freight recently carried as ballast at nomi
nal rates.
The cotton operatives OF the Black burn
ldistrict, agree to submit to the reduction
OF wages provided the masters restore thi.
years and last years reduction when trade
shall have revived.
The Budget is to be announced Thurs.
day,it will show it is said surplus of G2,
7O2 600 on ordinary expenditure out o
which il will be necessary to provide fo
the supplementary estimates and do some
thing towards decreasing the accumulated
| les. 600, 600 caused by the extraordinary
Expenditure 10 consequence OF the Eastern
; affairs. The Times points out that des
lpite accumulation By this deficit, the countr.
really has been paying it's way as it hA
; while the deficit was accumulated and de
j voted more than G3.00O,000 annually to tn
. reduction of the debt. Its deficiencies un
! der the circumstances any increase in taxa
ton il really merely to pay the debt, or j
J lsuch must be imposed it would recommen
r an additional penny OF income tax instea
Of disbursing trade by any increas
lot indirect taxation.
The duty paid on tea Withdrawn troE
{ bonded warehouses Friday, Saturday an
Monday, averaged Gj2,0O0. The witt
drawals we're in consequence of the appr'
henslon that the government intends
levy a duty on tea.
GERMANY
BERLIN, April 2.-The Emperor Wi
l. liam is markedly improving and expects
be out of doors soon.
: Bismarck received many birthday CO.
= gratulations even the liberal papers pu
lish complimentary articles
sR ArGHANIsTAN.
LAHORE, April "A squadron of t
a tenth Hussars was swept away by t
. current while crossing the Cabul Rive