The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-10
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To-Dav's Dispatches.
FOREIGN NEWS.
FRANCE.

PARIS. April 10.-The Ordre advises
DeCassagnac TO find another branch OF
BonaDartes or to transfer his allegiance 60
Count Du Cham bord, as there is nothipg
in common between Imperialism of De
Cassagnac and that of the party of Prince
Jerome Napoleon.
The assassination of Walton is officially
c0ntradicted.
A telegram from Singapore confirms
the report of the murder of WALTON By
natives of Sumatra, while on scientific
mission for the French government. The
governor of Acheen has gone with troops
to recover the body aud effects and punish
the murderers.
BURMAE.
RANGooN, April lO.-Tho report of
death of King Theebaw of Burmah cannot
be traced to an authentic source, but
indiscriminate human sacrifices have been
offered at Mandaiay to save his life, Tele-
graphic communication is interrupted,
LONDON, April I0.-A Burmah cores
-pondent says the MandaIay astrologers
maintain that in order to remove evil
influences, great proprietary sacrifice is
requisite. Victims will be taken from all
ranks to the number of four hundred
The Priests contribute one hundred; the
IoudtuuoE ucu, WUL6u a0u CQllOreD.
Many arrests are made to secure the suf-
hcent number for the victims to be select
ed from. Priests whe have hitherto en-
joyed immunity from sacrifice are quitting
ldandalay in great numbers. The Catho-
lie convention was entered to procure VIC
Tins from among the girls there, but the
attempt was frustrated. The internal
condition of the country is most uusa It's
factory. People while seeing the folly of
King Theebaw acts. are helpless to effect
a change.
LONDON, April 10. Returns of parlia-
meut elections H. j. Cell, (home ruler)
and T. D. Sullivan, editor Nationalist.
aud home ruler for West Meath. home
rule gain OF one. Stewart Rendeil, Glib
era) for Montgomeryshire, Liberal gain.
A Constantinople correspondent tele-
graphs that the elections in England have
produced a profound Impression, and at
the palace almost a panic. Greeks, Ar
meniaus. Bulgarians and Christians rejoice
at Beaconsfeld's fall. The more sanguine
assume that Gladstone will turn Turkey
out of Europe bag and baggage.
The total number OF votes polled thus
lar is / $3.50 Liberals and 1,14l 900
Conservatives; showing q gain of 40I 900
Liberals and I1S.OOO Conservative votes.
AUSTRIA.
VIENNA, April 10.-Jnles Strasser.
cashier of Rothschilds was arrested for
smbezzlement. He lost halt million
forms in speculation on the Bourse, His
brothers were also arrested.
A railway convention between Austria
and Seryis has been signed, insuring com-
Dietion within fixed time Of connections
between Austrian and Servian lines, with
contingent provisions for the extension OF
the latter into Bulgaria and Macedonia.
RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 10. Two hun
Russian convicts arrived at Odessa for
transportation to the Island of Saghalien
A telegram from the Russian consul at
an. Armenia, appeals for aid to save the
inha bitants of that district from annihiIa-
ton. Famine increasing, $50 persons died
starvation at Agbok. In the villages the
girls are dying. One hundred died at
Van. The Russian authorizes of RastoH
have forwarded $4,000 pounds of -four to
Van,
It is thought naval demonstration may
have saIutary effect on the Chinese, and
and that step is partly due 10 the news
that the reactiOnary party in China is
gaining the ascendency, to the danger OF
all Europeans. whose respective ministers.
have consequently asked for naval REIN
force nents ID Chinese waters.