The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-27
Il LIZA ~ ~ &4 " ~
FOREIGN.
Austria wants England to
Proclaim Her Intention.
Shelled Out of Mandara.
A Hindoo and Mahomedan
Riot.
Terrible Cruelties Commit
ted by both Parties.
Headless Men and Women to
be seen on every side.
The Irish Constabulary want
their Grievances Redressed.
Abandoned Camp Plenty of
Peasant Prisoners Perish.
A Complete and Decisive
Victory for the British.
Wolseley Pu ting in His
Work.
Arabi's Battle with fhe British
said to be a Brilliant dis
play of Cool Courage.
Wolseley Pu ting in His
Work.
The Corean Revolt.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug. 2S.-Austria
supports Nelidoff. the Russian Ambassa-
dor, in his effort to have military con
vention, when signed, and officially com
municated TO the conference, and to obtain
from Great Britain a declaration that she
will seek no exclusive advantage in Egypt,
and will submit the final solution of the
question to the decision of Europe.
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 2S-The man-of war
Minotour has successfully shelled the enc
my out of Mandare on the line between
ROmleh and Aboukir.
CALCUTTA, Aug. 2S.-Fearful riOting
between Hindoos and Mahomedans occur
red here. Three Mahomedans have been
arrested An eye witness of the disorders
says he saw the disembOweled body of a
Mahomedan infant lying on the ground,
it's arms torn off. Headless corpses of
Mahomedan men and women were lying
on every side. The houses of Mohomedans
were burned and the principal mosque
almost razed to tho ground. Dead pigs
had been thrown into wells with the
corpseS of Mahomedan children. The
troops were still patrolling the streets.
The Mahonaedans are small minority of
the population.
PoRT SAID, Aug 28.-Some Bedouins
habi;ants there calm, but that the miltary
are excited The latter burned Nuhor
Pasha's house.
LONDON, Aug 28.-The latest bulletin
on Sunday evening says: The Archbishop
Of Canterbury remains in much the same
state, but has had some quiet SLEEP. and
has not lost ground.
The constabulory held meeting on Sat
urday at the police barracks, most of the
constables deserving their beats for the
purpose of attending. Telegrams were
forwarded to other towns asking support
and amemorial was ultimately forwarded to
Earl Spencer, to which reply is awaited.
PoRT SAID, Sunday, Aug. 27.-Trans
port Bolivar, with commissary stores. and
Axhalme with royal engineers and pantoons
and field telegraph entered the canal to-
day
ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 2S.-The enemy has
hooded the country on both fianks. The
cavaley and Bedouins continue to raid the
village of Meks, during the night murder
ing the inhabitants. Wolseley has not
asked for reinforcements.
LONDON, Aug. 2S.-Gen. Wolsely tele-
graphed from Ismailia on Sunday: Have
just returned from the outposts, and
find that our action on Thursday and Fri
day had far more important results than
was aware of yesterday. The enemy was
completely routed, and fled toward Zaga-
zig, throwing away arms and accoutre
ments. A large amount of camp equipage
and ammunition was captured. Mahmoan
Fehmy, Arabi's chief engineer and military
adviser, is now prisoner in my camp.
lsMALIA, Aug. 28.-Troops are advane-
ing on Tel El-Keblr. Judging by the guam
tlty of clothing etc, found in an aband-
oned camp, the rebels must have been in
great force, but most appear to have been
merely peasantry armed with old muzzle
loading muskets. Almost all the pris-
oners are peasants. All the dead are also
Peasants. The doctors prohibited the
use of the water of Lake Maramo for
drinking. An artillery general has been
captured who speaks English fiuently. He