The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-09
FOREIGN BUDGET.
The Cholera Death Roll--De Cham.
bord's Conditional Floods in
Tndia--The American
Riflemen.

ALEXANDRIA, July 7.--0ne hundred and
seven deaths from cholera occurred at
Damietta, thirty nine at Mansurah and six
teen at Samanoud.
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, July AT Menzeleh
there were eleven deaths from cholera. Dur
ing twenty four hours seventy-two deaths
from cholera occurred at Dametta, fifty at
Mansurah, nine at Samanoud and three at
Sherbin.
PRECAUTIONS BY TURKEY.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, July THE sanitary
council in order to prevent the introduction
of cholera into the Turkish possessions, re-
solved to ask the porte to request the Egyp-
tian government to prohibit refugees from
starting for the Turkish coasts, and to inform
that government that if any refugees arrive
at ports belonging to Turkey they will not be
allowed to land.
COUNT DE CHAMBoRD.
VIENNA, July THE Count de Chambord
passed quiet night, and experienced but lit
tie suffering He is very weak. He received
the Count de Paris. -
VIENNA, July THE Count de Chambord
saw the Orleans princes, Notwithstanding the
advice of his physicians not to see visitors.
The patient rose in bed and kissed the Count
de Paris, The princes, on leaving the room,
displayed great emotion They will return
to Vienna.
PARIS, July IA dispatch from Vienna TO
the Gaulois says the Count de Paris and Duke
dAlencon have gone from that city to Frohs-
dorff The condition OF. the Count de Cham
bord has not changed since last reports. If
his weakness continues his physicians will
prohibit him from seeing all visitors includ-
ing the princes. Gen. ,Thibaudin, the French
minister of war, has authorized the Duke
d'Aumale to proceed to Vienna.
The Gaulois says Prince Jerome Napoleon
will issue a manifesto in the event of the
death of Count de Chambord.
THE AMERICAN TEAM
LONDON, July THE Times says the shoot
ing of the American ri1emen is excellent, and
it is believed the international match will be
closely contested, but experts anticipate the
English team will win on the long range
The Daily News says the shooting of the
Americans at Hounslow and at Rainham
justified Capt Towards description of the
team as without head or tail Every man
shoots WELL but whether well enough for vic
tory is doubtful The Daily News deeply
regrets the apathetic reception accorded the
visitors
GERMANY.
STETTIN, July 7-Orders have been reeeiv-
ed here from the Chinese legation at Berlin to
stop the work of enrolling crew and pur-
chasing provisions for the new Chinese iron
clad which was constructed here. The orders
for sailing the vessel for China have been
aountermanded
PoTsDAM, July THE Princess Victoria,
the wife of Prince Frederick William, the
eldest son of the Crown Prince Frederick
William, has been delivered of son.
FLOODS IN INDIA.
CALCUTTA, July Heavy floods have pre-
vailed in Surah, causing great damage to
property and some loss of life. The waters
are now subsiding. Traffic ON the railways
is interrupted
Five hundred. houses have fallen at Surah.
Many villages were destroyed by the floods,
and thousands of people are homeless
ENCOUNTER WITH NATIVES.
Five hundred members of tribe of natives
attacked a detachment of British troops
which, with political agent, had been sent
70 chastise refractory village in Assam
The natives were repulsed with the loss of
fifty killed. The British suffered no loss.
CIVIL WAR IN ECUADOR,
GUAYAoUL, July There has been heavy
firing all the morning The streets are lined
with soldiers and no one is allowed to pass.
| The business houses have all been closed by or
| Ter of Veintenilla.