The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-20
FROM BEYOND THE SEA.
THE VERY LATEST NEWS FROM AFAR.
Progress of the Cholera In Egypt and
India-A French Sortie in AMMAN
Russian Students ExIled to
Siberla-Other News.
THE CHOLERA.


According to the official reports there
were only forty-one deaths from cholera in
Alexandria Friday. This is believed here
to be fully thirty less than the real number.
In this city six persons who had been sick for
some time succumbed to the plague. No new
cases have appeared for some time, and it is
hoped that none will do so. In the whole
of Egypt, outside of Alexandria, the total
number Of deaths was 432. Very few new
cases have developed, and rapid decrease
in the mortality is expected.
LONDON, Aug. 49,
The cholera is fairly seated in Bombay,
and though the mortality is comparatively
small i'll any one day, the total is large. In
the past two weeks no less than 202 persons
succumbed to the dread scourge.
DISCUSSING THE CATTLE QUARANTINE.
LoNDoS, Aug. 19.
In the Commons Friday Dodson, the Chan
cellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, declared
| that it was an undoubted fact the fO0t-and
mouth disease had been carried from En-
gland to America. He said Canadian cattle
now suffering with the disease at Bristol
lad been in contact at Liverpool with in
fected animals from Ireland. He pointed
out, however, that the American quarantine
| system in relation to cattle diseases gave no
| security against the conveyance of the dis
ease by the men attached to the quarantine
| stations and by articles taken out of the
quarantine yards. The system, he said,
only took into consideration the animals
themselves.
A sORTIE BY THE FRENCH.
A dispatch from Namdinh says that Col
| Onel Baden made q sortie on the 9th inst,
supported by a gunboat. He proceeded
nOrthward, and outflanked and drove off the
enemy. On the 7th, with 1900 men, he
made movement to the south and attacked
the earthw0rks Of the Annamites The
| enemy made but slight resistance and aban-
dOned the works in confusion. Their can
non were hauled off by elephants. The
loss to the French was two killed and six
| wounded. The enemy's loss was heavy.
ROYAL EMBASSY.
The Siamese Embassy destined for En-
| gland and the United States left Singapore
on Thursday on the steamship Sindh. The
Embassy includes two Princes of royal
blood, three PrinceSSeS, four attaches and
| twenty-one attendants.
| RIOT IN TRIESTE.
| VIENNA, Aug. l9.
A mob paraded the streets of Trieste Fri
day evening, crying Away with Italians
and foreigners, and "Viva Austria" The
rioters also attacked the Italian gymnasium
and newspaper Office. The riot grew out Of
the explosion of a petard at a celebration il
honor of the Emperor of Austria. The p0-
lice arrested several of the rioters.
MINISTERIAL CRISIS.
| ALEXANDRIA,, Aug 10.
| There is a crisis in the Egyptian Ministry
1t is rumored that Riaz Pasha will form
new Cabinet.
EXILED TO SIBERIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 10.
Twenty-Five young men who were stu
dents in the university here, and connected
with the Nihilist journal, have been sent t
Siberia.
EGYPTIAN COTTON.
| GENEVA, Aug. 10.
The prohibition of the importation o
Egyptian cotton into Switzerland has calleC
forth many protests from various quarters
If the authorities persist in enforcing pre-
hibition 20, 900 persons employed in manu-
factories where this cotton is used will b
| thrown out of work