The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-08-14
FOREIGN .INTELLIG ENCE.

Victor Emauuelha been greatly disquieted
by the clamors Of the French priests against
his treatment of the Papal See. They are ex-
citing an agitation, he told the French minis
ter on his departure from Rome which is in
fecting the whole of clerical Europe. If they
are not suppressed he will turn for relief to
Germany, which shows the clerics no quarter
and ally his fortunes with hers. This, he sig
nifcantly reminds MacMahon, might result in
losses of men, money and territory more tor
rible than those of 1870.
The French assembly has constituted a
permanent committee to sit during the recess
aud has clothed them with extraordinary pow
crs. Tho French government, it seems, has
received information, which it regards as
Trustworthy, that instructions have been is-
sued from the head of the internationals in
London to its subordinates in France to Or
ganize for series of labor strikes throughout
tho republic, to be carried into effect during
the coming recess The bill authorizing the
construction of the church of the Sacred Heart,
grand cathedral onthe heights of Montmar-
tre overlooking Paris, passed the assembly,
after an exciting debate in the couise Of
which much violent religious partisanship was
evoked
--Pars.-It Is commonly reported that Mar
shal MacMahon will retain the presidency Of
the republic but six months longer when he
will resign and return to lis command in the
army. 1t il considered certain the republican
form of government will be succeeded by a
monarchy, and it is deemed essential that
Marshal MacMahon. who has great influence
with the army, be in command upon the occa-
sion OF change. The extreme left have de-
termined to agitate the question Of dlssolu.
ton OF the assembly in the provinces during
recess, and are making preparations for a vig-
orous campaign.
The cargo Of war material which the
steamer virginns succeeded in landing on the
coast of Cuba for the insurgent AMY, COM
prised the following: Five hundred Reming-
tons, fifty Spencers one hundred and fifty
needle guns two hundred thousand cartridges,
one ton Of gun powder, two hundred sabres,
reyolvers, matchetets, ETC., besides large
quantity of medicines and clio. hing.
The colonial government Of Queensland,
Australia, offered through its agent here, to
pay the passage Of 10, 900 skilled laborers from
Great Britain to that colony.
The confusion in the affairs of Spain is
almost binding. On the north the Carlists,
under the claimant Of the crown, are making
some progress, and, it is said, President Mac
Mahon of France, while personally friendly, is
only restrained by prudential reasons from &C.
cording to them belligerent rights. In the
south, at Cartagena, the impracticsbles are
making head, under the red flag Of the com
mune, waving now over the forts at Carriage
ma, and over the finest vessels Of the Spanish
navy in that hsrbor. At other points too nu-
merous to mention, there are open outbreaks
and a constantly-shifting scene OF partisan
hostility and distrnst. The so-called govern
ment at Madrid is not at harmony in ITSELF
anda powerful minority OF the cortes has been
on the point Of open secession from the cham
Der. In this condition of things there come
rllmors from Paris OF German intrigues to put
Hohenzollen on the throne Of Spain, and, Of