The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-12-04
FOREiGN.

Tie revolution in Paraguay mas teoh s"p-
pressed
The London News Expresses hope that
the British and American governments VIII
act together, in the settlement OF the VIZ
ginius affair with Spain
-Adyices from Rio de Janelro have peeI
received. Smallpox prevails to an alarming
extent in Rio. Business in coffee Is at a stand
still. and immense stocks is accumulating
The Spanish cabinet are unanimously i'll
favor of a satisfactory and honorable settle
meut of the Virginius difficulty, but regard the
maintenance of the integrity of Spanish terri
tory essential.
of the members of the crew of the Nir-
oipus not shot at Santiago de Cuba, four
| we're condemned to the chain-gang for hie
three to eight years imprisonment eight 10
four wears imprisonment, and three were SGT
at liberty.
A London dispatch states that the Ashan-
tee expedition had advanced twenty-five miles
from Elmina. and that the Ashantees are re-
treating on the river Prah, having been de-
defeated with great loss in killed and wounded
and five of their villages burned.
The London Daily News, in an editorial
article on the prospect of the annexation OF
Cuba to tho United States, says the execution
of the yirginius' captain has virtually decided
the fate of the Island. The other London
journal contain editorials Of slmllar tenor
The American iilibustering steamer Gen
Sherman entered the harbor OF AspihWal
ON the 81 instant, under the name oil zen
+ ARIA and was at once seized by capt Oush
! ing. of the Wyoming, for usinS i'leBal paper
| and sailing under the flag of Honduras, Whh
, II ia claimed she is an American vessel
= "A dispatch from Santiago DE oup" "''
7 nouucing the execution of Captain Try
n tbe Cuban patriots, says Francm Alfaro, WI
g was among the latter number, onefou III
n Spanish authorities million dollars II Oho
20 would spare his life. The Spanish say Ail"i
O came to assume the presidency OF the 1t
called republic
THE French assembly have voted by slxt
six majority to prolong President Mac hahon
f. farm for seven years. This is triumph L
the monarchists, the republicans desiring
I'd mt constitutional restrictions upon hia poW'
er ,vbila the vote of the assembly practlca
e. makes MacNIahon dictator during the eAte
ue of his term.
A dispatch from Havana states that I
on trials of all the prisoners taken on board I
.te yirginius, have been concluded. vi
nd eighteen will be saved from death. vi th'
md several are engineers or hremeh WHO WI
ns- iororant of the destination of the expedite
,,,in In liberty,
,he others will probably be condemned TO
nil chain-gang.
M OF tho six passen .crs arrested on
ers steamer City of Now York at Havana tn
tee were women and one neice of Aldama' EA'
out siye correspondence was found secreted al
their clothing BY this correspondence, III
ave- nersons on the island hitherto unsuspoc
inc we're implicated, and as the Moro oas'ie
mer Havana they were being shot without me
,,,a- r. was estimated that about forty patriots
rio various portions of the island had met
lpa- fate.
The steamer yirginiu5 has arrived at
,or vona She entered the harbor with the -
view ish colors at her mas a'l''"', l., Cott,
,rnx formed, consisting of the Isabella Ia o@t''
80 and another man -of-war i'll advance Iile
H.. o,ipirs following and her captor. the gun
;, ;ts Tornado. bringing up the rear. In THIS
illed they passed up the harbor, the shores OF
wore lined with crowds of citizens. There
@ Of some cheering along the lines OF speculate
view, tho Tornado passed.
ling- Costello, tiio coii'','"''''o' ..,,,,o -
not in his repor. of the chase ana captu'e U
ught Virslni'ls' says iho 0l'',,,,'' ,,oooss =,
, and simply baiiies description VIM" 4.
tod,v cd their efforts. The prisoners wero tr
sr;- with suoh consideration as their chars
q re- deserved, and tho necessity oil 'hoii
,n,hs keeping demanded. In addition to the
, not lesson given to the enemies OF SPAIN TIL
than trre las made the people of Santiago
ious with joy.
, with The Youalidad complains OF the ul
neyed ness of the press telegram which state'
Henry tho yirginius was captured near ."
obilier According to the official statements, I'll
,usand ginius was eighteen miles from the &C
y, and Cuba when the chase began She heao
,usand Jamaica a distance OF about ono III
critics miles. The chase lasted eight nours
Pacific steamers going at full speed, and potii
fast vessels they must have been Vei
ton of Jamaica when the Virginius was o'oi'
nade to But as the captain, all the navigators 4,
eceipts crew Of the VirginiuS nave poeh mn
)12,3OO. spaniards can pnt the distance At VII
ance of please. ,,,..
arnings The London Dai'y ieI'6' "l
under article on the yirgnins affair. IL says :
surance sidsrations Of policy and humapity No