The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-05-08
OUT WEST.

The Sioux treaty of 1868 has been violated,
and white settlers have entered upon the lands
allotted to them. If the Indians will not agree
to modification of the treaty there will be
more trouble.
In the matter Of controversy between the
Winona and St. Peters Railroad Company, and
the st. Paul and Sioux City Railroad Company,
involving the possession Of $4,000 acres of land
and growing out Of OVERLAPPING land grants,
the Secretary of the Interior has decided that
the first named company is entitled to the
land.
Owing to the bad faith with the Indians in
the reservations, and the encouragement re-
csiyed so far by the example of the Modocs.
FOREIGN LN7,ELLIGENCE.
The gravest apprehensions arc felt in the
highest circles in Paris of an immediate civil
war The monarchists are determined to oust
President Theirs at any cost.
The formal opening of the Vienna Exposi-
tion will Oe made May !, but he buildings will
not be fully completed and everything set up
before the 1st OF June.
The Barbados sugar crop is reported to
be looking well. The estimate for this year is
10000 hogsheada which, though equal to last
year, il short of the average. Native labor is
said to be abundant at from q to SO cents per
day.
Tho Dutch Government has received dis
patches confrmatory of the unfavorable news
from Sumatra. The Atchineos fight desperate
ly, and the Dutch are assiled on all sides.
Reinforcements are going forward with all pos
sible dispatch.
The English detectives and the British
Consul at Havana have completely baffled the
efforts OF Bidwell's friends to obtain his re-
lease. Out Of the s3OO,OOO obtained from the
Bank of England by these forgeries.. all hut
900 have now been recoyered
--Bidwell, the alleged Bank of England for
ger, has been delivered over to the English
Consul, on the order of Captain General Pet
tam, and will probably be sent to England in a
man-of-war. Several of the confederates of
Bidwell, including Wilson, are still in Havana
--Havana-The Captain General has inform
ed the English consul that the trial of OKel-
ley must continue. If O'Kelley's quilts estab-
lished, the Captain-General will exercise
clemency, but he cannot stop the course Of the
law. The Captan-Gensra has given strict
orders to treat O'Kelley with the most kindness,
and see that nothing is wanting to insure his
comfort. The British Consul-Geueral has
teegraphed to the British Consul General at
Manzanio, asking him to do all he can for
O'Kelley, and informing him that the moment
the tribunal decides, Captain General Pieltain
will act.
-Berlin-The Upper House OF the Prussian
Diet engaged in debate, which lasted six
hours, on the bill regulating the training and
appointment of clergy. Bismarck made one of
his powerful speeches in support OF the bill
He defended the attitude the Government had
taken as fully justified by the domineering
assumptions OF the priesthood In the course
Of his speech ho took occasion to denv the
often repeated report that he instigated the
occupation of Rome by the Italian Govern
ment.
--Lisbon-The Director Of the Portugal and
Brazil Telegraph Company have presented the
King with map, in an elegant casket, of the
bed OF the Atlantic over which the cable is to
be laid with specimens of the cable selected
The section to extend between the Portuguese
coast and Madeira will be completed by the
manufactures in June.