The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-08-20
FOREIGN.

A London letter says ullelo "io "SiJ
rumors buzzing about the military service
clubs. to the effect that official news from
Gold Coast is of such character, that another
exnedition to Ashantce is more than probable.
A statement of the sugar crop OF ASH
land Of Cuba, shows that 1888 per cent OF
the total exports of sugar and molasses went
TO the United States or was sent to the united
States.
The United States consul at SwatoW
reports wreck off the island OF Nomoh, Win
the probability that all on board were lost
The American bark Scotland is Tor many Gays
overdue and the consul applied to the Chinese
admiral for information. The admiral replied
that there had been a storm in which one
hundred native boats and 800 lives were lost
but he had heard nothing OF foreign wreck
tt has been ascertained that the plan
for Marshal Bazaine's escape was arranged siS
weeks ago 1t was entirely the work OF MAD
ame Bazane The marshal refused at hrst 10
fly, but finally owing to his failure TO op'",h
modification of his sentence Yielded he
sailed from the island in the steam yacht Ba-
ron Rcasoli, belonging to an Italian company
The prisoner refused to employ French ves-
sel. He was accompanied in his flight by his
wife and brother. His place of refuge Is not
known. Some persons say he is III spain
The domestics at the fort where the marshal
was imprisoned have been arrested.
A European correspondent writes that
news has reached Berlin that emma has
nushed forward 100000 additional picked
troops to the Kashgar frontier, and III ADDITION
placed large garrisons in the towns OF barhe
rot and Chanis. Troops have moreover peei
concentrated in the north in Tandakatla, hed
do and Ulyasuta which can be readily mau'
t available for war with Ka5hgar. 1t proposed
1 to attack the country simultaneously from tW'
) sides, At st. Petersburg it is believed that Il
= that event Russia would at once come to tn
y assistance of Kashgar, the more so sine
+ China is known to be armng also for he'
war with Russia.
The Turkish government is havln
trouble with its subjects in Crete III
cbristiaus and Mussulmans are arrayed aGaih'
each other, and Il strong garrison ID require
q tn keen the peace. The christians demal
that full political rights be accorded then
d and complain that they are oppressed by u
Turks with impunity in the presence Oh u
n troops. Both parties are willing TO DO rlo
ot Turkish rule. The christians favor annex
tion to Greece. while Nlussulmans want TO
r under the protection of Egypt. Concliiati'
" is believed to be impossible, and serlo
''' outbreak, it is said may occur an any III
- ment
-, Marshal Bazaine escaped from Il
n island of st. Marguerite some time qlri
ev the night of the 10th, The details OF
,,,rner in which he succeeded in getting aW
= are unknown except that he used rope ID
dor and got on board vessel bound for lta
%, The night was dark and stormy Inc Jo
nals declare that the government VIII
~ nromptlv and energetically i'll punishhG
, who connived at his escape. 1t Is repol
JIG that Marshal Bazaine landed at San feto
'ho travelled via Turin to Basle. Al the ia'
hch nlace he took the train to Brussels, where
ecu arrived Tuesday morning. 1t is believed
tire tho rome found on the cliff at st. Margur
nan was Suspended there to mislead the autn
py ,;os "a to the manner Of the Marshals esc'
ses- which was effected in some other way thro
arc tbe conniyance of the guards,