The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-08-13
ary proclamations, is proceeding before spe.
clal session of the Russian senate.
Bayonne adyices state that the corliets

airy procamations, is proceeding before spe.
cial session of the Russian senate.
Bayonne advices state that the carlists
have captured G,OOO breach-loading rihes,
which were landed on the coast. 1t is aleo
said that 5000 other rifles, destined for the
carlists, have fallen into tho hands of the
French police on the frontier.
1t is understood that a majority of the
delegates to the international congress favor
the exclusion of all points relating to naval
WARFARE and strict adherence to matters
strictly connected with the amelioration of
human suffering in time of war.
The report that England, Germany
and Italy have agreed to watch the Spanish
coast IL denied. Germany has not proposed
Intervention to Austria, but to join the other
powers in the acknowledgment of the Spanish
republic.
1t is reported from Berlin that the
Roman Catholic bishops have forwarded to
the government protest declaring that they
cannot submit to a one-sidcd government,
and claiming that the legislative power con-
cerning the religion of the people belongs
solely to the pope
Prince Bismarck recently fought a
duel with pistols at Dusseldorf, with NJ. Learli-
avian, all officer OF the infantry. The encouu-
ter took place at 6 in the morning, ten PAGES
separating the conbatauts, Three shots were
to have been fired by each, but the first shot
OF the German took effect in his adyersary's
abdomen and soon afterwards proved fatal,
During the discussion of the public
worship regulation bill in the house OF com
mons, Disraei referring to the strife between
church and state on the continent, expressed
the conviction that however Tranquil might be
the general state of Europe there were agen-
cies at work preparing period Of great dis
turbanCc.
A letter from Ireland says John
Mitchell had brilliant reception in the city If
Cork. The whole town was atlame with ey-
citement. lie was waited on by crowds Of his
old associates Of 1918 and young disciples tf
his. At night the streets were alive with
bands of music and bondfres, and there was
torchIight procession to his residence in
which 6, 600 people took part.
A letter from Havana says that last
week the town OF LiboncG, n village in Quay
mora and another small place, with nearly
5000 iations, were burned by the Spaniards
doubtless for want of transportation and for
fear of their falling into the hands of the
Cubans. The villages of Caldran and Unas
have been captured by the Cuban5, and the
plantation OF Daunas, near Santa Clara, was
sacked by them.
The latest mail advices from Europe,
in regard TO the crop prospects there, are not
30 good as the last preceding report. Though
the French wheat crop is good average one,
still the hopes that it might be clasHcd among
the rich crops will not be realized. Rye and
barley will yield a good quality, but ratherlim-
tied quantity. Complaints about oats have in
consequence of the heat became more intense
from certain parts From Vienna the official
bulletins say the continued July heat has done
harm only in comparatively small part of Il G
empire, but was pretty damaging to barley,
oats, and feed. Rye and wheat looks well.
Corn also looks well.
The excursionists accompanying Mr..
G. W. Field to Iceland who go out to attend
the millennial celebration, report the progress
OF the journey in the following words under
date of July 26. We arrived at Thorsham,
Farce islands, yesterday afternoon, all in good
health and spirits. The king Of Denmark
reached Tnorsham few days before, and will
sail for Iceland tomorrow afternoon. We
shall leave tomorrow morning, as all wish to
be in Iceland when the king arrives. We are
all delighted with what we have seen. This
morning the church at Thorrham was full of
people anxious to hear the sermon, and per-
haps to seo the king OF Denmark. Thorsham
presents gay and beautiful sight every yes
sci in the harbor and every house flying a
Danish flag Our steamers have the American
flag at tho fore, Danish at the mizzcn and
English at the stern