The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-08-27
An European says that Italy seems To

become more hopelessy bankrupt The peo.
PIC are sincerely loyal to their king. The
ministers are almost pedantically attached 10
'ne Hhshsh theory of a parliamentary gov
erhmeht' lie states that they ask nothing bet.
Ter than to leave the church alone, but they
have no bread and no specie, and thew bove
HOODS malaria, bandits and paper money.
The Old Catholic movement is ex-
'ohaihg to southern Germany. In Bavaria,
at Limbachby, Bishop Reinkens has iust con.
secrated new church, the first building
which the Old Catholics have erected in Ger
many, 1t is stated tho Emperor William pre-
sented quantity of metal from French guns
captured IN the late war; to be cast into A
DELL An Old Catholic community has lust
been started at Stuttgart
The Swiss Times published Father
Hyacinthe's letter resigning the care Of Ge.
neya to Consore De Etat. 1t is as follows;
Attached from the very depths OF my'heart to
the church in which | was baptized whose
reform wish for, but not its overthrow, con.
vinced besides, by experience now sufficiently
heightened, that the liberal Catholicism of
Geneva Is neither LIBERAL in politics nor Cath
olic in religion, have the honor to tender my
resignation of my functions as cure ofthis city.
Gen. March,, governor of the island
of Santa Marguerite, protests his in-
nocence of the escape of Bazane and
accuses Col. Villette, the marshal's aid-de-
camp, of having perfected tho plan to secure
his flight. Eight persons are now in custody
on suspicion Of having aided Bazaines es-
cape. La Gazette des Trebanaux says that
or the night Of Marshal Bazaine's escape,
ono soldier was twice on guard, and each
time a iailer engaged him in conversation,
and kept him in the sentry box. This jailer
has been arrested
Marshal Bazaine has written letter
to the minister of the interior, i'll which he
says: "That neither Colonel Villette or any
other Of the prisoners in custody are respon-
sible for my escape from prison" lie declares
that he had no accomplices in the fort or else
where, except his wife and nephew. The
marshal describes how he eluded the surveil-
ance of his jailer, and in conclusion says
"Resenting the humiliating prison regula-
tions, l felt justified in an attempt to recover
my liberty As was not tried by my peers
my sentence was illegal"
The Mark Lane Express, London, in
its weekly review of breadstufTs market, has
the following. Bad weather has prevailed
throughout the past week, but or farmers
have kept a sharp look out, and have secured
their crop. There are no reports OF sprout-
ing though much wheat was packed in poor
condition in consequence of high winds
and low temperature. Tho same
weather has ruled on the continent. This
will bring good samples to the front,
and increase the value OF the d1'
stock. There is little diferen' in prices since
last report, although the tendency is down
ward. France il sending ba * here cargoes
clipped thence. The crops here and in France
are mo-tly secured, and the dependence OF
both countries on foreigners il materially les-
7enod. The fastest estimates put our crop
at per centum below the average.