The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-04-08
FOREIGN

Inc Irencn government mas agreed
to the Borne postal convention.
One hundred and twenty. eight thou.
sand dollars in specie was shipped from South.
ampton to the United States on the Both.
There was an immense popular de-
monstration in London last week in favor Of
tho release Of the Tichborne claimant
The German government contem-
plates an amendment OF the law against the
Josuites. so as to make it operative against
other religious orders,
The Universe publishes n papal ency-
ccal renewing the accommodation pro-
nounced against Catholics of Switzerland, and
consuming authorities for protecting them.
The Adams tobacco manufacturing
company of Montreal Canada, has discharged
its hands, numbering five hundred, and
stopped work, as the market is ovcrstocked.
A passport to Spain has been denied
Montpenser on tho ground that the govern.
ment would establish precedent by which
Isabella might return to Spain, which is un-
desirable
twas stated authoritativeiy the other
day in the British parliament that the debt
owing by bankrupt foreign states amounts to
no less than gao OOO,OOO of which the greater
part, almost all, is held in England.
A dispatch from Paris says a decree
has been issued prohibiting the importation OF
| American potatoes in sacks or barrels mwhicl
| they have been packed. This is done to pro.
| vide against the introduction of the Colorado
beetle.
Spanish advioes state that notwith-
standing the denials OF the truth of the re-
ports of dissensions among the Carlists, it il
known beyond question that there are serious
differences between Don Carlos and the Car
list council of tho province OF Navarro.
The charges made by Marquis De La
Concha against Gen. Jovellar, minister of war
in regard to the administration OF affairs in
Cuba, cause great embarrassment to tho gov
ernment and will probably lead to Joyelar's
retirement from the ministry.
John Martin, member of parliament
for Meath, is dead aged G3 years. He had
been aling for some time, and became seri-
ousy i'll in consequence of the excitement
produced by the recent death Of John Mitch
ell, who was his brother-in-law.
The Times correspondent at Berlin
telegraphs that it il anticipated that old laws
forbidding intercourse between the pope and
Catholic clergy OF Prussia, except through the
government, will be re-enacted and measures
introduced wholly suspending papal authority
in Prussia, till the pope abandons his preten-
sion to cancel laws of the kingdom.
The Cologne Gazette states that Spain
has made formal demand on Prussia in virtue
of the extraditiOn treaty with that country
for the arrest OF Don Alphonso, and it is said
the Prussian authorities have in consequence
received instructions to arrest the prince, il
he entors Pflssian territory, and hold him
until the grounds of SPANS claim can be ex-
amined.
W. G.. Greaves, and DIR. Z. B. Spar.
ham, OF Breokville, Ont, on trial here fol
murder. in causing the death Of Miss Sophie
L. Burnham, on the Goth Of December last, by
performing an abortion, were to-day founC
guilty and sentenced to be hanged on the 23d
of Juue next Greaves was the seducer, and
was with DR.. Spartan when the abortion wa
performed.
The British commissioners for tn,
Philadelphia exhibition have sent circulars Il
5000 persons who have taken part in exhibi
tons and agricultural shows in this count
during the last seven years, and also to th
chambers OF commerce and heads Of munic
palitles throughout the British Isles. TIL
ansvers already received Indicate that Irelsn
and the North of England will be we'll repr
sented.
Gen. Concha, late captain-general {
! Cuba, has addressed petition to the kr