The Osceola times., 1876-11-18
FOREIGN.

Eugene and the prince imperial are
travelling in Italy.
The African explorer, Gordon, intends
to continue his explorations in consequence
of having discovered a branch Of the White
Nile river, which may possibly enable him to
avoid the repids which hitherto barred his
progress, and open a water communication
from Victoria Nyanz to Kharton.
\ cable special to the Herald says the
Turkish fleet was about to enter the Black
sea, and will take up a position of Sihope
and Treb>on, both OF which the Black sea
forks, and have been recently fortified. If
this occurs the history of 1853 may be re
pcated, for it will be remembered that it was
off Sihope that the Turkish vessels were de-
stroyed by the Russian fleet under the com
mand of Nakahomo with loss to the Turks
of tour thousahd men. This act on the part
of Russia made the Crimean war inevitable.
The advance Of the Turkish fleet into the
Black sea may fire a mine which all Europe
is shuddering to see explode. Another
special from the Herald's correspondent at
Vienna declares that Servia has been ten
lered ten thousand breech-loaders for her
militia by the Grand Duke Michael Con-
statine, commanding the Russian forces in
Bczza, Arabia. Where the men will be
found who are to use these arms remains to
be seen. The theory in Vienna is they must
come across the Russian frontier
Advices from the City of Mexico to
the twenty.ninth instant report that Lerdo
Tejada is declared elected president by one
hundred and thirty one to forty FIVE, The
Pronunciados are throwing down their arms
in various directions. Their resources are
all exhausted, aud final collapse is expect
ed Oaxica still gives trouble, but Gen. Diaz
and his followers are compelled to keep in
the mountains, and are afraid to meet the
government troops.
4 telegram from Japan, dated the
sixth, says q japanese naval and military
force attacked the insurgents that day at
Sagre, in the province of Nsgato, The in
surgens were beaten and fled
The section of the Brazilian cable be
| tween Rahia and Rio Janeiro, which was in
terrupted some time since, has been repaired.
Russia insists on an early conference
of the powers on the basis of the English
proposals. Gen. Ignatich the Russian am.
bassador at Constantinople, has been in
,ructed to support cnercetically the large
measure of administrative autonomy for Bos.
/ II in ouI n,,l,,or,a ,rith anica-
cious guarantees under the control Of the
powers.
The duchess of Aosta, ex-queen of
Spain, is dead
Russia is taking steps to promote cot
ton culture in Central Asia, where the an
nual product is now about 10000 pounds.
American seed is to be introduced.
The fruit crop in England this wear
is poor and large shipments of apples are
being made from New York.
The German navy list for 1876, just
published, enumerates the German war navy
a. follows lronclads, eight frigates and
three corvettes; cruisers, fourteen corvettes
and nine gun.boats of the frst-class
vessels for coast defense, seven iron.
clad gunboats, eleven torpedo boats
eight gun.boats of the second-class
81 avisos, and two Transports scholarships
one ship Of ;he line, one sailing vessel, four
corvettes, and nine brgs, vessels for harboi
service, nine steam transports, three vessels
serving as barracks, FIVE plotboats, aud ter
vessels for the transport OF coal.
Japan is making progress In politica
and social economy, A new census on sc
curate principles is about TO be undertaken
and the codiication Of the laws of the ein
pire Is under way. The Yokohama letter il
the San Francisco Atlas, from which we de
rive the above information, adds: "Japar
possesses two small railroads. Both of them
il is only justice to state, are remarkabl,
well managed sud singularly exempt from
accidents"