The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-06-23

Gibraltar is being prPvisioned to sup
port a garrison of two Thousand men.
South American advices say that the
conservative Catholic party threaten war in
Columbia for supremacy.
George Sand died on the 9TH at Paris.
She was conscious to the last, but unable to
speak for some time before death.
Several battles have been gained lately
by the Mexican government troops, and the
revolution is considered en- led.
The Metropolitan bank of Montreal is
in serious trouble on account of the misman-
agement of its affairs.
A Vienna dispatch reports that a six
weeks armistice has been agreed upon be-
tween the Turks and the insurgents.
According to the latest telegraphic
advices from Rome the prospect of an under
standing between Spain and the Vatican is
good.
Latest adviccs from Mexico are to
the effect that the government has nearly
suppressed the insurrection. Cortina has
broken his parole and escaped.
The number of magnificent steamships
lying idle in Liverpool and Berkinhead
docks is unparalleled in the history of com
merce, and the probability is the number
will increase.
An exploring expedition in northwest
Africa left England last week. Its main OBJ
ject is to ascertain the feasibility of admit
ting the waters ofthe Atlantic into portion
of the desert of Sahara.
1t is claimed that the new treaty with
the Sandwich islands will result in the ex-
termination of the islanders by the irrup-
ton of Cinnamon, who will work on sugar
planta' ions.
1t is stated that the Servian army
consist of one hundred and twenty-five thou
sand men, besides about ten thousand mill
tia, and that Servia is convinced that war is
a moral necessity. Correspondents write
stating that "a Serviau war against the Turks
is now more certain than anything else in
the world"
To take a portral it of the mikadO of
Japan is punishable by compulsory hari-
kari. That's what's the matter with party
of Yankee photographers in Jeddo. They
procured an interview with the milky and
while some interviewed him the other
"took" him. They quickly found themselves
inside a Japanned "jug," and it is taking all
the American minister's spare time to ex-
plain the affair and save the sons of photo
from unloading their viscera according to
law.
NJ Gambetta, as president of the
French budget comm ission, is trying to Sc
cure a reduction of the army estimates, but
he is met by a large majority of the cham
ber of deputies who possess the ancient en-
thusiasm of Frenchmen for an immense
army. 1t may be that France will be drawn
into the eliminating European cOmplica-
tions, but if the government possesses wis
dom it will prefer that Frances honor shall
consist in keeping thu peace rather than in
seeking the bubble reputation at the can
mons mouth" i'll defending the decayed
Turk or in following the old iqnus fdt,t,is of
Egypt 1t is not likely that France will be
very quick to help England, if that power
chooses to enter into a contest with Russia
as England deserted France in the German
onslaught OF 1870. The French army is in a
| fair condition, II the country is forced into a
war. 1t consist Of: Infantry, 2S2,O44 men
cavalry, 6O,Oii menF artillery, 5I,03S men :;
engineers, 1900 men; men of train, 5000;
altogether about 10000 effective troops, be-
sides $4,000 gendaTmes and 1900 on the
general staff, sanitary corps, etc.