The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-11-09

tnHl lne Iorte sun lnSlSlS on the stipulation
that the powers must pledge themselves to
prolong the armsice if peace is not made
within the original time, In spite Of Igna.
tleh's concilatory attitude, little hope is en-.
tertained than Russia will accept this condi.
ton Itmay however, he expected that the
Porte has not said its last word.r
The missionary societies connected
with Spain have sent an address to Lord
Derby, representing to him the dangers to
which protestants in Spain are exposed in
consequence Of the intolerance OF the clergy
ana the authorities, and suggesting that he
should invite the cooperation Of the other
powers, especially Germany and the United
States, toprotest against the continued per.
secntions OF the protestantS, and TO afford
them protection. In reply Lord Derby
says; "Our minister at Madrid is taking
such steps as he properly can 10 induce the
| Spanish government to put lenient con.
struction on the nth article Of the constitu.
tion so as to secure full religious liberty to
protcstants in Spain.
The City Of Mexico is growing. The
hacienda OF La 'raja, fine estate about
three miles out belonging to MARTINEZ de e
| Tore, the defender Of MaximlIian on his
trial, is to be divided up into lots and incor-
porated in the city.
Mr. Gadstone's pamphlet on the Bul.
garian atrocities reached sale of 10000
within few davs of its publication, the
gross receipts from It's sale being $3.50,
The German society for the introduce
ton Of cremation has paid the sum Of $1,000
marks to the town Of Gotha to cover the
necessary expenses Of erecting cremation
apparatus. No corpse is to be burned un.
less the deceased has expressed Il wish to
that effect and his relations have approved
| OF it.
Russia has taken prompt measures to
| strike Turkey on both TANKS simultaneously.
The emperor has moved troops to THis in
Asia, and to Bender, in southern Europe.
Bender is on the Black sea and 1'ihis is east
of Turkish Armenia, close to the borders OF
neutral Persia and within few days march
of the Suez canal. This attitude Of menace
to India is propabIy what eXciteg England
50 tremendously. Continental Europe
seems to be comparatively calm; it is Eng.
land that is paaic stricken. Not only are
her Asiatic possessions imperiled, but pub
lie opinion at home is 50 divided that there
is not energy and unity enough left for n
call to arms. The situation is very serious
A dispatch from Berlin states that Il
financial crash Of the most serious character
is threatening in Russia, and the public are
ment and company stocks, but as II rule the
offers are declined.
A dispatch from ThCrapia announces
that Barring, the secretary Of the British lc-
CATION is about to return from PhillipopoiS,
convinced that the commission for the pun.
ishment of the perpetrators Of the Bulgarian
atrocities is deIusion and mockery. The
worst criminals are regarded humane and
moderate men are in disgrace. The old
panic is renewed, and most trustworthy gen.
tlemen have travelled with the utmost haste
to Constantinopc to inform the British am.
bassador that the Turks threaten new mas
Gacrcs, and have even appointed day for
the beginning Of the slaughter.
The Times dispatch from Vienna
says Turkey has declared her readiness to
accept a six weeks armistice, provided it is
recommended by all the powers. # is reas-
suring to hear from IOnsantinOplc that
hopes Of a more peaceful turn in affairs have
considerably increased. This feeling is
caused by the unexpected concilatory att-
tude of Gen. Ignateit. There has not been
any trace hitherto Of Russia's offering PROV
| ocaton with a view of bringing about a col.
lision. On the contrary, any such intention
has been distinctly and decidedly disclamcd
While affairs thus look better in Constant.
nople, one can trace all around Turkey the
iron ring prepared by Russia, which is clos.
ing and tightening rapidly and firmly. The
friendly relations between Scrvia and Non
tcnegro, which had become cmbroiled, have
been restored. Prince Nkita has promised
Servia that he would in no case accept an
armistice extending beyond the present
year. II is reported that the prince of Mon.
tenegro has declared his willingness TO ac-
cent the six weeks armistice, but only on
condition that Mastar be surrendered by the
Turks.
A dispatch from Spezzia says the trials
OF the one hundred tons Armstrong gun,
made for the Italian government, were emf
ncntIv successful bolt fired with three
hundred and forty one pounds Of powder at.
tanned the velocity of one thousand and five
hundred feet per second, 1t smashed the
solid wrought plates twenty-five inches
thick, and completely pierced the strong
backing and the thirty inch skin of the tar
get. the resistance of which is supposed to
he equal to the sides of the great irOnclad
Duillo, and had enough velocity rcmainin"
TO have smashed the other side Of the ship.
\ London Times dispatch of saturday
saws the feeling that war is saved on a,
least for the wints, becomes more prevs
lent, and inclines to stock operations ior a
rise.
In the New Market Houghton meet
ing, the race Tor the Dullingham handicar
| resulted in a dead heat between the Ameri
can horse Bay Final and the English horst
Broadside. Lady Maiden came in third
| Nine horeS ran. The dead heat betwecr
Bay Final and Broad,ide was run of. anc
won by Bay Final by half length,
\ London Times correspondent al
Belgrade says: "The depression here con
tinue.. cannot keep from thinking we are