The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-04-19
FOREIGN.

telegram from St. petersburg says
in spite of the signing of the protocol pessi.
mist views again prevail, and war is con.
sidered inevitable.
The prince of Montenegro has refused
to command the bosnian insurgents. alleg-
ing that consideration for Austria obliged
his doing so.
The British revenue returns for the
financial year ending the 3lst of March,
shows a total revenue of E7S,566,O36, which
is G153,O36 in excess of the budget estimate
and 81 433 ,343 in excess of the revenue of
the previous year.
The Times correspondent at Vienna
points out that the question of disarmament
still remains the real question at issue. 1t
has not been solved blythe protocol, but only
postponed. The chances of an eventful
agreement about the disarmament have not
perhaps been greatly improved by transfer.
ing negotiations from the powers to the
parties Immediately interested and influ-
enced by the popular feeling which affairs
have taken, undoubtedly favorable, as it re-
moves the danger of an immediate collision
and places the powers in position to exert
some influence on the course Of affairs. Al
though no agreement seems yet made con-
cerning the future mode of proceedings; it
is.probable that England will be allowed to
take the lead in negotiations in Constan.
tinople, as she has done in those with Rus
sia.
A London dispatch from Pera says that
letters from Eszercum, Aslatc Turkey, state
that there is great agitation among the
Kurds. Troops who were stationed upon
the plain of Monshbtlis were recently Or
dered to Erzeroum Immediately. On their
departure some OF the Kurdish tribes rose
and burned the barracks and commenced to
plunder christian villages. The inhabitants
fled to Bitlis. The Kurds have now been
scattered over the country for three weeks
robbing caravans of travellers. The cavalry
few to drivesthenl back The movement of
troops between Trezibond and ErzerOum is
more active than ever. The weather is se-
we're, with heavy, continuous snOwfalls. All
necessaries are at famine prices. Commerce
no longer exists. Distress is extreme. The
pay Of troops is thirty or even twenty-five
months in arrears, and they are ill-fed and
ill.clad.
Further particulars of the arrest and
Imprisonment of John A. Sutter, United
States consul at Acapulco, are as follows
Previous to the occupation of the town by
the forces of Diaz, under command of Gen.
Jiminez, Gen. Alvarez, who held a place in
the interest of Lerdo, levied contributions
on the citizens to obtain funds to carry on
the contest against Diaz. Among those who
paid the amount assessed was Henry Hasten
an American, VINO owned considerable prop.
erty, including n plantation in the vicinity.
About this time Consul Suffers house was
entered ono night by Mexican, with a view
to robbery. Sutter shot at and wounded
him, for which act he was examined and
discharged by due process of law. When
Jiminez entered the city, this same Mexican
turned up as one of his adherents with a
large proportion of the rabble element, and
there is an impression that his private Ell.
nifty ray have had some weight in subse-
quent proceedings against Sutter, more par
tcularly as many threats were uttered
against him by the rough element. Jiminez
at once began to levy forced contributions
and seized lot of cattle belonging to Kas.
ten. The latter lodged protest with Sutter,
| as the American representative, and then,
fearing personal trouble, he left the city.
| On the morning Of the 5th ultimo, Sutter
sent protest to Jiminez, receiving a reply
TO the effect that he had better be careful
how he protested against or interfered with
the action OF the Mexican authorities, or he
would get into trouble. A few hours after
sutter was surrounded on the street by sol.
diers, and marched off to prison. Subse.
ouently Jiminez apparently concluded that
he had carried the thing too far, and he in:
| formed Sutter that on making request, in
proper form, he might be liberated. Sutter
replied he would accept his liberty if offered,
but declined to request it, and still remained
in Jail on the departure OF the steamer. In
A letter to his brother here, he says that he
| has sent letter to the United States consul
general at the city OF Mexico, representing
the state Of affairs, but intimates q doubt
! whether il will reach its destination, az all
/ his correspondence passes under The 'yelol
! his jsilors.