The Osceola times., 1877-11-03
FOREIGN.,

The vatican ia reported 10 be plotting
proclamation OF the temporal power OF the
church. The pope's health remains good.
Five or six cardinals are TO be appointed in
the consistory to be held about Christmas.
A Moscow newspaper says that out of
the wealthy merchant families OF that city
not single member has gone to fight the
Turks. They get medical certificates OF un>
Illness for military service, and often have to
ray well for them.
The statement that the Turks have
used explosive bullets is emphatcally cons
tradicted by the correspondent OF the London
Times. A wound exac ly like that caused
by an explosive bullet is produced by conf
cal ball at short range.
The patronage of the church OF Scot
land has fIllen into the hands Of its female
members, who east "a 600 out of 10000 votes.
The impression prevails that since the
rains Russia is convinced OF the impossible.
ity of wintering in Bulgaria, and will make a
desperate effort to reduce Plevna and defeat
Suleiman Pasha's army before retirement in
Roumania becomes necessary.
The pope's annual income of &645 900,
allowed by the Italian parliament, has annu.
ally, since December, 1870, been rendered him
in n single bill engraved especially for that
purpose, and as regularly been declined.
The bills were then placed on deposit In the
bank of Italy, at the pope's order, being
conveyed into the treasury If five years
elapso without their being claimed. The first
two have thus returned 10 the nation, but
whenever the pope dies his heirs will find
s3,225,0O0 awaiting their disposal.
The breech-.oading gun and earth.
works have only been appreciated at their
true value in warfare during the present war
between Turkey ynd Russia. Gen. Skobelef
made the following good comment upon
them in conversation with some English Off.
GERS recently: England will reason from
the emergencies before Plevna to a most
important conclusion, namely: That on the
basis of redoubts and fireworks, like those
militia to wage war against continental
powers"
The extent of the famine in India may
be surmised from the fact, officially admit
ted that, in nine districts of the presidency
OF Madras, 2,s01,o00 persons died between
Jan. and June |, 1877.
The Portuguese expedition for explor.
ing the western coast of Africa has by this
time left the coast for the interior. 1t is in
charge Of Major Pinto, Capt Capello, and
Lieut.. Ivcns, of the Portuguese service, all
Of whom have hsd more or less experience
IN African research. They are well provided
with Instruments, and much Of interest is
looked for as the result Of their labOrs.
The frst positive movement Of the n
ternatonal commission Of the African asso-
citation is about to be made in the dispatch
from Europe OF a party under N. Crespel.
This will ut first establish depots al Linzibar,
and at some point in unyamwes, after which
it will proceed to Lake Tanganyika, and or
ganize a station there. Mr.. Gambler accom-
panies the expedition as astronomer and
geographer, pr. Macs as naturalist, and NJ.
Marno as general assistant.
The United States, consul at Odessa
informs the department of state that dis
ease has lately broken out among cattle In a
section OF southern Russia, from which
hundreds of thousands of cattle have already
died. So malignant is the disease that in
many villages there is scarcely COW or an
oX let to the impoverished inhabitants.