The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-11-08
FOREIG M

The vatican is reported to be plotting
u proclamation of tho temporal power of the
church. The pope's health remains good.
| Five or six cardinals are to he 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>
fitness for military service, and often have to
pay well for them.
The statement that the Turks have
used explosive bullets is emphatcaly cons
tradicted by the correspondent of the London
Times, wound exactly like that caused
byan explosive bullet is produced bya conf
cal ball at short range.
The patronage of the church of Scot.
land has fallen into the hands of its female
members, who cast $1,000 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 n
desperate effort to reduce Pleyna and defeat
Suleiman Pasha's army before retirement in
Roumania becomes necessary.
The pope's annual income of S645, 900,
allowed by the Italian parliament, has annu.
ally, since December, 1870, been rendered him
in II 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
| eapse without their being claimed. The first
| two have thus returned to the nation, but
whenever the pope dies his heirs will find
| $j,225, ,O0O 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. SkObceh
made the following good comment upon
| them in conversation with some English off.
GERS recently: "England will reason from
| the emergencies before Pievna to a most
important conclusion, namely: That on the
basis OF redoubts and fireworks, like those
around Plevna, she will be able with her
militia to wage war against continental
| powers"
The extent of the famine in India may
be surmiscd from the fact, officially admit
ted, that in nine districts Of the presidency
of Madras, 2,S03,0O0 persons died between
Jan. and June 1, 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.. Ivens, of the Portuguese service, all
of whom have had more or less experience
IN African research, They are well provided
with Instruments, and much of interest is
looked for as the result oil their labOrs.
The first positive movement of the IL
ternational commission Of the African asso-
citation is about to be made in the dispatch
from Europe of party under NJ. Crespel.
This will at first establish depots at Zanzibar,
and at some point in Unyamwesi, after vi llch
it will proceed to Lake Tanganyka, and or
ganize station there. Mr.. Gambler accom-.
panies the expedition as astronomer and
geographer, DR.. Macs rs naturalist, ana NJ.
Marno as general assistant
The United States, consul at Odessa
| informs the department of state that a 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
OK lett to the impoverished inhabitants.