The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-11-01
FOREIGN

The patronage of the church of Scot
land has fallen into the hands of its female
members, who east $4,000 out Of 10000 votes.
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, 2,80J,000 persons died between
Jan. and June l, 1877.
The vatican is reported to 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>
fitness for military service, and often have to
pay well for them.
The statement that the Turks have
used explosive bullets is emphatically cons
tradicted by the Corresponds ent of the London
Times. A wound exactly like that caused
By an explosive bullet is produced by conf
cal bah at short range.
The impression prevails that since the
rains Russia is convinced OF the impossible
ity of winteriBg in Bulgaria, and will make
desperate effort to reduce PleYna and defeat
Suleiman Pasha's army before retirement in
Roumania becomes necessary.
The United States, consul at Odessa
informs the department of state that a dis
ease has lately broken out among cattle in q
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 a COW or an
OK lett to the Impoverished inhabitants.
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 resalt of their labvrs.
The first positive movement OF the n
ternationaI commission of the African asso-
citation is about to be made in the dispatch
from Europe of a party under NJ. Crespel.
This will at first establish depots at Z Inzibar,
and at some point in Unyamwesi, after which
it will proceed to lake Tanganyika, and or
ganize a station there. Mr.. Gambler accom-
panies the expedition as astronomer and
geographer, DR.. Macs as naturalist, and NJ.
MarnO as general assistant
A correspondent writes from COnstan-
nOple TO the effect that " the harvest is so
rich throughout the Turkish provinces that
100000 men and the whole of the cavalry can
be fed for a year on the tithes alone. In
Angora last years tithes are not yet con-
sumed; and this years crops throughout the
villayet have been so abundant that the
authorities do not know where to find room
to stow the tithes away" This is strange.
We were under the impression that last year
half of Asia Minor was suffering from famine.
At any rate, that was the impression here
when subscriptions were raised for the suf-
ferers. On second consideration, however,
it is'not strange. Abundance Of government
tithes ir Turkey and famine among the peo-
pie are quite recOnCilable phenomena.