Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1852-10-06

IOWA CITY,
Foreign News by the Humboldt.
The weather was magnificent for harvest op-
erations. and appeared likely to last. The
damage to the crops will not be SO great as was
at first anticipated, although most of the wheat
already harvested exhibited evidences Of blight
and mildew.
The accounts Of the state Of trade in the
provinces were satisfactory. The iron trade
was extremely active. with a prospect Of a rise
in prices. In Nottingham an improvement
was taking place in the lace and hosiery de.
partments. In the Irish linen market the want
OF labor was interfering with the activity Of
business.
The Cunard Company's screw steamers. the
Andes, Alps. Jura. Etna. with two others not
yet named. are to commence sailing early in
December. but it is not generally known that
these vsscels are to 60 from Liverpool via New
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poo. 1t is intended to start them on Wed
nesday of the weeks on which the mail steam
ers sail for Boston. This will give them the
opportunity of unloading their cargo in the
United States, so as to be ready to start for
Chagres on the arrival Of the New York steam
er leaving Liverpool ten days after. This will
give immense advantages to the travelling COM
munity and to shippers Of goods. The Andes,
Capt Wickman, is appointed to sail in De-
cember, and the Alps, Capt Outchings in
January.
Great interest was excited by the warfare go
ing on between the Times the great organ Of
English opinion, and the Paris Moniteur. Sc.
veral exchanges of shot had taken place, and
when the Humboldt left the firing was becom-
ing warmer than ever, the Moniteur accusing
the Times Of wiful interpretation and defama-
tion; the Times retorting on the French govern
ment with an affirmation Of the entire truth Of
his statements, and taunting Louis Napoleon
with being afraid to give the truth publicly.
As it was believed that the articles in the Mon
iteur were direct from the pen Of the French
Autocrat the discussion was an important one.
Louis Napoleon has resolved upon preventing
the circulation Of these articles in France, and
has ordered that for the future all English
newspapers are to be opened at the post Office,
so that any Objectionable matter may be sup
pressed.
A pedestrian is at present engaged at Man
checter, in walking, 500 miles in 900 sue
cessve hours. He has completed about one.
fourth of the distance, and is going ahead
briskly.
Letters from the various seaports indicate
that the French Government is devoting much
attention to strengthening the steem navy.
A letter from Warsaw of the 18th. says that
the cholera, is at present committing such raw
ages in the neighborhood of Kalisch, arose
from making some excavations in the cemetry
of Lask near Lalsch, where the victims of fchol.
era of 1892 were buried. Almost immetliately
after leaoing work, several of the workmen EN-
ployed in the excavation were seized with the
epidemic, which has spread with great malig
nifty.
THE CHOLERA AT WARsAw.-The Hambur-
ger Nachrichten publishes the following cor.
respondence from Warsaw, dated Goth inst.
"The average number of deaths in the city, in
its normal state of health, is thirteen or four.
teen; since the appearance of the cholera the
number buried daily amounts to nearly 200. II
the city was bombarded with grape shot from
the citadel it could not be more fatally decim.
; ated The observations of our medical men
prove that il is not only those who live Oh i'm
proper diet that are swept away-the most
moderate aud prudent also fall victim to the
disease, and often in three or. six hours The
physicians are quite confounded and know moi
what to do, as the pest has this time defied
: the treatment founded on former experience o
It,"
letter from Posen of the Oath, says: "The
cholera is at present raging il our town with
. an intensity unexampled since 1880, when il
first visited us. 1t makes victims Of all class
} es of society. Half of the inhabitants of one
of the low quarters of the town have died In
that quarter, there is not single house In
which there has not been same one attacked
letter from Madeburg, in Prussia, Of the
25th, states that the cholera has broken Out
there.
EARrHouAKE.-A dreadful earthquake occur
red at Erzeroum about the middle of last month
The official accounts state that 300 buildings
have been thrown down and II lives lost and
most of the atone houses of that city have suf
fered.
From the Malta Mail
SPLENDID ERUrT1oN OF EETNA--At 8 P. NJ. Of
the Goth August, aparty Of English, with
three guides, three muleteers and servant, to
gether with eleven mules, left Nicholna, with
the intention of ascending Mt Etna and taking
shelter at the Casa Inglese. At eleven {. .clocl
the party, in excellent spirits. reached thu
Bosco, where they put on their light cloth
ing.
Passing the Bosco about two miles the hug'
carter below Etna, called the Collosi, glarec
awfuliy and shortly threw up large bodies o
fire and smoke Immediately after Etna vom
tied forth it's fire and ashes. and as the wine
set towards the Casa Inglese. it was not pru
dent to seek its friendly shelter. as in al
probability it would be destroyed; their cours'
was, therefore, changed, the Collnsi being nov
the point to which it was directed.
The weather which has been very cold, was