Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-07-29

France has begun to weary OF the
government of Napoleon"
The Richmond Dispatch, hitherto
strongly Democratic, saysit is absurd
TO style Walkers election a Demo-
cratic victory. The Dispatch adds:
1--WE do not believe there will ever
be Democratic party in Virginia;
or if there should be, it will be SO al
tered in every respect that 1T Will
resemble the old one in rame alone.
The revolution in the theory of cur
government has taken away the pill
lar of our old Democracy"
Sec'y Boutwell's financial policy is
highly praised for the effect it has
had of strengthening our National
credit in Europe.
Some two weeks ago Chicago
Doctor removed over four feet of
intestine from a patient who had
suffered from rupture until mortiti-
cation ensued. At latest word the
patient was recovering.
A New York dispatch of the 23d
saws that numbers of Cuban volun-
tcers in that City aresuing the Cuban
Junta for their pay, &c.
All Cuban iiillibustcrs confined at
Lafayette have been released.
NEW YORK, July %.
s. s. Webster, of Chicago, Western
Agent of the National Steam ship
Company, leaves Saturday in the
steamer for England for the purpose
of cultivating through shipments
from Chicago and Western States to
! Europe. He will visit the principal
cities, and explain his views to their
! Chambers Of Commerce.
Gen. Sickles, our new Minister to
Spain, has arrived at Madrid.
Ex-Gov. Crapo, of Michigan, died
last week Wednesday.
The City cf Nashville, Tenn, is
now in the hands Of Il Receiver, and
vii! remain 50 until new officers are
elected and qualified, in September.
Arizona advices to the 18th bring
accounts of further outragcs by the
Indians.
SELMA, Ala, July %.
Reports are confirmed that the
! caterpillar has made its appearance
| in the cotton fields i'm the western
part Of the State.
It appears that the activity Of US.
revenue officers is causing many men
in New York City to render accounts
OF increased income for taxation.
During the rebellion British cruis-
crs destroyed one hundred and fifty
| one American vessels, mostly ships.
The Alabama destroyed seventy, the
! Florida thirty-six, the Shenandoah
! thirty-siX, and the Georgia nine.
The estimated value Of the ships de-
stroyed was $l3,OOO,O0O. Many of
them had valuable cargoes.
The new statue Of Geo. Peabody,
the American banker, was unveiled
at London by the Prince Of Wales
with great ceremony last Saturday.
1t appears from later dispatches
that the Emperor Napoleon is chang
ing considerably toward a more lib
eral policy in his government OF
France.
The new Government Of Spain has
no easy time of it. RevoltS seem
imminent, and many arrests are
made.
Sec'y Boutwell,, say dispatches,
holds that Stokes represents the true
Republican party in Tennessee, and
Senter its enemies.
The new French Atlantic Cable
has been landed on the coast of Mas
sachusctts. Chicago and Boston were
to have celebrations i'm honor OF the
event; but the people generally do
not become very enthusiastic over
this third Atlantic telegraph.
| During part of last week there
was great eXcitment in England, on
account Of the obstinacy of the House
of Lords in regard to the Irish Church
bill; and it was even prOphesied that
the system Of government might be
materially changed in consequence;
/ but the Lords finally yielded to a
compromise, and SO things seem to
have qucted down again.
DISPATCHES from Washington and
Boston tell Of newsof battlesin Cuba,
successes for the insurgents, and more
expeditions going. Per contra, some
Of the best-posted and leading papers
saw that the whole revolution busi-
ness in Cuba is completely flatting
out.
The rebel-sympathizing Comn'er-
cial, of Baltimore, finds little comfort
i'm the late Virginia election.
The Chicago Post says that Judge
Dent. Pres't Grants brOther-in-law,
now running for Governor Of Missis-
sippi, sis as arrant rebel as there is
i'm the South" Mighty doubtful.
But it adds the belief that he cannot
have the influence Of the Admins
tration.
1t will be remembered that not
long after the war. colonies OF rebels