Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-06-16


patches lad been received ct the Cosoa =
Ministry, from Captain Genera De k0o1a
fnforming the Governnent that ehs r.
surssr1 aen<ra3s in Cuha I'D q esed =
sur1endes On epndition that t1eir live
and propefty b spared, ssd saking %
liutrucsiora T1e Governrant I'D =
nffed thss Il vas their desire that r1fel
officers sincerely desiring to give Up r
consess and be recoDciIed TO Spain =
he dealt with genercusly. ~.
A cable dispatch Of the 3D. sts1
the Hcumeninl Csaneil - Ra09 8
cided that shs dogma Of Pspal ins pit1
shall be proclaimed On The 2oth nAsAaS
in honor Of g. Peter. Extensive prepa-
rstions we're being made 70 cele5rase the
occasion.
The phyzicians Of Paris report that The
practical value Of vaccination, Is pre-
ventive of small -pox, has been pfofes-
siosally demonstrated by actual observe
tion, in that city, during the past month.
A dispatch from 81 Clnad. received =
Toronto on the I'd, states that Riei m
tended TO resist the Red River eIpedi-
ton. He had 800 men Il Fort Garry and
POO OF, The prairie. A battle was expected
near the Lake Of Woods. =, :
The Chamber Of Accusation Of the
High Court Of Justice Of Paris have re-
turned indictments against number OF
persons, who have been finally reuaanded
before the High Court for trial. The
larger number are indicted iof conspiracy
ssaina the alssy Of the 6ests and the
life Of the Emperor. ~
Private dispatches from Constantinople
received In New York On meth say the
massacre Of the Jews in Roumapia was
from four TO eight thousand. A London
dispatch Of the 5th aIludes 10 the an
nouncement d the receipt il this country
Of the reports Of the massacre, and ssys
NO sdyices had reached there on the sub
ject, and the continental. news agencies
denied there having been any recent out
RACES upon the Jews Of Roumania. 4,o4.
a terrible eonfagssiion occurred In
constan,inople on the 9Th, by which the
residences of the English, American, and
Portuguese Ambassadors, Consulates, the
Saom Theatre, and many churches and
mosques, thousands Of houses, and the
richest stores and shops I'm the city, were
reduced TO ashes. This loss & life by fall
ing walls Was Gasrful. 1t was. Estimated
that at least thirty people were killed or
injured by this cause alone. The loss Of
property was immense, as the burnt dis
trict included one Of the weaIthiest ard
best built quarters Of the city, iiii7E'
I 1t was reported in London On the 9th
that the police were discovering the ram
idcations OF the Fenian plot in every di.
rection, not only in l. lndon but elsewhere
in England, and even in WaleA A panic
prevailed at Tynemouth in regard TO the
Fehians. II was reported that they had
threatened to seize the castle. The guards
had been doubled. lf n ;sttoH iHit%b"i
The debate ON the question of electing q
King commenced In the Spanish Cortes,
1T Madrid, on the 7th. ~, eneg hua ~.
N, Provost Paradol has been appointed
Minister Of France TO the UAited States.
and win leave for Washington about the
e. 1s C WI ,7s death. stJn sSIs.s iIsS
in Paris during she week ending June "a.
A private dispatch, received In New
York on the 18th, from NJ, Cremieux. the
President Of the Jewish Alliance in Paris,
says Of the reported massacre in Rouma-
mia, that the Jews were expelled, plunder,
ed, horribly maltreated, with numbers
wounded, and some probably killed. This
is the first authentic intelligence received
of these outrages. t9li 4ln Tgi n'e8 ~
A London dispatch of the 9th says:
4" Diligent inquiry here on the continent
fails to discover any foundation for the
terrible stories from Roumania published
in the United States"
.Ha3t.a COngreasienal. y 9upe 1
In the Senate, on thA2d, . bill was in
troduced and referred. to encourage the construc-
tion Of the International Pacific Railrosd. A
bill was reported from the Judiciary Commattcc,i
req uirinp the United States Citcnlt Court n be
held at Wytileviiie. Va, and fixing the terms o.
the District Court. .. An amendment to the Dill
relative TO bridges across the OHIO WAS prosecuted
A Joint resolution was presented ana referrsd,,
relative to the Chains III certain Nofthefh tredii
tors "A resolution was adopted, instrpeliag ibfy
Committee ON Commerce 10 inquire into The beet
means and cost OF Tshyil dipg kiAe levees on ting
Mississippi destroyed dnring me war, ana report
n MI MAS
taken mp and after some discussion laid over -ss
up, and several amendments were reported from
were agreed 10. =. Ad louined.
In the House, on the Cd, bill was In.
trodnccd and referred, authorizing the constrnci
ton OF bridge across the Arkansas at Little Rock
=. Bills were passed-anpexing certain counties
70 the Jurisdiction Of the West Judicial District
Of Pennsylvania; for the payment Of cerlstn
amounts to the contestants OF seats from Lou
ported to regulate compensation In contested
election cases. providing that no morley be paid
either party TILL tho case DO deteymtped. Wien tbe
mileage and compehs&sioh are to 90 10 the pcrson.
TO whom the seat IL finally accorded, the other
party to receive only the actual
The Internal Tax biz was taken up, and eevef-
d amnndUents relating to taxes on ipcomes, cspt-
tAl aud pr0dts were proposed, when tho previous
question wua seconded, and the vote on the ssc'
tlons relative to income tax and udmHntSpostr
poned TN tbs ID an amendment was moved saxi
md thu vote On divtsion stood 80 TO 6e wnen the
vAas md MAJ vva da daA and VSar1 tnO the