Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-11

The stern whselss. Silver Spray, from
New Orleans for CincinnaA, with barge
| in tow, exploded her boilss, while u Pa-
ciAc Place, thirty miles shove Memphis,
ON the night of the slst nit. There were
forty-four psEsons on Tie boat Of whom
many Lost their lives
The Georgia Senate, on the S0th nit,
passed, BY . vote Of 81 TO "A, preamble
and resolution against a election h No
vember.
A Raleigh, N. G., dispaach Of the I'd
says: The Marshal OF the Supreme
Court has returned from Yanceyville.
Colonel Kirk refused TO surrender the
dtfzens held In custody. Counsel for tho
prisoners moved first Tor IN attachment
against Kirk, and, second, for writ to
some competent persons to bring in the
bodies, and eau out the power Of the
county II necessary. Chief Justice Pier.
son refused both motions, reiterstiug his
former declaration that the power OF
the Judiciary has been exhausted, and
that he has no posss eomitdtus to enforce
Iwrits. Six other citizens Of Alsmance
were arrested yesterday"
A Warrington special Of the Sd says:
"The muss about Richmond municipal
Offices il BY no means settled The
Judge, who, . few days ago, declared
them al vacant, because Of frauds in the
election, yesterday made seven new ap-
pofntments. The present incumbents
will not surrender their places, and the
whole matter will probably 90 TO the
Court Of Appeals"
At the recent election in Kentucky the
Democrats generally succeeded IN electing
their county tickets. XII -
Foreign Intelligence
The Emperor Napoleon reached Metz
where the imperial headquarters were o..
tablished, on the afternoon Of the 26th.
A Paris telegram of the 28th says Ed
mund About will replace the late Provost
Psrsdol In the French Academy, and pos
sibly ~ Minister to Washington. An
Am erican legion was forming IN Paris, TO
have French commander, nOminated by
the government. n.
The Paris Gaulois of the c8th publishes
Q report that conditional alliance had
been concluded between France and
italy.
Count Bismark, In dispatch to the
| North German Ambassador to England,
has confirmed the authenticity of the &C.
cret treaty published in the London Times.
BE says that since 1856 France has inces-
sanity tempted Prussia with offers Of ter
ritorisl aggrandizement at the expense Of
Belgium and South Germany.
A dispatch from London al midnight of
the 2Sth says everything indicated that
an important engagement must take place
wit hin three days. The Prussians were
concentrating between Freves and Nerhg
on the river Saax. They had 100000
men, and rather too much cavalry to for
age. The opposing force Of the French
numbered about 100000
| Many failures Of business houses In
London and other parts OF England were
reported on the 26th. AL war demon
STATIONS, either In favor Of Germany 'of
France, had been forbidden In Liverpool.
| The Madrid Gasetss Of the 29th ult.
publishes . proclamation of neutrality,
Issued by the Spanish Government.
i A London dispatch Of tho Goth ult says
the report Of the violation Of the Luxem.
burg territory WAS an absurd exaggera-
ton, growing out of the fact that French
corporal had crossed the river from Sierck
with some fellow soldiers in search Of TO-
bacco. The French feet had arrived at
Copenhagen. Jj
The Prussian Government, q well 81
that Of France, has declined to allow
foreign military officers at army head
quarters. t@Gi ~
! The French Ambassador has assured
Earl Granville that the proposals for the
secret treaty originated In Berlin, and
i. were declined BY France.
II A Berlin dispatch Of the Goth ult. says
Q detachment Of French troops, consist
Ing OF three companies Of infantry and
eighty horsemen, attacked half . regi-
mont OF Prussian infantry ct Voelklin-
| gen, midway between Staarbrucken and
Etaar.L Louis. The French were repulsed,
with loss of one officer and eight men
One Prussian soldier was wounded.
A recent dispatch from Ottawa, Canada,
says the Queen had granted amnesty to
oil parties connected with the rebellion at
Red River. 0
A Berlin dispatch states that on the
morning Of the s0th ult., the French
attacked 6aarbrucken in largely superior
force, but were vigorously repulsed, and
retreated, leaving one, gun and losing
twenty men. The Prussians lost eight
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