Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-12-29
Foreign Gossip.

There are 1850 breweries in the
North German Confederation.
The new Russian uniform Is said to be
the richest ever worn by an army.
"A Prussian soldier recently died from
eating six pounds of meat at meal.
in one building in Berlin there are
900 American sewing machines, at work
on clothing for the Prussian army.
Diamonds in the London market have
fallen in value thirty per cent, owing to
the great quantity offered by refugees from
France. as3
The Pal Nal Gazette says more lives
are lost weekly by scarlatina in London,
than the French are losing by their weekly
sorties from Paris
An explosion of nitro -glycerine oc-
CURED the other day in factory in Rosto-
ky, in Hungary, at which more than fifty
persons lost their lives.
In Canada, all women, whether maids,
wives, or widows, who pay taxes in their
own right, are entitled by law to vote for
School Inspectors.
Greece possesses fifteen universities
and one hundred and fourteen public
grammar schools. Ninety-four professors
and thirty.six masters in the latter.
The Russian Government has ordered
all soldiers to be instructed in reading and
writing, apd the preliminary branches.
A commission of Russian officers has been
appointed to study the Prussian system of
military schools.
Every officer and soldier in the Ger
man army has whistle, which enables the
chief 10 perform the different calls and
the men to give warning of the approach
of the enemy, to call each other, and to
seek their company when they have
strayed.
The effects of the present war upon
women and children are terrible. In only
three Prussian provinces there We're, last
October,35, 753 women and 49, $50 children
In condition Of misery and want, and 1t
is believed that in the other provinces DIES.
titution to the same extent prevails. 81
--Hedwig Knudle, young German wo-
man from Coblentz, who displayed great
bravery in nursing the wounded on the re-
cent battle fields, sometimes in the midst
of the fighting, has been decorated with
the iron cross by King William, and ap-
pointed superintendent Of the hospital at
Versailles.
!. Letters from Australia mention that
there had been much excitement about a
new quartz-reef in Victoria; company
was formed, and the shares quickly bought
up 1t soon proved, however, to be what
is termed "salted =, that is, veneered.
Thin layers Of gold or gold-leaf had been
laid on with size or varnish. The pro-
jectors are in custody. 1
tg "A man was exhumed recently from the
cellar of q ruined house in Strasbourg,
where he had been buried under the ruins
for more than five weeks. He had sus.
tanned life during all this while from some
lard oil, of which barrel had been stored
in the cellar. When brought to light the
unfortunate man presented horrible
sight, and could scarcely move limb.
The election Of three ladies, being all
the female candidates there were in the
field, as members OF the london School
Board, is a noteworthy fact. One of them
received the highest vote ever given for
any candidate in any part Of the metropolis.
All three are ladies' Of ability, who have
given much attention TO subjects con-
nected with the education and interests Of
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