Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-10-13

Germany i not abort Of 10000. Of dis
number, 10000 are within the bcunds q
Prussia. and 10000 in forts ard ptAer
camps. Published tables q the PF11an
casualties show 1880 ofh6srs and 1o,f6i
men killed and wounded.
King William Forwarded the following
dispatch to Queen Augusta from HI hssd'
quarters at Ferrieres, under date q nh
ult: sEasly this morning the 1t9ch
troops Of the line made sortie aeamt
the troops Of the Sixth Prussian Oosps,
while the Prussian Filth Coeys #
tackled BY three battAliona AZ ~ sane
time brigade made . demongtsstion
against the Eleventh Corps At the end
Of two hours the French took shelter un-
der the guns Of their forts. The Crown
Prince commanded the Prussiana"
A London special TO the New York
zim<s Of the 1st says: "We have now Of
dcial contradiction Of the statement that
Russia Is preparing for war. The rumor
Of the purchase Of ironclads from the
United States Il denied"
General Ulich arrived In Tours on the
1st.
Bismark has denied that any disposition
exists on the part of Prussia TO make
France second rate power.
A New York Tribune correspondent
at st. Petersburg telegrsphs, September
%, that to quiet rumor the Government
announces, semi. omcially, that It will per.
sist in it, policy Of neutrality, and that q
Turkish war would have no connection
With the present conflict.
Advices from the Prussisn headquar.
ters around Paris on the Sd ahow that the
army was quietly closing I, around the
city.
It Il reported that the Prussians at Yer.
saillles are throwing up entertainments
and buildings, In evident preparation to
remain In that vicinity oil through the
approaching winter.
Bismark says tho reported conversation
between the King and Napoleon, given
by Russell, correspondent OF the London
Times, and since extensively published, Ia
q mere invention.
According to q Tours dhpatch Of the
Sd, Bazaine's army at Metz VAS in excel.
lent condition.
Bismark, in circular to the Prussian
Resident Minister'S abrusd, issists that the
conditions Of the proposed almistice were
moderate. The French, he says, declin-
ed them, together with the Gered oppor.
tunity Of q free election to the Constituent
Assembly In the departments held by the
Prussians, which latter he believes would
have favored peace.
The pleJisctte election in Rome, on the
I'd, resulted In over 10000 votes in favor
of Italian unity, and less Than 80 against
The city was splendidly Illuminated in the
evening, in honor of the result, which was
herslded every where with enthusiasm
Several monks and priests voted yes.
The Russian Consul al New York says
all rumors are untrue that Russia Is arm.
ing with view to acquisition OF territory.
Russia does not want Constantinople all
she desires is peace.
England has decided to join with France
in exacting full reparation for ssns recent
outrages In China.
A Nantes dispatch Of the 4th nays It
was known that great General lad re-
CO ntly died at Rheims, and it was sup
posed, from the fact that the persons who
took care of him were menaced withdeath
II they divulged the secret, to have been
General Moltke.
Theirs says his representations to Rus
sia were confined 10 the placing o. the
Tours government in the most favorable
light, and to showing the risks Of Prus-
sian sggrandizement. He made no pro.
position whatever.
A telegram from Shanghai says the
North China Herald announces that q
treaty has been concluded between China
and Japan for the expulsion Of foreign.
Gs.
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