Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-08-25

axsins 5000 Germans. yes the Fnsn11
only yisaded when 1oe. 900 more msn uss'
hurled upon thea
The Bank of Fanoe suspended spGcfI
nsyment On the 18th Ex7exmeu1D .
Shoeruryne1 with the niiuilleuse -
ss;d 70 have been splendid.y sscceaseI1
The press gives glowing account Of q
range and accuracy Of the weapon
/ The London Telegraph Ct the 13tA Z
authorized 70 confrsdics, formally. The =
pors that the Prince Imperial - n La
don
Csbae dipatches Of The 18th announce
that the Preach hsd evscuated Metz, anf
the PrussiAns counted on starving ont Ine
| defenders Of Strasbourg. without reccurs<
70 bombsrdmenf. Paris dispatches stats
that the appointment Of Trochu TO the
command OF the French armies lad made
al the soldiers more hopeful Seventy
thousand volunteers left Paris on the 18th
| for the army. The Paris journal ODScaNs
says that the activity Of the Ministry Of
War was wonderful, and all the immense
resources Of the country would soon be
available. Volunteering continued In
large numbers The British Consul at
Hamburg telegraphsd on the 14th that
the mouths OF the: rivers Elbe, Elder,
Jahde and Weser were blockaded by the
French feet
The Spanish Colonial Minister has tele-
9rsphed TO DeRodas, that if the insured
ton 10 not suppressed by the first OF Sep
tember, be win send 1900 more Spanish
troops tn Cnba.
Heavy fighting is reported TO have oc
Cured near Metz on the 18th and 18th
both parties claiming the victory on the
14th. The Prussians are reported to have
been victorious in the battle on the 18th.
The report Of the evacuation Of Metz by
the French is erroneous. 1t is reported
from Paris that, as the first panic
over the reverses to the French army dis
appears, confidence 10 returning. The
Opinion NdsionaA Of the 18th computes
the force for the defence Of Paris at one
hundred and thirty thousand. Six hun
dred guns were mounted. The press in
all parts Of France resolutely denounccs
all overtures for peace until the Prussians
are driven from the soil.
1t Is said that the reason of the Empress
Carlotta has been reawakened by the
events now transpiring on the continent
She msnifests the deepest interest In the
war.
A statement was published in London
on the 10Th that there were COG, 900
German soldiers then in France, carrying
the needle.aun, backed up by the reserves
and the entire male population Of able.
bodied Germany.
The news from the seat Of war on the
10th was somewhat conflicting, one &C
count stating that in the battle on the
10Th, after sanguinary conflict, the
French were driven into the city Of
Metz, with loss of 1000 men. Another
account states that the result of that days
battle was TO force the Germans back tc
the Moscllc. Heavy losses are reported
on both sides.
The London zymss of the 10th says q
French victory WAS necessary to Dredis
pose the Emperor to treat for peace. II
also says the stories Of the arrival OF the
Empress and Prince Imperial on English
soil were untrue, and II was certain thai
the Prince was then in Paris.
Dispatches received at the Prussiar
Embassy in London on the nth confirm
the account of the Prussian successes or
the 14th, but do not throw much light or
subsequent events. No kilograms re
ceived In London up to midnight Of thu
18th explain clearly the movements OF thu
previous three days. An official dispatch
made public in Paris, from Metz, on thu
nth, says: I'VE had serious engage
ment yesterday (he 16th), near Gravel
lotte. We gained the advantage but los
heavily. The Paris Journal 06'eiA of TIL
nth publishes an official notification o
the blockade Of the coast Of the German
and PrussiAn States.
MOT long ago little boy about five
years old, living about half mile north
of the Clifton House, at Niagara Falls
was playing with his little sister In front
Of their home, when the boy approached
too near tho bank and fell over. The
screams of the girl brought the mother
and other persons to her assistance, but
some time elapsed before the fate Of thu
lad could DO ascertained, since an old path
further down the river, afforded the only
means of access to the rocks below. u
was supposed he would be found dashet
to pieces upon the rocks and the delight
Of the agonized mother may be imagined
when he was found endeavoring to free
himself from the tree-tops, seventy-fv.
feet below the brink over which he ha<
fallen, comparatively unframed. he sui
fered . few slight scratches and bruises
but no serious hurt. The little fellow VA
more fortunate than many others hav'
been.