Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-09-14

the ceremonies Judge Robertson snncunc'
ed his resignation of the chief justiceship
Of the Site.
Five ceaths from yellow fever occurred
at Charleston on the 9Th The cool wealth
er was having an unfsvorable effect on the
sick, but there we're hardly any new cases
Foreign Intelligence.
I In the French Assembly on the 3lst ult.,
u. Picard made fervent appeal for har-
mony in the chamber and elsewhere. he
said it was the duty of all Frenchmen in
the presence of the enemy TO forget their
dissensions, grasp the hand Of fellowship
and take all means to strengthen, rather
than to weaken, the power Of the govern
ment. The remainder of the preamble in
relation TO the constituent powers of the
Assembly was adopted, and subsequently
Dufaure's paragraph eulsgizing the con-
duct Of Theirs, was carried by vote of
523 yeas against "a nays. One hundred
members abstained from voting. 1t is re-
ported that the deputies Of the left in the
Assembly will resign in body.
A dispatch dated London, 3lst says:
"The conference of Gastein confirmed the
agreement between Austria and Prussia
on some important principles of policy.
The details Of this agreement were ar
ranged in the nature Of treaty, but not q
formal treaty. In the interest Of general
peace, this is regarded as happy augury
for the application of similar joint action
for future difficulties. The league main
tanning peace means war against any pow.
er than can be provoked to disturb the
peace. Russia, knowing and understand
ing this, makes vast preparations for war"
Garibaldi telegraphs from Caprera that
his health is better.
A Rome dispatch Of the Both ult states
that the Pope, in receiving the homage Of
the Papal Guard, said: 81 cannot name
the day Of deliverance, but the time Is not
remote when we shall issue forth together
from our prison"
Advices from San Domingo dated Au-
gust 9Th, say the revolutionists under Ca
bral have formed provisional govern
ment, having its seat at Los Matas. A
new and well-organized attack is to be
made against the troops of Baez. Baez on
his side IL not idle. He continues making
great military preparations in ANA, and
the United States war steamer Nantasket is
said to have left SANTANA, and to be at
present cruizing near ANA to cooperate
by sea.
On the list President Theirs sent to the
French Assembly his first message since
the prolongation Of his powers. He
thanks the Assembly for Its expression Of
confidence, repeats his protestations of
devotion to the country, and hopes to
succeed in the rehabilitation of France.
A London dispatch of the LIST announces
that Right Honorable Sir Alexander Cock
burn had been gazetted as British men,
Der Of the Board of Arbitration which is
to meet at Geneva under the Treaty of
Washington.
Foreign advices received in New York
city on the list report that cholera and
famine were still making fearful rsvages
among the people in Persia.
The Court Martial at Versailles, on the
morning Of the ID, pronounced the fol-
lowing sentences on members Of the Com
mune brought before 1t for trial: Fere
and Lullier are condemned to suffer death !;
Urban and Trinque,, imprisonment for
life at hard labor; Assy, Billioray, Cham
by, Regere, Orousset, Verdure and Fer
rat, deportation and confinement In for.
tress; Jourde and Rastoule, simple de-
portation; Courbet, six months imprison.
ment and hne Of 500 francs; Clement,
three months Imprisonment. Deschamps
and Parent are acquitted. NJ Brissy was
also sentenced to suffer death.
The anniversary Of the surrender Of Ma
poleon and the French army at Sedan
was celebrated throughout Germany on
the ed. Tue festivities were of patriotic
character. 5S"
The number of emigrants from Liver
pool during the month of August was
1000 greater than in the same month Of
the previous year.
The Grand Duke Alexis sailed from
Cronstadt, in the frigate SHETLAND, for the
United States, on the 3D..
The cases of cholera which have occur
red in st. Petersburg since the appearance
of the disease in August 81, 1870, to Au-
gust 10, 1871, number 7,038. OF this num-
Der, 1905 proved fatal. In Moscow, dur
ing the same period, 4,13O persons had
been attacked, Of whom 1900 died.
A monster Fenian demonstration was
held in Dublin on the night of the I'd, at
which resolutions de handing the release
of Fenian prisoners werc adopted. After
the adjournment Of the meeting riot &C.
Cured, and an attack was made on the
police. Six policemen were fatally in.
jured, and eighteen slightly hurt. TWEEN.
ty-sevcn rioters were arrested. Disorder
ly persons were in the streets all night
singh 6 seditious songs.
At railway accident in Northern
France on the All, ten persons were In
stantly killed and large number injured.
In speech delivered on the ID, Glad
stone expressed his ioy that Englishmen