Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-06-08
GENERAL NEWS.

BERLIN, June An Imperial
decree orders that June 18th be OBJ
served throughout Germany as da.'
of thanksgiving.
ROME, June 1.-The Pope has sent
sixty thousand francs to Parisians,
and also several chests of consecrated
objects for the churches destroyed
during the siege and fighting in
Paris.
PARIS, June 1.-Two thousand
Communists will be imprisoned in
the hulks at Cherbourg. Six hun
dred have already arrived at that
port.
One report says that the French
papers are nearly unanimous for Il
Republic, and another says that they
are greatly divided i'll sentiment.
There is much scheming for the res
toration of the Bourbons, as also for
the Napoleonic dynasty.
1t is said that the Paris Commun-
lists had nearly 100000 men under
arms, of whom $4,000 were pretty
good soldiers. Marshal McMahon,
leader of the victorious Government
troops, had about SO, 600 men. The
insurgents are reported to have lost,
in all, 10000 killed and $4,000 pris-
oners-but all reports as to these
particulars are necessarily doubtful.
Horrible efiluvia, from the bodies
of the dead, fill certain quarters OF
Paris; and there are great fears of ah
epidemic.
Pres't Grant has appointed Hon.
Geo. Bancroft as Minister Plenipo-
tentiary to the Germany Empire.
y large part of the city of New
Orleans is flooded, and the water.
rising; the suffering and property
damage are immense--the telegraph
says cannot be estimated.
The Pennsylvania Central, New
York Central and Erierailroads have
advanced the rates on Western bound
! first class freight as follows, to take
effect today: 70 Chicago, 81; to
Kcokuk, $l.3f; to st. Louis, sl.@;
and other points in proportion.
WAsuINGToN, June "A letter
from Gen. Spinner received mt the
Trcasurer's office, announces that he
is at Chester, England quite II
Already $1,000 applications for
pensions on account OF soldiers of the
war Of 1872 have been filed with the
Commissioner of Pensions.
| WASHINGTON, May 3l.--Collector
Laban, at Huntsville, Ala, having
informed the Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue that it was Impossible
to collect the tax in the mountain
counties of his district, that the
deputies had resigned, and askiIg
for instructions, the Commissioners
replies that to fail to collect the tax
"Would be to concede that the laws
Of the United States cannot be exc
cutcd in your district. intend to
collect the revenue of the United
States in Alabama as / do in Massa-
chusetts. Appoint new deputies in
| the place Of those who have resigned,
and proceed with the execution o.
your duties. If you are resisted, call
upon the local authorities for aid,
and if this is not sufficient telegraph
to me at once, and | will ask fNa
troops to maintain your antiHrlty
and ensure the execution Of ti",
laws"
Gold l.12t.
In Chicago market, 5th inst. wheat
firm and steady at slight advance;
sales at $l.2l GG $l.2S4; corn active,
Nos. Isana average 52s; cattle $f.2'
(a 1915; "hogs, receipts 4,476, very
dull and q shade lower, sales at $3.50
a S4.63 for coniin0n to good, smootA
lots"
st. Louis market, wheat duh and
dropping, No. soft Iowa spring
ST .23, sample lots No. 2red fall Sl.6o.
corn on. track 4S, elevator 56, sacks
81; hogs $3.50 a. $3.50; cattle range
from 2! (a 81 for inferior TO choice.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-The army
has finally been reduced to peace
footing, in accordance with the act OF
Congress of July, 1870. There arr
ten regiments of Cavalry, five Il
Artillery and - Of Infantry. ~ .see
are one General, one Lieut.. Gle .nral
four Mai. General, and thre. orig
Generals.
A recent writer says the tine fence,
of the United States h rs cost NOR,
than all the craft tn t,oats on ou
waters, salt and fre' n, more, indeed
than any other .aass of propert.
except railroads
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