Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-06-15

delega'.s. WIN. j. Hammond, OF New
Orle aus, as ie.s lecied President. The
OF der officers chosen are: N. Il Walsh, OF
few York, First vice-President; J. A..
Cussley, of Baltimore, Second Vice-Presi-
dent: John Collins, Of Cincinnati, Score
tary aud Treasurer; and Frederick 4.
Tracy. of Chicago, Corresponding secre-
| tary.
a dispatch from New Orleans on the
| evening Of the 9Th says 1900 houses had
their ground floor under water More
than that number of families were home
less AMI desola,e. The damage by the
food was estimated at $500, 900.
The Gulf coast of Texas was visited by
q terrific gale. accompanied by heavy
rain, on the 81. 4th and 5lh, resulting in
great damage on land and water. A part
of the city Of Galveston was inundated.
Considerable damage Is also reported else
where In Southern Texas.
Hon Willard Warner, Of Alabama, has
formally declined the appointment OF
| Governor Of New Mexico.
Ssrsigs Intelligence.
A Paris dispatch of the LIST says: The
French journals are greatly divided in
sentiment as to the future of the country.
The Opinions, Bien Public, Polaique,
Steele and Constuutionnd favor the contin-
uance Of the republic, while the Temps,
Nasio,snle and Pasrte are very guarded in
their comments upon the situation. The
| Opinions thinks the withdrawal of Theirs
would be equivalent to q revolution The
Steele says Theirs is as energetic against
the Bonaparts AZ the Reds. The Fgaro
favors monarchy. The sale Of newspa-
pers on the streets Is prohibited. The
Siecle was seizcd this morning. Execu.
tons have ceased. Prisoners are now on
trial at Versailles. The balricades in Paris
numbered 400"
The London Times Of the LIST, In an edi
torial, while admitting that it is hard for
the Canadians to yield their fisheries to
the Americans without the advantages Of
reciprocity In trade, expresses the earnest
hope that Canada will Loyalty ratify the
treaty of Washington.
An Imperial decree has been Issued Or
deriDg that June IL be observed through
out Germany rs day Of thanksgiving.
A New York dispatch of the I'd says:
paris advices report very strong reac-
ton against the Versaillists; that Theirs
will be forced to resign; that the calm in
telligence of the country favors consti-
tutional monarchy, and that either the
Bourbons or Napoleon will rule Louis
Napoleon's agents are said to be using
their influence TO insure plebsscite, which
they believe will make his restoration
almost certain gdf8u
A Versailles dispatch Of the Sd says pa
pers had been discovered which show that
the operations Of the Communists were
directed from London.
The Versailles Assembly has voted
1868 900 francs for the purpose Of rebuild
ing the house Of Theirs s
Minister Schenck Earl de Grey, Lord
Tentei den. and Sir afford NortfCbtc ar.
rived at Liverpool ON the 3D. The former
was pr, scented with IN address of welcome
by the Chamber of Commerce OF that
city, to which he made an appropriate
response.
The Paris Journal des Debats praises the
course pursued by tho English Govern
ment and etple during the war.
| The new fortressts for The interior OF
| ID. al ut fro
and Chaumont, and ep gineers have already
commenced work upon them.
A Paris tel gran Of the 9th says the
postal service was completely resumed. 1t
was r. p ,rted that twenty thousand Com.
muu list prisoners would be transported TO
New Caledonia. The discovery Of impor-
tant documents. rendering new indict
ments necessary, had delayed trials by
court martial at Versailles.
A Versailles dispatch of the 9th says the
following appointments had been announc-
cd by the journal ttictl: Lambrecht
Minister of the Interior; lie Flanc, Min
lister OF Agriculture; General Cissey, Min
lister of War; Leon Jay, Pr,f,ct of the
scin; General L,h', Ambassador to St
Petersburg Tral quill } prevailed through
out France. The rial of Rochfort and
Assy had b en- postponed.
Advices from Hung Kong to May 28th
report that he coolie ship ir IN Macao fol
Callso, was burned at Tea, aid 600 coolies
ptrished In the flames IT, g
A Berlin dispa CHI Of the 9Th says the
comm, rcial rcla i,ns be ween Germany
and France have been restored 10 the same
footing As b., fore the war.
An encyclical letter h " been issued at
II ,me calling on the Catholics throughout
the world u give thanks to God On the oc
casion Of the Pops Jubilee.
Letters were Gently received by Mr.
Risley, ut Washington, from his daug hters
stating that Mr. Seward and his party
were at Su,z on the oh If May, and were
going thence through Egypt They had
already travelled over 10000 miles.
According to the detailed accounts Of
the capture Of Paris AID the destruction
which tnsued. as given In correspondence
| and foreign files The red dsya Of '08 Wers