Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-08-17

A Tendon dispatch Of the Sd SAYS the
British Charge d .sTai-es e. Teheran hsd
| selegraphed 20 the Foreign Once tnsi the
famine in Persia was over, but provisions
were selling ST exoIbitan' prices
A dispatch from Frankfort on-the
Main, Germany, On the 81, states that
recent sale Of 1900, coo of bonds of the
Rockford & ST. Louis Railroad, TO CAPT
talists in that city. has been discovered &c
he swindle.
Marshal MacMahon reports the tosal
casualties TO the Versailles forces during
the second siege of Paris TO have been
15,142.
The moderate Republicans of the French
| Nations 81 Assembly, who are largely Ii
The majority, have voted 10 make ~ Thier:
President of the Republic for three year,
and also to appoint Vice President, and
against interference with the Fope's affair;
| In Rome.
The Official journal of the lth promul
gated a Law which recently passed the
Spanish Cores, authorizing the Govern
ment TO gran. general amnesty for political
ofenses.
A London dispatch Of the 4th says the
weather throughout England continues
fair and favorable to the crops.
Notwithstanding the fact that the au-
thorities in Dublin forbade the holding in
that city of public meeting, called fol-
the purpose Of demanding the release OF
Irish political offender, large crowd as,
sembled in one Of the city parks (Ph9 aix)
on the evening of the 9th, at the head Of
which were Mr.. Symth, Member of Par
lament; Mr.. Sullivan, editor of the Ma
tioa, and Mr.. John Sullivan Byrne, Of the
IrssAman. Police Superintendent Haw,
standing on the Wellington Monument,
ordered Smyth and his followers to desist,
when he was hurled to the bottom of the
monument and barbarously maltreated.
A fearful riot ensued. The police
charged upon the mob and beat
and kicked men, women and children
unfortunately. The fight lasted half
an hour, when the police, having been
reinforced, succeeded in dispensing the
rioters. Smyth, Sullivan, and man
named Nolan were badly wounded. Over
hundred injured persons were taken to
the hospital.
The following is the official count Of the
electoral votes for President in Mexico
Diaz, 1882; Juarez, 1868; Lerdo, 1896.
There being no choice, according to the
Constitution the election goes to Congress,
where if the coalition Of the opponents OF
Juarez Is effected majority will be
against him.
The first court martial for the trial of
Communists opened at Versailles on the
It'll.
The French Assembly, on the 9Th,
passed an naturalization bill. 1t COM
pensates the inhabitants in the depart
ments for loss and damage suffered during
the war, either from the enemy or French
troops, after due investigation of the claim
and settlement Of the amount. 1t also
authorizes the Minister Of Finance to dis
tribute Immediately the sum of 100, DOC, 900
francs among the most needy. "a
| A letter has been received at the Post
Office Department in Washington from
DIR. Mcdonald at Berlin, stating that he
has negotiated convention with the Gov
eminent Of Germany for the interchange
of postal money orders between that en-
pire and the United States The treaty
| will not take effect until October 1, 1872,
owing to the fact that the German au-
thorities are required to give one years
notice to the North German Lloyds'
Steamship Company.
Foot and mouth disease has broken
out among the cattle in County Meath,
Ireland, and is of an extremely violent
type.
A London dispatch of the 9th says /:
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
Richardson has completed the negotiation
Of the balance of the new American five
per cent. bonds, with the house of Jay
Cooke, McC ulloch 81 Co. This announce
ment has occasioned a considerable adj
vance in the prices Of the United States
bonds in this market"
Recent advices from Italy report Carl
baldi suffering more than ever from
wounds. He is disabled from leaving his
bed, and, when airing, is necessarily
moved about in hand-car.
A Berlin dispatch Of the 9th says the
Committee of the Berlin Exchange had
refused to allow the quotations Of the New
York City loan in the official stock list
Intelligence from Liberia states that the
Presidential election on May 2. appar.
emily resulted in the election Of Roberts,
President, and Gardner, Vice. President
President Roye, however, maintains that
he was elected for four years, and that his
term has not expired.
To Avoid Being Cheated.