Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-12-21
Foreign Intelligence.

In his message to the French Assembly,
which was read on the 18th, President
Theirs deplores the Indebtedness of the
country, but says it is due to the machi
nations of the Emperor Napoleon. He
advocates the establishment Of a general
compulsory military service in war time,
and proposes the limitation OF the annual
contingent to sc, 600 men In time OF peace.
He says France sympathzes with the
Pope in the maintenance Of his spiritual
independence, and will, in case of need,
give the Holy Father vigorous support.
An imposing demonstration was made
ut Birmingham, England, on the evening
of the 9Th, in favor Of a radical reform
in the House Of Lords, and the Limitation
of its power to defeat or suspend bene
fetal and progressive legislation Of the
House of Commons. Resolutions were
adopted protesting against the principle
of hereditary legislation, and demanding
the withdrawal of legislative functions
from the benefit of the bishops.
A motion was made in the French As
semby on the 9Th for the removal of the
seat Of government to Paris. 1t was
thought the proposal had q majority of
the Chamber in its favor.
Extreme cold weather has been ex-
perienced in France. On the 9th the mer-
curry in the thermometer indicated thirteen
degrees below zero, and on the tenth
twenty-one and half below.
A Paris dispatch Of the 10th says there
was a complete disagreement between
President Theirs and the Orleans Princes,
respecting the right of the latter to their
seats in the National Assembly.
A special dispatch from London on the
18th says: "The question Of the alleged
violation of neutrality by the United
States with regard to Cuba was discussed
in council of Ministers, at Madrid, on
the 9th. AS the result of the council,
dispatches were sent to the Spanish Min
lister at Washington which are said to
contain important instructions respecting
the attitude of the United States toward
Spain in Cuban affairs. The course of the
American Government is likely to affect
the Alabama claims in the Geneva
Conference by furnishing a precedent
in favor of the British Government
in the cases of the Hornet,
the Florida, and other privateers. An
other dispatch says tremendous excite
ment prevailed in Madrid on the receipt
of President Grants message relating to
the Cuban difficulty. The Spanish Gov
eminent had resolved to maintain firm
attitude, and reinforcements Of 4, 900 men,
two additional Generals, and four iron
clads would be Immediately dispatched to
Cuba.
All hopes of the recovery of the Prince
of Wales were abandoned on the 18th.
The French National Assembly, on the
18th, adopted, by a vote of $50 to PIT, the
recommendation from the committee
having charge of the subject, for the alien
alton to the state of the crown jewels.
The British Foreign Office has sent in
strucuons to all its agents abroad to inves-
tigate the organization of the various
branches of the International Society in
the countries To which they are respect
lively accredited, and report thereon to the
government.
A London telegram of the 18th says the
party of observers of the total eclipse of
the sun In the Southern Hemisphere re-
port that the photographs of the corona
obtained are perfect, and the result must
be conclusive of several points regarded
by modern astronomers as needing more
demonstration.
Reports received at Havana up to the
18th from the sugar district relative to the
new crop were very favorable. The cane
,sA yielding well.
The East.
Gold closed in New York on the 18th
It 1O9as.
The Directors of the German Immigra-
ion Society report that, during the past
month, $3.50 German immigrants landed
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