The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-04
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BERLIN. May 2.
In tho German Parliament toidsy.t
. bill incorporating Alsacc and Iicr.
raine with the empire came before
tho house, and was referred to COM
mittea, Il
LONDON. May2.
D Sevsfal aksnts of the Paris COM
mune arrivsd In this city zee terday.
They Rave been commissioned BY
that body to enter into ooltracts for
revict1Alling Paris, but - they pro
pose to pay for their goods in thirty
days. the dealers decline to contract
with them.
The Emperor Napoleon yesterday
declared that he would not return to
France nor listen to any proposition
for His return. II 4 rErf af4s
Theirs has determined upon q coup
d'ctat nfter entering Paris by making
himself and Marshal Mcmahon joint
regents with the Emprcss Eugonie.
e7,o,a NEW YoRK, Mayl2.
The Rcvue des Doux Mondes Gays:
1.-THE disastrous war just ended leaves
.us immense financial burdens. We
have TO pay not only the one ,thous-
and millions stipulated by tho treaty
OF the GEL mans, but our own expen-
ses, which are enormous. We do not
.exaggerate when we got Thorn down
at $500, 900, OOO. Tho nation is to be
called to pay new debt of $780,
100000. History does not present
precedent Of such an increase ofpub.
liz burdens In so short . time."a
ii Tho state Of Paris is represented
as deplorable in the extreme. Tho
suffering is very great id oil quartora.
Tho future of the workingmen ID des-
perate. EYon in time Of peace there
are in tho city 1O6, $40 workmen, Of
whom II, 2O3 earn not over 26 cents
| . day, ITO 10 earniRg 30 cents, %, 600
| 40 cents; $4,000 80 cents, 1850 80
cents, and 767 about 80 cents 4 day
and loss than two dollars y, 8
NEW YoRK, May 3. 8
"A dispatch from. the American
Minister to China to, the State de-
partment confirms the ncws Of the
persecution Of missionaries and
teachers, and the refusal Of she Chi
nese government to proteca them, il,
accordance with the terms il the
Burlingame treaty. The Chinese
| government complains that our gov
ornmont has not observed she terms
of the treaty, which requires the
| protection of the Chinamon IN the
United State2n The mstasriS now
under considerations aad instruc.
tions will sooarbe cent TO our Minds.
/ tor. 9a .ae0S& fra sai,as ais q
Tits feared thattha portion pf the
treaty between EAgiand and the
:. United States about ihs sectlemeht
of the Alabama claims, will enhA1gei
the whole treaty. In the Senate
I there is q strong feeling agaipst pfa
cling the so.ealled English claims or
, the same footing with the Alsbsms
claims. 1t is not impxobable thai
this part of the treaty will, be amen
; ded BY the Senate. dufy issRf5
u General Butler has been retained
as counsel by the wife Of the notori
Gus Brick POmeroy for procuring hel
q divorce from her husband.
The Cabinet meeting to-day wa
quite long. Much business had ~
: oumulated, - no meeting had becl
held for two weeks. Boutwell, ami
Belknap are still absent. ~
"a prominent member Of the Dom
ocratio National Cpmmitses Ia
written . lotter in favor of Justio
Davis as the Democratic candidat
, for President. NJ g .4siis9ap II v
.ET'sgas Z4-s CHICAGO, Nay a.
The action of the 0rand Jury q
the Criminal Court yesterday, 10 dil
charging from custody PA. Loon
ard, who was in Jail for killing hi
! brother-in-law, Dr.A. Bosniand, ha
: caused considerable excited comment
The morning papers unite in charae
:. terixing it as most extraordinary
and condemn it as . judicial scanAal
unprecedented in the history Of th
, grand Jury system. It is strongl,
limited that improper influences wer
: brought to bear on the jury to induc
them to pursue this Remarkable