Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-10-12

from shore In q small boat, and. at the
risk of her own life, saved that of one OF
the men left ON board the vessel.
The assassin of the Chief Justice OF tie
High Court of Judicature of Calcutta has
been convicted and sentenced to death.
A colliery explosion occurred at Downs
bury, England, on the 18th. Several per-
sons were killed and others wounded.
A Berne, Switzerland, dispatch, of the
29th ult. says: "The Court of Arbitra-
ton of tie Alabama Claims will not meet
at Geneva for at least two months, for the
reason that the fifth arbitrator has not
been named by the Emperor of Brazil"
The loan of the city of Paris has been
taken. The subscriptions were more than
thirteen times the required amount.
A Versailles telegram of the 29th ult.
says the rumor that evidences of Bona
partist conspiracy had been discovered
proves 10 be unfounded.
A dispatch from Constantinople on the
1st reports many deaths from cholera in
that city. The season has been very hot,
and the supply of water falling, spread
ing of The epidemic was feared.
The Councilmen of London, on the 29th
ult, elected Aid John Gibbon Lord Mayor
for the ensuing year. Gibbons is Conser-
vative in politics.
A Paris dispatch of the LIST says: "The
supporters OF the empire are becoming
holder in Their intrigues, ard are agitsting
openly for its restoration. Clement Duve-
mois, the editor Of the new BonaDariist
paper, declares that Theirs is failing, and
the country will naturally return to the
government which gave it twenty years OF
order
A gentleman recently arrived in New
York from Havana says recent reports OF
the pacification of insurgent districts in
Cuba are false. No surrender of any Re-
publican troops or leaders had occurred.
As to the reinforcements from Spain, that
was all bosh, and the reported arrivals CT
troops from Europe we're lies.
A London dispatch of the I'd reports
several marine disasters. OF crew Of
fourteen on an Italian bark which was
wrecked, six were saved, four starved to
death in the rigging, and four were downed
The ship Mount Saint had been burned al
sea no details.
A letter has been received in London
from Mr. Savil Dickinson, dated Teheron
September Z, giving an account Of the
condition of affairs in Persia. He says
that during the month Of July 5000 per
sons persisted in the city of Meschid, and
that 10000 inhabitants of the province
had been carried eff into slavery by the
Afghans, who had taken advantage of the
general disorganization to make incur
sions for plumber The bakers demanded
such exorbitant prices for bread that thu
authorities had interviewed, aud number
of them had been executed. The horrors
of the pestilence were increased by FIRE
auent inundations Yet, Notwithstanding
the fearful situation of the country ant
the people, the Persian Government ha(
refused TO avail herself of aid proffered BY
by the governments of Great Britain ant
Russia.
A Paris telegram of the 3D. announces
the arrest in that city of secret agents o
Napoleon, who had been intriguing fol
the restoration ofthe empire.
The number of emigrants sailing from
the port of Liverpool during the last thre'
months was $4,000, an increase of 5O0
over the number during the previou
quarter.
An explosion of fire damp occurred
early on the morning of the 4th in one o
the mines of Aberdare, Wales. Five per
sons were killed. On account of the early
hour, the regular mining force were no
yet at work, which alone prevented fear
| ful loss of life.
News from Mexico on the 30th ult. is tt
the effect that Juarez, for President, hat
a majority of eighteen in Congress. Hi
election, therefore, was certain. 1t wa
believed that there would be no important
revolutionary movements following thi
result.
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