Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-02-23

surances were given out that . pacific .
luton Of the EasteEv questtp had beer
attained. A
Tss London Times of tn 10th remark
on tie poftionsf the recff royal speech
annonncing tn referencecf the Americas
queS tonsto ths joint high commission. I
saws: Although the Alabama question \
secondary to that of fisheries as suh5ec
for consideration by the commission, ye'
there Is NO doubt a. to which question WI
mainly engage attention. BUTT Is errone
oua.ao suppose thst il y the purpose Of ~
commission to find ground for England 70
abandon her position or concede her VA
bility on the Alabama question"
ALondon telegram Of the nth says II
was ascertained beyond q doubt that the
result Of the French elections is q triumph
for the Conservatives. A Brussels dis
patch Of the 18th states that the result.in
fifty -four Departments is 307 Bonapartists
and Orleanists and 50 Republicans. !
Napoleon has issued q proclamation
dated Wilhelhshohe, February 8, which
concludes as follows: ut is essential
that France should be united in her
| wishes. For myself, bruised by injustice
and bitter from receptions, ] do not now
claim my repeatedly confirmed rights.
| There is no room for personal ambition,
but till the people are regularly assembled
and express their will, it IL my duty to say
that all acts are illegtimate. There Is
only one government in which resides
national sovereignty able to heal the
wounds, to bring hope to the fresides to
reopen the churches for prayers, and to
restore industry, concord, and peace"
The Liverpool Courier Of the 18th says
that French transport steamer, with
1850 persons on board, had foundered of
Cape La Hague, and that all on board we're
lost. az ,f.ttf t4eh
Violent shocks Of earthquake were felt
at Darmstadt, in Germany, on the morn
ing Of the 10th.
The Canada papers, representing various
political parties, express great satisfaction
at the appointment ola commission to set
tie the differences between England and
America. They consider that tho appoint.
ment of two Canadian statesmen on the
commission secures a just representation
Of Canadian rights.
Official returns from the Department OF
the North of France show that the
Monarchical candidates polled $4,000,
and the Republicans 1000 votes. q.,.r ~
q At a preparatory sitting of the French
National Assembly at Bordeaux on the
18th, about 800 Deputies were present.
The session was formally opened, and
Secretaries, appointed. The rules and
other internal arrangements Of the Cham
Der Of 1869 were adopted. Z letter was
read from Garibaldi declining q seat in the
Assembly. Favre, for himself, and in the
name of his colleagues, at Bordeaux and
Paris, resiS sed the power confided them
as the Gov rnment of the National De-;
tense. He stated that the Ministers would
remain in Office to maintain order until
the construction of new government.
A telegram from Bombay says the
steamer Gen. Ohtram, from Cochin, bound
10 Bombay, had 7bundered in cyclon in
the Indian Ocean, and fifty-thres lives
were lost.
A cable dispatch Of the 14th says a
second ballot would be required in Paris
to determine the election. Favre, Ihrich,
Finville, Faidherbe, Conchin and Gam
beta have not obtained the requisite ma
jorities.
A Paris telegram Of the 18th says "Ev-
efytning has been arranged at Botdeaux
for committee to negotiate treaty for
peace. A draft of treaty has ben APP
proved of by Bismark and Moltke The
treaty will be signed immediately, md the
German troops will then march through
Paris. to, Strasbourg and there take trains
for home, the trains following each other
as rapidly as possible. The Assembly
will then adjourn to Paris and proceed
with the reorganization Of France
1t has been ascertained that only ninety
eight lives were lost on the French trans,
port Lecerf, wrecked off Cape La Hague.
Sir Stafford Northcote has accepted the
position made vacant by the resignation
Of Sir John Rose, on the commission for
the adjustment Of questions at issue be.
tween the United States and Great Britain.
A riotous demonstration occurred in
Cork, Ireland, on the 14th, ON the -eeea-
sion Of the welcome given to the released
Fenian captives. The streets were cleared
by a mounted police with drawn sabres. z
| Garibsldi has resigned his command in
the French army, and returned to his home
in Italy.
Kossuth Is said to be dying at Turin, In
the midst Of poverty. ~ ''dI u = 4 81
A Brussels dispatch Of the 14th says It
was reported that Gen. Faidherbe, in 3 re-
cent communication to the French Gov
ernment, stated that the Army Of the
! North was in readiness TO again meet either
| foreign or internal disturbers
R Congregational 1870
!. In the Senate, on the 9Th, the House
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