Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-14
Foreign Intelligence.

IL IL said that women played conspicuous
part In the recent massacre at Alcoy, Spain,
as they did In Paris during the Commune, and
that nothing which occurred In Paris, even In
the last frenzied agony Of desperation and
bafilcd fury, at all approaches the brutal mas
sacrc Ia the former city.
In the British House OF Commons, on the
. Sist -uit,- the bill granting an annuity Of
R25, 600 to the Duke OF Edinburgh, upon his
approaching marriage, was passed TO second
reading by vote OF 1862 to IS.
A dispatch received ut Madrid on the even.
ing Of the 81st ult announces that the In
surrcction In Seville had been suppressed,
and the city was occupied by Government
troops.
The German troops evacuated Nancy and
Belfort ON the 3lst uit., after burning all their
goods which could not be taken away. The
inhabitants Of both cities remained In their
houses while the Germans were leaving
A dispatch received ut Madrid on the lat
announces ship fight at Malaga, and the de-
feat OF the insurgents, with loss Of eighty
seven killed. The insurgent fleet had sailed
from Almeria, causing great rejoicing.
The Carlist force, 1909 strong, attacked
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morning Of the LIST. The garrison made a
vigorous and successful defense. The Car.
lists were defeated with heavy loss, and
driven over the Galinda River. 1t was report.
Cd In Paris on the lst that Don Carlos had
captured Estella, with the entire garrison,
which surrendered AZ prisoners of war.
The bill granting e25, 900 per annum to the
Duke Of Edinburgh, on the occasion Of his
marriage, WINS passed In Committee OF the
House Of Commons, on the lst.
The Shah Of Persia arrived at Vienna ON the
I'd, and was received by the Emperor.
A portion Of the Jcsults expelled from Ger
many have found q new home In Lancashire,
England. Others have established themselves
st Stonyhurst and st. Buenox, In the North Of
Wales. liai tk
A dreadful accident occurred on the morning
Of the I'd, on the Northwestern Railway, near
Wigan, Lancashire, 70 the Scotch tourist ex-
press train from London. Twelve persons
were instantly killed and thirty wounded.
Among the killed is Sir John Arson. Many Of
the injured would die.
A.MadrId dispatch Of the I'd says many per.
sons who Joined the instruction In the
South, in favor Of the independence of can
tons, had abandoned the cause In consequence
OF the excuses committed by the Insurgents
during the occupancy Of Seville by the insur.
rect;onists. Many buildings In various parts
Of the city were burned, and IN q number OF
the streets every house and store was robbed.
Tho conduct OF General Contrcras, In bonn
harding defcnseless towns, was producing an
immense reaction In favor Of the National
Government. @es
At . meeting In Hyde Park, London, on the
"a. TO protest against the grant TO the Duke Of
Edinburgh, Il was resolved that the Queen be
pctitioned TO refuse her ascent TO the bill.
ALondon paper Of recent date says that
statemenls had been officially made that the
Euglish Government knew nothing Of the
Persian conccssion 10 Baron Reuter- until II
had been xrantcd. Earl Granville stated In
the Hoe1i Or Commons that the first he heard
Of II wa eom Reuter- himself, last Scptem-
Der. A Respondent says that Renter re-
gar1ed M ccncession with the eye Of IN
EngiishmAu, which he regards himself by rcs-
idence and interest, and offered Earl Granville
N opportunity to reap the political benefit Of
the grant for England. Granville ignored the