Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-07

of Foreigners 1t was reported that all The
American mowers and rcaDcs that took part
IN the trial will &c. medals some for progress,
and others for merit.
II was reported at Bayonne, France, on me
2stb. that a severe engagement had taken
place near Pampeinna, Spain. between the Re-
pui,ljcsns and Carlsts, in which the latter were
successful capturing two guns and three hun
drcd prisoners.
President MacMahon prorogued the French
Assembly on The Goth. In his address on the
occasion he guarantees 10 preserve order DUR
ing the recess, and states that the Government
Is resolved 10 maintain peace, which Is France .
greatest necessity. Ailuding TO the evacua-
ton Of soil by the German troops, he makes
grateful acknowledgment OF the successful
negotiations Of President Theirs 10 that end.
4 Vienna dispatch OF the 18th states
that In the barracks In the suburbs OF
that city there had been in One day As
many as two hundred cases OF cholera
and thirty deaths. The number OF deaths from
that disease In the city was reported at twenty
per day. The same dispatch says there was no
doubt thai many OF the highest prizes Tor
goods exhibited at the Exposition will DC
awarded TO Americans.
After two hours lighting at Seville, on the
Goth, the Government troops Of Spain gained
and beld the leading strategic points In the
city. The Carlist force which had been laying
siege 10 Borga for several days made an attack
upon the town, but met with repulse and
raised the siege.
Queen Victoria announced TO the House OF
Commons, on the 18th, the approaching mar
rage OF the Duke Of Edinburgh andthe Grand
Duchess AlexanAroyna, Of Russia, and asked
that suitable provisions be made for him In an
ticipation Of the event. In the House OF
Lords, on the Goth, the motion for I'm annual
allowance Of sl25,00O to the royal pair was
carried unanimously without debate, but In
the House Of Commons the measure met with
considerable opposition.
Bismarck has granted permission to the
Good Templars to establish lodges In Prussia.
A Paris dispatch Of the Goth uit. says 1t was
commonly reported that Marshal MacMahon
will retain the Presidency Of the Republic but
six months longer, when he will resign and
return To the command Of the army. 1t Ii
considered certain that the Republican form
Of government will be succeeded by the Mon
nrchy, and II Ii deemed essential that Marshal
MacMahon, who possesses great influence with
the army, should be In col .lane upon Occa-
sion of the change.
The East.
Gold closed In New York on the Goth at
l15T.
A called meeting Of the members OF the Re-
publican party opposed to the nomination OF
Gen Butler for Governor was held in Boston
on the 18th Among those present were ii. l..
Dawes, 4. X. Hoar, George T. Hoar, Speaker
Sanford, II. II. Coolidge, Ex-Speaker Jewell,
Adm Thayer, j. NJ. Forbes, and others. The
meeting was called TO order by Judge Hoar,
who denounced in unqualified terms the salary
grab, and pronounced himself as willing to do
all In his power to prevent the State from
being carried for the author Of that measure.
A committee Of three was appointed to draw
up an address TO the people OF the State.
Recent fires on Long Island burned over an
area OF at least fifty square miles. The Ger
man settlement, called Bohcmianville was
swept entirely away, and three young children
unable 10 escape persisted In the flames.
An application has been made to Governor
Dix, and petition signed by some Of the most
prominent men In the State Of New York TO
grant young Walworth pardon
The managers Of trunk lines 10 the West
have made the following reductions In freight
charges on firstclass merchandise, which in
cludcs dry goods, boots and shoes, clothing,
etc: From New York to Chicago, per cwt +,
as cents; formerly 81. Cleveland, 40 cents;
formerly 81 cents. Cincinnati, 70 cents
formerly 92 cents. st. Louis, 81 cents;
formerly sl.2S. Louisville, SO cents; former
ly sl.23. Memphis, sl.35; formerly $l.62.
The following are the rates from Lake Erie
ports westward; To Cleveland, Toledo, and
Detroit, 45c. To Chicago, Milwaukee, and
CIR, "a Bay, 5lc
The Peruvian Government has commenced
suits against several dealers in guano In New
York City, who are said to adulterate the
article and sell IT as guaDo, s
President Grant arrived at Kingston, N. ",
ON the 29tb on his way 10 the Overlook Noun
tains. He met with an enthusiastic reception.
A mass meeting to consider the Transports
ton question Is to be held In New York In
September, under the auspices Of the Ameri-
can Cheap Transportation Association.
The West.
II was announced on the 23d that the cholera
panic had subsidized at Mount Vernon, Ind.