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

The son OF Mig lucounc, ~ my .
sinia. is still at school in England.
The first stake on the survey of the
Canadian Pacific Railroad was driven at
Victoria recently.
The Rev. John Bennington, LII. d.,
has been convicted OF false pretenses, at
the Hampstead Police Court, in London.
The Shah gave Marshal Mcmahon an
album adorned with diamonds. 1t con-
tains the portraits of the potentate and his
suite.
IF a Persian turn Christian his head
Ia chopped off If they catch him. All
sorts Of wickedness are cured In Persia
by decapitating the offenders
The newly elected Legislature Of
Hayt; will open its sessions shortly. A
new president will be chosen by the body,
and bloodshcd Is anticipated.
Paul de Cassagnac, though but thirty
two wears Of age, has fought more duels
than any man in Paris. 1t Ii said that he
has slain no less than eleven Of his antag
onists
-Rattazzi, though he had abundant Op-
portunities to become very rich, did not
leave more than 100, 600 lire ($2O, 900; but
he left what is better than Fortunes
spotless name.
The Scotch judges, in full bench,
have decided that at common law women
have no right to demand to share in the
studies Of men at universities, and no
right to demand degrees.
DIR. Joseph Richie Lyon Dickson,
physician to her majesfy's legation at the
court of Persia for twenty five years, has
been knighted by Queen Victoria. He is
now in attendance on the Shah.
Said the chief justice of England in
the Tichborne trial the other day: "A
bit of paper from this court would open
the door of any convent or any place in
England if we wanted a witness"
The Conservative of Music in Paris
has expelled four pupils who did not reg
| ularly attend the classes. This Is the first
time that such thing has happened, and
it has caused the greatest excitement
| among the other pupils.
Agricultural laborers are so scarce in
some parts Of France that the Minister OF
War has decided that for the approaching
from their regiments shall be placed at
the disposal Of the agriculturlsts.
"A gentleman writing from Venice,
says that If the carth.waves in the recent
earthquake, in Northern Italy, had fol-
lowed each other with more rapidity, the
whole of the Venitian States would have
been mass of ruins, and the loss OF life
prodigious.
A writer in the Temps, discussing the
| origin of the word Shah, says; last
remark which | dedicate to chess players.
DO they know the origin of the word
| checkmate? 1t is literal translation OF
the Arabic Es-chesM imat--the sheikh
(king) is dying"
Russia beats us in old men. One has
! lust passed away at Niyji- Noygorod at the
age of 1877, having been born in 1746. He
served rs cook to Catharine III, and was in
the ranks of the Russian army all through
the campaign from 1906 to 1914. His
Oldest son Is 90.
f. In England, recently, a trial was made
of what is claimed to be an unsuitable
boat. 1t Is made of boiler plate, shaped
somewhat like flask, air being supplied
through tubes The boat upon which the
trial was made is capable Of holding six.
teen people, and is fitted up with lockers,
seats, and table The experimental trial
Is said to have been successful.
Five foolish young Belgians lately
laid wager that they would remain
awake continuously for seven days. They
kept up all manner of exciting exercises
and drank large quantities of coffee, and
one of them won the bet, though with
the loss of twenty-five pounds in weight
Two fell asleep after 1870 hours, one was
seized with inflammation Of the lungs
and had to give in to save his life, and the
other fell asleep on horseback, and ther
tell off and broke his arm.
"A correspondent writing about the re
cent earthquake in the north of Italy, says
1.-THE effects of the earthquake at the vii
Iage of st. Pi de Felloto were terrible. i
was the fcte of ST. Peter, the patron sain
of the place. The church was gaily dec
GRATED, and was crowded with worship
pers, when, without a moments warning
an undulation swept beneath the village
and down came the roof and the walls o.
the church, burying its living contents
Those nearest to the door were able To es
cape, but of the remainder thirty -eigh
were killed on the spot-eighteen men ant
twenty wonderland great many were
seriously hurt. The priest officiating had
his arm broken. Two others, assist
ing, escaped The entire village was ont
scene Of fallen and falling houses"
Personal and Literary.
The Danbury Neus mans wit is said
to have secured for his paper a weekly
sale of 10000 copies.
Report will have 1t that Henry Clews
the banker, is to marry Miss Worthington
niece of Secretary Belknap.
Colonel Greene, of the Boston Post
: is the rumored candidate of the Demo
J Gratis for Governor Of Massachusetts,.
The success of the balloon expert
ment, now on the carpet, will prove
whether or not it is Wise to cross the
Atlantic.
George Francis Train, after frequent
, | ,,ol,utar,r Iod0mapf In iaiI ic Of Ion 9th