Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-09-18

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In an address, on the 4th, TO the French
residents at Lucernc, Switzerland, NJ Theirs
said be had devoted his life 10 the establish
ment Of liberty in France. lie had endcay-
ored 10 establish ii under the Monarchy, but
had not succeeded, aud had come 10 the con
ciusion that the one excludes the other. He
had therefore become Republican, and was
resolved TO devote the remainder Of his life to
furthering the permanent establishment Of a
republican form Of government In France.
Bayonne France Dispatch Of the 9TH
says it was announced, upon authority, that
there were about 10000 Carlists under arms
in Spain.
News has been received from the Juniata
Expedition in search Of the Polaris. On the
18th Of July, Commander Brainc was at Iiol-
steinberg, Greenland. He sailed thence to
Disco, and would go from there To Upper
Eayik Up to the 10th Of July nothing had
been heard at Disco OF the Polaris or her
crew.
The investigation Of the Canada Pacific Rail-
way scandal by the Royal Commission began
ON the 4ih. Mr. Huntington, who preferred
the charges against the Government, was
called upon TO appear and testify, but he failed
10 respond.
There was no demonstration permitted In
Paris on the 9Th, the anniversary Of the pro-
clamaiion Of the French Republic. American
citizens In that city proposed 10 display the
United States flag In honor OF the occasion,
but the Prefect strongly objected 70 their idea,
and II was abandoned The last instal!ment
Of the French war indemnity was paid 10 Ger
many ON the 5th.
A Madrid dispatch Of the 9th announces that
the Spanish Ministry had resigned.
The French Minister OF the Interior has h.
sued en- order prohibiting the publication OF the
radical Republican journal, lie Pe~pte Souue,otn,
because OF the appearance In It's columns Of
articles melting 10 disturbances and contempt
for the Government
A Paris telegram Of the 7th says the French
Government had received notification FROM
Berlin that, France having fulfilled all her en-
gagemenis, the occupation OF her territory by
the German forces was legally ended. The
evacuation OF verdun by the Germans had
begun.
The Spanish Cortes, on the 7th, elected
8enor CASTELAR, President. He received LIB
Previous to his election CASTELAR, demanded
that he be empowered to increase the army
and purchase 100000 rifles, organize the
militia, and impose a forced loan, and be fur
nisbcd the means by which he could OBJ
tain five hundred million reals TO meet the OK.
penses Of the war against the Carlst and In
transigcnte Insurgents. He also demanded
absolute powers in dealing with the 1nsur
gents. The Cortes unanimously voted TO con-
fer all the powers demanded.
In Havana, on the night OF the 9Th, square
Of buildings known ms the Plaza Vapor was
reduced to ashes. The fire broke out stimuli
taneously In four corners Of the square, and
Il supposed TO have been the work Of inccn-
diaries. The loss Is estimated ut over
Ss,OO0,O00. II Is reported that twenty lives
were lost. The scenes around the burning
square were exciting and terrible. Parents
threw their children from the balconies ~ save
them from the flames.
On the last day Of the Vienna Exposition
(Beptember o. the fair was thrown open TO the
public, and was visited by 100000 people.
Recent cable dispatches announce that ri.
mors were again siloat at Shanghai, among the
Chinese, that an organization was In progress
for a general massacre Of Europeans In the in
teYior OF China. The reason stated was that
the French Minister would not consent To GER
tain notifications Of the treaty, aud that the
Chinese Government had taken this as chal
lcnge TO war, and the Chinese, knowing the
superiority Of Europeans In warfare, intended
% resort 10 massacre.
The new Spanish Ministry was announced
ON the Stb, as follows: Senior CASTELAR,, Prcsi
dent, without a portfolio; Senior Carvajal
Minister Of Foreign Affairs; Bergas, Minister
0f Justice; Pedegral, Minister OF Finance;
Ccrvcra, Minister Of Public Works; Lieuten-
aat-General Sanchez Bregra, Minister Of War;
Onciro, Minister Of Marine Maisonaye, Min
lister Of the Interior, and SAILOR, Minister Of
Colonies. President CASTELAR, had decided to
call into active service 10000 OF the army re-
serve and 100000 Of the militia. He believes
tlst with this force II will be possible to estab-
llsh order In the country before spring.
A party Of Mormon emigrants recently ar
rived at Paris on their way 10 America, and
were notified by the Project Of Police that II
they attempted to hold their religious cxer-
cIses In public they would be expelled from
the city.
By an accident on the Southwestern Rail-
way. near Guilford, England, on The 9th,
three persons were killed, and twenty !a-
jured. - 20
Further changes have been made In the
Spanish Ministry. Senior Bergas, who was
6ryt named for Minister of Justice, has been
.ppointcd Minister OF Public Works, instead
Of Senior Cervera, and Senior Debrio has ~.