Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-02-05
Foreign Intelligence.

According to the Spanish official reports OF
recent engagement at Los Melones, near
Camaguay, $50 Government troops under
Colonel Espanda, met 1900 OF the Insurgents,
and after a severe fight Of six hours and a
half, the Spaniards retreated, having four
officers and fifty privates wounded, Espanda
having his nose shot Off Private Cuban adj
vices say that Espanda had 200 mea, only
$50 of whom escaped death, wounds, or cap
ture.
On the 23d, the marriage Of the Duke Of
Edinburgh, the second son Of Queen Victoria,
TO the Grand Duchess Marie was solemnized
In st. Petersburg, Russia. The day was oh.
served IA q holiday. At London flags were
displayed from all public aud many private
buildings, In honor OF the event, and through.
out England the bells were rung and mar
riages took place in nearly every church.
The British Parliament was dissolved by
royal decree on the Esd. Gladstone bad issued
an address to his constituents at Greenwich,
asking for reelection and announcing that the
Queen bad been pleased TO accept the advice
of her Ministers TO dissolve the present Parlia-
ment Immediately, and summon u new one to
meet on the 9TH OF March, 1874.
Madame Parepa Rosa, the great songstress,
died ir London on the god.
The Carlists report that Santander and Por.
tugalete surrendered Internationally to their
forces on the 22d and that the entire Segovia
battalion, number Of artilerymen and en-
gineers, 200 Remington and 400 Minnie
rifles, and two capnons fell into their hands.
A London telegram of the Goth states that
intelligence had just been received OF the
death Of DIR. Livingstone In the interior Of
Africa. He died Of dysentery, in june last,
while travelling from Lake Bembe TO Unyan.
ycmbe. He had been travelling over partially
submerged county, and af er wading four
days through water was seized by the illness
OF which he died. His body had been en-
balmed, and was being conveyed TO England
by way of Zanzibar.
The Rt. Hon. Benjamin Dsrael has issued
an address TO his constituents in Bucking-
hamshirc, condemning the course of the
Government, and asking for re election TO
Parliament Mr.. Nolan, Secretary Of the
Irish Amnesty Association, announces his in
tention OF contesting the election Of Glad
stone In Greenwich.
Wnlc TUG express passenReT train from Ed
inburg for Glasgow was running at great
speed on the morning Of the 27th, II came In
collision with another express train. Sixteen
persons were killed and number were Sc
verely injured. Several coaches were demol-
ished.
The sudden dissolution OF the British Par
lament, and the royal decree ordering new
elections for members OF the House of Com
mons, have precipitated England into
spirited political excitement, the contest be-
ing between the Tories and the Government
parties.
A Bayonno dispatch OF the 2Sth says the re-
port that the Carlsts had captured Santander
was denied, but another was current that the
corporation was negotiating TO raise 1000, 600
piastres, which the CaIlists demanded as the
price for abstsining from bombarding the
city.
The East.
General James w. Hustled, Speaker OF the
New York Legislature, received at his resi-
dcnce In Peekskill package which he sus.
pected was an internal machine, and which
was therefore anchored over night In the
cistern. II was q box Of cigars.