Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-31

special to the London Morning Post OF
the 18th says that Bismarck, weary Of the OPP
position he had encountered In the Rechstag,
had rendered his resignation as Chancellor Of
the Empire, which the Emperor refused TO
receive. He afterward conferred with the
leaders Of the Ultramontane party regarding
the future conduct Of afiarsin the Rciehstag.
and an understanding was secured.
Late accounts Of the famine In Asia Minor
say the prospect was appalling. Many were
dying and thousands more would die unless
help reached them.
Count Won Arnim has been sentenced TO
three months imprisonment. A Berlin dis
patch Of the 20th says both the Government
and Count Won Arnim had appealed the case
TO a higher court D&ta
II Ia reported that Bismarck has received
from the police information OF fresh plot
against his life. h3 E&N 8E
The London Morning STANDARD Of the 2tst
has dispatch from Spain reporting the total
defeat and routing Of the Republican Gen.
Lopez Domonquez, in Catalonia, by the Car
lists under Tristany, with heavy loss In killed
and wounded. W 58 8fi 5H i3s
The iron-works of the Great Western Rail.
way Company at Reading, England, were
burned on the 10Th. -Four hundred persons
were thas thrown out Of employment. 3a
On the nth the German brig Gustave, from
New York, entered q harbor near San Sebas.
tian. On nearing shore she was fred upon
by Carlists, Notwithstanding she holsted the
German flag and put out signals Of distress.
The Carlists subsequently plundered the
vessel. s#fA HE tft fffstR 'FtS
During furious storm on the 2ist lightning
struck a powder magazine in Scutari, Turkey
A terrific explosion followed, overthrowing q
portion Of the city walls, demollshing many
houses and killing and wounding 300 persons.
The steamer Japan, Of the Pacific Mail
Company'sli line, was burned $50 miles from
Hong Kong on the nth. After two hours
spent In Ruthless effort to get the Ere under
control, the steamer was abandoned, all hands
being transferred to boats and RATS, oil OF
which with the exception of two boats and
raft had reached the shore on the 10th. These
contained one cabin passenger, the surgeon,
and 400 Chinese ~ s&tN ~ tfa
In the Federal Council on the 22d Prince
Bismarck moved that an extradition treaty be
concluded with the United States, to replace
all similar treaties now existing. a q H@s
The German men .ofwar Albatross and Man
titus have been ordered to proceed To San
lander and demand satisfaction Of the Car
lists for their attack upon the brig Gustavc.
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The East. 500 sttssi.
Philadelphia dispatch Of the nth
says d gentleman attending the spiritual
seance Of Mr., Holmes and his wife, at which
the noted spirit Katie King was wont 70 APP
pear, had traced the supposed Katie to a
boarding house, and, after long continued
effort, persuaded her TO confess the deception
she had been practicing and to produce the
gauzy dresses she wore at tho mani
festations. The production Of d letter
with large quantities Of jewelry, etc,
that had been presented to Katie at seances
induced Robert Dale Owen and Dr. Childs,
two leading spirituallsts Of that city, 10 pub
ish and repudiate the swindle.
The new mill recently constructed at
Haydensville, Mass, to take the place Of the
reservoir which broke and devastated that
valley last spring, gave way on the morning
OF the 10ih,. the rushing water sweeping
everything before it. 1t is thought no lives
were lost.
The Rev. W. X. Huntington, OF Worcester,
Mass, has declined the Bishopric Of Iowa, 10
which he was recently elected.