Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-10-29
Foreign Intelligence.

santander dispatch Of the fG.h Gays i'm
poytant dispatches had been received fron
Madrid in relation TO negotiations for the eur
render Of seyeral Carlist bztt@lions. Spain
had paid TO England $4,000 on account *
the virginius butehery, Great Britain having
made this payment condition precedent 10
the recognition Of Spain.
A German man-of.war recently entered one
Of the harbors Of the Navigator Islands and
demanded indemnity Of the chiefs In The sum
Of $4,000, with the alternative II not paid the
commander would take possession Of the Isl
ands for Germany. The American residents
raised 5000 and gave bonds for the remain
der.
A Berlin dispatch OF the nth gives the fol-
lowing explanation Of the arrest Of Count
Won Arpin, late Minister TO France: Bis
marck became indignant at the Count for pre-
ferring an ultramontane monarchy in France
10 a comparatively liberal aud pacific repub-
lie, and determined 10 remove him. Not
wishing, however to offend the Count, Bis
marck wrote him censorious letters, which he
expected would induce the Count 10 resign
Won Arnim, refusing, was finally abso-
lutely dismissed, and took with him Bis
marck's letters, which are now represented to
be so fearfully offensive. The dispatch also
says that IL is reported tina. the letters have
been publicly offered for sale.
Madrid dispatch Of the 18th announces
that 400 Carlists have been captured by the
Republicans near Albacetc. In recent en-
gagement at Amposta 900 Carlists had been
killed. The Carlist chieftain Nava had lately
destroyed eleven bridges on the Valencia IL
Tarragona Railway.
A London dispatch Of the 10Th says that
Germany had definitely proposed to the
powers the adoption Of an international
maritime code.
Famine prevails in the Russian provinces
Of Kerson and Bessarabia.
A Canadian court has awarded Ansel
Stevens, injured on the Grand Trunk Railroad
while using free pass, si2, 1873 damages, the
court holding the company liable In case Of
accident whether fare Is paid or not.
On the 10th report was telegraphcd from
Bayonne, Spain, that Mr.. auckland, the cor
respondent Of the New York Times, had been
shot as q spy by the Spanish Republicans.
On the Goth the report was pronounced I'M
true. Special dispatches TO the London Times
Of the Goth say that negotiations for the sur.
render Of the Carlist battalions commanded
by Bernaola and Garroda hdA apparently
failed. The Carlsts had burned manufac-
tory within sight Of the Republican lines at
Bilboa.
A gale on the northern coast Of England on
the night Of the 10th caused a terrible loss OF
life and the destruction OF much property
The steamship Chusan, from Glasgow 10
Shanghai, went ashore at Ardrossan, and al
last accounts was going to pieces. Fourteen
Of her passengers and crew were drowned
and the remainder had been taken Off the
rigging. All the rivers in the north Of En-.
gland and Scotland were much swollen, and
railway and telegraph lines were injured and
Frustrated. The loss Of life in various parts
Of England and Scotland was great.
London dispatch Of the 21st says party
Of Montenegrins had been attacked by the
Turks In Albania, and seventeen killed.