Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-04-22
Foreign Intelligence.

mail contract frauds have been dismissed by
the Postmaster General.
Foreign Intelligence.
Berlin dispatches Of the 9Th say that Herr
sigl editor OF the ultramontane paper Vater-
land, recently sentenced IN contunsacian for
publishing an article offensive to Bismarck,
had been arrested by the Austrian authori-
ties at salEburg on the application of the
German Government and sent to Berlin. The
Bishop OF Breslau had refused to resign his
see, and legal proceedings had been insti-
tuted to enforce compliance with the decree
OF the court. The Government had announced
It's intention to prosecute the German sub
scribers to the Carlist fund, on the ground
that they were fomenting a rebellion with
friendly power.
Alarming rumors prevailed In Berlin, Vien-
ma, Paris and Rome on the 9Th, which Berlin
Ministerial journal OF that date says portend-
ed war against Germany.
The Spanish Government has decided to
send 1900 more troops TO Cuba. All Of the
professors of the Madrid University who have
protested against the recent reactionary edu-
cational laws have been arrested and expatri-
ated.
The French Government has sent instruc-
tions to Its Consuls to summon for the last
time French subjects abroad who are liable
10 military service TO have their names regis
tered at the Consulates.
Madrid dispatch Of the 9th says that Sen.
Elio, Carlist General of distinction, had
given in his adhesion to King Aphonso.
n. efa cd frrv,
Dover, Eng on the morning of the 10th to
cross to France in his life.p preserving dress
and arrived at Boulogne In the evening. He
was obliged to leave the water about five
miles from France on account OF the darkness
and the boisterous weather.
A Madrid dispatch Of the 10th says the
Presidency of the Madrid University had been
conferred upon LIE Fuente, the former editor
OF the Carlist newspaper. There was much
dissatisfaction at the appointment. An Es-
tella report Is to the effect that the Carlists
had shot eight Alphonsist prisoners, on the
It'll, in rcprisal for the Carlists recently assas-
sinated near Tafialaque.
The Bessemer steamer constructed to over
come the motion of the sea has made salts
factory trial trip from Gravesend to Calais.
The Humane Society Of Boulogne has voted
its gold medal to Paul Boyton.
Great loss OF life was recently occasioned
at Shanghai by collision between two steam
ers engaged In the local trade.
Official dispatches of the 18th report the
defeat OF Carlists at Tolosa, with 100 killed.
The London Times and Daily Ne,os have
been summoned to the bar Of Parliament for
fas 40 In, fba do of
Parliamentary committee.
South American advices received In New
York on the 18th report that the Jesuit Col
lege at Buenos Ayres had been burned by a
mob headed by Spanish priest. Several of
the priests had been wounded and three had
died.
Baron Brunnow, the Russian diplomat, is
dead
The cholera has appeared in the province
OF Dude, India.
A Vienna dispatch of the 14th says 1t was
there reported that the Turks had murdered
z7O Christians in Roumelia and Bulgaria dur
Ing the last three months.
The Carlists have lately surprised Port
Aspe, near Santander, and carried off 200
prisoners and four pieces Of artillery.
The East.
The lockout OF iron-workers at Pitts
burgh, Pa, which had continued since last
fall, virtually ended on the 18th, in favor Of
the workingmen. Two mills resumed opera
lions on that day, and Others were expected
to soon follow the example.
Count Marefaschi arrived In New York on
the 7th from Europe, and soon thereafter
fulfilled the mission intrusted to him by the
Holy See Of announcing officially to Arch
bishop McCloskcy that the Holy Father had
been pleased TO confer on him the title and
elevate him to the rank Of . Cardinal Of the
Roman Church.
In his direct examination on the Sth Mr..
Beecher continued his explicit denials of all
the statements OF the prosecution involving
any criminality on his part in connection with
the scandal. With regard to Mrs. Moolton,
he says he was frequent visitor at her
house, where he always met with cordial
and rady-lIke reception from Mrs. Moulton.
He asserted that he was not at her house
IN the I'd or Sd of June, 1872, nor
lid he ever make q confession 10
Mrs. MouVton of criminal conduct such
q charged In her testimony. Witness tesu-
led that at ONE OF the interviews between him
md Mr.. Moult.sn, at the house OF the latter,
d january, 1871, when Mr.. Tilton was threat
ming 10 publish card relating TO the scan