The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-10-03
Correspondence Of the New York Star.
MONTREAL, 22d August 1889.

LIE DIAMOND NECKLACE. - no.
ticed ian article in several of the pa
pers in your city, in relation to ga
diamond neckzace' worn by a lady
daughter Of Mr.. VIM. Swain, the in
ventor and proprietor Of the celebrat-
ed Panacea) at a ball at the United
States Hotel, at Saratoga Springs,
and specializing on how many bottles
of that s'remedy" must have been
poured down s'the public throat' to
have purchased 'sthe precious brill
iants," estimated, according to rumor,
at $4,000! Visiting at Saratoga at
the time, and the subject being one Of
general conversation, there is a little
history connected with those 1eyezs
which will give, as it was related to
me. | do not vouch for its positive
accuracy, but merely mention it as
passing con dit,' which demonstrates
that there are two sides to question,
however insignificant here it is: A
few years ago Mr.. Swain received
request from one of the reigning- mo-
narchs, through the medium Of Min
ister Plenipotentiary, or an ssEnvoy
Extraordinary to proceed immedi-
ately to Europe, for the purpose Of.
administering his personal advice, in
relation to san aggravated case Of
Scrofula," with which a prominent
member Of the royal family was Attic
ted. Mr.. Swain considering it i'm
portant to test the effects of his rem
edy in SO high quarter, preparatory
to its introduction in similar cases,
over the whole continent of Europe,
sailed without delay in the packet
ship Susquehannah, from Philadelphia.
The case in question, although it had
baffled the science and the skill of the
sattending faculty." was but an ordi-
nary one to him, and he had the good
fortune Of subduing the disease, and
Of restoring the royal sufferer to per-
feet health, in about three or four
months. Mr.. Swain was requested
to name his reward. He declined ac-
cepting any other, however, than sim
ply the ''royal autographs affixed to
an instrument acknowledging the
cure. There is delicacy probably
a proper one) with Imperial farni-
les in such matters, implying las
it does an infrmity Of nature at vari-
ance with the omnipotence and the
inJallibility of Hangs, and the request
was positively but politely objected
to, and Mr.. Swain consented to con
slider the matter as confidential with
himself and the few members of the
royal household who were privy to it.
Whether or not this occurred at the
palace Of st. James, of St. Petersburg
or St. Cloud, or any other of the Eu-
ropean courts, | could not ascertain.
The result, however, was, that previi-
ously to his departure, a string Of dia-
monds was presented to him, on be-
half of the sovereign, the centre one Of
which alone is valued at $4,000: and
there are at least twenty-five brill
iants altogether; the smallest ones are
estimated at 81 900 each. A magni-
ficent present it is true, but what is
that in comparison TO the le,cel of
health when weighed in s'the balance
of ife.' This bauble, which unob-
trusively dazzled the eyes Of so many
admirers, cost Mr.. Swain precisely
90 bottles Of the celebrated Panacca,
and his incidental expenses.
SINGULAR CHARAcrER.--At the lit
tie village of Carondelet, or Vuides-
poches, (near St. Louis) went to Wis
it a strange old man, of whom / had
heard frequent mention. AS his name
was Leichendorfer, concluded he
must be German; but he answered me
in such strange patois of that Ian
guage, that / was soon convinced of
my error. Upon cross-examining him
! discovered that he was from the
Italian side Of the Tyrol, and that his
real name was Santuario, and the rest
Of the conversation was carried On in
that language, which he spoke with
tolerable accuracy and fuency. He
boasts Of speaking German, French,
Spanish, Turkish, English, &c.. all
equally well. From the specimen /
had heard Of the first, Ihave no doubt
that his claims are well founded! He
was among the sharp-shooters in the
Austrian army at -Marengo, and still
hates Bonaparte with laudable patri-
otism. He was some years at Con-
|stantinople, thenh he went to Egypt,
and contrlved to render the Pacba
some services in Arabia; after. which
he was employed by General Eaton,
to assist IN his expedition against the
Bey Of .rripolii, and was instrumental
IN restoring his brother the ex-Bey;
for this he was made a Colonel in the
United States army i and lives now
upon the proceeds OF some land and
an orchard, which he bought with the
man ~ rrr al b.e II, -,