The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-07-18
Foreign (iOsNiD.

--Batty, the lion tanner, who was recent.
ly half eaten by his lions, has been nursing
the other half Of himself unsuccessfully in
Paris, and will probably die.
M. Willard has covered France with
newspaper boys after the American manner.
His enterprise in establishing agencies cost
him 3d. fr., but the expected returns
are large.
Honolulu dates of May 81 announce
! the death of the Princess Victoria, sister Of
King Kamehameha. The body was lying in
state, in which it was to remain two months
previous to burial.
At review held at Berlin by the King
Of Prussia, man suddenly rushed forward,
and, throwing himself on bis knees, i'm
plored his Majesty not to 60 to war. He
1.-THE supplicant) was sent, he added, by the
Virgin Mary to beseech the King to that
effect. Being considered out Of his mind,
he was sent to a lunatic asylum.
The piano-forte manufacturer. NJ. Bord,
of Paris, has generously determined that,
as the success his instruments have attained
depends largely upon the excellence and
industry of his workmen, these should share
in the increased profits Of the house. Ac-
cordingly he has announced bonus of ten
per cent, on the years proceeds, to be
divided among his employees.
The latest piece of ingenuity at clubs
on the continent, is the game of cabs which
is played in the following manner: Two
players place themselves at the window of
the club, one taking the even numbers
painted on the cabs that pass, and the other
the odd. Recently the sum Of 100000
francs was lost by the Duke de II -, in
Paris, who was unfortunate enough to stake
on even numbers.
A large military hospital has been es-
tablished at Breslau, on the Oder, in Sile-
STA, by orders Of the Prussian Government,
in which has been placed, and made ready
for immediate use. circular saw, worked
by steam power, to be used for the purpose
Of amputating such limbs Of wounded SOL
diers as the surgeons in charge shall deem
best to have removed. "Imagine," says .
writer, the rapidity with which such opera
tion can be performed by this simple pro-
cess, and the accuracy with which they can
be conducted"
MIR. Katkoff, the editor Of the Moscow
Gazette, has suddenly collapsed. He was
the first man through which the press De-
came power in Russia. Not satisfied with
exterminating the Poles, Katkoif wanted to
exterminate the Germans too, who are
strong in court and family interest, and
whose ramifcations extend through every
department Of social life, trade, industry,
science, and literature. The Minister Of
Interior interfered, and Mr.. Katkof de-
camped through fear Of being exilcd to ST.
IBERIA.
The Mayor Of Toronto, Canada. has
written the following letter to the New York
Times: "Your fulsome laudation and that
Of your ass of correspondent of everything
British and Canadian, which appears lately
ia your journal, can easily be seen into.
Aye, your mock sympathy. Why did you
not show your colors before The danger
being now over, beg leave to give you to
understand that we, as true Britains, fear
not; that even | can raise Orangemen
enough to hurl back any number Of Yankees
or Fenian marauders which may attempt to
invade the sacred soil of Upper Canada"
The other evening. at an English party
10 Paris, Sir George Scott, recently arrived
from New Caledonia, where he commanded
q detachment on active service, exhibited wo
anthrophophagi whom he had taken prison
ers in skirmish with the natives. These
young cannibals handed about ices and
glasses of eau sucree to the guests. Sir
George informed his inrites that one Of them
eaten his grandfather, and the other de-
voured the master who had instructed them
in the use Of the club. These two young
men were as charming as possible and
were themselves in danger of being de-
voured by caresses.