The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-05-23
Foreign Gossip.

Sweden is going send to the world
another nightingale, equal, it is said, to
Jenny Lind. She is named Marie Taskstt.
1t is stated that French journal re-
cent offered prize for the best new novel,
and received in reply one thousand eight
hundred manuscripts.
lis there an imposter abroadi A Lon
don correspondent announces the arrival
there Of Senator Sprague, Of Rhode Island,
and family; but no one has missed the gen.
tleman from the Senate.
AT Newmarket, England, the Turkish
bath system is now resorted TO to keep down
the flesh Of racing horses who run the risk
of being knocked up altogether, in the
more natural and invigoraiing process Of
galloping.
In France the law requires that body
shall be inferred within twenty-four hours
after death. 1t is supposed that under this
provision a good many people have been
buried alive, and a movement is now on foot
to obtain its abrogation.
"A young man recently died in France
who was put together wrong in his first
making up. All the internal organs were
reyersed-the heart was on the right side
aud the liver on the left, etc. This coming
from France, ought not to surprise any body.
A young man in London recently died
from the effects Of looking at o gliitering
water snake. which he said sswas very
pretty, Of all manner Of colors" Bladders
Of blood an inch long appeared on his eye
lids, and in short time his eyes became .
black, jelly-like mass.
Traces Of Christianity have just come
to light in the excavation being made at
Pompeii. In the house of Pausa, in the
street of Fortune, q sculptured cross, un6n-
ished, has been discovered, covered with
insulting inscriptions and caricatures ridi-
culing the notion Of . crucifed God.
The following advertisement appears in
the London Musical World! "Wanted. a
good coachman, who can drive well, and is
acquainted with horses, carriages etc. He
must be prompt, quiet, honest and with q
good character. He must read music and
sing we'll. Tenor preferred. If married.
his wife must be q washerwoman. Apply
to the Rev. L d Longy, Yorkshire"
The Rev. Z. B. Fairchild says that,
while in Palestine, he met on the banks Of
the Jordon two English clergymen filing an
assortment of cans and bottles with water
from the river. The water was intended
for the baptism Of children. on their return
home, and one remarked that 1t would pay
the expenses Of his tour to the Holy Land
las he would not bap,ize child with 1t for
less than CA note!
"A funny thing is told about N. Forcher
the late famous Partisan author -ticket deal
er. He always had Eve pockets made in his
coat. in which be used 10 keep five different
Qualities Of cigars. He offered . cigar to
every author he met, giving to the most i'm
portant the cos,licr weed. aud the insiguifi-
cant the cheapest His only embarrassment
was that when he met . 6rst-rate aud .
fifth-ra,e author together which quality to
offer them.
The Crown Princess Of Prussia (Victo.
ria's daughter) lately gave birth to child.
| A singular and rather interesting incident
occurred. By some tradition or require
ment Of the Prussian law, the actual births
Of the royal progeny must take place 81 the
old palace of Potsdam On this occasion
the Princess appears to have been little
out in her reckoning. aud, so pressing vas
the emergency, she actually went during
| the night from Berlin to Potsdam, reaching
the latter place at one o'clock in the morn.
ing. where her child was born only i've
hours atterward.