The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-03-21
Foreign Gossip.

The population Of the City Of Mexico
is two hundred and fifty thousand.
-Four millions Of sermons are preached
annually In Great Britain, which accounts
for the goodness Of the people there.
I'm Paris there are 49, 100 street lamps,
all Of which are regularly lighted before the
close Of day, and burn during the whole
night.
"A "noble lord" Was recently fined ten
shilling in Liverpool, for smoking in rail-
way carriage with the consent Of the pas
sengers.
The bell which, for forty years, called
the students Of Williams College, Mass, to-
gether, is now in mission church in Syria,
doing good service.
The consumption Of wines In Great
Britain last year reached million gallons
per month, just double what it was before
the reduction Of duties.
AT convent near Paris there has been
an auction sale Of the hair Of the young
girls who have taken the veil since 1910; the
800 pounds fetched $1,000
james Gordon was lately conveyed to
the Toronto, Canada, Hospital to have
surgical operation performed, but dreaded it
so much that he cut his trost and died.
"A shoemaker in Leeds, England, under
took, lately, for a wager, to eat an uncook-
ed rabbit, fur, skin and all. He succeeded,
but Immediately went into commissions,
which continued for an hour, when he died.
The Empress Of Mexico has purchased
ct Jerusalem what is said to be site Of the
habitation Of the Virgin Mary. The EN-
press intends to erect . magnificent chateau
on the spot.
The opposition journals in Paris have
decided not to publish any more articles on
the debates in the legislative body, in con-
, sequence of the late warning in the Moniteur
ON the subject.
According to the Home Journal the rea-
son Why 80 many Americans are going
abroad, is in the fact that family can live
in England or France on the rent Of their
house in New York.
Attempts to induce Prince Napoleon to
resume his position as President of the Uni
versal Exposition ct Paris, have failed, he
declining reconciliation with the Emperor
until the latter shall make some sort Of pub
lie acknowledgment.
The diary of Captain Musgrave, who
was wrecked on one Of the Auckland Islands
months, was written in seals blood it is
said to be as wonderful as Robinson Crusoe,
and yet perfectly true.
Salad is Of such general use in Paris
that there are many families who will not
deprive themselves Of it, no matter what
the cost. OF late years it has been very
scarce during the winter months, and the
price was exorbitant.
Mr. Roebuck, NJ. p, was taken before
the Westminster Police Court on the 81 Of
February, for refusing TO pay a cab fare.
The drivers charge, which he considered
excessive, was upheld by the sitting magi-
| strate, and the famous parliamentarian was
made to pay FIVE shillings additional in
costs.
The Almanac and Companion, published
under the authority of the "Society for the
diffusion of Useful knowledge" in England,
gives its readers the following useful piece
of knowledge. 1t says: General Sher-
man marched without obstruction from
Carolina"
Paris is clamoring for fish; there is no
such thing as fish 10 be had; the few tur-
bots that appear are snatched up At between
40f. and 8Of. each; salmon at % pounds
fetch readily 1907. as for oysters nobody
but tho Marquis Of Hartford and the Baron
de Rothschild ask the price Of them.
Punch thus sums up the ms and outs oil
the case at Washington, in an unusuall y
clear statement for an English writer on
our affairs:
"says Johnson, ITO hold that the States of the
Were e'er out of the Union is SIM
Says Congress, WAL, guess If they never out,
There Amt no call for letting them in"
COL Vedro Espinos, Spanish revolu-
ZIONIST, who was recently executed by order
of Marshal O'Donnell, met his fate with the
most cheerful stoicism. The weather being
beautiful, he expressed his delight at being
put to death on such sunny day, and call
ing upon the soldiers to aim steadily at his
heart, this request was complied with, and
eight out of twelve shots hit him full in the
breast.
On the l4th Of January, during the
procession in ST. Paurs church, in Paris, q
| lunatic armed with revolver entered the
pulpit, and aiming his revolver in every di-
rection, showed he wanted to speak. A
terrible scene ensued Women shrieked
and tainted, a general panic and fright en-
sued, and it was not until after the repeat
ed efforts Of three men that the crazy fellow
was seized.
-Spurgeon has erected church in Lon
don that will seat 5000 people. where he
breaches FIVE or six times week. He also
maintains theological seminary where he
is training, free Of cost, nearly one hundred
young men for the ministry. A London
correspondent says that great consterna-
ton existed among the clergy on hearing
that Spurgcon's last sensation was to appear
in his pulpit, on the occasion Of q sermon
upon Christ's divinity, with crown upon
his head and palm in his hand. They
were only let down from the shock on its
being suggested that every clergyman had,
every day Of the week, . crown upon his
head and two palms in his hands!
BEEcHER or BEER.-" Now IS to the
question Of beer. do not know the mys-
teries Of lager beer; do not now know
whether ever tasted it. How Is it, brother
Cuyler. Loud laughter as the speaker
turned to the pastor of Lafayette Avenue
Church, who SGT at his side. But one thing
I know-the man without beer is safe and
healthy-without it we are perfectly GER
tain Of his state-not with it. I ought not
to judge severely upon this matter, for
really my information in this country is
comparatively limited. have On impress
sion in the first place that beer is nasty.
| lLaughter.1 judge that merely hy the
way . mans breath smells after he has
been drinking beer. always feel when
| ait nv the side of a man who has been drink