Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-10-15
Foreign Gossip.


A curious religious frenzy has broken
out among the Christian Laplanders
When their communion service begins,
women spring up in different parts OF
the church, jump, shout and clap their
hands, most of the congregation being
drawn into the excitement.
I'm England poor curate, unable to
live on his salary, supported himself by
repairing watches. This was reported to
the Bishop as disgrace to the cloth.
This must be put stop to-" said the
Bishop, Indignantly, and he stopped it
by giving the curate place worth $1,000
year.
--Strasbourg Cathedral is now beaten.
1t no longer has the highest spire in Eu-
rope. The new Church of st. Nicholas,
Hamburg, has just been finished, and the
great cross was placed on the summit
the week before last. The total height
Strasbourg.
The recent legislation in Northern
India for the suppression OF female in
fanticide appears to have been decidedly
successful. The Calcutta correspondent
of the London Times states of the effect
in less than two years: "The result Of
the special police agency has been this:
That in a population of 100000 no fewer
than 1854 lives have been saved. You
may imagine the frightful disproportion
of the sexes when | say that even after
this gain there are still in that guilty
population only 54,712 girls to 101 ,O92
boys"
The inhabitants of Havre are max
ing disgraceful use of their aquarium by
setting octopods and conger cells to
fight. Crowds of people assembled the
other day to witness the disgusting ex-
hibition. 1t was a mere slaughter. The
octopod proved no match for the agile
and voracious conger. No sooner did he
perceive his antagonist than he threw
out the inky fluid which is his chief re-
source in the hour of danger. But the
eel knew where to find him and a shock
ing scene ensued The congers seized
the tentacula of the octopods and
dragged the hapless creatures round and
round until their feelers were torn off
with violent wrench. They then de-
voured the bag-like bodies of their
MANNED victims.
"A man named Wander Eeken was
discovered one day in August stretched
insensible on bed in garrett in Ant
werp, Holland. He was taken to the
hospital, and then gave signs of life; but
it was not till the next day that he had
strength to speak. Then he asked what
day it was, and on being informed that it
was the 18th of August said: Il have
been there these thirty-seven days. A
little later he became better able to
speak, and in reply to questions be in
formed the doctor that early in July he
had been suffering from splitting of
blood. He was alone in his garnet, but
expecting that he would be better, and
not wishing to trouble anyone, he lay
down on the bed. Here, however, he
found himself becoming so weak that he
could not rise, and though he tapped on
the wall no one appeared to have heard
him. Near his bed was pitcher of
water, and he was able, by means of a
small can, to get some out of it from time
to time. Little by little he lost his re-
naming strength, until he found himself
unable to move. He could not speak,
and his sight became dim from time to
time, until all power of vision faded.
Still his sense of hearing continued most
acute, and he says he could detect the
smallest sound, though utterly powerless
to articulate syllable. AT last accounts
he was recovering