Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-09-10
Foreign Gossip.

The rainfall in England for the first
six months Of 1874 only amounted to 6.6
inches, or but little more than half the
average amount, which is LIZ inches.
"A recent Paris dispatch states that
during the recent excavations at AM
boise, on the left bank of the Loire,
the body of Leonardo da Vinci, the cele-
brated Italian painter and poet, had been
discovered in perfect state of prescrva-
ton. He died in the early part Of the
sixteenth century.
"A Madrid letter says: "Concha
died poor. He left behind him little but
his great name. His will declares his
only child, the Marquesa de Sardbsl,
heiress of the little residue. He had for
years been great patron of agriculture,
and had spent his fortune in sugargrow-
ing experiments in the neigborhood of
Malaga"
An extraordinary marriage took
place at lexington, England, the other
day, the ceremony being performed by
the Very Rev. Archdeacon Philpott in
the presence of large congregation
The married couple both belong to the
parish of Lexington, but the singular
part Is the fact that the bride has no
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the third toe of her left foot At the
conclusion of the marriage ceremony she
signed the register, holding the pen with
her toes, in very decent hand"
Recently French newspaper pub
lished that bankers country house had
been robbed in the night, "but fortu-
nately the thieves in their hurry had
failed to open the second drawer on the
right hand side of the escritoire, in which
was q large sim of money in bank
notes." Two or three days later the
editor received the following note:
Mr.. EprroR--I cannot sufficiently thank you
for the information given In your excellent paper.
1t was In every respect exact as found on going
last night, for the second time to the house OF
NJ. e. The bills were there, and now are in
mo signature. You will understand my
scruples.l
The royal family in England are con-
siderably mixed in their church relations.
Queen Victoria Is Presbyterian and Epis-
copalian by turns, according to her resi-.
dence. The Prince of Wales inclines to
Ritualism, while his eldest sister, the
Princess of Germany, is Lutheran; his
brother-in-law. Lord Lorne, is Presby-
terrain; another brother-in-law, the Prince
Imperial of Russia, Is Protestant
Lutheran; sister-in.iaw, the Duchess
of Edinburgh, is Greek Catholic; her
husband is a Low-C Church Episcopalian
the other brothers and sisters, like their
mother, alternate between the Episcopal
and Presbyterian Churches, depending
on their residence for the time being.
The Druggist, of London, says that a
Young lady who had been long accus-
toned to the use of opium applied to an
eminent physician to make hypodermic
injections of morphia. He commenced
by making the injections as desired, of
morphia and water; by degrees the guam
tity of morphia was lessened without her
knowledge, until within few days moth
ing but pure water was injected-after
each of which injections she would lapse
into a quiet sleep, in the same manner
as she had been accustomed to do under
the actual use of morphia. This treat
ment was continued for several months,
during which time tonics had been used
to strengthen the system and bring about
a healthy condition after being so long a
time under the influence of opium. When
he considered it safe to do so he told
her plainly that she had not taken par
ticle of morphia for months and was en-
tirely free from its influence. Her sur
prise and Joy was great, and she is now
entirely free from any desire for opium.