American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-01-08
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

THE sender of a newspaper through the
French Postoffice may now mark in pen
Gil or in ink any particular article or par
agraph without finding, as heretofore, that
the receiver-if the mark is discover ed
has been called on to pay extra postage,
as for letter.
LIEUT.. MAURIN, a brave young French
man who won promotion from the ranks
by his herOism in the Franco German
war, has developed of late a perfect
mania for stealing everything he could
lay his hands on, and has been degraded
from the army and sentenced to ten years
penal servitude for his robberies.
The Duke of Galliera, one of the rich
est mobiles in the world, has recently made
his native city, Genoa, the munificent
present Of % 900, 900 francs, to be expend-
ed in charging the port. Not many years
ago this gentleman presented the gorgeous
Brignole Palace to the city of Genoa, to-
gether with its superb gallery of paint
ings, which includes many notable. Van
Dykes. He has also built hospital, a
church, and whole street of model lodg-
ing houses for the poor. No wonder,
then, that he is praised as the most gen.
erous man Of his day.
NJ. CASTOR MELINGUE, who some weeks
ago struck NJ. Gille, one of the staff of the
Figaro over the head with stick, has
just been condemned to six months i'm
prisonment and TO pay 500 francs fine and
costs by the Tribunal Correctionnel of the
Seine. 1t may be remembered that M.
Castor Melingue gave as his reason for
assaulting M. Gille that the latter had
written an article turning into ridicule
Melingue, the late well-known actor and
father OF the defendant. 1t appears, how
ever, that the real cause of the atfray may
be traced to "a long standing quarrel be-
tween the members of M. Giles and NJ
Melingue's families.
IT is now thought that the expenses of
the Prince of Wales visit to India will
be so much larger than the estimates that
supplementary grant will be needed to
meet them. The correspondent of the
London Times writes: 'sThe estimates for
travelling in India have been justified,
and Greece and Egypt have been done
for the sums which were put down for
them, but the run of the Princes 'tos-
heekhana,' or treasure-roOm, has been
very much more heavy than was ex-
pected Notwithstanding the extreme care
and pains of the officers charged with the
distribution; and on this head alone it
is said, there will be large deticit.'
AN anecdote, the first recorded of a
youth who, if he lives, is likely to have
long string of them attached to his name,
is told of Prince Albert Victor, the eldest
son of the Prince of Wales. When lately
crossing the Solent, with his brothers and
sisters, the Prince observed that the usual
flag indicative of the presence of royalty
on board was not flying. Inquirlng the
reason, he was told that the flag was of
silk, and, the weather being dirty, they did
not think it worth while to expose it. The
Prince replied that, no matter what the
weather was, the flag ought to be hoisted
when any member of the royal family was
on board, and desired that this might be
done Immediately.
A FRENCH officer entered barber shop
near the Madeleine, in Paris, the other
day He was shaved, and his hair was
cut, after which the officious attendant in
quired if he wanted shampoo. The an
swer being in the affirmative, numerous
bottles were produced and vigorous
shampooing administered The officer,
when about to leave, rendered five franc
piece in payment. The barber at once
waxed wroth, and exclaimed: Why,