The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-24
WHAT Is oOIS0 on IN EUROPE


In. that tho Turks may bc encouraged by tho
money vote Of tho British Parliament and Ivy
| the movements Of tho British fleet The other
| is that the inconvenicnt proximity in which the
| Russian and British forces find themselves may
| lead to an accidental collision.
| To speculate on tho probable issue OF tho
| pending negotiations In perfectly idle. Nobody
seems to know what turn things are going to
take Mcmhcrs Of tho English Cabinet are 81
| lent Bismarck. In his speech In the German
R,ichstag on Tuesday last. refused to say a
word about his programme The Car con-
tinues to send fresh troops to the south Accord
ing to the last issue Of the Journal de 81. Hters-
bouro received here. he delivered the following
speech to the officers Of the Eghty-flfh infan-
try regiment. which he inspected before its do
parturc:
congratulate you gentlemen upon the conclusion Of
The arni-icc ON terms 80 advaniascou, 70 rs We are
TAR rom The ,ni gni We hay to keep 2gr;cye in rcad
worthy NJ Russias honor. trust God Will help US
Considerable misrepresentation exists with
reference to the attitude Of Austria 1t is sup
posed in many quarters that she has of late
shown tendency 10 break loose from the triple
alliance. and To- lean toward a combination with
England. This In erroneous. Tho Austrian
press as VOL ~ the Austrian Cabinet IRE in no
wise fnvorahly disposed to the Turks. But
Hungary ia thoroughly pro Turkish, and all
the warliko talk comes from that portion Of tho
empire. The Hnngarians dctrst the Russians
| and cannot forgive them their interference with
| Hungary's affairs in 1919. II Francis Joseph.
| Andrassy. and the Cisleithan Parliament had
| bcrn left to themselves. things would probably
| have gone on much moro smoothly. But the
| Transethan kingdom II in II war fever, and
| the Mngynrs may ultimately force the hand Of
| the Germans. the Poles, the Tyrolcsc. and the
| Dalmatians.
The French bankers and spectators have
| big job on hand one of just the kind which the
| average American business man is constantly
| looking out for. Tho members " the Assembly
have agreed to grant $50. 900 900 400 .000,0OO
| frnncsl for public works. to consist chiefly Of
new branch railroads and canals. The money
! is TO be raised. Of course. by n now Loan and all
hands are jubiant Some. because n new field
| for investment and speculation ia opened !;
| others because work must now become plenty.
| and everybody else because the expenditure OF
| 40 large sum In supposed to infuse fresh blood
| into every branch OF trade The Minister Of
| Public Works. NJ. de Freycinet, who ia to be- the
dsposer OF the eighty millions, Is the lion OF tho
| moment Everybody wants to be introduced to
| him. and his weekly receptions have ALL ut once
become 80 popular that there is never room
enough in the vast apartments OF the Ministry
|
seem to have fully appreciated. and even par
italy discounted. the importance of the great
| vote. All the fashionable Paris dressmakcrs
and milners report a gratifying revival Of
| business.
.Let us hope that this will prove to be the be-
| ginning Of n new dcal-not for Franco only. but
for all other countries. Great Britain seems to
be the greatest sufferer from the dulness. Cap
ital cannot find safe employment. oven at 30
low rat" as . per cent per annum. This ex-
plains. among other things why the consols re-
main so firm notwiths'andngthe uncertainty
Of the political situation. Some unusual activ-
ity has been lately Witnessed at the London
Stock Exchange. but the London papers show
that ii was not the result of any improvement in
the general trade Tho London u ORTIZ says. for
instance:
The alarm produced by the despatch the the
pardnncm.' sa"-a rn,n 9 ,I'1nlators 10 open ac
wh.n u ~; known that the order WINS revoked aud
"a. hack which wa INT n-hed 10y The pr.Nmv OF the
inv came several dealrrs wrr, unable To- met ,.ir
cmsagein"nts LAKE. suns have chnmscd Hands and
ever since me conr'e - market. has i~ upward Thu,
also VIII liuusauans rho~e Nhpwt NAV run the risk,
tat prdcui investors Wi have nothing 10 say 10 Russ.
.ls ana ,nN a,l ~ '"r' w. gu ~ "h r. VIE
i, yea i,,f g. f .. 81 a, III, ' d" a.. ha,ia
t"nL.ir n'el ih,'s",l, 49, hal} RENE. .nn' -ul we
h.n r., ini, tng mp,' prudent Ens' ho'der. mus!
i,n, 10y ~" 81 We "i" t'' W.. nay, % D,
ran all r-k,-un,ss tl,S ais iool,.
While complaints ~ hard times are heard on
an Sides 1t j. curious fact that somehow or
other there IL always money enough to spend
for things which are 10y no means among the
necessarir- Of life. The French Regie, Tor cN-
ample. hrs Just published its report for the last
six months ; II shows that the city II Paris alone
spends for tobacco about 52,O00.eOO francs per
annum lsln.4OO OO0l. In the last six months
Of 1877 France paid the Rrgie some 100000
francs for cigars. 4.lOO.O00 francs for snuls.
l2Ooo,OOO francs for smoking tobacco. 1000 900
francs for cigarettes, and 100000 francs for
chewing tobacco. OF the quality OF the stun
which is smoked in France. an idea can be
formed from the fact that 100000 francs were
paid for 800 cigars which would make
the price less than ten confines tone cent
apiece.
The French actors and operate artists have
done charitable work for the Eastern wounded
les biessSS # orient. They got up az the Ital-
lens a mixed matinee performance. which
cleared $4,000. Among other pieces. an act OF
the File de Nine. Angot" was given. with
Canoul in the part OF .inge PtOu. and CALI Ma
RE in that OF Cldrete.
The great hit Of the Paris opcrette season is
lie Petit Due" by Lecocq. Mcilhac. and HalGvy
1t was produced at the Renaissance Theatre
and after the first week run eight franc stalls
We're selling at ffty francs. and 5000 francs
worth of seats had been booked in advance
The exclusive right of producing il In England
has been bought by Mr.. Head. OF the London
| Philharmonic
Adeina Patti has had nm unpleasant export
cncc in Naples She arrived there in company
with Nicolini, md WAS refused admission at
the hotel whcrc she usually stops. The proprie-
tor had "A large number Of aristocratic families
among his guests. and was afraid of losing
them She grew very angry. sulkcd. and showed
disposition 10 break her engagement. Bat
financial considerations got the better of her
temper. She sang few nights. and admirably
to thctunc OF $4,000 night.
Nilsson and rrebclli. also. are not badly on
They nrc just going to begin an engagement AT
the Vienna Imperial Opera House Joint salary
81 .57j per night.
Draw poker has completely conquered Lon
don. Not only is the game played everywhere
but the habits OF the poker player are rapid,
spreading through all classes of society. Fol
example the custom Of making memoranda o.