The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-24
PARIS NOTES.
CLOSING CEREMONIES OFF THE EXP0.
surror-rmE FUTURE pEsrHNnBs
OF TINE TROCADERO,
England Anxious to Secure France as mn
Aly-suietdes I'm Paris-Gara0tta
Pattf.

England Anxious to Secure France as R
Ahy-suieEdes I'm PRris-Carlotta
Patti.
ISpecial Correspondence of the Demoorat.l
PARIS October 81, 1873
The closing ceremonies and festivities OF tn
FKposition ended. much discussion is going OF
sto tho future destiny of the Trocadero Palace
A portion Of it will probably be reserved as {
double museum photographic and Peda
popic-the rest demolished. Tho grand fett
and ball given at Versailles marked the
finale for the foreign public las far as interest
g0es) Of this era In French commerce. Nine
MacMahoD, who Is q devout Catholic, many
saw a Jesuit. had but time to change her 'bal
dress for travelling costume to go weep ove1
the bier Of Bishop Dupanloup.' The eccle-
siastica agithtor has been laid in the tomb
with all possible honors, and Madame Is back
again in Paris;
The elections have passed off very quietly,
and, although the definite results are not yet
known tho Republicans count on filling
Awentv-eipht seats with members OF their own
choosing.
dare say you are anxious to know how
France regards the growing complications Of
the Eastern question. Without doubt Eng
land secs herself IN q rather dubious predca-
ment. 1nenaced as she is by the troubles grow
ing out of the Afghan affair, and would be
glad to secure an ally across the Channel,
She may have circulated the r1lrnor of an ar
rangement, by which both countries will be
mutually benefited. 1t is said Lord Sails
bury. the English Minister of Foreign Affairs,
and NJ Waddington, the French Minister,
are trying to bring such q scheme to happy
conclusion.
1t is true the relations between Normans
and Britons have been remarkably amicable
iatterly but we are much mistaken in the
signs of the times II France does not hold
aloof from all interference in the mixed Euro
pean programme Russia is preparing for the
nations. Indeed she seems bent on pursuing
the very policy that set Great Britain on her
pinnacle of proeperity-that is in American
phraseology, look out for No 1.
Paris will soon be deprived of one of its
wonders.
TIE CAPTIVE BALLOON
has been sold to Mr. Walter Goooh. manager
of the Princess Theatre, London. The pur-
ehaser's rights do not include the moving ap-
paratls nor roller Mr.. Glllard, the con-
structor of this aerial monster, intends re-
placing it by one OF yet vaster proportions,
great amount of money this summer No
marvel. Every ascension cost 20 francs ($4,
and the number OF persons accommodated in
the car is fifty. The time consumed in each
trip is fifteen minutes. Each one hardy
enough to risk life and limb Is rewarded
with a very handsome medal testify
ing to the fact. Or course ridiculous stories
have been told of timid mortala, who not
wishing to trust "this mortal COLI to bag OF
gas. and yet envious of the honor Of having
done So bought said medals from their more
venturesome fellow-crcatures.
THE INTERNAT1oNLIsTs,
will soon render tho name o by word for as
sassination II they continue in the bloody
path laid down for them by Modelling and
Hoede. and followed up by the murderers OF
the Ru ussian chief Of police. The victim
marked for destruction was Alfonso. the
Young king of Spain. He had just returned
from d triumphant tour throughout the prov
inces, and was on his way to tho royal palace
when an individual fired at him, luckily with
out effect. The king saw the movement of
the desperado and refined in his horse for an
instant, then quietly rode on. A group OF
women laid hands on
JEAN OLIVIA MUNCASI,
the would-be assassin, and would have dealt
out to him summary vengeance had not the
solders come to his rescue. When arrested
and questioned he confessed that he is al
InternatiOnalist that the decd was premedi-
tated, and that he hhd no accomplices. lie
Travelled from Tarragona especially to per
form the mad act. Although he will be con
slemned to execution, yet it IS supposed the
king will commute the sentence to penal SER
vitude for life.
Alfonso bears the character of mild and
gentle prince who has won all hearts, not
only by the shadow of q great grief, but by
his innate qualities Of heart. Public indlgna-
tion Is very great againt Muncasi. A solemn
service of thanksgiving was held for the
King escape.
CARLoTrA PATTI,
whom some of your readers have listened to
with rapture is now in Paris She and Mss
Bernhardt, the eccentric French actress, who
is moro popular and peculiar than any other,
will form the principal attractions at ml-
sical entertainment to be given next week,
for the benefit of an institution for he blind.
Eighty blind persons will help to fill out the
programme. Patti, former MarchiOness Of
Caux, If she wins the suit against her hus-
band, will come to Paris next January with
the inevitable Nicolini, who, by the way, is
not at all famous artist, and only shines by
reflected light
We cannot any more than the deepest phi
losophers give the reason of the TACT, but GER
tain 1t is
is In the very atmosphere of Paris. Like
classes Whether the sensational nature of
French literature or effect of climate or an cx
aggerated love of attracting, attention is the
cause, none can know. The deadly evil tants
even the children One day this week, q girl
Of nine years was arrested for begging, and
lodged in prison The watch on duty hearing
no noise within the cell thought be would
peep in to find out the cause of such unusual
stiffness. What q sight greeted him. me
child had used her petticOat for rope and
hung herself. Fortunately, she was cut down
in time. vigorous application of the neces- t:s
sary remedies brought, her back to =, IRE: he:
Scarcely was she restored ere she avowed her
Intention OF ending her days by means OF
charcoal Only a few days before she had
fried to drown herself in the Seine.
The above is nearly as strange rs the fol-
towing: Acoachman found in his hack, a port
4, 1,nonnaie forgotten by some passenger, con-
tanning ny anq eno osa tro Of a at have