The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-05-12
For the DEsIoCRAT-STAR.
EU R0PEAN J0ITINGS. +.
BY ouR SPECIAL COMMISSIONER.

A new canal is to be constructed
from Nantes to the sea, it will cost
fourteen million francs. NJ. Cauvena
is the contractor.
There ii a rumor that all the jew
els OF the empress of Brazil have
been stolen from the Imperial Pal
ace at Rio DE Janeiro.
/ The picture "QuietPool, at Nose
ley" sold at Christie's for $3.50,
and many Others of the same owner
sold for very high prices.
Every one Is getting "black
balledn at the "Reform club and
Earl Granville takes the chair at a
meeting to reform tue "reform'
elections.
Glass ornaments are being much
used in bonnets now, aud it ia
thought viii come into general hsh,
ion; not small bugles, but large
pieces OF glass.
An American actor, II. q. Jarrett,
begins n tour through England by
producing at Manchester, the piece
Z" Fun on the BRISTOL Both player
and play are highly spoken of.
Snow has been falling heavily in
Vienna. The late sharp frosts in
Austria have done much damage,
and il is feared that the BTvariall
wheat crop has been almost de.
stroyed. ~
The German ambassador to Eng.
land has obtained leave of absence,
and during bis absence Count Her.
bert Bismarck will be charge DAT.
fairs" Count Munster has gone to
Hanover aud thence to Berlin.
Prince Leopold's illness was more
serious tran was at first thought.
Ii he had not recovered so rapidly
the Prince OF Wales would probably
have gone to Meutone to bring back
Her Majesty.
The Eastern Monday volunteer
review is no clildS play. One corps
(the Third West Krent were un.
der arms for twenty y.one hours, and
many travel hundreds of mites (dt
their own expensal to attend it.
In Italy tl.eretire frequent demon
sirations against France. Some are
serious, Several bands of yousg
men have been marching abont
singing Garribaldi's hymn, and
shouting "down with France and
they feel fond of the soldiers who
refused to lend them flag to add
eclat to their march.
Hot milk is being strongly recon-
men,hd by medical authorities in
England as a stimulant. II is stated
TO be far more stimulating and in
MIGRATING than alcoholic beverages
ii heated to over 100 degrees tab.
rcIAleit, and then taken us hot as it
can be slipped. The influence is so
much quicker than other beverages.
Hanlan, the champion rower of
the world has ordered w. w. Ham.
lett, naturalist, Of Newmarket, to
provide hlm with three cases of
English hares, stuffed and mounted
in the most costly style. One case
he intends asking the Marquis Of
Lorne to accept, and with the other
two he intends to decorate his own
splendid hotel at Toronto.
The government reward of ten
thousand dollars for information as
to the murderers of w. Herbert, in
Ireland, may lead to the swearing
away of innocent mcu's lives. Men
who have "done man to death
are not unlikely to try and get ten
thousand dollars, and to get sdspi
cion removed from themselves as
well.
| General Burdan, an American,
has signed conditions for the con
stfuction OF two torpedo batteries
to be erected for the Vurkish gov
ernment in the Dardenelles, ant
| two more at the mouth of the Bos
,phorus. The general claims great
things for bis torpedocs. They arr
to beat all others. Is this genera
in the United States af@gf Or /
he a general factor of torpedoesf
Acity medico tells this story: 4
girl from Elizabeth ~ came I
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