The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-04-21
For the DEMOCRAT STAR.
EUROPEAN J01TINGS.


FIRST passengers through the 5. Col
hard tunnel, and will be attended
by a brilliant stan. ~
The Havre life boat in proceeding
to sea to rescue the crew of y sloop
capsized, and both crews, nineteen
men were all drowned.
Largan, has on the Thames, de-
teated the United States sculler
Goobin after u very unsatisfactory
ra;e. Fouls aboundcl.
The body of the late eall of Craw-
ford has not even yet been recov-
cred. II is many months now since
the sacrilege was committed.
In Berlin the fashion of wearing
dead birds in the ladies hats shows
no signs OF abatement: $4,000 birds
have been ordered by one French
dealer.
In the French chamber some lit
tie excitement has been caused By
NJ. Schglcher during the debate on
compulsory education declaring
himself an Atheist.
The scenery OF "tbe Lyceum7 foI
Slakespeare's Romeo and juliet
is on scale of surpasslng magnifi-
cence. w. Henry lrvins's define
alton of Romeo is considered dis
appointing.
The Italians who oassaulted Burou
lie Sancy, and other officials of the
Tunisian French consulate having
apologized publicly, This disgrace
ful affair is now hushed up. a bat
talon of zouaves has left Tunis for
Susa.
Jumbo'sn carriage has been
constructed, and is in his den that
he may get used to it. II he gets
fraetious during his ride through
the streets of London. the conse
qucnces may be serious; he is an
immense brute.
Garrbaldi has gone to Paleruo,
aud all along hisroute he met with
the most enthusiastic receptions,
tbougll lie wins nominally travelling
privately. Palmermo is very gay,
aud tull Of visitors IN anticipation
ofhis coming. B4sal N ea.
! The Young Mell's Christian As.
sociation nave decided to invite
Messrs. Moody and Sankey to Lon
don for year. 1t Is to be hoped
that they viii not clash with the
salvation army, at present, causing
so many riots by their unseeInly
behavior and mark of reverence.
The season is peculiarly mild,
and a good hay crop is anticipated,
and il is hoped the wheat which
looks well at present, will also yield
a. good crop. The farmers have
had Il bad time of it lately, not.
withstandiug the facts of rents
having beeu reduced ia many cases
twenty per cent. ~
England's new ironcIad tie "Ma.
jesticS was launched ut Pembroke
on the eighteenth, in the presence OF
their Royal Highness the Duke
Duchesses of Edinburgh. THIS yes.
sci Is the largest ever built at this
yard. The duke was at the open.
ing OF tue Fallstaif club, London.
w. Fowler, an American, resid-
ing IN France, has been travelling
from Boulogne to Sangatte in a
novel machine consisting of two
large cylinders conneUted by cop
per tubes He stands erect and
propells his machine BY a paddle.
He. is now going from Bordeaux to
Nice via river and canal to Cette,
aud theuce by sea.
An Interesting article on " shaw
ingn appearsin the Daily Telegraph
fof March 24,lcomparing the prices
paid for the so-called luxury. II
lmentious how that whereas in Eng-
land a man con be shaved fol. two
ceuts or q penny, N America the
barrier vilIirobabiy charge him "a
quarter,' which this paper kindly
explains means twenty-five cents.
The queen takes daily walks aud
drives monnd the HChalet des
Rosters . Mentonp,r and her young
est son the Dukeiof Albany Hhas
now Joined her. Her Majesty has
been visited by I. X. HIS. tue Duke
land Duchess Of 'saxe.Coburg, and
HAS also received Lis ExeellencJ
visconnt Lyons, the English ann
J bassador 10 tue French republic.