Omaha daily bee., 1886-12-12
FROM ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
Interesting Melange of Incidents Gathered
at the Gay French Capital
THE NEW MINISTRY FORMED
London All Absorbed in the Coi'n
Campbell scandal-The Commerciai
Cables Kciiabiiity-Foreign
News In General.


Special to the BEE. The storm pre-
dicted by the Herald, accompanied on the
coast with thunder, lightning and hailstones
as large as walnuts has been sweeping over
France, wrccking fishing smacks ana uproot-
ing trees In Paris the mischief done mas
been confined to the blowing down ot chin
neys, signs and scaitoldings. Three cabs
were blown over, ana man
walking down the Boulevard de fIlospital
was blown through grocer's window
smashing some bottles of pickles and pre-
served fruits. The STORM now abating, but
the weather is as cold and clustering as on
the worst of March days in New York.
THE NEW FRENCH CABINET.
NJ. Goblet has at last managed to form
cabinet simply because the country
cannot be left without ministry
during The holidays. The cabinet is as fol-
lows: NJ Goblet, minister of the interior
and president of the council and ad interim
of foreign affairs; Dauphin, minister OF
finance; Berthelst, minister of instruction.;
Sarrien, minister of justice; General
Boulangcr, minister Of war; Admiral Aube,
minister OF Marine; Granet, minister or
posts and telegraph Lockroy, minister of
commerce; Milland, minister of pub
lie works; Deville, minister of
agriculture The prevailing opinion is that
the cabinet is not intended to last. 1t Will
probably get through some kind of budget
and then adjourn parliament and carry on
the administration till the chamber reassem-
bles in January. The French army and the
navy are to be congratulated. General Bou-
langer and Admiral Aube will both remain
in Office. They have done more for their
respective departments than any ministers
have yet accomplished since 1870. General
Dn,,1 ,1,, Sc I,r fln nj
incompetent, supeiannuated officers, and is
about to restore to the French country the
lancers, who performed such splendid SER
vices on outpost duty during the wars of the
first empire.
AMERICANS IN PARIS.
Among well known Americans passing
through Paris / noticed ex-senator Robb, OF
New York who is staying at the Hotel Liver
pool. where also is Adele Grant, Mrs. Grant
is still suffering from the very severe cold
she has had ever since her arrival here. Mrs.
Schuyler and Miss Langdon are now staying
at the Hotel Castigione, en- route for Cannes,
where, 1t is said, they will spend the winter.
Mr. Ii. Legrand Cannon, the popular leader
of the german, has arrived at the Hotel Liv-
erpool, en- route for India.
The frost has broken up at Pau and the fox
hounds meet to-day at Stuammes.
A BRILLIANT AMERICAN BALL.
The American colony is just breaking the
Ice of its winter festivities. A brilliant SER
les of balls is expected. The first one came
off last night. Mrs. Moore, in her charming
residence on the Avenue Marceau, gave a
cotillon, the first of the season, and it went
of delightfully."- Everything was dazzling
and there was fresh, beautiful, perfect
flower garden of young American girls,
among the most admired of whom were
noticed Miss Langdon, Miss Urquhart, Miss
Grant, Miss Monroe, Miss Dana and the
two pretty Misses Post. Among the married
ladies were Mrs. James Brown Potter, Mrs.
Nonhoffman and among others.
TWO REMARKABLE DRESSES.
One of the prettest walking dresses Just
out is one | saw to-day worn by pretty
American woman. 1t is a navy blue plush,
with white Scotch pattern oyerskirt, ele-
gantly retrousse in blue vevetine at the back
of the tunic, forming sash quantity turned
under, with large coques lined with soft silk,
the cOrsage of yelvetine, waiStcoat and sleeves
of plush, fastened with tiny pearl and steel
buttons, Louis X hat of plush like Whit
tington cap, with two gray quills on the side
A muif OF plush, machlng, completed the at
tire.
A ball dress of Russian princess, skirt
embroidered silk and India muslin lace,
edged with golden brown velvet panier on
the left side; several scarfs of the same
linen, with jonquil silk reunited with chain
OF passemetere. gold brown, forming a
straight panel on the right sde the corsage
covered with embroidery, a Louis NJ. iiOunce
forming the shoulders. The drapery, of vel
vet, starts from the left shoulder, crosses the
bust, continuing to the paner on the left hip
chains of golden beads, epaulet sleeves.
RoBEN GETS THE PRIZE.
The faculty OF medicine of Paris has Just
awarded the lacaZe prize of L., 900 francs tC
DR., Nalbert Roben, of the faculty of Paris
for his treatise, "Lecons de Clnlque c: dc
Therapeutique medicales"
THE FASTING CRANKs.
To-day is the forty-siXth day OF Merlattis
fast. This wretched young man is growing
weaker and weaker. Cerebral complication
are in fact threatened, but still he persists in
abstainng from food, allurred by the gat,
money, which is Just beginning to amount t.
something. Succi seems little sulky be
cause the Parisians do NOT pay much attention
10 HIM,
TORpFnoES AND PRoJECTILEs.
Admiral Aubes new gun boat has Just
completed her third trial trip and answers al
government requirements, including the
nineteen and half knots OF speed in oper
sea. Fifty.one torpedo boats and twenty
swift cruisers and gun-boats are to be
launched during the year 1857. The
new projactileS, the Feming shell
with which the new cruisers
ARE to be provided, continue Il
astonish both artillery men and engineers
The twelye-mch shell, during recent expert
mentS passed through compound plate OF
six inches of steel with twelve inches of iror
backing, smashing the plate all to pieces anC
destroying the wooden and iron frame be
hind, and it did this although the target wa
sci an angle of thirty-iiye degrees. Thus
General Boulanger's army reports and Ad
miral Aube gunbOats and the new prOjee
tiyeS speak for themselves, and render the
gallant general and admiral independent o
ordinary political tempests.
AT THE THEArERS
The theaters this week have been dull
The feeble "EgmOnt,' Salyayres new opera
was produced al the Opera ComiQue with
only moderate success. The Libretto, b!
Milland and Maihert Wolf, is light, witt
and graceful, but with the exception of ;
charming duet of Claire and EgmOnt in thI