The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-05

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W me. saore, advise those who are ambitious 10 mako
- 49, me Emperor and Empress, that shey
through The American Legation I can we'll imsg,ne how
me whole thing had become bore ali tue psrues
cerned, except the senders Mr. Wilbur m. nss,si ant
Secretary, informed me that time soos they re-
ceived from somebody in Connecticut an inmsose Mn
cushion, enclosed in hox about foot square and IN
tended present " ths Empress Doe IN an AN, Sr,m
Florida shell which he had picked up Oh The sss coast
and which had naturally eng sved au almost nerec
letter "N' II is uncommon 10 receive acts 81 hsS
ness spurs, &C., and man from ou. In Missouri
sent barrel Of bacon over for hls Majesty ,srcr 40
g matter precsution since the Orsni affair | take IT,
the Emperor has been little careful o2suiox pack
ages Some one these harmless looking boxes mSh CON
tain torpedoes enough TO blow the Napoon ~ nasty
MO great state OF uncertainty and they ght possibly
TOO be sent from AmsricA by GONE OF tbs there
VINO oeleve In the "hoy right OF ASSASSINATION oy that
amabe young German, perhaps who after TIE ial.uro
OF Ofsini,s attempt, offered, through the columns
new ioix journal 70 complete orsn,'s work for rea-
The theatrical rage, that the ''Pers Prod gas" of
company Of American 'gy muastc performers, Who
have been engaged at the Gazette Newer have
these have by the Partisan papsrs Who mau,eiy de
scribe their performances, which really very
u and are new here The mos. surprising of these per-
ormsDces Is that Of the "percte, ana the theatrical
writer's go into ecstscies about the Dali
performances Of Rochelle who Is ~ the roups TIC
bills Barnurnze them little and deoominst. "An-
elo Amer leans from the Rocky Mountains" while the
critic Of the Steele says they are gentlemen who
Gozen houses in Philadelphia rney nave been perform
ny the principal European cities for year past and
arrived here nom Turin about fortnight Upon
ndeavored TO procure an engsgemens ous ware eSussd
and appeared that there yhem when
evening" on the occasion or benei, ~ The Gs,sse
hey volunteered their services which we're accsp,ed
me result was that before their performance xas OYER
sss manage, seeing tina; they were good card
the gross receipts their share little dosgs has
resorted TO W order 10 shOw them the tisete VIM
theatrical ana not Al equestrian ~ mussac estA
nent, and the Circus, having the mooocoiy o. pro.
whips the devil around the stump by producing a
called the .Aendcant, 10 woici this ~ nroduss
toer becomes part the u.ay The rcuo
people nave offered them immense terms, out they are
them continues they Yin make q small fortune before
they get through.
The Psrsian theatres the Msriposa, IF play r,ters
During tho past year less than on S7s francs has
been paid by the different opera houses AMI theatres TO-
Sus Osd the io .sm ns ops on
tomme theatre, the Funambules exst Gfeeu sruncs
The Porte St Martin paid 81 $780, Coincide Fraucass II $780,
Palais Royal ", 1885, Varieties 02s the Vautevile
9,24S and the Gate 6s 24l 1916 the theatres IA Pari
end all the departments only paid authors per censsge
100000 francs In 1886 amounted 5000 ana now
the annual expenditure pieces y more than
GOO ancs or three hundred hcusaod dollars whas
The usual pubic celebration or washng.oo's birthday
by the Americans In Paris will take pace this year
,ns,e.d Of IT, however, Mr. spsnosr our Consul gives
IT, The Twenty second OF February this year comes
Ash. Wednesday, and Mr. Spencer, bsng good essho1
effected the happy compromise between religion and
his patriotism, Of inviting bis friends celebrate birth
coy Of the Father OF his Country and Aardras the
same evening. shall be there and shall let you know
about 1t. 4
Our Berlin Correspondenoe.
BaRuN, Feb Is, 1880.
The Reorganization Of ne Prsstnn Army-SzeteA ef q
Government Prgject-rhe Standing Army and Nosy tol
Kept in Readiness for Wdr-rhe Prsens 0roa~isas
and hat Of 1sl3-,4-The Italian Question s,asia |.
ness her P,Vposiion cf Settlement BY Conferences
FSw Great Pooos-Austrla Anxious b Ooscslsate
Late Eme~y-PTO.pect Of the Aee.ng Of ne rongress DC.
On Friday the project for the reorgsnzaeono of the
army laid before the Second Chamber By the PreE-
cent Of the Council Prince Hohensoern ana the Minister
Of War, Gen. Won Rom. The necessity Of such reorga
nixaen said the latter, Acknowledged BY al Glasses
Of the popslaon and the feeling been deepened BY
recent into the CONVICTION that would be danger
oSs to defer it any longer Not only the political change
the continent Of Europe, the social chsages Ia
Prufsa herself. had contributed render imperative
Government had devoted the utmost 70 Tie exAmna.
ton Of this important question without beng Influenced
by preconceived opinions or individual bias Il vas
question On which the interests government and VI The
nation were densea and they confidently expected nas
the representatives. OF the nation would cordial
assistance In efIscting IL solution.
It would occupy too much Of your valuable space 10
give the government proec. In esso WIN ssn.eus n.y.
self therefore, with rapid sketch OF its chef features
The entire male population Of Prussia between their
eventeenth and ferty year. subjected the MILL
tary service The armed force composed OF the army
the navy and the Ieuse The army divided into
the standing army and the landwehr the abs,ute and
relative numerical strength Of which regulated accord
ing to the population The standing army and navy 40
to be kept In constant readiness for The torn
service In the y fixed NJ eight years. bul aaeS
four years service in the cavalry three The oAsr
vufnU tha 10 ~
and have only 10 appear twice year at The military en-
devious. Young men OF education VINE nnd their swn
accoutrements, and receive pay raaons, may he
transferred 70 the reserve after years serusude
The service in the Andwehr extends eleven years.
and commences with the time Of dismissal from tbs regu
lar army. The only called for drills,
however, during the first years. after which they
ceve An unlimited furough, ~hich is not Withdrawn
ccpt in the event Of actual me Andsurm, levy
en- sdse reserved for extreme cases, such The invs
sion Of the country BY foreign enemy aud then
posed Of all able bodied cinzens the ages Of
pine when they arc finally discharged from The land
neh year the State dispenses with his further services
Pursuant 70 this scheme, which 70 take effect between
the LIST Of May and LIST Of Octoe.r the PrussAu standing
army VIII be composed folio We-lnantry nine rcgi
nents Of guards and seventy two Of ths ue Of three
bat,.ons EACH battalion Of the Old Guard nve r-gi-
each battalion the old forty regiments he line 63
Of the thirty two new ones, 4slrauk and as Rihemen
aon po"nitouo VI wv men eec0 Toe okeetou3 Q Lid
batsons Of nndwehr infantry garrison ths
Cavalry-Eght regiments Of guards Owo oucs) and
forty eight OF the line eighteen ones) regiment
to have four squadrops (troops) Tue OLD land ~shr
cavalry 70 be dissolved. Artiilsry-Nine regiments %
Tort artillery, three batteries OF horse asassry t~e
divnions OF siege artillery, &C., which must be
added sappers and miners and the baggage
train, IN nine baxtalions. II 10 Calculated ibA
this new arrangement will the streps
OF the standing army by about so 600, that Of thu
BY 100 600 men; the additional expenditure viii De
nine and half million thaers per annun.
From this analysis il will be perceived that the propo
organization not radical reform, but merely ale
ton or modification OF the present system The INN
lance Of the lsndwehr greatly d1nixhed, but Il ~ n
abolished altogether. The the reserve
Is heightened BY two yesTs, AMI that in be andwshr