The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-05

BERLIN, July 10, rS16
Repression Of liberalism IN American Osnr;bu
tions to the Photographic gsaioaios-TAeir Superiority
Ouer Other Specinsas- -sssyoad Slaughter IN Germany
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The seizure OF newspapers sing and inoarccraoncf
offending editors and the rejection Of liberal municipal
officers elected by the corporations continue to DO e
order OF be day do the OF the people
escape SCOT free if they cannot be punished for words
spoken in the house, they are prosecuted for extra
parliamentary uxterances. Thus n .Jacoby member for
Berlin, Of the mo popular men in Prussia but now
Of the most obnoxious To the ruling powers. has
recently been condemned 70 six month"; imprisonment
for some epressoss used in speech delivered TO his
Constituencies, and which the ingenuity Of the Prussan
RhadAmsnthus. has tortured into high treason.
rs1ssarck's lst Is the prohibition Of banquet that
DO given TO the liberal deputies Cologne on the
RAno andhsa been got up a. asor& Of count-r demon
sson to the festivities that arranged few weeks
by thososernment authorities in honor Of the an
scxationof1he Rhcnish provinces o.Prussa bismarck
has read modern history 10 PURPOSE and recoccs
was the political banqnots proposed by the oppos
ton in France that brought the revolution OF 1913
but the same causes do not always lead othe
results; the Germans very different peoplcto the
French and the stability Of the Prnssan throne would
hardly have been seriously endangered by the enthus
astc haangues that might have been this
OCCASION by the potaon polite deep that would doubt
meeting that exccs considerable interest just now liz the
great schuzenfcst shooting match) at Bremen which
marksmen from all parts of Germany from Switzerland
England, and from America which Bismarck
police are fortunately unable to interfere with, il does
not take place on Frussian territory.
TheIntcrnational Photographic Exhibition was closed
on Tuesday week Professor JOY Vice President of tho
New York Photographic Society, arrived hero not long
before, and brought greetings from the New York
Society regrettng that they had been notified late
to be fully represented at the Berlin exhibition Pro-
fessor Joy handed Dr. vogcl President of tho
Berlin Society the contributions of Lewis NJ Rutherford
New York auconocr consisting two photop raphs OF
the MOON which far exceed in cxactness and beauty of
execution those of Dr. Warren do Ia Rue and were
distinguished with prize medal Dr. vogel declares
these two moon pictures to be the most
quiste specimens Of photography he has ever
behed they positively outsirp everything of tho kind
brought by Professor Joy several landscapes the
Cemetery and the Arsenal Of New York he latter clad
In mourning account Of the death of Abraham Lin
coln) sent by another amateur, Mr. Newton, of New
York, ampcs of dry composition process and quito
interesting as such Finally, Dr. vogel was presented
Rutherford which he states again to be far superior
the different solar spectra at the Exhibition Having
shown il to the celebrated Professor Kirho Of Heidel
berg, this sdudnt told him that could he have had the
benefit of examining it sooner, no should have been
saved years labor in his Investigations This authentic
remark Of the Professors who is first rate authority
on physics, and has seem and probably made himself
many photographs of the solar spectrum the best tcs
timony to Mr. Ruthcrfords skill artist Dr. vogol
told your reporter with great enthusiasm, that Now
York is unquestonaby far ahead Of Berlin and Of all
Europe in the Photographic art.
Disastrous railway accidents, which form standing
item OF news in tho American and English press,
happily rare In this country The Germans arc eau
ttous slow going race; JisinG Iene is their natural
motto, and If they do not enjoy all the advantages Of
rapid molten possessed by their ncgbors they eEs
subject TO its drawbacks But there rule without
exceptions, and such exception occurred Monday
morning on tho railway from Hanover TO Berlin.
passenger train coming from the village Of Thaie
beautiful little watering place in the Hartz Mountains
ran into goods train that had been left the track
ana terrific collision ensucd. According 10 private
counts no less than twelve persons killed and up
wards OF seventy wounded. Tho official statement
duces the casualties to five killed and twelve dangerously
wounded In addition 10 several number not stately who
were slightly hurt. II remains TO be which OF the
two accounts is correct For tho present the public
inclined to attach credit to the Official report
as they have very little confidence in the veracy Of tho
government functonarics who usually try hush up
everything that might cast a slur their efficiency.
There is no coroners inquest in these benghed regions
and u Is consequently not always easy to ASCERTAIN the
truth In such matters