The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-30
Anniversary Rejoicings In Honor OF
the Union OF the Houses Of
Orange and Weimar.
Russian and French Policy for Inter-
ventiOn in Gambia.
OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
@ { r NJ A N Y.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD.


Festivities mt Weimar-The Union OF the
Houses OF Weimnr and Orange-Scenes mt
tho Railroad Depot-Fun mt Nap0ieOn's
C0st-On the Road and Companions by tho
Way-War Preparations-A Royal Greet
tng-City Rejoicings In Wcimnr-ArrtvRl Of
tho Kings of Prussia and SnxOny-The Fes-
tai Day and Imperial COmpany-Dinner NJ
Court.
Though Monday morning dark and rainy, there
was almost as much rush At the AnhAtscher depot
in Berlin there at the station OF the New Haven
Railroad saturday afternoon before THANKSGIVING
whom tho Now Euganders start their annual pilgrim
to share the ancestral gobber for besides the usual
exodus OF those who had come to town to visit and
tend tho theatres. many had been induced by the
approaching fesiv tiles at Wemar to betake themselves
to this pleasant city police regulation allows the hack
men TO charge do ube before O'clock as most
OF the passe ngers had Jeff home before that hour but
had arrived after It, the fare in each case
mooted point, but which Cabby generally won.
None arc admitted to the until few before
starting, and some carrier Corners having gone through
with the somewhat complicated process Of getting their
luggage tick eted began trying the drinkabes others
loungsd through the crowd to beguie the time. and
little aoof from the throng knot Of officers noble
men and diplomats, who always early,
sauntersd up and down, while their servants
hustled about disposing OF baggage and arrang.
ing cloaks and wrappers with consequential air which
their betters could have in vain attempted assume.
Punctualiy at the hour Prince Charles Of Prussia &C
comp aned by the Princess his wife, and her maid Of
honor, the beautiful Countess Won seydewtz appeared
and, after little delay took seats ordinary
riage sialwart officer OF the Jaeges, who had made
way for their Hi2hnssses, and who had perhaps sug-
eested that coach be attached for their
mediation, but which the Prince declined, received
rather public reprimand for causing all this confu-
slon."
"Ths is the carriage for you," said the guard show
ing me into In which three gentlemen Despite
sort OF cotton warp look all we're well and somewhat
scrupuousy dressed and their boots shone so brightly
that glad had decided to carry my vanished
feathers on my feet instead OF in my vaise made
doubt that Mrs. jenkins thoughtfulness bidding me
good bye. In brushing OF my coat with hand while
she endeavored to keep little Miss J. from falling down
stairs, hold . kerosene lamp and hand me . paper OF
sandwiches with the other, had admitted TO such
spectacle company The extreme politeness Of their
ealutation, even voluntarily surrendered q
seat facing west, protesting that he had not tho slight.
est objection to riding backwards surely due tho
hat which, last visit to Paris my halter placed
my head, with that touch that gives a castor jaunty
air TIL the border is Mondays Gas hen said
the newsman. passing over a sheet bearing that
name, but made upon Sunday morning. and
morning dailiss are published on Sundays but not on
Mondays True journalistic enterprise shown by
the nrst three announcements in the column headed
srhe Trtuh," and edited by Dr. Munchasen the dates
OF which differed moro astonishingly from apparent
time than those OF cable dispatches from London.
toaiclal reIegam.l
His Majesty the Emperor u counting the buttons Of
his coat Warl Liberty
[ofncial Telegram
BiARRirz h Oct.-9:01 A. NJ.
HIS Majesty the Emperor counts slowly, with paases
and an anxious countenance.
oGlcal telegram
BiARRIrz 9TH Oct-9 o3 A. NJ
His Majesty the Emperor has just finished the count.
ing Tho last button Is Liberty His Majesty said, sigh
Ing "Ah, thai had more buttonsl"
Most OF the ride from Berlin hher is little thar
q few hours, existence In a railway carriage bowling
along through q monotonolsly well cultivated country,
and fortunate that my fellow passengers
entertaining. Though unacqasinted with each other
they soon. by Of fresmasonry, became quite IA
miliar and carried highly edfying conversation,
from which manifest that they were Wallets
Of sundry other great personages also route for Wei
mar. One especially notable, and having been .
courier for than a dozen years, had not only
well selected stock OF anecdotes OF the failings and
fobles Of different magns,es aud miilonares whom he
had accompanied fro through the earth, but also
fund OF information concerning hotels whose land
dunk ,ys and hand the same the aunksys sgain-of
taors' gsntemen's furnishings &c, who allow neat
percentage for brought an content with
very small remuneration for articles required by their
humber patrons In the opinion OF this worthy man
no hoto should De visited where the amour, ps,a 70,
Of the sum total OF the b nor shoemaker paronized
who would think Of charging more than sevsniy-hvs
hear good cosmopoe testify that travellers OF
other Nationality are TO be compared 70 the Americans
excepting perhaps Russians, and be spake with real
feeling OF family, resulting from the union OF easy
going Muscoyite with wealthy New Yorkeress Such
was . good Protestant wlthal, and. passing through
witteuberg, delivered himself In semi-sh wmanlike
way Of s1me historical remark about Luther
10 the outskirts OF this things made to look
more enterprsing than any others. We passed by .
large gang OF men throw ing up ear hworks and building
kindly to their tasks by nature or have had special
thereto sthey almost the only out OF
doors who did stand and gnze til the train was we'll
by. Women everywhere at work In the fields. sharing
al the abors OF the by means stronger sex, except
blowing gave the tame landscape more picturesque AR
aud cheerful than usual as II " had been donned the
day before handful OF students lettering about Al
Hale called Schenectady to mind Though their psrti
coiored caps and ribbons for which OF them bore
that must have one day been ugly cuts look Tar
the Mohawk valley bellies appear 10 admire 80 much
they had attracted such bevy OF pretty girls TO the
station as are ever 10 be seen on fair days a. the sene
on sigh,inr at welsscnfeis a man who bad ridden
from Halle handed ticket 10 the guard evidently an
acquaintance aud who seemed little surprised At re-
ceivtng IL "Ahap cred experienced voyageur,
ahey know each other The conductor put him in here
because he thought he bad no ticket In answer to
the question whether " possible 10 travel without
paying, he continued elf I kns~ these fellows and
gave them . thsler, would 20 free" He seemed 70
shink u hardly worth while for stranger attempt 10
70 without ticket brbing would cost HIM about as
much travelling by the fourth Glass; which he thought
more respectable and independent IL may De- then,
that the continental system Is not quite perfect even
Ar European conductors do sport horses ana be-
come conn oisseurs In diamonds and seal rings
The Grand Duke and Duchess Of Saxs-wemar met the
Prince and Princess at the depot which vas trimmed
with flowers and earlands and the party Immediately de-
parted In the ducal equipages waiting for them, while
shs plebeisns made ouc grand plunge for the cabs,
which we're Immediately flied, and started for the
town. those who not fortunate enough TO secure
passage being left 10 quietly wait tor tner return,
the oyer-hlled hotels Notwithstanding the falling OF
cold dismal rain, tho citizens were cvcrywhere busy
ornamcnug their houses and pulling up fixtures Tor an