The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-20

II such change could have been looked upon By
you with indifference. But while neither blaming
nor disappearing and even acknowledging this,
have yet to call your attention to IL that whatever
honors heart and house ought to remain within
heart and house at the risk OF losing Its rights
Pushed out In any manner into publicity, 1t opposes
me and my government, and forces us to act accord
ingy. 1t Is wholly left with you to acknowledge by
your position, the confidence with which and my
authorities have met you. II you have confidence on
your part too, In me and my government hope to
GOd-yea, 1 am cOnvinced-that becoming better
acquainted with one another We are approaching Z
happy condition"
After the inevitable parading OF the troops visit
to the MausOleum of the defunct King Ernest Angus
tus-once Duke of Cumberland In England-a bril-
liant soir6e at the Governors palace and another
review of the military.
The King left on the second day of his stay for
Hildsheim, where he arrived yesterday and was re-
ceved in the like pleasant manner. He is expected
to arrive the same evening at Frankfort, whence ne
goes to-day to the Luther celebration ut Worms
Your Frankfort correspondent Will undoubtedly
follow up his movements and tell your readers
whether the Queen who must also have passed
through that city yesterday, has met and exchanged
greetings with her cons0rt She Is announced 10 ar
rive at Babesberg, near Potsdan, this evening, ana
rumor says that both Majesties together " VIII WISH
late this summer the Duchess OF Schleswig-Holsfein.
The Hon. Mr.. Bancroft is gone to Carlsruhe and
stuttgart for the purpose OF concluding naturalza-
ton treaties with Baden and Wurtemberg. de-
spatch from Worms speaks OF his expected arrival
there also or that of the Crown Prince, ana men
tOus that number OF American citizens are present
TO witness to-day the Inauguration OF the Luther
statue II being the three hundred and thirtyeighth
anniversary OF the declaration OF the Augsburg CON
esson.
he Rfe,tz Zeituag reports an improvement in
the health Of Count Bismarck, who Is to be distin-
Qushed already during his lifetime by the erection or
a monument the ''patriOtic' Inauguration OF which
il announced for the 9Th Of next month, TO take
place on the estates OF Count Limburg-Styrum, mt
Canth in Silesia, and at the expense OF this ardent
adnirer Of the statesman
The rumOr has again obtained credence that, keep
ing up with the increased importance OF Prus5ias
military establishment the number OF held marsals.
at present one only, III the person Oh 'tather
Wrange il to be augmented to I'VE, and tnat the
appointments are to be announced on the Sd proX,
tie day of The anniversary of the battle of honggatz
The pay of ied marshal in the PruoSan army Is no
less than %, 600 thalers per annIm
The sum figuring IN this years budget for artillery
supply The harbors OF kie ana Jahde amounts 10
300 900 thaers For this sum only twenty TO twenty
four OF the heavy English Armstrong guns can ne
procured. Under these circumstances direct order
viii not be given out to England until another trial
has taken place OF the different German makes OF the
heavy ordnance designed for land forti1cation An
other commission has been formed to investigate all
the details relating to the ar1ling OF naval forts.
The manufacturer OF guns Herr krupp, IS aC pre-
sent In ST. Petersburg 1t is said he will receive from
the Russian government-in spite OF its humane IN
tention5 respecting explosive prOjectiles-enorinous
orders Tor cannon TO he delivered in the course OF
this year, which viii compel him to increase his
already vast establishment.
have frequently referred to the progress OF
military union IN Germany which Is advancing
much ahead OF a political one. Even now the North
German army, with the only exception OF Bavaria
and Nuremberg, wear the same uniform Baden
having been already supplied with Prussan Min
lister OF War, Darmstardt now has Prussian officers
appointed to the command Of brgade5, regiments
and battallons On the other hand, officers OF the
Darmstadt division will he attached to the Prussian
arny. and similar change Is in contemplation re-
speeding the Odenbur4 troops
The idea OF q South German confederation, started
by the democracy, has already provoked the wrath
OF the Wurtemberg government party, who declare
that they will take no part IN any such move. 1t
was Indeed, q branesS undertaking to hope, on the
strength OF aversion to Prussia to proclaim the for
nation of Southern democratic union.
A German peoples party In the Duches OF Sches-
wig Holstein has agreed upon a set Of resolutions
which correspond with the principles laid down by
the well known democrat, DR.. Johann Jacoby. 1t
demands first general and direct participation Of the
whole people In the making OF laws and in the gov
eminent OF the State; secondly, the labor question
to be solved in Just manner and In the interest of
ment and selfadmnstratOn OF each province dis
trict and community, and lastly, substitution or
militia in place OF the standing army as the best
security for universal peace
The Berlin WorkIngmens Association, which had
addressed letter OF coincidence to the government
at Washington after the ASSASSINATION OF Abraham
Lincoln. has now received IN answer to 1t copy OF
the resolution OF Congress- dated March 2, 1897,
with feeling letter from Mr. Seward acknowledge
ing the sympathy expressed by them In that great
national misfortune.
Berlln's omnibus institutions, though not over If
teen years standing. have never been in iourshing
condition. For several years few lines did not all
suIilce for the traffic, when, licenses being
given to all applicants, competition soon ruined the
business. A JOINT stock company was then organized
and the whole material, some three to four hundred
chased from the private owners, Who were paid With
shares Of the new concern. owing to an expensive
the high prices paid for the old
and the rise In value OF grain and feed but
to the low price OF fare, II being only
groschen equal to two and One-half cents the shares
OF that company soon declined and were offered at
forty instead OF par. change OF fare to one and
one-half groschen, then to one and One-fOurh grOs
chen, and followed again by one and one-half and
two groschen had not the desired effect; the public
grew tired OF these frequent experiments with the
price and the whole institution, though Its utility
and even absolute necessity for numerous classes OF
citizens had been fully experienced, fell into mis-
credit. No small share OF this bad result must he
attributed To lack OF skill on the part Of the managers
of the company, whose laundering arrangements
FASTENED on the insolvency OF the concern.
Awkwardness and sloyenliness had become
typical Of the Berlin omnibus which,
unlike those or Gotham, and though plying
or short and straight routes, are always
companied by conductor on the footboard behind,
whose sole occupation Is to help passengers IN and
out and collect the fare. Ten to one that pedes-
TRAN, hurrying through cross street to be picked
up by the bus IL unable to attract the conductors at
tenton, for the said individual would be occupied,
most likely, joking with the passengers inside. AS
for the driver he Ia generally half asleep, the reins
slack In his hands and the horses progressing at o
snail's pace. This state Of things Is aggravated by
the clumsiness OF the majority OF the public, who
nave learned to appreciate the real use OF the
;bus old ladies' and gentlemen standing IN the mid
die Of the street, after having contrtved by signals
with their umbrellas or canes 10 be noticed by the
conductor, Will ask to be driven In an opposite direc
ton to that In which the hos s going. While they
chatter the matter over with the conductor the bus
makes dead stop Of several minutes. Others enter
TO discover after q WHILE that they have got into
wrong line and great ado ensues about
their fare during which. OF course, another dead
lock occurs-a this In spite Of gigantic signb0ards
fastened on each side OF the bus Indicating ts desti-
nation. Ladies and servant maids, returning from
market with bundles and baskets containing cheese.
vegetables, lard, &C., take up more room than be-
Ion - to them aud are threat to other fellow pas
sengers. Smoking in ide has ut last been suppressed
by an ordinance OF the police Not moro than year
or two back the inside OF bus was not considered
0e,nuthifch without the vile stencil from half dozen
still vuer cigars. There are always some passengers
who puzzle the cad by Offering MS the smallest