New-York tribune., 1870-11-17
GERMAN GOSSIP.

At Giessen, Bavaria, there are 4i3 public and
private military hospitals
IL has at last been decided to celebrate the
Beethoven Centennial in Vienna the actual birthday
of tho compOser-that is. the 10th Of December
The learned Doctor Crecelius has gone to
Nancy search the archives of that place in connection
with his ques. after MSS and books taken from German
libraries by the French.
The "Banern tdngernn (decOy gamblers) OF
Berlin. have begun to infest the German camps. Some
OF them are bold enough TO wear the cross adopted as
badge by the Sanitary Commission
The German artillerists oil declare that the
injury which resulted in bending the gilt cross on the
spire OF the cathedral strasbourg accidental
they had strict orders TO spare the building
Dr. Jur of the Kammergericht of Berlin is
Prussian officer Of Hussars who has found time In the
intervals OF military duty, to write humorous descrp-
tion OF the battle OF Sedan, in sanscrt
Saal, the German Court Painter, died re-
Gently at Baden Baden He had for many years resided
at Paris end his death ia ascibcd TO the privaons and
excitement Incident his expulsion from that city
Two newspaper correspondents of Berlin are
still kept at Biche prisoners OF war; IN defiance OF the
regulations, becausc" as the Comna Ter OF the fvts rs
SAYS they have acquired 40 minute hh.NieIse ot te
Notifications that II would be dangerous TO allow them
TO join the enemy's lOrces"
Bismarck has a way of managing French
officials in the conquered provinces All those who show
signs OF disaecon paid their salaries in bonds on
The French Government, payable at P4fis and Iosrs &
he
the Germans recently expelled from France
The Mayor of Strasbourg has sent an official
letter OF thanks the Burgomaster Of Cologne for his
generous efforts in getting subscription for the In
habants Of that ruin which was once siiy the t,e
| and the inscription, Empire Francais.'
Subscriptions are raised in all parts of Ger
many to indemnify the inhabitants Of the border towns
and villages through which the German armies lad to
in passing the 'front.' and especially for the people OF
inriom with 81 $50 and the Kingi OF Bavaria followed
! with s72O Berlin alone voted $4,000 for srasbourg
1t having become the fashion in Dresden for
the citizens Of the better classes TO lavish all sorts OF
attentions the French prisoners arriving there and,
while pressing upon them various presents and over
loading them with refreshments, 10 ignore entirely the
existence of their escorts the City Council have
determined that hereafter sodefs acng as gnardS 10
prisoners shall be received as the guests Of the city,
Emile de Girardn is said to have issued a
card explaining that his sightedness prevented him
from taking active part in the defense Of Paris and
that therefore. he should leave to establish in the
provinces new paper TO called The National Defense
German journalist wants to know why he couldn't Z
spectacles and remain in Paris, and adds that
there thousands OF soldiers In the PIussan army
wearing them
| In Carlsruhe, up TO a recent date, $4,000 for
contributions to the German Invalid Fund had been
collected Oppenheim the Cologne banker having given
sl44OO The artists Of Hamburg and Munich have, in
conjunction, sent out 100000 tickets for grand art lot
terry. Let help another" IA the motto of the
people all over Germany, iTO te lKhes 10 ts lowest
II Is hOped that before the end Of the ample means
will have been collected for the aid Of all unfortunate
victims in Germany.
When the war broke ont, Theodore
schweisgut was studying mathematics at Geissen. He
Immediately enlisted for year, and is now among
the wounded in the hospital at Homburg Lately the
General Of his Division forwarded to the Crown Princess
Of Prussia iron cross for him. and she with her own
hands decorated him with it, These iron are sent
in very limited numbers 10 the various Generals OF
Division who confer them In Instances OF striking braV
cry and of great merit duty Another private named
Xavier Hare the recipient OF the first one issued IN
the Wiremberg army; and this account he s held in
such high esteem that when he was discharged from
hospital visited Stuttgart, short time ago. citizens
i'm the streets took their him. and the senries
nj he various stations presented he passed II
is thus that the Germans honor bravery