New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-23
GERMAN GOSSIP.

Nearly 1900 guests have arrived at WIGS
baden.
The theater at Brdnn, Austria, has been
burned.
Preparations are making at Moscow for
Grand Polytechnic Exhibition to take place in 1872 on
the bcentenna anniversary OF the birth Of Peter tho
Great
The Kepler monument was recently unyailed
at Wiederstadt The ceremonies musical festival.
oratons, and banquet at which appeared five descen-
dants Of pier, all, seemingly, honest radesInch
During the celebration Of the reconciliation
between the Vienna Master and JourneyInan bakers
after the strike Of the old eaven again ier-
mented most unexpectedly, and in the midst 81 mo
festivities number OF Journey men ru it h Siob
mosh the doors and Windows Of shop kept ~ n''sH-
boring Master.
"The Spectres Of Varzin" is the name OF
an eccentric poem by Ernst Eckstein Count Bismarck
riding on horseback at midnight Is met by tho spirits OF
stahI Cavour Arndt, Frederic the Great, Joseph H.
Stein etc, etc. and each Of them with cah0oi suP
posed pertain only to another state OF eHiaeh,e ls
the Man OF Germany what he thinks Of him and m,
political dongs. Ecks.en has already done some good
things in the humorous line.
The Vienna Central Stenographic Club lately
had trial Of speed in shorthand writing, before Large
gathering of people, 90 no. and az last 100 words per
minute were dictated. Thirty competitors were entered
for 90 words in minute, for which the prIe Wa ua
For 40 words in a minute 16 names were entered, u
compete prize Of ducas But for the a. Jrai OF
speed only name was entered andthe person DedIhS
it gained the prize OF ducdts'
Bishop Won Rittler's reply to the already eel
ebraied letter Of Pchler of ST. Petersburg Is causing
amusement people and Apprehension 70 Others
according to the spirit in which it is read He says:
have had 10 time 20 answer yOu because IN addition 70
my other duties have been teaching military ia.uts
10 the POpe's sOldcrsw II VIII be remembered that
Bishop Ritter originally an officer Of Hussars in the
Prussian Army.
The statistics of the Berlin Society for the
Prevention Of Poverty and Be ggins. might furnish
hint TO the phanthropists Of other countries Within
week the members investigated the conditions Of -
writers Of begging letters "a found undeseryng.
Among % others divided ls6 thaers one weaving
chair, and six sewing machines The remainder were
directed TO the committees for procuring labor, ana
clothing, sent to the Anshouse. The case Of re.
fined woman, in reduced circumstance who solicited ald
to educate promising boy was disposed OF privately
MOsenthar5 Isabella Orsinl' has been but
indiaercntly received at Berlin. Paul Heysos play Il
Honor for Honor" narrowly escaped being Kissed
during the first act but it went on it un.odcd such
dramatic merits that the audience forgot its preudces
and became interested IN spite OF Us nEst
the dramatic success " tie season Three years
A. 'i novel OF h Behihd the scenes IS now pub,
fishing as the fouilleton Of the Getting fir Ncrd
Deutschland"
In Berlin has been formed "SOciety for
the Prevention of Poverty and Begging" which under
takes to deal with that particular nuisance and 10 rid
rich and welknOwn persons of benevolent disposition
of letters from professional beggars Such letters arc
generally written by public scrbes, employed by the
ieratc and the Society proposes common receptacle
for all such written appeals. By examining and COM
pairing them BGSe il is hoped that they VIII be traced
secret workshops from which they have proceeded
The managers OF the Society undertake 70 investigate
the condition OF the enders OF these letters and in de-
serving cases to distribute any aims Which these appeals
may draw forth.
German and French papers are commenting
on the seeming inconsistency recently displayed by the
painter Courbet in refusing to be decorated by Napoleon
Ill, which refusal they consider a piece Of useless
aectation seeing that he had already been decorated
by the King Of Bavaria. But it rs ii distinction
should be made in this The King OF Bavaria was
the lover the friend, the patron and the cuIaoe OF
artists himself half artist; therefore decoration
might be accepted from him through motives goIerned
entirely 10y artistic conscientious Louis Napoleon Is
simply sort of literary and artistic picccmonSer VINO
tries to make Judas OF every rising man 10 tencn
art and literature. COurDet was uSht 10 cry \ Dts =
TO such decorations.