The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-24
THE GERMAN LEADERS.
KING WILLIAM, COUNT BIsM1RCK
AND GENERAL 1IOLTKE.
Life ut Their cadquurt ters.

A German correspondent in the Prnssian
headquarters at Versailles sends the following
Interesting account OF royal and high militia.
nv life there to the Gartenlaube, from which
we translate
THE KING OF PRUSSIA.
The King lives In the Prefecture, in the Ave-
nue de Paris living In the same simple man.
ner to which he has always been accustomed
in Berlin, and yet showing an astonishing ac-
tiyity. Notwithstanding he has reached his
scventy.thlrd year. He gets up at o'clock
every morning. His couch consists OF a low
camp bed with only one mattress, which ne
always takes with him. He shaVes himself,
and Is waited upon only by his two Wallets de
cha1nbre, Engel and Krause, both old soldiers,
who have seen military service. as shown by
the decorations they wear. While The King IS
dressing, In which operation he Is assisted by
his two Wallets and garderoOler, ne SPEAKS
with no one. In the house ne wears simply tne
usual military service suit; knowing no rest,
and keeping on his soldierly dress, from mead
TO foot, during the whole day, and late into
the nirht He wears the order OF the Iron
Cross, the Russian order of st. George, fourth
class. both of which decorations ne earned IN
the wear 1872, at Bar sur Aube, and the order
pour le inerite, though not the grand cross,
which latter ne only afiiXes When ne mas 10
receive officers to whom he would snow espe-
clal attentions.
KinG William enters his work-room early,
when q servant brings in frugal breakfast,
while the writing desk is hcaped up with pa,
pers, letters, dispatches, requiring the royai
attention. In Berlin the King always taxes
his coffee alone; in Versailles only PriVy Coun-
cillor Schneider, well-known military author
and historian, has entrance. Schneider makes
his appearance every morning punctualiy aI
tIo mi fI1nnfl0QS
ot reader and librarian to the King, reads over
to the breakfasting monarch the kilograms
that have arrived during the night, as well as
rpnoripr the tone OF the European press, 0e-
sides placing before his Majesty the latest lite
rary productions, from which, as well as IRON
important articles from the Journals, ne reaus
aloud.
After coffee the King opens the letters,
reads the dispatches, making notes at the sides
as to their disposition, and places them proper
ly in the various departments to wnch tney
belong. for instance, the civil cabinet, the
military cabinet, the ministry OF stare, tne
ministry of war, the ministry OF 1ustice, Tue
Departments for aid and grace. Tne latter de-
nnrIments, very delicate ones by the way, are
Entrusted an, to Privy Counsellor and Landwehr
Major Bork. gentleman who has served inc
king for many years. AS In Berlin, King Will.
liam can always spare q quarter OF an nour
from his more pressing business Tor his LABOR
OF love and mercy. After PrlVy CounselloI
Bork, the two court marshals, FUCKER anu
Perponcher, are admitted, In order 10 receive
tbc commands for the day, in respect TO drlV-
inG ont. riding, invitations, visits, audiences,
the reception of depulations, DC. After tns,
the KIM usually receives his sgenerais-Moithe,
Room. Boyen. PoG5lelske and Trenkow.
Punctlallv at nine the adutant-maJor on
duty for the day announces himself ihrough
this gentleman all commands must pass lie
must accompany the King wherever ne goes
during the day, and has to keep the journal OF
the royal labors performed during the day.
The Kinr then receives the reports from the
civil and the military cabinets, or shat oil Count
won bismarck, O task usually taking up IN oil
hont three hours for completion. In the
meantime announcements ore received. aud
fences granted, dispatches received anu tne
same referred TO the proper olhclals; anu tue
marching by of the troops before the prefecture
Gnr ,hn rSval INSPECTION constantly interrupts
lha ,Isnal daily routine. After the reports nave
been received from the various departments
the Monarch makes or receives prlnceiy visits,
,roes into the hospital, or looks OF the curtosi-
lies and things ofnote In the town, being nc
compapicd on these visits bya single ad1utant.
On excursions in the neighoorIoou, n9weTsT: Ti.I.
he Is accompanied by the staff guard. TINS
nersonai courage OF the King, together with
his knightly appearance, has had remarkable
rood effect upon the people Of Versailles, who
greatly admire both.
The King lives very temperately. Between
the receptions OF the morning he usually par
takes oil cold vlands, and at four goes 10
dinner. which Is q very smele and almost
citizen-like affair. Only one sort OF wine Is
brought upon the table; champagne Is never
seen there except on the occasion OF the birth
day of member Of the royal family or q
princely parsonage. Only once during the
Campaign was champagne brought upon the
royal table, and that was on the evening OF
The lst of September, after the Dattle OF SEDAN.
After about half an hours conversation alter
dinner. the King withdraws to his own room,
onens and reads the letters and dispatches
that have arrived, and receives persons de-
mundinu favors or grace 1t Is q noteworthy
fact that the King never sleeps IN the after
noon. From dinner till tea-tllne the monarch
employs his time in finishing up the odd WORK
of the day, the reading OF the Spencer Zenu'lg,
or important newspaper articles, as Weil us
correspondence with his family, and the dis
patch Of kilograms.
Tea-time comes at nine, when in the society
of invited persons q pleasant conversation
flows freely Alter this meal is finished Illus
trated books are looked through, important
newspaper Information read aloud, anu events
| and personages of the day are freely discussed.
| The King does not smoke, rs q rule, DuC III
large companies OF gentlemen does So. Aoout
eleven he wlthdraws 10 his room, and works
up 10 about one All the guests invited 10 aln.
On lays OF battle tile King rides out early, and
occupies u place previously agreed. upon, a
| number of horses being held in readiness for
him.
is considerably younger than The king. and
Moltkc, being ffty-fve years CT age: His HE
Is simple and unpretentious. Exterior bodily
euioyments hardly exist for him at all; Think
iuS and working fill up nearly his whole HE.
| In the field he lives almost more retired Than
In Berlin; the ''hermiC' Of Barzin has changed
into '.hermiL" oil Versailles Count Bislnark
ivcs in Versailles in an isolated villa In the Rue
de Provence, pretty far distant from the other
members OF the royal headquarters. de gen
eraily gets up at about nine o'clock In the morn,
In~. being accustomed to live in the French
manner ever since he was ambassador IN early