New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-10-29
WAR NOTES.

Count Aguila, brother of the eX-King of
Naples has subscribed 100000 for the relief oil the french
wounded ..
The German organ of the FreemasOns the
Bauhate states that the collections of the English
lodges for the families Of German soldiers in tho field
have reached $4,000.
King William has enrolled in the LOnisa
Order first division both the Princess Victoria damgh
Of the Crown Prince and the Princess LOUISA daush
ter OF Prince Frederick Charles.
The scarcity of provisions in Metz is very
great according to letter from that city dated the 26th
t The writer says: "Beef and mutton have long been
unknown pork is shilngs pound butter has passed
other things usually considered necessares are regarded
as luxuries of which it is wholly useless to think"
The Committee of the Munich Artists Union
have resolved TO establish lottery Of works of art the
proceeds Of which to be devoted to the German III
valid Asylum They have accordingly issued an address
OF works of art prizes The Artists Union of Ham
ceent works TO the value Of 10000 guden IL l. the in
tenton Of the Munich Committee 70 ISSUE zoo 600 tickets
at one thaler (75cQ each:
| Among the many grOtesque means of saving
the country resorted to proposed in France
faatl0; Of q certain corps OF defense in the de-
partment o. Ge-s is one of the most remarkable It's
members arc all dresse in black, and all under the
vow of strictest silence. a.. commands are given by
signs At present the corps s All pcsea
skull No knows the Of their leader, who has
paid all the expenses OF their equipment
A Prussan soldier, but just returned from
the front, standing In the center of listening
group, detailing to officer his escape from
death by OF the Chassep6t bullets He took out his
watch and showed pierced through by the ball. which,
having thus expended its strength the solid metal
inflicted but slight wound on his breast. The people
pressed around to get look at the watch, and c
zen impulsvely taking out his own gold time keeper
put it into the hand OF the astonshed soldier, saying
" Here, take this one II is "a good Yours viii
never 80 again"
There is in Berlin woman whose life, so
far might he comprised in single sentence The widow
OF three cabinet She has married them all and
lost them all within the last eight years, and they
all three killed in battle. In 1864, the first of her hus
bands fell at the stormng Of Duppe She married again
in 1866 and her second husband left the field of
Sadowa In 1866 Cabinet-Inaker No. was killed at the
recent battle OF Rezonye Habit is second nature; and
probably by this time she Is beginning to look around in
search Of her fourth. But will she find another cabinet
maker brave enough to face the seeming fatality Of
his craft who have all died violent deaths
To be courteous in time Of peace is not hard.
To be courteous TO an enemy in time OF war shows
noble spirit The Germans have always been rated far
below the French in polite and polished bearing but the
general order lately issued commanding all German pri
vate soldiers and ncomnssioned officers to salute all
French officers now held prisoners by Germany with
the same obseryances due German officers OF like rank
shows hight and depth Of good breeding 10 which the
French do not seem 10 have yet attained Prussan Off
are also TO salute French officers in the
that they salute German officers OF the rank
and this matter French officers requested 10 take
the initiative when meeting occurs.
DR.. Strauss, in reply which he has written
to NJ Remains letter. says When day victorious
armies shall the Rhine TO return to their home
steads, but without many young men who left full Of
ador they will bring us the best prize OF the victory
which could not be too dearly purchased, the lp0ssi
bty of those who fought by side In many
battles gaist common enemy, andsUe4 theI bQQN Tor
the same cause ever finding theusebes lace TO face as
enemies even dsnited The blood OF the sons OF the
Mort v~@ for utpI Gpl muu
unity for taken In this sense The saying True blood
Is liquid OF peculiar power"
The generosity of the German soldiers is
illustrated by recent incident soldier OF the GOTH
Regiment wounded In one foot and the face, was max
ing his way along "the Lndens." in Berlin. with the
help OF stick shortly after the OF the capitalization
OF strasbourg had arrived The street filled with
yocing crowds, and IN few minutes the wounded war
offerings OF unsolicited sympathizers He about to
transfer the not unwelcome windfa 10 his pocket. when
Wilhelm Verein charitable society for The relief of sick
ana wounded soldiers. "The other lads shall have "a
share cried the brave fellow poured the contents
OF his right hand into the box.
An English journal, comparing the trade
between France and England for the month of August
win that OF the same time last year. says "a year ago
our import of wine from France amounted in the month
u ohiy 2s0i gallons. 1t rose in August this year to
more than double, AS S05 gallons In the August Of
each OF The two preceding years we bought of France
dSo% pounds OF bfOadsuf and $4,000 yards Of ribbon
a sent us THIS year 2liooo pounds OF the
ut whe France has been forced part with her goods
e mas sen diminishing her demand for ours She has
pounds Of wool wards in lieu of Os mn
srds OF cotton manufactures; and 1900 Rounds I'M lien
snu% me other articles of her trade show CORE.
eoouaipg diIainution." VIZ"