New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-21
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The municipal authorities of Berlin have APP
proprated defray the expenses of the festivities
| upon the return of the troops
The value of the bronzes, statues, and pic
lures destroyed by the Communists in Adophe Thierss
private residence, In Paris. is estimated at 100000
The order for setting fire to the Hotel de
| VILE has been found on National Guard OF the Com
mune now prisoner at Versailles 1t Is covered with
stamps, some OF them blue and the others red
Vincent Scully, who represented the County
Cork in the British Parliament for several years. died on
the 4th inst in London. He advanced Liberal in
politics, and a member OF the lrIsh bar.
Count Won Beust, it is said, is soon to be
made Prince OF the Austrian Empire, and his new
prospective honors very unfavoraby received by
his many political enemies at the Court OF Vienna who
have tried in vain to ALLEVIATE from him the affection OF
Francis Joseph.
Gen. Won MOltke has written letter to the
poet Oscar Won Redwitz, who dedicated to him the
"song OF the New German Empire" very mOdesy dis
claiming merit for himself and declaring that the great
than OF individual ability or proves.
The efiluvium at La ROquette, where the in
surgens murdered the Archbishop OF Paris and many
other victims 10 stated be dreadful In the neighbOr
hood OF Beeve and the Buttes Chaumont the number
of dead is so great that every he laid hold
OF is forced TO- assist in digging graves and nterring
the bodies.
One thousand corpses, partially burned with
petroleum. to prevent infection buried on the Goth
of May, in the Champ de Mars The Libert6 describes
petroleum insufficient and suggests utter destruction
by quckme not only sanitary measure, but TO re-
duce to dshOnOred dust the remains OF criminals and
leave TO future reyolutoniss no possibility OF giving an
ovation ~ their bones.
A member of an old family of the no bility
at Berlin, who was recently married, had numerous
detachment OF policemen stationed outside the church
that he might suffer from intrusion How discreet he
was in this act shown by the fact that lady armed
with whip attempted tO make her way into the church
and put end TO the ceremony by process OF summary
brldegroom's sister rcsOrted 10 disgraceful pro-
ceeding prevent what she regarded as disguceful
marriage She ANONYMOUSLY elected, ana the cere-
monies proceeded.
Wilhelm Wolff, the Berlin sculptor, has just
finished altogether original group Of four lions. The
moheroness ha5 just been struck by fatal arrow, and,
in her face there is almost human expression OF min
glcd pain and dread OF approaching coath for her limbs
are already stffening An unconscious little cub is eis
urcly taking its accustomed nourishmcnt, and another
is scrambling sportiycy her back, probably with
the end in view. But most striking Of all Is the
figure lion. The bereavcd king Of the desert
stands full OF grief and wrath behind his dying partner
and with head extended ana yengefu be gazes into
the distance, trying to discover who has slain his
beloved. He looks as II he had just given howl awful
enough to make the desert tremble.
The K6lniSche Zeitung states that the pur-
pose OF RocnefOrt to escape to Belgium commune
Gated TO the Versailles Government by letter which
Rochefort wrote his mistress requesting her to repair
to Brussels where he would arve the 10th OF
May and If possible the dwelling house that
they formerly occupied together. He also wrote that
the rule OF the Communists rapidly coming to an
end and that he would discontinue the publication OF
his journal and his retreat This letter fell
into the hands Of the Project of Bordeaux who at
a copy Versailles and RochefOrt, with his friend
The Paris friends Of Rochefort very indignant at
| his attempt 10 escape