The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-13
THE CREAM OF THE VAR NEWS.
War Taxes I'm Germany.

heavily taxed for both men and money by the
war, writes to her friends that the cost Oh Nv
ing is so much increased In consequence that
she has to pay sixty-fve cents TOR pair Of
white VIII kid cloves with two buttons" that a
new silk bonnet cost nearly dollar In gold, a
cab for two persons TO the opera and back
thirty-seven cents, and washing is charged for
at the extravagant rate Of twelve cents dozen
pieces.
The German Losses In France.
The German losses in the engagements
round Orleans are thus stated, for the hrst
time precisely, by Herr Wickede, OF the Co
logne Gazette. Ee says: "These victories
have. It is true. cost many sacrifices on our
side, General Won der Tann's Bavarlan corps
has lost, in killed, wounded and prisoners, l23
officers and nearly 1000 men. The Seven
teenth Infantry Division which dashed for
ward at Orleans, and now again at Beaugency,
with such irresistible force, has lost, In Killed
and wounded, 5000 men. The Twenty-second
Division, the cavalry, and Prince Frederick
Charles's Hanoverian army corps, have like
wise had serious losses. Altogether, we lday
reckon the losses IN the month OF December,
which it has cost US to drive the French out of
Orleans and reoccupy 1t, as at least 5000 or
10000 men in killed, wounded and prisoners.
We have, indeed, at the same time taken from
good and heavily ly-armed guDboats on the Loire,
at Orleans, while he has had at least 1000 OF
5000 men killed and wounded.
The French Aggressive Movement.
An important feature of the news from
France is that General Bourbaki, with for
midable army, Is preparing to carry The. war
into Germany. He is said to be advancing on
Nancy and Belfort, localities far In the rear OF
the present German advanced lines, and
which were familiar to the reader In the first
days of the struggle. While Bourbaki Is thus
with their base of supplies, Chansey's army of
the Loire, said to be two hundred thousand
strong, is still engaged In lighting its way TO.
ward the French capital, with the view Of
raising the siege, If possible. While this army
may do much to divert the attention OF the
Germans from Bourbakis movements, there Is
more moment in the mission Of the latter than
terprise prove successful, large body of the
German iorce around Paris would be compel
led to move against him. That would give
Trochu his long-coveted opportunity OF o sor-
tie en- nlasSe, and the Siege Of Paris would be
raised, with what result TO the invaders llne
alone would tell.
The New E IN Peror-An Impressive
Scene.
The Gift of the crown of imperial Germany
to King William ut Versailles. on the 18th ult.,
is graphically described by DR.. Russell to the
London Times. The King went 10 attend d.
vine service. at 10 o'clock, In the chapel of
Louis XIV, in the palace, attended by Prince
Carl, the Crown Prince and many OF his gene
rails. After the simple service he repaired to
the Prefecture. from the hag.sta1f OF which
foated a flag of purple and gold, the standard
of the royaI house of HohenZollern. Prince
Leopold, Bismarck and all the Grand Dukes
so1sl arrived, and before the Crown Prince, IN
his uniform as field marshal, attended by Gen.
Won Blumenthal, drove up In an open carri'se,
and, to Judge from bis looks, was exceed ingly
happy. The ceremony was soon over, and the
officers. emersing, exchanged congratulations
with those outside. "And now 1t is done
Old Barbarossa may go to sleep now,' ex-
claimed one officer "Thank God - Amen"
answered grave, bescarred old colonel. "It
is his work, and / can sing Nunc dimittis.'" ,"
They spoke Of the Kings emotion-of the JOY
that could only find vent In sobs among the
veteran generals who stood around him as he
royal answer. DR.. Simson, president Of the
Reichstag, in his speech, said: To-day, the
nation may from this very spot console itself
with the assurance that Emperor and Empire
are again erected in the spirit Of new and
living present.
General War Notes.
Up to a recent date nearly $4,000 had been
taken in admission fees TO the Citadel of Stras
bourg. and this amount is to be converted into
a fund for the benefit OF the suffering inhabi-
tants.
For many years General Won Moltke was in
the habit of dining at the Hotel de Peters
burg, whenever he happened to be in Berlin.
Since he has been at the front, his usual place
at the table d'h0te has been Scrupulously re-
served. His chair Is always decorated with
laurel wreath. and no one is allowed to occupy
it; and his cover is always laid, just as If TIE
General might at any moment step in to din
ner.
A robust young girl. wounded on the plain
of St. Denis, outside Paris, was recently
brought into the hospital Dubois. Amputaton
was Judged necessary. my poor child" said
the surgeon, 'syou see what the hankering
after few francs has brought you to-" "a
few francs," answered the patient, "l'd freely
consent to part with another limb on the same
terms" Pressed to explain, the girl admitted
that she had been in the habit of taking copies
of the Steele anl the France regularly to the
Prussian outposts, for which she got three red
Napoleons down In ready coin.
The number of unwounded French prison.
ers In Germany up to the tall OF Thlonville
amounted to l0,O67 officers and 303, $50 men.
Prussia, Including the Federal fortress vi May
ence, has 36ll officers and 217,s0S men in for
tresses, and 49l5 officers and 1857 men in
open towns. This includes the fortress OF
Mayence, which has 4l6 officers and 24,S39
men. There are 1907 officers and q, 224 men
In the other States Of the North German Bnnd:
1000 officers and 10, 500 men in WurLemberg:
POS officers and 20,4l2 men in Bavaria, and
Rastadt. These returns are exclusive of Is, 253
officers who are residing in France or neutral
States on parole.