The New York herald., 1871-03-23
i.agisiu:ive progrcss.

sacGsJius!ye Progress.
BERLIN. March %, 1871.
III continuation Of my telegram report to the
HERALD announcing the commencenent or the pro-
ceedngs or the German Parliament Yesterday, am
enabled state by cable to the HERALD to-day that
immediately after the retirement OF the Emperor
William from he lail motion passed the House
communicating the Emperor upon the occurrence
OF the sevcn'ythrd anniversary OF his blrth.n Ills
Majesty was born en- tae ga OF March IN the yea r
1861.
During The session. also Yesterday Herr Frankcn.
burg, by virtue OF seniority President CT the Chamber
OF Deputies, on taking his seat Warmly greeted the
South German members on their appearance IN the
united legislative body or the nation.
Imperial Hon0Fs BismnVcI. dad v0n
y'selt'..
BERLIN, March %, 1871.
The Emperor william does not permit the Gaz-
ze OF his position or The glory Of the situation at
home divert MS eyes from the modest record or
his faithful servants, Bismarck ana Won Mol.ke.
am enabled TO report TO Tire HERALD by cable to-
day that Count Won Bismarck has been cievarcG to
the rank Of Prince OF the Geralan empHe, and that
General Count Won Moltke has been presented with
lhe Grand cross OF tie Order OF the iron Cross.
or the brilliant services or bismarck and Won
MoItEe it is unnecessary to write again.
The Bismarck family has been amply ynlica;ei
in The person or the Prince Uonnt His ancestry IS
now being 'rcad up 1t may seem u little odd to
discover that his earliest known progeni.or a
certain Rule, R,l,o or Ru>olvho Bismarck, who
foarshed IN the twelfth century a. respected
member Of The Guild OF Taiiors and member OF
the Town Council Of Stendall. They derived their
name from the small town OF Bismarck the Biese,
situated in the Ill Mark, IN the ciIcle OF Stendl.
The rise of the IGmIy contnu0uly upward
nnt II reached the highest ranks Ia the fourteenth
century some OF its members having previously
become Caste'ans OF Burgstall IN the Elcc orate
OF Brandenburg. The circumstances tnat taclr 40.
mains contained the best snorIiug grounds In That
district led after maHy erorts on tc part of electors
10 obtain them, TO ur exchange OF the lands Of
3nrgatail for those OF CreYesc, Schdiaausen and
f!Sci.becs, whych was conln.e.ed IL 1863, and thc
nliae ava y,rs u as constituted have continued
down 10 the!rp,eseHt riincciy Possession. in the
year lSi Bismarck married Johanna Pon Putkalii-
mer. While On li9 wedding tour he met King Fred
erick WiLam ~. at Venice ana iail the foundation
Tor the favor witi which tlat monarch has always
regarded h,n, ani which culminatcl IN his frst
diplomatic appoinrmeui-the annassadorshlp for
Prussia 70 the Diet mt frarkfurt III 1861.
Pas,'ic coln'an .; the Relations 70 rranre-
The Crisis in PaT.s.
BERLIN, March %. 1871.
The news OF tle revolutionary outbreak In Paris
AMI its tragic consequence produced profound
impression ii this CITY.
The question OF The relations which Germany may
maintain toward France in the future Ia can
yassed with The very deepest anxiety By the
Prugsan people. Tho semioficiaI Proyticia1 cor.
respopdeiz o. to-day in an editorial on the troubles
IN Paris, says:--"Germahy viii certainly not inter.
fcre with atfars In Paris now, but she Will know
how To guard her interests ana 10 press TO their lul
ilmcnt the engagements entered into by France"
Austrian Eaa31 IL Consolidated Germany.
VIENNA, March o. 1870.
General Won Seaweinitz, the Prussian Minister to
the Court Of Flancls Joseph was to-day received by
the Austrian Emperor and presented with the
Grand Cross OF ,he Order OF Leopold.