New-York tribune., 1871-04-22
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

A BENGAL Zemindar has offered prize OF
.oso for tbe heat native novel which shall give an accurate
n,ctrre NJ the condition OF the poor OF that immense
nrovipcc The Zemindar Is spoken OF as both oid anu
blind but OF rare virtue and intelligence; ana ne
the hone that In India elsewhere. touching desor
ton OF the mode OF life to which ,s huplest @
are driven may arouse III the c ricn ahu "o'-'o' '
active desire to aineliorate their iot'
There il at Berlin Society for the Pre-
venton Of Cruelty to Animals" During the last days OF
rohuarv very stormy debate was held by the members,
part OF whom wished TO dispatch deputation to over
ace the killing OF all disabled horses which had been
suffering from pain and starvation on the various Dat
felds TIE motion was at length overrued by presrl-
aon of the fact That such would endanger the
lives Of the members and t9ss r TINS sf tn Value g
life always above any number OF animal lives.
The German North Pole Association wished
IN name the Northern Cape discovered by the second
German Polar Expedition, Cape Bismarck the foho~-
ing is Bismarcks reply to the proposition whch was
made to him. The letter of the German Association ior
discoveries about the North poe n Tne Ss
much interest the departnre OF the EXPEDITION wncn,
Triumphant consider 1t very great honor that the
Association In selecting names i0r places whose
has much enriched geographical science ehose IRe a7
one Of them. 'o' Di'"A''' .
Gen. Faidherbe was formerly Governor OF
Senegal and was at one time much annoyed by the con-
tinual attacks OF certain African chief who controlled
band OF warriors At last he took the chiefain pris'
oncr and refused let him until he left sufficient
hostages for his future good behavior The ehieftain
Ia pr0ye his faith beyond doubt LEFT bis Young
son aud daughter In the hands Of his conqueror Ihese
Fadherbe treated with every possible sndnesi, G anu anu
colony When he left Senegal the son was returned 10
his father but hs dsugiSf eeae u sad tdg to % be- both %
tellectua and refined OF elegant manners ana nt 10
grace any society.
The Prussians aver that while the French
lost trophies and standards by the hundred during the
L,tt
dard and they tell the story of Its loss as follows This
standard belonged to the second battalion of the 6lst
Pomeranian regiment In the battle that took place be-
fore Dion on the 23d January this standard orig
nay carried by Sergeant POnke at the head OF his com
pany which advancing toward large factory held
by the French The colorsergeant together with the
whole OF about him, shot down at once
SecondIeut Schutze then took the coors and car
ed them forward about twenty PAGES when two buets
Puttkammer, who was already bleeding from wound
in the cheek then sprang from his horse and rescued the
through the head. The same thing happened TO
couple who tried to carry the fatal nag
FrstLeu Wese then took up but he fell lust as the
OF his company were driven back 10 the quar-
res Owing the dust and smoke was not at once mo-
that the colors had been left behind AZ soon as
detachment OF men was sent out 10 look 0r
dispatched, only one came back. The next day
news received from Rccott Garibadi that the flag
had been found shot to pieces soaked In Dood ana oueu
under "a mound OF dead bodies.
The two following letters are translated from
the Secret Documents OF the Empire:
TuTKRfEs March, 1870
Ny The Emperor has gne the decree
ferrng Of the Legion Of honor certain M h.
Of Information received through the Peec o Pohce rom sh
10th Of April 1885 this sentenced 20
the Roy al Col OF Paris IL noomprehnsbe
70 me c would think Of proposing such character to
the Emperor candidate the distinction conferred by the Cross OF
the Legion Of lIonorl Faithfully yours, 'OsIl
Reply.
Ny Dg SENATOR: When charge Of not looking closely
enough 10 the aneeecn whom have to
mend for Honor reply that the example
high places than keeps me counteDance for having male
mistake The Emperor has confirmed as Prrect person
whom Tuot several dshon0abe his
career the u Of America and in the the officers whom tue
public have been precisely those who
have succeeded obtaining syancement do not mean TO say st the
individual justified by citing that OF snoer but think
eIcusab when 10 taken into consideration that have not
the facilities for obtaining information as to The private
applicants b the Prefects the Ministers and the
Head Of the ndberefre less surprising that am not walk
all the committed thirty and II
still less surprising that sou be m BY strong tters o' recon-
mendaon from staff officers especially neonsoabe beeae this
LIS highly praised by the Emperor for treatise nerns
ons Relations. On the whole think shall take the liberty TO
Of the N. L. until have questioned
him personally ont the subject. l.. BgLNOSrBT.