New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-27
GERMAN GOSSIP.
New- T0ri,, Jan. 10, 1871.

"The Awakening Of the Arts' written by
Julius Rodenberg for the Beethoven Centennial at Dres
den, 10 reported - having had immense success.
In the little Canton of Freiburg, in Switzer-
land there are fewer than monastercs converts
for men ard women.
A clergyman Of Briinn. Austria, who wrote
his name H. hotel register without the prefix OF Rev.
WAS iined Is for the omission.
The wife OF Marshal Canrobert who recently
arrived at Stuttgart in company with her two children,
is o handsome woman about 20 years o! age.
a Jewish theater was recently opened at
Warsaw, and the first play presented was dramatic
adaptation OF the Biblical narrative judith"
The German Astronomer, Tempel, who is
known rs the dscoyerer Of several planets and comets,
Is living as Marseiiies in condlioh OF eAteine HUI
gencc.
1t is curious fact that most of the great
musical composers have heen chdess. Handel, Haydn,
Beethoven, Corel Pors1lesi Rossni spontini Auber,
Wagner. and schuu.ann are among the instances.
King William, on being asked what he
thought was tho most wondef FIJI thing in Versailles
pied by quoting the words Of the Doge OF Genoa
Louis XIV: "Cest dc my yor" ut is to find myself
here).
There is rumor floating about in the Ger
papers that mg from New-York, who sailed
for Germany On the steamer Hermann to buy goods be-
came insane almost Immediately ON landing and died
few days aiterward Of congestion of the brain.
DR.. Kayssler, the war correspondent of the
Associated Press Of Berlin has been heard from. He is
prisoner in tho hands Of the French and deprecaes
any interference in his behaf-even by Government-as
he fears it viii but augment the rgors Of his situation
A French prisoner named Bcrlan escaped
from Iandshut, Bavaria and on being recaptured
searched when letters were found upon his person i'm
pcatng himself and two Others in tho notorious Tranp
mann murder It IL probable that he viii be handed
over TO the French civil authorities
One of the numerous guide-bOOks for the
French soldiers in Germany contains prayer for SOL
dors in time, in which the following deyout
sentences Forget not thou Good God that IN aiding
France thou defendcst ut the same time my Holy
Church whose eldest daughter Is France"
The number of French prisoners now in
Germany being large. tho people are taxed enor-
mousy 10 support them. One contract alone at Sten,
for the prison barracks given to the lowest bidder
for S50 The entire band OF the Alst French recmcht
OF the line IL among the prisoners and thoy lately ap
pied for permission to give pubic concert for their
own benefit.
The Augsburg AHgemeine Zeitung publishes
letter from one OF its subscribers in Russia. complaining
that his paper is sometimes suppressed by the Russian
postal authorities and that often 1t TO him with
articles oabe to the present policy OF Russia blot
ted 10 be ueadablo, OF cut out, ana that 80
cumsly that the adjoining columns are also rendered
worthless.
At Minister, Prussia, the commanding Gen
era is very anxious to treat the French prisoners with
every consideration, and lately he publicly roprmanded
the young Prussan officers ut that place for obigng
French officers their seniors In age In rank to take
tho Initiative in sautlng He said that the French ON
should be treated comrades during their stay ana
made to feel that they enemies and stran
gers In some instances however, the French prisoners
have shown themselves incapable OF approaching the
ma nanimty with which, re, they are treated IN
some places where there French eaptves the iru
sian sway been mild that the yanqnisheu nay.
begun to plume themselves on their indetehuee,
Mcrseburg Prussia, for instance when NJ ,ss
which some OF tho French officers were % na'orm
Wacht am Rhine given ut the close OF tie
ance one oi them and called OUT Tor uo ma Tho
programme Whercupon the Frenennn jumped r Hpoa
iabc aud began yelling out tho na.on ny ,ned in the
chorus by several his comrades to me graz ty soon
amnoored IN fhe scene and ordered every trchvnns
"i or the bnding group OF them, taking Ia -, the
IN ,vderstand The ORDER sent, inc heNt ua'' W
sortress Of Erfurt 10 be tried by court-inartiai'