New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-20
VAR NOTES.

In the Twelfth Army Saxon Corps there are
12o schoolmasters who have volunteered This is GER
tainly a ease where the schoolmastcrs are abroad.
All the German officials selected for duty in
the occupied French towns in addition to their other
qualifications, are required to know French thoroughly
and familiarity.
A private soldier named Weics, belonging to
the Second Regiment of Prussian Curassiers committed
suicide because French peasant lad reported him for
stealing "A chicken
Brindisi now, on account of the war; takes
the place OF Maraes the overland route tn and from
India The journey Of 500 miles from that point to Lon
don is regularly performed III " hours
Marshal Bazaine has beautiful wife who
has joined him at Cssel He seems to have made his
mind TO an extended residence at that place. he has
just rented villa which he hss contracted to retain
till next April
A patriotic goldsmith of Carlsruhe has Of
fered to set in silver free of charge. fhe bullets
racted from the bodies Of Prrsan Volunteers that they
may their owners as ornamental and honorable
mementoes.
A certain Prussian regiment, after partici-
pating with credit in recent battle alluded to in
the order of the day regiment of heroes The day
afterward private in Of the companies rcpri-
nanded for some slight soyenness in his get up by
officer who wound up by calling him pig" Fritz
stood like statue OF grief while the reproof deliy
cred and, as soon as his superior had passed on he
turned with broad grin To his nearest comrades and
formations soldier ia subject Yesterday was a
hero and to-day ! am pig' What shall I he to-
morrow. IwoDderi"
German engineers are busy in perfecting a
plan for the improvement and additional security Of
srasbourg The city, il stands almost turns its
hack 10 the Rhine aud Is walled up in that direction,
though Il is but short distance from the river II
proposed to leave IL open IN that direction by deB0shng
The wallsrand building new houses quite down 10 the
waters edge. This will give the city river front and
uninterrupted communication with the other side Of the
Rhine The Notifications will lie carried down To the
river each side Of the town and continued on the other
side and will include within their the nonfortihed
German town OF Kehl Strasbourg, when thus recon
strncted will be capable OF containing 10000 inhabi-
tants and I'm addition to the value Of the city lots
created by this extension. gains new and magnin-
cent public park on the Rhine.
The old nobility of France has numerous
presentatyes the field In the armies Of the Loire
are now fighting the following members Of the old
French pobesse Paul de Chevreuse brother to the
late Due dc Luynes,. he Marquis de saman, 10
Cofnte de Charette, lie VicOmte dc Ronge, Fran-
co.'s de bastard Roger de MauBi, Auguste de Cones
Sin e Comte de Jugne, IL Marquis de Csteliane, W.
VlcOmte de MOntessOn, Antoine de GOntant BlrOn Con
tran de MontesquiOu, Hubert de Montesquou, Marquis
de Brissac NJ d. BOuille NJ de Neramont, NJ de I|eauf
fort, NJ de Pracomtal, Roger de Tcryo1, Ncomte de
Saplnaud NJ de Gouzon MatlH0n Comte de Dentllhac,
and Yicote de GlrOnde All the abOvenained are sery
ing with the Garles Mobiles There are besides IN the
standing army of France members Of the family or
HarcOurt 0han CAabOt, Tilleyrand Pohgnac, l.. Tour
du Pin. and OF many other ancient houses.