The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-12-22
GERMANY.

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cass Celebrated h-Prince HOhenIohe's
aary~ Condition OF the Enpire-A General
Census.
BERLIN, Dec. 4, 1871.
Az q summary or the Reichstag's closing work Is
by no means q pleasant task we PROPOSE 1rst 10
gay few words about the celebration Of Thanks
giving hcre, which was participated in by an un-
usually large number OF Americans. The morning
services ct the chapel were well attended and proved
OF great interest. Rev. Professors Fisk, OF Chi
cago, and Mead OF Andover. we're in the pulpit,
while Mr.. baker, OF Boston, delivered the address.
In the afternoon ABOUT 200 ladies and gentlemen sat
down TO Q generous dinner &c the Hotel DE Rome,
whose large hall proved far too small to accomm0-
date oil VINO wished to be present Ind eed the
tickets for this occasion were all sold several days
beforehand, and 1t was decided Tor this reason to
hold grand ball after the dinner for which addl-
fional tickets were issued principally to those who
failed 10 obtain seats at the table. The Hon. Mr..
Bancroft as usual, presided, and with him ana with
Mrs. Bancroft were seated the guests Of honor,
Prince Won Hohenlohe, Director Pnilippborn OF the
Foreign Department; Mr. Petre OF the British EN-
bassy; Professors Dove Gneist Curtius, Dorner and
others. Prince Bismarck, owing to indlsp0sition,
was unable to attend. and Colonel Bliss, or the
American Legation, was out OF the city.
The nrst toast offered by the presiding gentleman
was General Grant, and was responded to In
some happy remarks Next In order was
PRINCE H0HENLoHE's srBEoH,
IN response TO the toast, "The United States OF
America" He said
MOST HoNoRKD LADIES AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
places OF my native Bavaria especially Franconia,
tou would not easily ind spot where one or moro
Of the inhabitanta are not connected either o.
family ties or business relations with the United
States; and, indeed II could not be otherwise. For
which legislation hindered the free development OF
our everyday life, America was the refuge OF
sssqs q po nspsrSss ssr .ns b For
ys. the , cause whica has now iriu@pGoa:
tie free states Of America with nope and consola
uon In lnis way intellectual! and material ties
% THIS side Ike q in A@s the ascsoe
n @ States .s ss un1e inc Gs ss
rave our s'ISssiss occurred the ss%pAseies q ne
ann happy to-day TO be allowed TO express The
glass with 1ou 10 in1 unitsd States Of America.
they were supp.it e Germany at the be-
our generous and undying friends when victory
perched on our banners They Will am ooniidens
Of our greatness. Long live the United States ~
OTHER ToAsTs.
Tho Chairman now proposed the third regular
toast. "The Emperor OF Germany.n which was re.
piled to by Professor Curtius; Mr.. Bisslow, ex-
Ainiser 10 France, with very approprlatcIyad much
applauded remarks, "The Day We 'Celebyate;" Mr..
PnnippsDorn, sThe LADIES'" United States Consul
Kreismann, "The American Union;" Professor Dove,
"The University and American Students" and Mr.
N. Fish (Attache American Embassy ''The Ameri-
can Minister" At nine in the evening the company
a oftov hail
spiritcdly kept up till early morning.
SANITARY CONDITION.
throughout the entire city the Chief OF Police has
caused 10 Ue posted large piacards headed, "Gra-
tutous RevacclnatlOn,' indicating numerous
to xnss are a ,Ss sw
scourge winch has now spread to your shores, Is
stall raging here, and even throughout Northern
Germany, with unabating violence In this city
alone the number OF vary from $50 TO ITO per
week. None OF the oldest physicians recoect that
proved disastrous TO such numbers Of people.
They attribute It mainly to the presence OF the
c,nsied and among whom the disease drst appeared
In ALI It's viruence. A noted physician informs Us
that this banelul EPIDEMIC raged with similar VITO.
tury ana also In 1901. He also informs us that the
character OF the disease Is gradually growing milder,
ana illat among us patients the proportion OF NOR
Al the same time measles and scarlet fever are
due to the unpropitlousness OF the weather.
Il s 10 be hoped that the present cold Just set n
to Sreaer sauSr ohe
Wise even the political machinery bids fair
come ,ns1s S on sSs
Bismarck, not less than three Cabinet Ministers
suffering from ndsposition and unable to attend to
which kept him away from his chair for several
days, we are assured that It was q real-and not
merely a bill0us-Bcbe attack.
GENERAL CENSUS.
On the LIST lns at twelve O'Clock, the entire popu.
tur ns
Bureau. new and thoroughly exhaustive census
mas been card
which all pertinent land nlpertinent questions as
% nativity locality sex age state married or sin.
answered. The efficient Chief OF the bureau, DIR.
Engel, hopes by this new proceeding 10 master
entire realm wl.hln comparatively short time
between now and Easter. The census OF 1857, In
OF assigning but one card for each household was
made use OF, required one year for Its completion.
bounds Of I papersno mailing d the blanks to
evory nook and cot OF the realm, entails consid-
eraoly increased expensej out me WORK promises
predict that the result will prove complete sue
cess and that other countries VIII soon deem II OK
pedient to introduce this model way OF taxing
AZ for this city, now pronably numbering up.
wards OF eight hundred thousand inhabitants, tile
volunteer system again proved quite successful.
Aside from the municipal authorities To- 600 cltl-
ssns assisted IN dstr,butns 6ns out aud gather
Inc Berlin statistic Bureau has made use OF the
occasion to add special card containing questions
relaing TO the individual qualities and disposition
Of each household with view Of amell0ratlng the
sanitary condition. These questions referred par
t1cuiary to the number OF rooms used by each lam
~. whether or not supplied with stoves, gas,
water, 40. The results expected from tbie local
census which will he worked up by the ,aiented
fstistcian Of this city, will no doubt reveal the
causes OF much OF that misery which anlcts all
large european cities, aud TO assuage WHOM con-
ssitutss one o. the momentous problems OF me dRy.