Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-26
GERMANY.
STIR AMONG THE PRESS.


STIR AMONG THE PRESS.
BEELIN December 25.-There is a great
stir smoDg the German press 10 coused uence
OF the arrest at Vienna of Berlin Journal
ist; who FED TO Austria 10 avoid the fulfill
me mt OF sentence of eight months inpris-
onment for libeling Bismarck.
Gossip About the Emperor, the Opera
and Won kanke.
The Berlin correspondent of the New York
Herald writes:
Tn. most exciting event of the week is
undoubtedly the. loss of important documents
addressed to Prince Bismarck al Varzin.
Every morning, it seems, special messen-
ger, called "der schrarze Reiter, is dispatched
with the chancellor's mail carefully sealed
10 dispatch bag. This is taken in charge
by postofice official, and at the little sta
ton OF Slave is given Into the hands of the
driver OF a cariole post, which leaves at
O'Clock in The morning and arrives at V arzin at
eo'clock. On the oath OF this month the driver
lost Two packets somewhere en- Toiite, and one
of them contained a large and Important
State paper. Up to the present time, in spite
OF house searches made by the police, no
trace of the missing document has been dis
covered, although reward OF Soon has been
offered.
In Arch angel the crown apportionsd 3d.
600r. for the construction of ligh house;
which cost, according to the examinations
made by a special commission, only 20,000r.,
60,000r: sticking in the hands OF offici ais and
contractors. An official ms med Argustof, in
wilma, stole q, DOOR. of the government fund.-,
and the postmaster OF Jelissawetgrsd San,
nexed" 2000r. A Moscow merchant, named
Solodownikof, has been found guilty. of
fraudulent bankruptcy 10 the amount of
500,O00r. In Odessa criminal process is TO
be instituted against certain Mitkowsky,
who forged certificate OF baptism for The
purpose OF getting unlawful possession of
100000. And 80 on, not to mention the
bagdtettc of 20,000r. and under. The con-
cIusion arrived at by the Moscow paper is
that Siberia has no terfors that are sufficient
to check the IN ania for frauds and embezzle-
ments In Russia, and 10 anybody who has
been in Siberia it seems strange that the idea
could ever have prevailed that simple BAN
ishmeut thither is a severe punishment at all.
1t may not be we'll known that the EN-
peror William is the editor OF two very i'm
portant works. For the last fifty years his
majesty has KEEP. diary, which contains the
gu bat ance and reason of the most important
events in tue history OF Prusso-Germany for
the last thirty or forty years. The diary Is
in ihe form of large folio sheet Of paper,
psefaaed with date aud dty, aud n huas up
every morning in the Ksiser's studio and
carefully taken down and preserved the
next. the diary will be transmitted 10 the
Crown Prince. 4 he second work is called
the Raieer's Album, also folio, containing
squdretis by Mcneil, Wiesniesky, Schulz,
Luders and others, being pictures OF the
great events in the >Emperor's life. The EN-
peror gives the subject to the artist and cor
reefs the sketches before he gives the order
for their completion.
The good people of Wittenberg are talking
about having great Luther play next year
in commemorative of the 400th anniversary
of the great reformer's birth. They talk
about m skug il ss interesting as the Ooer-
Ammergau Passion Play; but this, L think,
will be a difficult matter for them to do.
The last Luther play saw was at Sonneberg,
in the Thuringian forest, and Was an outdoor
representation in costume of the arrival OF
Luther and driving away Teizsl, the arch
seller of indulgences. The Sonnebergers
talked at the time of initiating the Ammer-
gauers and giving their play every year, but
they have never done so.
Speaking of Luther, see the Berlin pa
pers cali attention to the fact that in the
library of Nikolai Kirche here, founded in
1889, there are 3 goodly number of the
original edition of the Bible published by
DR.. Martin Luther" printed at ''Wittenberg,
10 the electoral city, by Johann Grunen-
bergk." In the preface Luther is styled
"Msrtins Luder Augustinen "a Wittenberg."
Besides these there is "The Epistle of Saint
Luther, Wittenberg, 1928, printed at Witlen-
berg by Nickel Schyrenz" There will
doubtless be food of Luther literature
during the coming year.
The great historian, Leopold Won Rinke,
has inst published the third volume of his
VeLgeSehichte, and one chapter "On the ORR
gin of Christianity" is printed in eztenso by
Vienna and German papers. This chapter
will doubtless attract much attention and
probably much criticism on the part of those
who believe in the absolute divinity of
Corist. Won Rauke traces with great care
the history Of the Jews up TO the time of
Christ, and makes prominent the longing OF
the Jews to be released FROM the Roman
yoke, and how Chrisl's idea OF a spiritual
kingdom was Interpreted by the Jews in the
spirit OF a secular empire, in which their
own nationality was TO gain its independence
and supremacy. "The highest Divine Ma
ture. creator of all" says Rsnke, "stood
hitherto too high above the world, pnat-
tainable, beyond all conception; in Christ
he appears inclined to humanity. even
human, not alone intimately united with his
moral but with his intellectual nature.
Through him new era was opened 10 hu-
mainly"
That even Berliners will pay occasionally
the Victoria Theater on the occasion OF
FSdetio performance given for the benefit OF
Nine. Rsicher Kiudermann. The house was
sold OUT, and he Emperor, the Crown Prince,
the Crown Princess and several other MEM
bers of the imperial family were present.
The cast was a magnificent one-Mme.
Reicher- Kinderman as "Leonors;" Herr Me
mann, of the Berlin Imperial Opera, as
'Florsstein;" Herr Scaria, of the Vienna
Imperial Opera, as HRocco,'' and Herr Kin
dermann, of the Royal Opera, Munich, as
'PIzarro." Herr Kindermann, the father OF
the prima donna, is sixty-seven years old and
Is still 10 harness. With such favorites there
was q difficulty in getting seats even at the
extravsgsnt price dem anded for them.
cAsLgoRAMs.
LONDON, orr, December 25-The mold
ers in the 0ntario car shops are on strike.
CAIRO, December 25.-The Kbedive's de-
cree degrading Arab and other rebel pashas
is published.
BERLIN, December 25.-Arends, The Rus
sian Inventor of a system OF shorthand, has
been arrested.
MADRID, December 25 The roysl family
attended the grand thanksgiving service to-
day on account Of the Queens delivery.
HALIFAX, December 25.-The Rev. d.
DfAen, VI S11rlottetoWn, Prince EdWarc
Island, has resolved oficisl notification of
his appoinsnsnt ss archbishop of this
diocese.
PARIS, December 25.-Dr. Corvisart, the
eminent French physician, is dead II is
stated that he neFer recovered from the shock
received al the announcement oil the tragic
death OF the Prince Imperial in Zululand.
PIETERMARIIzBUEe, December 25-The
au'horltIes are making great efforts TO con-
ceai the real objects OF The military eIpedi-
ton TO Zululsnd- Besides reinstating Cete-
wave on MS throUe, the.troops will probably
be employed IN the effort secure the an
nexatlon OF large tract in Zululand adj
joining Natal.
vienna, December GA telegram from
Trautensu, Bohemia, states that ffty Spirit
ualists residing Their h.ua han snmmnned