Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-12-27
THEBERLIN BUDGET
The Emperor William In the Best OF
Health asd Spirits = How He
Spent Christmas.
The German Capital In Holiday Attire
The Streets Converted Into
Forest Of Pines;
HOnors to DR.. Finsch, tbe Explorer
Sad Anniversary-The tnterna.
fional Art Exhibition.

BERLIN, December 26.-Emyeror Will
lam ia in the best of health and spirits. He
spent Christmas eTe In the company of
other members OF the royal family. Christ
mas dsy he was at the palace Of the Grown
Prince, where his imperial majesty pre-
sided at the family dinner given by the
Grown Prince.
THE USUAL HOLIDAY ASPECT.
The city presents the usual Christmas
week aspect. Squares and streets are lit
orally converted into forest OF pines.
Fully 100, 900 trees arrived in fhe city and
were sold in the two days preceding Christ
mas. The shopkeepers express themselves
as satisfied with the amount of business
done during this and the preceding week,
and especially so with the demand for
holiday goods from the country districts,
where it was generally believed that,
owing to the agricultural depression, but
small business would be done.
INTENSELY COLD WEATHER
prevails throughout Germany. The wolves
which infest the provinces of East Prus
sia, Ardennes and Lorraine, have been
driven by hunger to commit unusual dep
relations OF the inhabited regions OF those
provinces.
HoNoRs TO AN EXPLORER.
The Emperor William and Empress Au-
gusta received DR.. Finsch, the New Guines
explorer, the early part of the week, and
listened to his narrative respecting the
condition and resources of that island. The
doctor illustrated with photographs the
most conspicuous points and objects of in
terest.
CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL.
The Grown Prince and his family at
tended Christmas tree festival at the
Froebel model kindergarten.
THE MINISTRY
| have issued circular reCiting that it is
rspugnant to the feelings Of Emperor
William to celebrate the twenty-fitth
anniversary OF his accession to the throne
| of Prussia, on the ID of January next,
| because 1t is also the anniversary Of the
death of his brother and predecessor,
Frederick William ". The festival is
| therefore postponed until January 80, as
| previously announced. The circular con-
cludes as follows. "The Emperor ex-
presses thanks for the cordial expressions
of sympathy, and wishes the manifestation
OF Joy On the day appointed for the ce,e-
bration restricted as much as possible, 50
as to conform with the recent announce
msnt Of the curtaiment of the royal pro-
| gramme. According to the latter an
nouncement the Sd of January next will
be celebrated by religious services in al
the garrison churches, and then by gala.
On the same day his majesty will also re-
ceive the congratulations of ell his gem
erals instead of on New Years day, as
usual. Spain hes announced her inten-
ton OF sending general officer to attend
the festival.
| THE INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION
will open in Berlin May Is, 1885. The
/ ~ NJ l.
part OF the exhibition and will cost $780,
600. There will be buildings and costume
professions to illustrate Greek works OF
art and q diorama of the German African
possessions and the Egyptian ten pie, an
electric light being used in connection with
the diorsms.
RRCEIgHD BY THE EMPEROR.
Tuesday last the Emperor received
Count Herbert Bismsrck, and afterwsrd
his msjesty attended the Royal Thester.
PRINCE WILLIAM c5NvALEscENT.
Prince William, who has been Ill with
the measles, is now convalescent.
PROF. LEOPOLD Won RANKE,
the historian, who celebrated his ninetieth
year on Mondsy, continues tn receive con.
grstulations on the event. Congratulalory
callers are stall frequent at his modest resi-
Qeuce DuflDg tno WeeK the professor mas
received sack full of letters from his ad
mirers throughout the world. Numerou;
telegrams we're also received among them
one from the King of Wurtemberg, con
graduating the professor as ions Of youl
former pupils" and another from Prof. Sy
bel, seventy years of e.ss "your younses
pupil" Prof. Won Rsnke discourssd fol
nearly an hour with his callers on the
early events OF 1890, as embodied in hi
UnaUersai History. The Roman Historics
Society telegraphed in Latin their con
gratulations.
DEPUTY RICKERT
add, eesed q political meeting at Bremen
this week, after which a resolution Wal
unanimously adopted opposing the brand,
monopoly scheme Of the gosernment.
DR.. Ernwald will return to Zululand il
February.
/ Riemer's Diary will appear in January.
The German papers express the hop
| that the government will protect German
commercial interests in Madagascar
which, thew say, will be compromised
the provisions of the Franco Madagasca
treaty should prove TO be the same as an
nounced in the French Chamber of Dep
utieS by M. DeFreycinet,