Prussian Curiosities

I'm still working on other stuff, so I thought I should keep this place alive with a curiosity from the Neue preußische Zeitung (Kreuzzeitung) from 12th August 1865, exactly 100 years before I was born.

"Cologne, 7 August. At the Apostelmarkt a forced sale took place today, during which a high-ranking officer rode past. The poverty of the household goods offered for sale made a clear impression on him; he halted, called over a dealer standing there, and asked the value of the furniture. The man estimated the value at 15 thalers, whereupon the general instructed him to buy all the items, receive the amount at his residence, and return the furniture to the impounded woman. A thunderous hurrah from the assembled onlookers accompanied the General as he left the square. (Frdbl.)"

The unnamed “General” is possibly Generalleutnant Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr Hiller von Gaertringen, then commander of the 15th Division in Köln, he probably would have been the most recognisable General in the city at the time, so no need to name him.
Less than a year later, he would fall at Königgrätz, the highest-ranking Prussian officer killed in that decisive battle.

"Frdbl." is possibly Fremdenblatt, the source for the article, although which Fremdenblatt is unknown.
Unless anyone has any other ideas?