Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-01

oi this house, and when in Germany picked up
many facts in relation to them.
In the year l740, ia little Jewish settle.
ment in Frank on the Maine, dwelt family
If poor but respectable Jew pedars, and in that
year they we're blessed with son, whom they
called Mayor Aosem Rothschd. They gave
him what education their small means would
permit, but, dying when he was at the age of
eleven, left him TO his own resources He then
earned a 'canty living by writing, which he
coon abandoned for trade. But his ambition
wss to be priest Of his religion. Fortunately
for tottering dynssties Of the present day this
wish was not accomplished. flis trade requi.
red him to travel; and after some years he re.
turned TO his native plsce and established small
business. He soon. however. gained considers.
Bile notorie;y ass collector Of old end curious
coins, which brought him much in contact with
persons Of rank, among whom il was fashion
to make such collections; and finally he went
to Hanover ss clerk in q large banking housc.
Subsequently. with q few years savings, he
returned 10 Frankfort, married. and commenced
a little exchange business His great sapacity,
strict punctusiity and rectituce Of conduct, pn.
shed him rapidly forward. and towards the close
Of the century the Frankfort banking house had
become famous, and i,e profits large: The bank
rr meantime brought up ten children, OF whom
hve sons were after his own hcart;' and when
he died he LETT them vast wealth and On extern
slVe business, with the Injunction to dwell in
strict and unbroken unity. And the injunction
then bestowed has been faithfully carried out
The fve sons conducted as many banking house
at the leading capitsls Of Europe. They were
as follows-the eldest, Anseim, was born in
l773. and was the most substantial citizen of
Frankfort; and as representing the father was
the head Of the Whole operations Of the house
The second, Solomon, born l774, became citi-
zen Of vienna, where he 10 held in high estims.
ton ss . man. ss well 40 member in the most
stupendous banking house in the world. e1r
The fot,rth eon. Charles, was born in l7Ss.
and has since 1921 conducted the house at Ma.
ples, where his popularity ie equal to that Of
sny If his brothers. The youngest SON. Jacob.
was bcrn in 1872, and is the banker for Paris,
where he manta ins splendor that eclipses most
Of the princes of Europe. The third eon we
hnve yet to mention, Nathan, who was born in
l777, and became the head Of the London house
in 1893, and was 10 every intellectual rrspcc,
q giant. u was observed of him that should he
partnke Of the chase il could only be 10 hunt rle
plants. ..-.t .. ..t.,. srs,y- -r--
|, These FIVE houses. comb, ming oil the fnan
|. cisl resources Of Europe in their movements
which were always simulisneous have exe'ci.
+ ed for halfa century power unseen but over
wh.lming. Nearly oil the government debt'
/ Of Europe are their contracting. Through th,
ware Of Bonapsr,e their information was alvey
correct, and slways in advance Of the British
. government, which was often dependent upor
them for information as well as means Of action
, Although their residences were always widely
separated. each controlling ell within the sphere
, of his influence, and commanding all means o
information, no importan. transaction was en-
tered into without consultation end strict hsr
mony Of opinion among them all. All CONNER
. ciai exchanges and all movements of busines
. were known to and often controlled by the oil
). Jew in Frankford, who could in the exercise o
his great power look with contempt upon feeb!
!. despots crying to him for help; and the aid ask
. ed depended on the sssent of the FIVE brother,
), Accordingly they were courted in every pos
). sible wsy. 10 1918, they were made priva,
!, commercial eounsellors to the King Of Prussia
. in 1915, financial counssllors to the tlessis
a government; also to the Austrian Empero
who conferred on them the rank Of Barons.
), 1896 Nathan died. leaving f53 600 600 and q
>. ven children. of whom four were soma Tn
~ eldest, Lionel. who had been made Knigh,
in Isabells, BY the Catholics At Madrid, and VIII
10 is Baron Of Austria in right OF his father. q
,e peared in August, 1886. on the London Chang
OF in the place his father had occupied tor
ID years. This gentlemen it is who has become
G. member Of Parliament at the expense Of
ne change in the English constitution.
10 The House combined has loaned the King
be the French the money necessary 10 keep him
the throne a few yesrs longer. II il mantle
s; that as this house has grown up with Cover
N. ment debts. that the continuance Of their pow
he 10 in some degree dependent upon existing 9
is- vsrnments A branch Of the House has be-
be established in New York. conducted by
fa' Augus,e Belmonte, relative OF Solomon Roti
re- child Of vienne., Republican free trade Dc
he not seem, however. to be the coil in which I