Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-10-31

! arounQ tnlS lalhlfys Wulcu makes the death OF
one of its prominent members a matter Of
historic notoriety-
The Baron Solomon. whose funeral took
place recently at Paris, with somewhat Of
public solemnity, was the fourth son of the
founder of his house. and was at his death
aged eighfy-two Anselm the first son, who
| was at the Frankfort house, has some time
since passed away Nathan, the second. who
reigned over the great London house, is also
gone; and of the second generation of these
moneyed Mohicans there are now left but
James, also Of Paris. and Charles. of Naples
Not so much in the loss Of their persons, how
ever, as of their powers. have the Rothschild
family received severe blow N 4hs death Of
two of its members-thc only able one survi-
wing being James, who both in monetary ge-
MUS, elevation of character and range of mind
was the star of the house of Rothschild An
selm was great by his sagacity; Nathan by his
industry james is by his. genius. Anselm
singularly combined the instincts of a low
cloth Jew with the penetrating vision of the
statesman. Nathan united all the steadiness
of merchant with the craft of a smuggler
He it was who, while established at Manches-
ter, amassed an enormous fortune by smug-
gled trade during Napoleon's blockade of the
continent. He knew the result of the battle
of Waterloo two hours before it reached the
British Government, and we should fear to
surmise what each minute in each of those
hours was in his hands worth. But James
has, in addition to the sagacity of the one and
the industry and craft of the other, that which
they did not possess-great genius, most
courtly bearing, and polished cultivation of
mind which makes his relations with the roy
al house of Europe wear more the character
of diplomatist, while those of his brothers
Anselm and Nathan, never rose above the
Jew. 8 ssos- - os as-s
The sumptuous palace in which Solomon
died was, of course, known to all Americans
who ever visited Paris; to many. perhaps,
was also known the humble house on the
Ghetto of Frankfort, in which he was born.
But a few years ago. and the windows of this
house on the Ghetto were always seen once
within the annual circle, on one particular
night, to wear glitter of light. which, as it
was cast from the old Jewish lamps, threw
strange. ghastly glimmer on the dingy, de-
cayed and dust eaten dwellings around. This
night was the eve of the Jewish New Years
Day, when were gathered, no matter with
what amount of travel, the five sons of Frank
fort, Vienna, London, Paris, and Naples,
around withered, but shrewd-looking He
brew woman. This was the mother Of the
money Gracchi, who still clung to the old
Ghetto house from which the family had star
ted. The house yet stands, but its stair, on
the New Years Night, is silent. The win
dows throw their glitter no more.-The moth
er is dead; three of the sons have departed,
and the two that are left-of Paris and Ma
ples-have no talisman left to attract them to
the old homestead.
Solomon, originally of Vienna, but more
recently of Paris, who has just died, and
Charles of Naples, were always considered
the most Insignificant of the brothers. He of
Vienna was a fat, pompous old man, proud of
his living IN fellowship with bankrupt Aus
trian mobiles and drunken Transylvanian Bay
ers; and Charles of Naples delights in playing
the Senile Beau with the penniless princesses
and countesses who abound at the enlightened
Court of the King of Bomba. In roster
days of youth he affected tender passion for
the Sontag, and the loiterers made much MGR
riment in watching him follow her with amor
GUS eagerness as he passed through the streets
of Frankfort, bowling and smiling, and chat
ting, while his red, rubicund face beamed with
fat and with faulty. He married, when yet
young. Miss Hertz, girl of singular beau
ty; and as he might have welded large for
tune, the old father, who was alive at the
tune, cursed him and cast him from him, and
refused to his last hour to take him to his
heart or house. During the residence of
Charles at Naples, it is well kaown to all the
habitues of that court that the beauty of his
young wife inspired King Bomba with an in
tense admiration, and in the absence of the
excitement of a new miracle, he passed so
many hours in love-toyipg at the feet of the
lovely Jewcss as to force her husband to fy at
discretion, and for time take up his bags