Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-12-15
Foreign Invcstments in the UniteA
states.

4 writer who has access TO the books
Of the Sub-Trcasury, in New York,
where the Interest on about scven-ei hths
of the debt OF tho United States is paid,
says:
These books are q curious study
Many Of the names they contain are
household words. Some are the names
of Europeans Others Of West Indians,
and even Asiatics. Barely third OF
the puillc debt is held in this country.
The bulk Of il, we imagine, is held in
continental Europe. One is net sur
priscd to find the names Of John J.
Aston, VIM. Il. Astor, Jacob Little,
George PEABODY, and such men, in the
list of the creditors Of the United States.
but they aud their countrymcn are IN q
minority.
The heaviest foreign creditor We no.
ticed is Lord Overstone, (the famous
John Lloyd,) who has let this country
no less than $35O,OoO. a Spanish lady,
MERGED de Lasccs, is our creditor to the
tune of $4,000 and noble friend of
hers, Count Casa Montlovoy Castillo,
draws SIX per cent on 100000. Sew
eral persons connected with the royal
families of Europe are creditors Of ours.
The brother OF the KING of Naples
took $4,000 some years ago, and in
structed his agent to invest the dividends
as they accrued, in the same security
lie now owns over $4,000. His niece,
the daughter OF Bomba, is registered as
a creditor for over $4,000. These wise
people have been looking out for rainy
day. Another noble parsonage, the late
Duchess Of Orleans, has enough in the
United States skies to save the Count
Of Paris from being compelled to follow
his grandfather's example and keep
school. Several Of the SAKE Cobure
Gothas have also invested in the same
country.
The Count Rossi saw enough of thi,
country while he was here, to invest q
few thousands in the famous name o.
Sontsg; and little Paul Julien has tri
he-enough to keep him when his VIC
lin fails. One can readily account fol
the appearance of the name of the
Rothschilds, both OF London and Paris
but it is curious that the famous publish
er, Panchouke, Of Paris, is creditor q
the United States; and that the dra
matte author, Scribe, has also invested
enough to give him nearly 10000 francs
year. A careful study of democrat,
i'll America appears to have persuaded
Monster dc Tocquevile to lodge som,
Of his savings in the hands Of our Gov
ernment and Lord Macaulay, who be
gan with bagatelle of some s., 900, ha
since increased his venture to nearl,
$4,000.
But we shall never end if we attcmp
to cnumeratc all the people who hav'
their money placed in the United State
securities. Here are Lord Dundonald
the great sailor, who has large sum 70
son of Neptune the Prince de Beau
vcan, the Count de Narbonnc, Sir job,
Bayley, the Marquis Of Champagne, Bar
ing Brothers, Count dc Beaumont, Gen
Bermolof, and host Of titled people
who, perhaps, depend upon the solycncl
Of the United States Government for
living. Lord Elgin saw enough Of Il
to leave $4,000 of his savings in on
six per cents; and the famous Russian
Alexandra Heizen, has a bagatellc Q
$4,000 in the same security. There j
another creditor whose name is a curl
osity. 1t runs thus: Baron Louis Nuns
Epaminondas Justidian Aristidcs Deciu
Sails Haldenstein Lichenstein Gorten
stein. Fancy man with such nam,
drawing tweLtv-six dollars and fit,
cents from the United States.