Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-11-11
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Who Invests in U. s. Fundsp

Not the least curious desk in the subtrcasury
IN New York city, is that OF the clerk who paws
the interest ON the public debt The coupons and
interest on about seven cghths OF the debt of the
United States are paid out Of the subtreasuIy in
New York. The balance is in the shape of an in
scribed debt. on which the interest is pavable To
the parties whose names entered ON the great
rolls at Washin ,Ion Every six months the names
oi tue parties are written out III II book ut Wash
inSton and sent here to serve us n guido in the
sabtreasury.
These books nre n curious study. Many of
the names they contain are household words.
Some the names of Europeans: others of
West Indians, and even Asiatics Barely third
of the public debt is held IN this country. The
bulk of it, we imagine. is held in continental Eu-
rope. One is not surprised to find the names Of
.Ino. j. Astor W. i. Astor, Jacob Little George
Peabody. aud such men, in the list OF the creditors
of the L. s. but they and theircoun,rymcn arc in
n minority.
The heaviest foreign creditor we noticed ia
Lord Ovcrstonc, (thc famous John Fmydl VIII,
has let this country no less than S3j0OO0. \
Spanish Indy. Merrcd de Layseca, isour creditor
Ia the tune OF 5000 900. ani noble lricn of hers
the Count Casa Montlavoy Castillo, draws six per
cent on 100000 Several persons connected
with the royal families of Eurorc arc creditors of
ours The brother of the King If Naples took $50
600 some years aSo, aud instructed his ngent 10
invest the dividends ~ they accrued, in the same
security. lie now OWLS over $4,000. His nciee
the daughter nt Bnmba. is registered ~ "A crcdi
tor tor over $4,000. These wise people have been
looking out for rainy dar. Another noble
parsonage. the la:c Duchess ol Orleans. has en-
ough in the UuiDrd States >ixes to save The Count
of Paris from Lring com, e,d to follow his
graulGuihars cvnmp ln and keep srheol. several oi
the SAKE tohnr, Guthas have alo invested III the
same country,
The Count E,s,i Jaw enough Of this country
while lac was here tn if,c-t n few thousands in
the famous nanr of Snntig. anl little Paul Julien
has trihc-cuough to keep him when his violin
fails One can readily account for the appearance
of the names of the Rplhschilds, both Of London
ard Paris, is n creditor of the United Sta'c., and
that the dramatic author, S'rhe, has also invested
enough to give him nearly 10000 francs II yenr--
careful study ot democracy ia America app ears
to have persuaded NJ de Tocqucvle tu lodge
some Of his savings in the hands of our govern
mcnt; and Lord Macauley who began with II bag
atcllc Of some - 600. has since increased his ven
ture 10 nearly ~ 200.
But we shall never end if va attempt to emu.
mcrntc all the people who have their money
placed in the United States securities. Here are
Lord D,ndonall the great sailar whos has II large
sum for son Of Ncrtune: the Priuce dc Beau
vcan the Count de Narbund", Sir John Bailey, the
Marquis Of Champagne Barring Brothers Court
de Braumout General Bermo!nil, nId a hpst Of IT,
tied people, who, perhaps depcnl upon tie hon
cstv and solvcnry # the United States for living
Lord Elgin saw enough Of us to leave Sl7 600 #
his savings in uur six per cents AMI the famous
Russian Alexandra llerz'n has II bagattlle of
SS0O 900 in the same security. There is another
creditor whose name is II cnrl 'sty. 1t runs thus :
Baron Louis Numa Enaminnndas Ju.tidian .Aris
tides Decius Sails Iiallensrein Lirhtenstein Cor
tcnstein. Fancy II man with such name drawing
twenty six dollars and fifty cents from the United
States