Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-03-01
CLEVELAND. TUESDAY MORNING. MARCH |, 1859.
Who Invest in United States Funds.

The elaborate article in Harper's Weekly on
the Sub Treasury in New York contains several
matters of interest About seven-eighths of the
coupons and interest of the debt of the United
States are paid at the New York Sub Treasury,
and the balance is in the shape of an inscribed
debt, on which the interest is payable to parties
whose names are entered on a great roll at
Washington Every six months the names Of
these persons are forwarded to New York as q
guide to the ub-Treasurer We quote pass
age worthy the note of the general reader
These books are curious study. Many Of
the names which they contain are household
words. Some arc the names of Europeans;
others of West Indians. and even Asiaties.--.
Barely third of the public debt is held in this
country. The bulk Of it, we imagine, is held in
Continental Europe. One is not surprised to
find the names of John ]. Astor, VIM. Astor,
Jacob Little, George Peabody, and such men, 10
list of creditors of the United States; but they
and their countrymen are in a minority. The
heaviest foreign creditor we noticed is Lord
Overstone (The famous Jones Loyd,l who has
lent this country no less than SS50,00O. A
Spanish lady, Merced de Sayseca, is our ceditor
to the tune of 100000; and noble friend of
hers, the Count Casa MOntalvOy Castillo draws
six per cent. on 100000. Several 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
strGcted his agent to invest the dividends as
they accrued in the same security; he now owns |
over SIS, 1000. His niece, the daughter of Bonn |
ba, is registered as creditor for over $50. 900.
These wise people have been looking out for |
rainy day. Another noble parsonage, the lats |
Duchess Of Orleans, has enough in United |
States Skies to save the Count of Paris from be-
ing compelled to follow his grandfather's exam
pie and keep school; several of the SAKE CObuYg |
Gothas have also invested in the same security. |
The Count Rossi saw enough of this country, |
while he was here, to invest few thousands in |
the famous name ofSontag; and little Paul Juli- |
en- has trife-enough to keep him when his |
violin fails. One can readily account for the ap
pearanee of the name of the Rothchilds, both of
London and Paris; but it is curious to note that |
the famous publisher, Panckouke, of Paris, lie
creditor of 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 Democracy in America appears |
to have persuaded Monsieur de TocqueViiIe 10 |
lodge some of his savings in the hands of our
Government; and Lord Macaulay, who began |
with bagatells of some SIS, ,0O0 has since in |
creased bis venture to nearly $4,000 But we |
should never end, if we attempted to enumerate |
all the great people who think their money well |
placed in United States securities. Here are |
Lord Dundonald, the great sailor, who has a |
large sum for sun of Neptune; the Prince de |
Beauveau, the Count de Narbonne, Sir John |
Bayley, the Marquis of Champagne, Barring
Brothers, Count de Beaumont, General Zermo-
loft, and a host of other titled people, who, per-
haps, depend on the honesty and solvelcy Of
the United States Government for living Lord !
Elgiu saw enough of US to leave 81, 500 of his
savings in our six per cents; and the famous
Russian, Alexander Herzen, has bagatelIe of
S60,OOO in the sane security. There is another
creditor whose name is a curiousity. 1t runs
thus: Baron Louis Nums EpaminOnda Justinian
Aristides Decius Sails Haldenstein Lichtenstein
Grotenstein. Fancy man with such name
dra wing twenty-six dollars and fifty cents from
the United States. I Et2 aa.