, 1866-07-10
Trouble IEetyFeen 1Hur0n Rothschttd
and Prince MeItcrnic3l-Thc Priucc's
Check Dtsllonored-No FunslB Here.

and Prince ntettcrnicll-.rhc lsrincc's
Check DGslaonored-No Funtis Here.
Correspondence OF the N. o. Ptcayune.]
Fans, june, 1876.
4 good nnd-what Is more-a true story
upon the Austrian Ambassador In Paris Is
making the Parlsians very merry. Every
body knows considerable portion Of Baron
James de Rothscalll's fortune Is Invested in
Austrian and Italian public securities. The
recent events In those countries lnye depressed
their stocks greatly IN value md pert urbed al
the financial markets Of Europe Baron de
Rothschild makes Austria responsible for al1
this loss he thinks she onght to sell Ycnetia
and secure lasting pence with Italy. He is
consequently quite lrritated with Austria,
although he is her Consul General ct Parls},
and Ii in very i'll humoF-a testlness quite
common throughout the financial world OF
Europe just now. He ts the banker Of the
Prince de s1etternich. The, hitter commonly
with the wealthy banker, and sometimes las
IN oyerlrawp account. He happens just now
to hare no money at his credit with tho b.
ron but The latter has always allowed him
ian excellent customer, besides Austria pays
her Ambassadors well, and then the Johannis-
check, and sometimes the Prince has over
drawn his account S20, 600; but he takes care
to keep generally q considerable amount OF
money at his credit, 4 few days since Prince
dc Mettcrn1ch gave his confidential serTant q
check for Il, 600, and ordered him to get II
cashcd ut Baron de Rothschtldfs bunk. The
cashier turned to the Ambassadors account
and found 1t balanced. He took the check
into the Baron dc Rothschild's private room
and explained the state Of the account. This
is the rule Of the bank where no one Is al-
31Msa Mltsaut the aalhority Baron as'0ud de
Rothschild gives in each instance, BY writing
his initials ID red Ink on the face of the check
Write on that check, angrtliy exclaimed the
Baron, No Funds /. The cashier was amazed,
started back step OF two, aud gasped, On
Prince dc aIcttcTnich's check ~ Yes, on
Prince dc Nc!ternich's check! Has the
fellow any funds here's" The Austrian AM
bassador's confidential servant was con-
founded when the cashier refused to honor
the check, md could not believe bis ears.
The refusal created even more excitement ~
the bank md In the baukcr's family than it
did ut the cashiers Office Ills sons and his
wife were especially annoyed by his impatient
caprice. Ills sons we're on the best terms
with the Prince, who constantly showed
them marked attentions. His wife, that
very evening, gave party to which tue
Austrian Ambassador md Ambassadrcss
were invited, and their company rscs:
ouel on. His wife md children
held consultation, and determined tt
send the wife Of the eldest sou to call On the
Princcss dc Mcttcrnich to remind her OF the
invitation addressed her for that evening, 1nt
10 assure her how much the family would fc
eret not seeing her and her husband. The
Ambassadress received Nine. de RothschilG
hauehti1y and 1cily, md in reply to her re
newcd Invitation, simply replied: "We dou'
20 out tonight Didn't Baron de Roths
child catch curtain lecture that nights