The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-08-11
THE DEMAND ON FRANKFORT.

THE DEMAND ON FRANKFORT.
Some days ago wo had brief account by tele-
graph of Gen. MANTEurPEL's demand on Frank
fort. We now have further particulars by mail.
The Frankfort correspondent of the Cologne
Gazette, writing on the 2lst. says:
The inhabitants of Frankfort are in a state of
great agitation. Yesterday afternoon Gen. Man
teuffel, the new conlmander-in- of the army
Of the Maine, assembled tho leading commercial
that fresh contribution of 20 600 fiorins had
been imposed upon the city. The first contribu-
ton Of six millions. or, to speak accurately, Of
vous evening, through the bank This announce
ment caused ndescrbable consternation. The
General declared, in reply to the pressing repre-
sontations Of the inhabitants, that, to his great
regret the very strict orders which had been sent
to him from Berlin would not permit him to make
the least concession. The enormous sum was to
or in bills OF the City Of Frankfort; the delay was
afterward extended to Monday. committee,
composed OF NJ. NJ. Rothschild, Gruncus and
Neufvile, is to take the matter in hand. The
Mayor has gone in tho name OF the unfortunate
city to the Kings headquarters, in order to OBJ
tain reduction OF the contribution.
A correspondent OF the Times says that Frank
fort is by far the richest place in Germany pro-
portion to it's inhabitants it having 20 bankers,
each worth 100000 florins, included among it's
100000 inhabitants.
franklort ulspatcn OF the Z4tn says:
No declaration relative to the payment of the
contribution having been made by the municipality
up to the time appointed by the Prussian COM
mandant, the latter has put au execution into the
ner that large number, not less than SO, are
blleted upon the senators and principal inhabi-
tants. Burgomaster Fellner died last night-it is
believed OF apopexy.
The Frankfort Journal publishes an official
statement of the provision to be made for the
OF that town:
"Officers, functionaries ranking as officers, scr.
geant-maj jors, ensgns, and sub officers acting as
officers have right to demand-in the morning,
tables, roast, and bottle Of wine; in tho after
noon, coffee, &c; at night, light supper and
eight good segars per diem. Tho soldiers quar-
tered upon the citizens are to receive from the
latter-in the mornin :, coffee with accessor les:
at mon, one pound Of meat vegetables, and
bread, and half bottle of wine; in tho evening, a
per diem. The quality of the provisions must
be such as to satisfy the requirements of the col.
diers."
A dispatch dated Mannheim, July "a, eays:
Advces received here from Frankfort of yester-
terday's date announce that the Chamber OF
Commerce has resolved not to pay the 25,OoO. 900
termination was supported by the whole city,
which preferred submit ng to pillage rather than
yield to tile Prussian demands,
The City Of Frankfort has solicited the inter.
vention Of the Emperor Napoleon and the English
Cabinet in it's behalf.
The Emperor is said to have courteously recev-
ed this request.
REMOVAL OF TREASURE FROM HANOVER.
A Hamburg letter to the London Ddily Ns,os
says, under date Of the 3ist:
just before the fight of the King Of Hanover
from his capital, the Minis. or Of Finances, who
appears to have been the only one that had his
wits about him and knew his duty, packed M the
money in the Treasury, to the amount Of a mil
lion and two hundred thousand dollars, and sent
it off in charge Of Herr Won Klencke, one Of the
| functionaries of the finance department, to Bre-
merhaven by railw y, for shipment by the North
German Lloyd's steamer Bremen, which landed it
by railway to London, and deposited for security
in the cellars OF the Bank Of England.
Prussia now claims that property as money be.
longing to the State, and demands its delivery to
| the Prusslan Legation in London as part Of the
spoils OF war taken from Hanover, already 80 se-
riously crippled as to be nearly ruined in fnan-
ject has been carried on between the Prussian
Civil Commissioner in Hanover, ,Privy Councillor
Won Hardenberg, and King George, who is still
Duke Joseph of Saxed Altenburg, at Rumme-
! thaim, near Atenburg, in which the former de.
mands tho Bank receipt for the 85 chests of treas.
mako the King personly responsible, aud to seize
and retain possession OF the royal dem4 and
other private property OF the crown till the money
In question is given up to Prussia.
PUBLIC OPINION IN THE MINOR STATES.
The other day large meeting at Stuttgart-the
largest, indeed, ever assembled in that city, and
attended by all the local Parliamentary celebri.
Federal reform, yet adopted q resolution to the
ehect that French interference ought to be repu-
oiated, come what may After all, this is but an
otner way or lndorsing tho Prussian programme,
as without French interference it will inevitably
be forced upon them. At Offenbach, Grand Duchy
OF OF, ,hesse, Pforzheim, Grand Duchy Of Baden, and
6tnef places IN the South, theBi mark programme
| mestngs. That the Weimar Parliament have Just
done the same and rsod the treaty transferring
tnelf military and diplomatic concerns to Prussia,
order to add that the official Gazette of that
Dncby ventures to hope that the southern States
troops upon Prussia, even should the latter abide
by her original intention Of leaving the Wurtem.
berg, Baden, 60, .contingents to Bavaria By her
iate military achievements Bavaria has certainly