New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-04

-FRAKBP0RTS GREAT BIUNDkR-ANNhAATIoH
TO PRUSSIA.
From Oar Special Conespondenl
FRANKFoRT I'M. MAN. Sept. 49, 1885.
II is difficult not 10 sympathize with the people Of
Frankfort in their msforancs. The city, which dates
from Charlemacne-wh was n Free Town Of the En-
pire with Imperial privileges, then OF the Confederation,
and the seat of the Dctthe city IN which Luther once
lived aud Goethe was bona city nch, prosperous ana
independent which had survived the storms OF thousand
years. and whose liberties the Congress Of Vienna
respected and reafrmcd finds itself In the shock of
month unequal conflict deprived AZ Of its freedom,
no small part Of Us wealth, its hope Of future hnan-
cial prosperity, aud the Inherited dignity of IFS
position. What IL still retains is tho n
spect which misfortune can always claim. The
Cathedral IN which the impcrors Of Germany were for
mery crowned crowded Friday with people that
would welcome back the OF thosc Empcror- to save
them from Pnssian rule. They listened TO sermon full
Of pathos in Is tone and OF resignation in It's Pety but
where were the thundcrs Of Rome that wouli have
been launched against the Protestant usurpcrl What
loss 10 the loye Of the picturesque in history that the
thundcrb0lt mandatory Is no longer hounshlng
Frankfort Is In truth Of the gctcsi SUI crs by the
victory Of Prussia She likely 10 lose even her D.
nanca prcomincnce Hitherto sho has been the money
clpgrr az Germany presiding over the transfers of
dozen curcncics whose shifting values were source OF
loss and inconvenience TO every body else but oi constant
gain TO the bankers Of Frankfort When The thhers Oh
slight percentage and when the HORNS OF Austria went
noun Frankfort levied toll on them. believe inc
Rohscds never knew the day when they could not con-
tive 10 make the rate Of exchange favor Frankfort Tho
city was the middleman and once distributed Immense
ouant,es of -lattcfy, 81 money than any
thing else here that the Austrian loans have always
been IN, on tho markct-an operation OF doubtful profit
To Austria and still more to her subsequent creditors but
OF sure gam to the bankers who negotiated them; now
those loans were always the dorm basis but PRUSSIA
will no longer the form OF Austria nor rs " key
that AN Austrian loan can be openly taken m frankio'
The thaer crowds out the unhappy form Were thercn
official prohibition against dealing IN Austrian securities
Prussia well knows how to discourage aud hamper such
financial operations she dsapproyes, and she certainly
will not be- inclined 10 help Austria IN money hhttcrs OF
leave her mercantile fooihold IN Germany out OF which
sbe has been forever banished political power. Nor
will the ngor Of Prussian policy be mitgated py
fort, The city has fallen under the dsplcasure OF a
man 90 whom the sentiment OF pity Is unknown IN po
tics and Bsmark has given notice that Frankfort need
expect no fayo at his hands IL Is not for the interest
OF Prussia that the city should the headquarters OF
finance for Berlin be the headquarters OF everything
And Frankfort though she becomes Prussan 10 name
will have chance 10 remember what fate betals those
who oppose but have not strength TO resist Already one
large part of Frankfort capital has been transferred 70
Paris another Augsburg. aud third TO Berlin NOT
even for American securities Frankfort any longer ,he
chief European market she IL oustrpped ana superseded
by berlin and the Transactions the Bonse OF the Prus-
sian capital are These Romsn. of the nine
eenth century experience as Maaulay said OF me
Sarons under Frederick in the Seven Years War-he f
force Of tremendous sentence OF lacitus Ssee"
fqggHdm SHoI, rules tdn2n0m dhSnos.
The traveller who goes to Frankfort need not expect TO
find currency aud exchange any more IN his favor nov
than formerly He will be wise II be makes up ms nina
10 accept the maxim that exchange Is always against him.
IL he docs remain long southern Gerany
lot him make effort 10 understand it e0ina9es nor 10
resist being cheated IN small change. Adhcring 70 TINS
plan will cost him few forms extra, but VIII repay h
In good temper aud that enjoyment OF travel 70 when
good temper Is essential Don't quarrel with those poor
devils Of railway officials aud hotel clerks and kutscher.
la very subdued species OF the genus Known III
America hsckmenD II you keep your temper
should you not pay being amused happened 10 wan!
change my hotel for five pound Bank OF England
note. Looking into Murray, discovered thh my I'VE
pound note ought TO bring me sixty horns and as u Is
always worth while 10 appear 10 know about these matters
put on much Of jew look a. could muster al short
notice and told nv hotel cashier should be Obliged II no
would be kind enough give sixty tons for this FIVE
pound note. Instantly the cashier pricked up b cara
like terrier with premonition Of rats, turned his sharp
eyes on me. and through my shallow afectation al
the first glance. ''Oh yes he said, certainly, sky
that is right, all but the exchange you know and he
whipped out piece OF paper aud covered it all over in
half a minute with lot OF microscopic figures which
might have served 10 calculate the latitude and Longitude
of Frankfort. 'Oh yes, then said my cashier, sixty
less exchange. that will be just tfty-nine ten'mcaning
ffy-nne FORMS ten kTcuzers whercupon he handed
miscellaneous collection "a Frankfort bank notes silver
guden and forms and copper kreuzer supposed 10 repre-
scnt the above amount was not at all equal to the
cason and did not pretend TO count IT, but suggested that
going TO leave Frankfort and should like Prussan
money. ooh yes, certainly figures again, Frankfort
currency disappears and still miscellaneous cOllec
ton OF Prsan haers and silver goschpes spread before
me- The clever little rascal think charged second
exchange for giving russaa in place of Frankfort money
and believe, though on snch points would not assume 20
be positive that his hereditary familiarity with
proved worth to this cashier this occasion about hy
cents ia silvervnich IL the Of per cent
the amount of the transaction and would be deemed
sJpp.,se, rather clever IN Wall-street.
or external signs Of Prussian conquest there are not
many. Shattered walls and ruined houses you viii not
fad hui the prussan eagle H. eserywhere and the blue
and red uniform and the brass-csppet helmets CLEAN
ang every street and NIL the guard houses aud occupy
the walls. Enkensein the name oi terror 10 every
EraDk(orier with forms in his Strengthen gone but
Prssan Colonel rcgns In his stead CpnlmArdan and
dimes daily ~ !he Hotel de Rnssic the Xe with his
reqimcnia STAFF and line officers abot him either side
The table dh6e. The Commander looks most Of the
irissm hcd oieSTs Of regiments look, like soldier and
n gentleman, and not Ike the robbcr which Frankfort
Lafglors fancy him. | gncyc 10 have 20 add flat
the ColJneI afe his dinEer w,rhis knife aud that