The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-05
,rhe. The Ro1thsohilds ;l,1 OF. Rome. 5l7.a

A correspondent Of the London Daaty Nesos,
writing from Bone, says ,sas .'l e.. z: @..-
E.teWRo. whether he has set foot in the Eternal
Civ 81; no, has not heard Of the .Iorlonlas
Rofhschi1ds Of Rome In the course Of last sum
haiehk. Don Alessandro Torlonia the: acting head
ofn{he :; hcuseAWon extraordinary popularity by
vrtup q bstter to the Pope, u which he offered to
bug uprthe unconvertible government paper, ana
sn6stitute metal currency in it's place, PROVIDED
With Cardiusl kntonelE's brother. at their. head
were sent about their, business, and the direction
confided tc himself At that time it was quite I'M
possible to- get notes converted into com at any
price, for tie simple reason that there was no com
RI the banr Even now, when things have ! I'M n
nruYed somewhat, it is with the utmost difficulty
fhstr Won csn get change for scudo note, even at
shoos in the Corso, and there il not hotel-keeper
or s trade,man in Bone who would even look at q
aye,sdhdi note il yon we're sufficiently lgnorant OF
in tke expectation Of getting any change out. "
fhe small pieces Of silver, which you OBTAIN WITH
no:6ttle difficulty; many are 80 worn and thm that
thew seem ina sort of ransition state between
silver and paper, and have long slnce lost all trace
Many image or snperscrIptlon Hnatever. NJ :. Z
Iona that his riches are. admitted to be literary
unbald and only this much is known for certain,
that eyerything IN Rome worth having, except the
Pore and f3t, PETERS, already belongs TO hlm. NO
I0ndar them thAt az Inc fatlCdu Don a!oooHhteAo
should be- looked upon as hardly less dangerous ts
character than Victor Emmanuel himself, and that
the insulting offer which he made last summer to
buy up this Holy Father, and add hum to ms pos,
sessions. t,hould have been decidedly reJecte
tho119h it lad not entailed the removal or an An
Gnelff from lucrative place On his trst appear,
ances in piiblic after making the aforementioned
nafriotic offer, Don Aessandro received such an
ovation as has not been witnessed IN Rome since
those OF which Plus TX. was himsef the oD]ect,
when he gave the first impulse to the Italian Revo-
7ntSnn Ia iD46*2 This Don Alessandro lis the same
Torlonia who risked his whole fortune on the 81
oattic enterprise Of draining the FIclne Lake the
;Ssss1ie 6f Which struggle with nature was go long
doubtiul that it became common saying IN home,
81 Torlmia ;secca Il .lago Fucino, 9 lago tuclno
sanca Torlonis, - Either TorloniaZ will dram the
Faoine Lake or the .Fucine will drain 9lorloma.
ii the end however, Toronia got the better OF the
lale:s and redeemed about sone hundred thousand
sdras 81 land for cuttivation. Over what was few
.,saTs a. 400 . barren waste Of waters, aourishing
Srons NAV now be seen; waving every harvest time,
and With last years produce Don Aessandro hsu
a ascheme Of feeding the now almost starving 10 10
nan nenne by selling them bread OF his own bak-
inc at reduced rate. Such, at least, was the &C,
co1nt OF ti1e story given me by o patrlouc ana
exceedingly liberal Roman, who mace severe
case against the government out OF the suoden
stoppage Of Torlonias extensive bread
machinery works, which threw some two hundred
WForkman ont OF employment just fortnight ago.
/ am bound, however to add that on proceeding to
the spot and making inquiries learned quite q
different version Of The affair, entirely exculpatng
The government from any direct interference in the
matter Only this much is certain, that the works
are stopped, and that the Roman people stand
little chance at present Of getting their bread at
reduced rite. !"