Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1868-12-17

elegance ~the furniture ln rnahaga,
ny, u few choiee paintings. u statue
OF Medea CA the mantei piece, ana
kaeing him, that portion OF the scors
from the opera of Mose, with the
opening words of the sublime pfayei
by Moses Dal tao stettfsks s0gl2o.
The 'sking of bankers and banker
OF kings,n Baron James Rothschild
died on Sunday morning, ai his resi-.
dence, Rue Lafitte. He was the
tifth and only surviving Of the ten
sons uf afayes, who founded this ia
NOUS house. He WIS born In May,
1872, at Frankfort, but came 10 Paris
In IaI2--which has been the New
Jerusalem for the scattered tribes.
Through all the shifting changes 0l
French royalty he was applied 10 for
aid. In l64s the RavoiutaonIsts
sacked his country house, and two
days afterward he gave 81, 900 francs
to reliese their distress. In every
great undertaking he was either the
promoter or the most deeply in-
tsrested. he ssMafed loans from
Indies To the Pole,n but never cut
from u nations heart the pound OF
desh.' - His death bed was sur
rounded by his own famiiy aud inn
mediate relatives whom he blessed,
and he invited to the same place his
faithful sefr0eau's and friends, ITO
see how a Jew could die.n lie large
* added to his wealth by undertak-
ing The chenlin de fer du Nord.--
There was mo winter In his b0un'
ty.n Aided by his wife, there W is
no charitable. Institution, no matter
what was irs nationality or religious
principles, but felt his goodness
he belonged To the Good samaritan
branch of the Jews. In art and let
erature, he was a diciple as we'll AS a
patron-and his "At Homes" Yere
among the nleslsantest in Paris, and
ever drew ail that wsis renowned IN
the city. No Prince ever declined
his hospitality. His income was one
franc and glf, A &c 0!la, The duc
de Mmtmureney is considered the
first christian baron af Francs. Tai
Iyrand invited him to mtset Rlth :
e.lild, alter being eluhlel by the
Emperor Of Austria, lie introdue-
eil his guesss--s'the drst christian
oarun, 60 ''the first Jewish" baron,
The family mausoleun Is at Pei
La chaise, and Is fitted up like a
drawing-room.
The weather during the week WAS
but succession Of raw rheumatic
days in some parts of the country
snow fell so heavily as to break. in
many places, the telegraph Wires.
l'he Sisters of Charity are going
their rounds soliciting aid for the
poor of the city, VINO appear TO have
Il hard winter Uelore tnem, so much
sn, Ghat the Prince Imperiais soup
kitchens are about beng reopelIeI.
rne pOSt-men are preparing thelr
'scartise lltt,e almanac IN
pasleboard winch they present as
their New Iear GIiE''--six wceh S
before the agEi al OF Jo..r deE sDa-yCu
being ex pec,eti 10 also DIP in ad-
vance, fine C0aelerges are eom-
tHsnelng Ia ue c.yii and attentive,
another unmIStakable sign that lsoe
- near. Iase sEaxsssSss4a periodicals. ap-
pear with Ll.lck- uantis fer iS0@sini,
and the ItasJ sporting paper, wears
u similar trapping OI we ioE the
Marquis OF Hastings. lhe govern
mcnt haA issued u "handy-Uook" on
| life-aSsyHaRce lor circulation among
the masses. Edmond .Abont, who
does the popular political economy
for the authorities, IL SAID To be tire
author, having received Ircs. 2U,u i.
The bOok IL tuii ut anecdotes, tend
ing to show the happiness Oh the in
sured, vino ieii dead alter paying
their premium. However, IL Is a
good Tract Tor the IIHIes.n The
dre-brigade OF Paris cOuS.sss OF 400
men, and 3n engines THAT exEin~
gIisil aoqut ID iires per dsly-but III
chimneyg.
BsgEyeE, the Father of the Frenth
Bar, and leader OF the Legitimist
party Is dangerously Ill. Comte de
Ghsmbard teiegraphs from Germa-
ny, every day, as 10 his health. There
Is good time coming for French
babies. The day amer their birth
they must be brought to the Office OF
the Mayor TO be registered and have
their birth attested. From the lst OF
January next, these forFnalities will
be gone through, at the baby's home.
There are 76 boys and - girls born
daily In Paris, anu of the total
during the year, about 5000 are
iiiegitimate-and one-half of this
number Is assisted by the Founding
hospitals. Since the commencement
of 1883, ten patents per day, were
taken out for inventions. Gounod,
who works like a slave, Is compos-
ing fourth act for Faust, and has
commenced a new opera, to be called
u7lci.
The Rev. VIM. I.amson of the
American Episcopal church, rue
Rayard, has re uFned from the
States and resume his duties. Ar
rivals. Syracuse Fl. IL. Northup.
st. Paul ]. LII Carpenter, Henry
Hale and lady. Pilfadeipiita w
Butcher & family, Miss Marie Moss.
Nevada City p. Belden; Wash.
ington Alrs. K. Kirby Sgaith. Chi
eggo L. h. aqrd, j. III. Burrh.
New York /; l.. w. Carmyl, Col. T..
Howard Wells, DR.. r. Newton and
Lady, Mrs. s. M. Mygyth and faA-