The New York herald., 1869-01-29

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Condition or tho Bourse-Ensct ef the Turke-
Greek Question On Politics and Finance
Austrian Pclicy-PrussIaa Interests ana
Inauence-The Cathslio CLERGY and Pablo
Schools. Na sa
FRANKFORT, Jan. q lsoa
The settlement Of the Turko-Greek dispute is re-
earded here as certain. ana there IL an animation at
our Bourse which has not been witnessed 1or ten
years. Speculative stocks have reached very high
prices and credit; shares which for long time were
under par command . premium Of twenty-five per
cent, and closed yesterday ct 2t2 Railway shares
are In equally good demand. and their large receipts
show the increasing activity Of trade. Austrian
funds. the conversion Of which into new stock has
now begun, are bought largely for investment
Americans have recovered rom the recent fall, and
are quoted at 7ok. somewhat above New York
prices; the noattng stock is now almost totally ab-
sorbed BY investors, and prices will reach higher
point Seventeen European b0urses were some
what assisted By Q fall Of the gold premium. Our
markets are extremely dull, speculators keep
alo0f the mild temperature leading 70 tine apprehen-
sion Of early harvest while late frosts would doin
nite HARM This uncertainty presses on the markets.
Money remains abundant In spite Of the almost
daily emission Of new loans and shares still 1t is
very unlikely that the markets should not be
crsmmed at not very distant day. ATTN
People who put any stress ON the language OF the
Austrian and Prussian oical press must believe that
we are on the brink another war; there Is no perndy
OF which they do not accuse each other. Still all these
big words are harmless enough. Austria has too
much ON her shoulders and Is too bad on for money
to be desirous for war; while Prussia Y anxious to
keep her illgotten conquests and, disaiiected as
the new provinces are, will certainly not
risk them by French Austrian war. Thus
the confidence In peace Is not the least
shaken BY the offensive articles OF the press, and
only the partlsans OF the disp0ssessed princes are
believing IN war; These are stirring enough and
have their agents everywhere but all this ls to no
purpose and only throwing money to the winds; they
can d nothing by themselves, FOR people are not
foolish enough to throw themselves against the
Prussian bayonets for the gratlncation or couple
OF princes %19 woua again act g contrary mr. 20 their
1t is pity that Prussia does not loosen the strings
Of her military rule far to conciiate the people
A great change has taken pace I'M w1rtembuTg.
The people there, OF course do not wish to join the
Northern Confederation; but the opposition has
totally succumbed IN their attempt to break through
bhhler declared that they would stick fast to the
Prussian alliance and this had been sanctioned by
was split on the question OF foreign assistance. AS
proof Of the PrusSan predilecti0n OF the govern
ment the Prussian uniform has been adopted by the
In Bavaria the agitation for universal Suffrage ana
vote by ballot Is increasing; numerous petitions to
that effect have been presented to the Chamber.
AS Is generally the case whenever there Is lull in
politics, the Catholic clergy making themselves
prominent; they are now particularly active to
cover their lost influence in the public Schools with
the public to no effect but unfortunately protected
and supported by the government OF Protestant
Prussia. Even here In our town our municipal
authorities have to keep up hard fight for the inde
pendence Of our schools, into which hypocrites
from old Prussia want 10 Creep Public opinion Is
decidedly against confessional schools, and the
public institutions would become deserted Il an
attempt were made to force clergymen into them Us
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