The New York herald., 1869-02-15
GERMANY.
The Bourse-wnriilSe Preparations OF Prus-
sia-Unjust Government Interference.
Iap. Eo-, IN

The BOurSe-Wartlke Preparations oil Pruss
| sia-Unjust Government Interference.
FRANKFORT, Jal. 20, 1862
Our Bourse is now exempt from political influence
and prices tend up again. particularly shares OF
banks and railways are in good request Tie favor
ties OF the day are Lombard railway shares, which
have risca this from 203 to 2l8 The shares OF
the new banks started in Austria and Bavaria are
quoted at a premium ranging from Eve TO twelve
per cent, though such banks can be established in
unlimited number, provided they do not issue notes
and conform with the law with regard 70 the mini.
mum sum fixed for shares. The Madrid loan was,
as far as regards our place. miserable failure-no
body got into the trap. There great fuss made
in French papers about the large lots to be drawn
for; but as these DO only appear in the drawings OF
1887 and 1888 II has been calculated that tie
$4,000 francs then due worth now, a the regular
interest paid by Spain, $40 francs and at Ave per
cent interest 5000 francs. r. appe.rs thar such
tricks as have always been tried at loans brought
out by Eranger. Remarks DO, are exploded ana tlst
new concoctions must be resorsed TO to take people
In. Americans are In request for investments bat
no longer speculative matter; business therein viii
only revive when tue premium on gold shows a re-
lapse.
the public pr0menades Ut Mentz, just II
the brink Of war, and II Is reported from well In
formed parties that they working day and night
In their arsenas. IL appears that they do not eei
quite comfortable about Austria recovering strength
and France being well armed and provided. In TACT
there Is not the least cloud perceptiOe on the poi-
cal horizon. once the rurksh-Greek dispute f. set
tied, and Prussia anxietes originate therefore IN
bad conscience, SHE Knowing best by what iltrigues
and wrongs she has acquired her new
territories, and she cannot believe tnat
Austria viii have forgotten all tins whenever
she RECEIVERS strength stil are yet far distant
from the day when Austria could wish for war;
peace makes her strength; she Is wonderfully re-
covering under free Institutions, and there ~ such
confidence now there prevailing In the stability OF the
present government that Austrian funds continue 90
pour In at Vienna from abroad, and are readily taken
there In spite OF the many new issues The Austrian
railways show traffic far superior to that OF Prussia.
and while the latter believed she haa got rid OF
Austrian rivalry forsong years she must now look 70
her as acompctit0r Of German affairs and those OF
Europe AT large Prussian bureaucracy II becoming.
4 by their meddunT with everything, quite ridiculous
i in the new provinces lt Ia reported from Some
| berg near Weisbaden that the schoomaster OF the
village has been summoned BY the government
officers for having eaten herring he had got from
| his landlord a grocer. Having been asked for the
| reason why he had eaten that herring
whether II was not for having drank too
i much tho day before, he answered that he
had done u because his landlord rad sent tile same
for breakfast TINS would not do. The royal govern
ment declared they must Know the reason why he
had eaten the herring and nc was dismissed and
sent 20 Sauerthal, poor village it secluded spot
! When tins unreasonable interference discussed
IN the public papers the authorities declared that
the schooInaster had been dismissed for drinking too
! much on an evening and that ms eating herring
\ was proof OF tnls People who are not accustomed
| TO the prying spirit OF Prussian bureaucracy may
i consider this incredible, but II has actually taken
| place At a few miles distant fr0m here. Prosecu
tions for libcous song for q carcature OF a mn
| ister, or for strong word Ia q newspaper are o
| daily occurrence
The election u General schurz as Senator for Mis-
! souri became known here Yesterday evening at
ton, nc teng the Rfst naturallzed German cnsaxlnL
the senate.