Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-03-04
The ROth.ChiId Chateau

A German correspondent OF the New
York Evening Post writes
aFven in the grandest palatlal resi-
dences no one is found except, perhaps
an old household sefXan5s, so,5y1 Mhe ,Il3si, Z A.
nitich n flXrurc rs the mouse ltseH.
When the staff officers first arrived at
the chateau of the banker Rothschildi
at Ferrieres, they We're received by such
an official, who appeared to have been
detailed by his master to receive ana 10
do the Inequalities to the guests un-
hidden. The royal headquarters were
removed thither on the 18th of Septem-
Der, and remained there until the first
week in October, when they were re-
moved to Versailles. Ferriercs had
been preserved from devastation, The
King found everything as Of old; deer
and pheasants filled the park as they
did in 1862, the memorable year when
Napoleon Ill was the great goldman S
guest, when great pheasant hunt was
arranged, which resulted in the loss OF
eight hundred innocent lives in the
short space of three hours, whereat a
parisiaii actress was guilty OF that
well-known bon mot, that the day OF
Ferrieres was a second of December III
new edition. -
The place is a modern paradise. IN
The park the flora of the whole world ls
represented; The picturesque scotch nr
stands bv the trembling-fOliaged silver
nonlar. tamarinds and weeping willows
line the brook that winds among the
lawns. grand old cedars dot the vista
hero and there; broad woodshaded
maths lead TO and from the Vllia, where
the most beautiful forms of oriental
vegetation meet the eye. The chateau
itself the creation Of the late Baron
lanes Rothschild, is built in the style
of Renaissance. The interior is grand.
From the north one enters first yes
tibule. with marble busts of Roman
Emperors. Ascending few steps the
largest hall of the chateau is entered
a salon with galleries borne up by To-
Man gilded pillars. An indescribable
wealth is here displayed in gold orna-
mentation and paintings. Inc rear
wall is occupied entirely by the llbrarg
All the books of which are bound inrt
morocco. The upper rooms c0nsls'
chiefly of dwelling and sleeping roolh',
ali Icing fitted out with extreme luN L
nv, and in part decorated with va.ual Z
paintings.
"'The more valuable articles have been
taken away, though the Austrian eel
lar-naster at Ferrieres says that whal
Is left j. valued at twelve millions 2
francs!
Trhis chateau WIS until recently
the King of Prussia's headquarters .
course, Baron Rothschild had not lnvi
| ted the King to the hospitality OF hi
house. The King aud suite used th
rooms and nothing further. Even th
Rothschild cooks were not called upon
since the royal cooks were on haiid
and wine arrived FROM the royal cellar
in Berlin. All vegetables aud fruit
taken from the gardens were paid 70
10 the cent, and Rothschild will nc
suffer the slightest loss"
Gail Hamilton inslst, IN Harper
lIazar, that men have no right 70 di'
inherit or disown their sons ior an
offence whatever that q waywaF
l1.hild may be separated from the Oths
children, and his portion may, ifnece
sarv, Ie lel,l In trust, It's delivery d
| lpsnding On reformation, but that =
person can commit against society 1
afaht cline as q father commits WI
| s thus false 10 the trust which nc hin
self has IMPOSED who thrnsts 81 fro
himself the soul which he called In
belng. A father should be goveyn'
nv no motive but big chlld's best 4
terests, and d chlId's best interests q
never ~ served by anything but /
tather's constant aadloving care"
Sir (nlIing Icardleyt the biganlO
J ll,aronet, who enjoyed very wide-spre
) lnewsnaper lnfamy IN this country 2
England two or three SeAss sso, !.
! been heard from again. he is IN Pal