The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-07-04
A GERMAN SHOWER OF GOLD.
Tho French War Indemnity Pouring
in-The Disposition that IL Made OF II.

Tho French War Indemnity Pouring
in-The Disposition that IL Made OF II.
berlin Correspondence OF the London Times.I
The French war indemnity being the largest
sum ever paid by one country to another 10 80
short time. it will be interesting to learn
the use made of 1t by the recipients. A gov
ernment bill Just submitted to the House, and
accompanied by an explicit memorandum,
contains all the details upon this wrighty sub
ject. From the documen's communicated we
gather that the famous five ulilllard' are but
y norton of the total eXacted or to be exact
ed from the vanqulshed. 10 addition 10 this
sum, which Ia calculated at 1883. 100000 thai
era, there Is the interest upon the outstand.
March, 1872, amounted 10 10000, ,000t, or 40
0OO, 900 lhalers. There IL also the Paris
.onu .nution of 2O0,0OO.O00f, or $500, 900
thalers; Gud another heavy item OF l4.6S7,-
96l thalers, being the procerds Of the tributes
levied in the va lous departments, minus Ger
tain sums disoursed for military expenses dur
Ing the campaign. AudinI up these several
fyures, We find grand total OF AL ,487, 1861
thalers. which, however, does not Include The
five per cent interest to be paid on the three
outstanding miiards from March 2, 1872, TO
March 2, 1874, or whatever date may be fixed
upon bv special agreement. Ot this golden
stream pouring into the ,erman exchequer,
nice little rivulet has. however found lIs way
back TO France. AS arranged in the Treaty. OF
Peace, NJ. Ihiers has han Returned TO him The
sum OF 325, 600 000f, or 86,666,666 thalers, the
price OF the Alsace-Lorraiae Railways. The
first disbursement maze In Germany was &c.
700, 900 thalers to indemhify corporations aud
private persons for damages sustained by the
operations OF the contendng forces. Near
" the whole OF this sum has been bestowed
upon the annexed provinces. 6,OOO.OOO thalers
was paid to shipoWners and crews to make up
for the losses occasioned by the German mercan
tile flag being unable 10 snow Itself corning the
war. The Germans eXpe led from France re-
ce,ved 1000, 900 Ihalers; the families OF land
w.hr men, In addition TO the municipal aims.
were asst. ted oy the State to The amount ot
GOO, 600 thaers, as much being divided among
the generals who distinguished themselves
most In the war; 40, 900 900 lhalers was set
apart to serve as q reserve fund against the
next campaign, the Prussian reserve fund OF
| 80 O00, ,00O thalers being, In consequence, IN
rrely done away with. No less Than IL, ,440. 900
lhslers was devoted TO The increase Of rolling
Stock In the annexed provinces-a sum which
would not have been half as large were not
the Alsacp-L Lorraine railways considered as
strategical lines, and accordingly provided
with an unusual number Of carriages. rhe en-
erprtic use the French made OF their own rail-
wats in the latter half of The war, when whole
divisions were wbtrled at once to the same
pOint, seems TO have rendered II advisable to
prepare for similar exploits In the border
provinces. The ppnsiobs paid to officers and
soldiers and their widows Already amount TO
A. 700, 900 thalers; 10, 792.7l9 thalers has been
handed over to The cust0mhouse authorities,
the same amount Of deposits being Withdrawn
by merchants during the war; and 9,492O0O
thalers has been placed in the exchange vi the
empire. to serve Is permanent fund and
make government more independent of the
ot,,..l Inn ThQQn
severa sums, already disposed of under the
treaty OF peace, or by special laws enacted in
the last eighteen months, together amount to
2S4 800, 600 Jhalers. The bill Just introduced
assigus the remainder OF the indemnity to
different State purposes. In the first place,
SO, $50, $50 thalers is allotted to the completion
of tUrtresses and the erection of military
buildings In Alsace Lorraine. Of this sum,
15,Sl7,32S lhalers is to be expended In the
current year. The second clause of the bill
likewise refers to the army, and threatens TO
be all the heaeaer, as 1t contains no figures,
but merely empowers the government 10
spend, or In some Instances refund, to the In
dIvldual States the money required for the
objects put down In the bill. These objects
are the armament and disarmament of the
fortresses, and the extra expenses incurred for
siege material during the war, and extra war
expenses OF the navy and coast service, fnclu-
sive oil q sum of 1.375, 900 thalers for the pur-
chasing and fitting up OF an artillery ground
for testing the new l0Dg-raDge cannon; the
cost of the railways and telegraphs constructed
and worked during the campaign lor military
purposes; the COST OF civil administration .in
France where not betrayed out of the taxes
and contributions levied 10 the occupied terri
tory; the cost OF the Imperial headquarters
and the military operations from July l, 1871,
to the end OF the war; aud, lastly, the PENSIONS
and other casual reiefs to be awarded to In
valids and their rellcts under The act of June
u, 1871. The several sums conLalned tn this
clause are to be fixed by the Federal Council,
subject TO The control of the Audit Court.
Clause (which in logical order ought to be
81 places $500 600 lhaIers at the disposal
of the Imperial Government for eniarging the
central Institutions of the army. such as the
staff Office, the artillery and engineering
schools, the war academy, The cadet house,
&c. After all these deductions, that which Is
left In the hands Of the government is to be
distributed among the SCatrs according to q
liberal Standard, which cOnfers an overplus of
something like IA, 200. 900 Lhalers on the South
at the expense of the wealthier North. Three
fuurlhs IF the sum to be thus distributed will
be divided in proportion 10 the number Of
men equipped for the War oy each local gov
ernment; out lhe remaining fourth is to be
fixed according To the number ofinhaotants
In the various States, an arrangement giving
bonus to The south, the armies of which did
not come up TO The percentage Obtained IN the
North, as will be srrn from The following
figures: or the total OF m-n and horses EN-.
plOyed in the war Nrthern Germany COM RI
buIed go 600 inhatitanL,j lO7.679,l25
parIs; B Bivara, t5,000,0O0 inhabtlnts) II. $685.
1926 parts; Wurtemburs, (lSOJ.COO iuhabl-
lants) 4.345, 450 paris; Baden, l,5r0, 900 inhab.
tants) 3.768, ,45e parts; Southern Iesse, 1862