The New York herald., 1872-11-22
Did Prussia Provoke the War with
France It's Bismarck Scheming To
BE President Of q New
German Republic
Extraordinary Excitement i'm
Germany.
The German Financiers Running Wild
sf @t and Panic at Hand.
A GLIMPSE OF THE KAISER WILLIAM.
What a Great King Pays for
His Breakfast.
GENEVA, Nov. 4, 1872.


Geneva should be called, think, "the City OF
Refuge" The other day, for instance, there was
this coincidence I'm one corner OF the largest
hotel in the place was Duke Charles OF Brunswick.
In another corner was Prince Jerome Napoleon.
cousin OF the second and nephew Of the first En-
peror. In the coffee room General Cluseret, the
.Secretary Of War; in Paris during the Commune,
was smoking and chatting with some American
friends. About this time an open carriage drove
along the DUAL Mont Blanc, containing young lady
ana q mddle-agcd gentleman. The lady was the
wife Of Don Carlos, an aspirant to the throne OF
Spain. The gentleman was the Count de Cham
bord, or, his followers say, "Henry ", King Of
France aud heir 10 the Heuse Of Bourbon That
morning train brought to the same hotel the heir to
the Bourbon throne Of Naples; but the noon train
carriei him away, and we had only tran
sient glimpse OF his sacred countenance.
what ambitions, hopes. disappointments
dreams OF dead royalty dreams of royalty
that has no life, were embraced In this
curious assimilation! ALI phases OF rule,
nom the "divine" right Henry to the any thing but
"divinen right Cluseret-this little Swiss Repub-
lie protects them all. Henry v. has been here for
some time as the guest Of the wife OF Don Carlos,
who is closely connected with him. Don Carlos
himself has not recently been here; at least yonr
correspondents have not found any trace OF him.
town and hurries away on an errand OF mystery.
When Don Carlos was here there was little court
around the thick-lipped, shcep-faced, olive-eyed
young man, composed mainly Of priests. l am told
there Ia q gratifying amount OF praying in the
spanish Pretender's chateau, and that the resident
clergymen up at the Cathedral have their hands full
1n the way OF masses for the success OF Don Carlos
In his Efforts to reach the Spanish throne. As for
Charles, Duke of Brunswick, poor fellow, he seems
TO belong TO no party. He came bere IA
yhe early summer with bis wsxen complexio
and eyes Of the nsh-a sepulchra, ghastiy face
and crept TO his room, aun spends his time at
chess His suite consists OF some out.ofthe-way
people, mainly Of the fascinating persuasion, and a
number oflackeys and "secretaries.n Duke Charles
is quite an old man, looking older than he really
is-sIxty-eieht they say-but with the look of man
OF ninety. Descendant OF the great Duke OF
Brunswick who served with such distinction under
frederick-sen Of ''Brunswicks fated chieftain, y
who was killed at Waterloo-he ascended bis little
German throne, with an area about as large as
Rhode Island and population somewhat less than
Brooklyn, when he came to manhood, and was dis
mlssed In 1880, the German Diet passing resolu.
klon that he was ''unft 70 govern" II all
stories are true he led . most unlively life and
NOW, In his old age, spends his time between
tieneva and Paris. Prince Napoleon comes here oc.
Easionay to visit his chateau. saw him the other
may, and he seemed to be rather stouter than when
IN America He has still the same startling resem-
blance to the great Emperor. and cuvates II care.
fully BY keeping smooth fAce and curling Q lock
over his forehead. The heir TO the Bourbon throne
pf Naples hurried through in company with q
tsvorite Jesuit confessor. He looked haggard and
forgotten-anything but king-andI am told keeps
himself In high state Of prayer for the recovery
OF MS domimons. We may have the ex.Emperor
OF the French at any time as some Of his agents
have been here, and there is rumor that he
means to return to his Old home In the Chateau OF
Arenaberg. The movements OF these people
their coming and going with their trains and fol.
lowing, their admirers and their emissaries-makes
Geneva at all times an important and very often a
busy city, Then We have constant swarm OF
mOwcA0rcs or pslice spies. from the great capi.