National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-30
THE NEW FRENCH MINISTER.
WHAT HE EXPECTS OF THE UNITED
sT4TES.

Baron Jean Francois Charlee 6efthoidy, the
new minister from France to the United States,
arrived In New York on Friday last On the Preach
lmail steiner Amerique. In IN interview with .
rspresentativs Of the Hersid, Minister Bartholdy
ssid: ssThers 10 something wish to remark while
speaking Of shipping. !desire earnestly that the
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lbeinR to our mutual Interest. Commerce enhances
the wealth Of nations, and desire that our French
sSs p.sssns Moment psiinins.y Stop,
am pleased to say that our French mall ste.%eIs
viii commence ere iS1g inning to =, NsS York i
France is fast recuperating sftsr the recent ter
rble war, and hope to see her commercial pros
i1 To 70
between the two countries, - an important link
In this chain Of events.
Reporter-The resident. Of this country are very
DESTROYS to see II you, - the sow French minister.
issue between France and this country.
Your minister a PES NJ
=. u;sd
that with little concession We shall come to an
snderstandins and nx standard weight, either
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Whist mysoir and I know tall wsli N What . state
Of chaos matters are in In this respect. bot, -
10 settle thi. affair, which, sfter all, cannot Be
considered to have any national importance.
sns sasis re-
forts shall Be len untried On ~ part 70 foiter the
srnmsnts for 30 long . pssiod."
Reporter. have no doubt bat THAI you viii and |
. great difference betwesn the ceremonious sti- !
quette of Berlin and st. Petersburg and the dem
ocratic manner which is in vogue q Washington. |
Minister. have no hesitation in believing that |
shall like the contrast.
VISITING PRESIDENT GRANT.
Reporter: Are you going to'maks heightened
Minister. Ne, shall leave this city on Monday |
for Washington, q no trains run on sunday In
duty Of paying my. respects to your President and
presenting my credentials tohtm. Subsequently |
! expect to be occupied for some time In relation
| Reporter. You will find your facility Of speak
ing English SO fuentiy Of immense service in
Minister Yes, / believe 90; It is . language I
have great sympathy with, and have greatly read |
and studied. In addition to this I have resided
Tor some time In England.
SKETCH OF THE NEW MINISTER,
Jean Francois Charles Bartholdy. the Minister
aforementioned. Is . native Of Hagnau, in Al
SAGE. In, his hfteenth, year he bscams pupil OF
SSii;ss q 81 g rs
In December, lS47, he announced himielf rssdy to
Join the junior law class of the University OF
Revolution Of lsss broke out, in which the young
man took an enthusiastic part. Subsequently,
10 1853, the favor Of Louis Napoleon secured tho
young man. in the FIRST place, position q inter
was transferred IS translator to the Department
Of Foreign Affairs, where his services proved 20
good that he was selected - . at candidate for
diplomatic honors. He Was sent % Secretary Of
Legation, hrst to Berlin and then to Vienna. At
Vienna he made the acquaintance Of the ill-feesd
Archduke Macmillan, and, for this reason, whom
difficulties had arisen between the new Emperor
Of Mexico and Marshal Basine, the Empeor Ma
peleon, In 1866, sent NJ. Bartholdy on . special
mission to McKee, from which he returned early
In 1857. Later, NJ. Bartholdy was FIRST Secre-
tary Of the French Legation At st. Petersburg,
and, while there, has almost exclusively carried
on the whole business of that important embassy.
N. Bartholdy was very highly esteemed BY the
Imperial family, and the Gear conferred On him
to beautiful Italian lady, . sis: or Of the Cheva-
lier Niyra. the Italian Ambassador At the Court
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