Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-09-02
A Remarkable Career.

The Paris correspondent OF the Boston
!sgturday Fleming Gazette relates the his
tory of remarkable career: In 1868
Count de Susini RUSSO came TO Paris. de
was a Spaniard by birth, but long domi
ciled in Cuba, where he owned a cigar
manufactory; La Honrader was it, brand,
and II Is said 10 have been and to be still
famous all the smoking world over.
Count de Susini RUSSO was master OF an
income between $4,000 and $1,000
year. Such an immense amount annually
renewed was Of a truth fortunatus' purse,
and 'twould have proved such in reasona-
bic hands; but, unfortunately for Count
de susini RUSSO, when he reached Paris
he fell into the claws of those adventures,
those parasites, who are on the watch for
wealthy prey. He took a mansion on
Boulevard Haussmann, which was open
10 all corners. All the harpies Of Paris
focked there. I include in this expression
not only the mere adventures, but men
of station who have not means enough to
crafty all of their desires. A wealthy
American gentleman who went good
deal into French society told me he was
Obliged TO cease dining at Cafe Anglais to
end the annoyance Of paying for the din
ners of people who would wait daily al the
restaurants door and force themselves on
him. These people were Dukes, Princes
and Marauises. AT dinner-time it was
next TO impossible 10 enter Count de Susini
Ruisco's mansion. Tom, Dick and
Harry went there, and next day brought
rag, tag and bobtail with them, who in
turn brought their friends. Can you
imagine, will not say the satisfaction, but
the patience, with which any man could
see unknown face after unknown face
flock around him, especially If they came
10 devOur his substances Vanity finds
food in strange objects Count de Susini
RUSSO was eaten up by vanity, and he
blazoned his weakness on the walls OF his
house. He had thirty or forty foreign dec
OratiOns and they were hung each in
separate carved gilt frame in his dining
room, which contained, moreover, an inn
mense genealogical tree, which bore the
De Susini Ruisco's family high above the
flood, and almost 10 the gates OF Paradise.
Count de Susini Ruisco's parasites were
not satisfied with eating his dinners and
stuffing their pockets full Of the best cigars
1.-THE more impudent knayes carried of un-
der their arms a whole box; they bor-
rowed money Of him. A scamp named
Bureau managed TO borrow TO the tune of
100000. | am not mistakeD--dollars,
not francs. The rascal Uugelmann
squeezed nearly as much out of Count de
Susini RUSSO by attacking him in one
newspaper, showing him the attack and
wringing money out Of him to repel the
attack In another newspaper. Isn't that
thoroughly Frenchl OF course no estate
under heaven could bear such drafts upon
it and not end exhausted. In six years
the Spaniard who had entered Paris
with an annual income of $4,000
or 100000 had neither money nor
credit enough TO buy fifty.centime
dinner in the Palais Royal. How he must
have regretted those evenings when, sup
per ended, he and his giddy companions
would throw out of the window every
thing on the table--linen, glass, porcelain,
silverl How he must have lamented that
feeling of power he possessed upon enter.
ing Paris with so princely an income! No
sooner did he find his money gone than
he wanted il back again. Guided by
knayes around him he brought out the
Conpagnte franchise DIES tdbdcs, whose OBJ
ject was 10 deal in tobacco, To sell cigars
Of the Honrades brand, and to sell patents
OI tUt Ut ohutd uS
capital consisted Of 81 800, 900 in shares of
800 each; half OF il was paid up lin
reality not single cent had been paid,
and soon afterward bonds were issued. Ii
may seem strange to persons ignorant Of
the gullibiliiy of the public when they
hear that of 5000 bonds offered 200, 900
were taken, and yielded to these advent
urers 81 100000. just think OF it: a
million and quarter OF dollars given
away for worthless bits OF paperl This
nancy soon was dissipated, the bondhold-
ers became clamorous, the aid of the ju-
dicial authorities was invoked. Their
investigations led to the arrest of Count
de Susini RUSSO, and to his arraignment
before the criminal court Judgment has
been reserved till next week, for In this
court there Is no trial by jury. What do
you think OF man who reached Paris
with $s0, 900 a year income, and who is
branded as common swindler in the