Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-03-19
THE ROTHSCHILDS.

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Gently. At the moment when the young Baron
Gustave de Rothschild, Director Of the North
eru aud the Lyous- Mediterranean Railways,
made his appearance, beut upon 20 more exat-
ed object than doing some business, or, perhaps
speaking to some agent de change, the crOwd
OF yoctcratlng buyers and sellers suddenly lett
of bargaining, aud, after moments silence,
gave ringing cheer for the young scloD OF the
ilIustrious banking and railway owning house.
What did the cheer mean? Well, it meant just
this: The "Afaire ArBim, occupying at this
moment the affection OF all the newpapapel-
reading people iu Europe, has been the all
absorbing topic Of conversation In Paris during
the week, setting Republicans, Orleausts aud
Lepitlmsts and Imperlalists by the ears, and
furnishing besides staple of gossip for every
idlcr on the bonlevards. Poor Count Arnim,
whose wits do not seem to be Of the brlgh test
evidently as appears from the reports of his
process, did many foolish things while anbas-
saior here, but the foollshest Of all Was taking
notice of a silly atfront offered him by lady at
a dinner table--he lady the spouse OF Baron
Gustave de Rothschild. 1t is this which has
giveo sudden and somewhat perlous POPULAR
~ to the baron, and brought him ringing cheer
at the Boursc. In the salons of the Faubourg
ST. German aud the Rue ST. Hooore it was
long matter of notorlety that Mime. deRoths-
child had iusuled the ambassador of the Em
peror of Germany by loudly refusing to SIT at
his side at the dinner table of Marshal Mac
Mahon, but the thing was not generally known
unti the full reports Of the Arnlm trial came
from Berlin, three or tour days ago, when the
long dispatches Of the poor count about this
trihing matter, and the way it affected him,
put the whole affair under a glariDg light. Nu-
merous aud striking as are the letters and doc
uments published iu the Paris journals about
the trial, there is nothing that appears to in-
terest people more than the "RothSchlld incl
dent" Tue thing would not be worth mention
lug but that it illustrates, TO curious degree,
both the present temper of the EreDch people
aod the diplomatic capacity OF the house OF
Rohschild -'greatcst of the reignlng houses
of Europe '-as has been said, not without a
good substratum of truth. There can be little
doubt that Madame de RothSchild acted under
instructions in Insulting the German ambassa-
dor, for it is impossible 10 imagine an accom-
plished lady acting as she did, forgetting every
rule of etiquette and of good breeding, without
motive less than the orders OF her welded
lord.
What makes the matter more curious is,
that Madame de Rothschild, whose hatred
of the hated German is so intense that she cam
not pear 10 SIT at TIE Sluc eVcu VI Pclllcudu
of such uudoubted lineage and 20 ID connections
as the graf sent here as ambassador of Kaiser
Wilhelm. is herself German by EXTRACTION.
The members OF the Rothschild family, it must
be admitted, have shown themselves the best
political riders France and the world have seen
for the last fifty pears
They were Legitimiss while Charles \. sat
on the throne, and when Louis Philippe sue
ceeded his near aud dear relative, they instant
ly became the bosom friends of Louis Philippe.
But the "Ci,izen King" had no sooner been
turned out when it was found that the Repub
lie which had succeed him had the warmest
sympathies of the house of Rothschild, evinced
10 public subscription and much else besides.
Then came the heir Of Napoleon l., and iu-
stautly the great men of the Rue La6tte we've
seen 10 the Tuieries paying most asslduous
court, duly rewarded by invitations to every
tete at Compiegue and st. Cloud, and as many
crosses of the Legion d Honneur as we're re-
CURED Behold, now Sedan, which shook ali
France, but did not shake 10 the least the pa
triotic strength of the house Of Rothschlld. At
this moment the members of the house, and
more especially Baron Gustave aud his Ger
man, wife, are among the most popular citizens
within the realm OF France. No wonder the
shares of the Lyons Mediterranean and the
Northern, of which the young baron is dlrec-
tor, were sought after by purchasers, and rose
i'll price. Exchange