“ Besides a gymnasium, there are many public and private schools. The city is divided into 90 alms districts for the relief of the poor, and there are more than 30 charitable institutions and hospitals. There are four Catholic, six Lutheran, and two Reformed churches, four Lutheran chapels, an English chapel, and two new synagogues. The principal of the Catholic churches is the cathedral or church of St. Bartholomew, a Gothic structure, in which from 1711 the German emperors were crowned. ”

“ The financial affairs were mainly controlled by a standing committee of 51 citizens, who were elected for life. Changes in the constitution could not be made without the consent of the whole body of citizens. ”

“ Many diamond dealers having removed from Paris to Frankfort during the Franco-German war, the export of jewelry has increased from only about $6,000 in previous years to upward of $200,000 in 1871. The export of human hair and hair work has also increased from about $400 to over $70,000, and nearly half of it goes to the United States. ”