Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-20
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soon suppressed by Radetsky. On Feb
ruary Is, 1853, while walking on the pup
lie promenade in Vienna, the Emperor
was ferocously attacked with knife by
young Hungarian tailor named Lybe-
nyl, and the wound nearly proved fa-
tai. He recovered very slowly, mar
rowly escaping the loss of his sight. The
assassin died on the gallows, protesting
his fidelity to republicanism. During
the Crimean war, Austria sided with the
Allies, concluding treaty with France
and England in December, 1854, and oc-
cupying the Danubian Principalities
while hostilities were in progress. The
treaties subsequently concluded by the
Emperor with some of the minor Italian
States, led to the war of 1859, in which
Austria took the initiative, after Napo-
Icons celebrated address to the diplo-
matte body on New Years day, and sent
Count Gyulai with an army into Pied
mont In the great battle of Solferino,
Francis JoseBh commanded his troops
10 person, and fought them gallantly and
obstinately, but was defeated by Victor
Emmanuel and Napoleon. By the peace
OF Villafranca he lost part OF Lom-
hardy, but retained the famous Quadril-
ateral and Venetia. In his farewell ad-
dress to the army he threw the blame of
his discontinue upon the standing aloof
of his natural allies. The threatening
condition of affairs in 1860 compelled
him TO grant certain constitutional con-
cessions TO the empire, including Hun
gary. At the same time he made pre-
parations for another Italian war but
having held an interview with the Gar
and the Prince Regent of Prussia, and
satisfied himself that he could not count
upon their support, he abandoned the
design AJ
The Emperor was married IN 1880 to
Elizabeth, daughter of the Bayarian
Duke, Maximilian Joseph.
nin9al THE KING OF PRUSSIA. f
William ] (Wilhelm Friedrich Lud-
wig), King of Prussia, is the second son
of King Frederick William LII, and was
born March 22d, 1897, He early entered
the military service, took part IN the
Campaigns of 1918 and 1914, and on the
accession of his brother, Frederick Will
liam ", to the throne in 1910, was ap-
pointed Governor of Pomerania, and was
subsequently member of the first Gen
eral Diet of the kingdom. His absolutist
tendencies have always made him an OBJ
.iect of peeulisr dislike to ,he patriotic
party in Germany, and, on the outbreak
Of the revolt in Berlin, in l84S he judged
it wise to take refuge in England, but he
soon afterward returned, and in lS49
commanded the forces which put down
Al In
quenee of the Kings insanity, he was
placed in temporary charge of the Gov
ernment for a period Of three months,
in October, 1857, and the commission
was thrice renewed until October, 1853,
when he was formally created regent The
King died January I'd, 1861, and William
|. was crowned with great pomp the fol-
lowing October He was soon involved
ia am acri imonious quarrel with tile lbe-
raj opposition in the Chamber of Depu-
ties, and in March, 1862, he dissolved the
Assembly and dismissed the liberal
members of his Ministry. In the new
Chamber the opposition proved stronger
than in the old one They refused to
vote the budget, and neither the adoption
by the Ministry of certain liberal meas
ures nor the adroitness and ability OF
Bismark, who was called to the Presi-
dency of the Council in October, could
move them. The King finally closed
the session, and obtained from the House
of Lords an illegal authorization of the
budget which the Deputies had rejected.
The next session was equally stormy,
and was closed by royal order in May,
1863, and soon alterward the Chamber
was dissolved The Kings arbitrary
conduct throughout these disputes, his
despotic measures against the press and
the assistance given by him to Russia in
putting down the last nsurrection in
Poland, have greatly embttered the pop
ular feeling against him, and the last
elections showed the opposition to be
stronger than ever. .u