New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-11-09


HuNGARIAg COUNT.
A somewhat remarkable change of fortune has
occurred to a young man known by the name OF
George Olson and 0GcnpPipg tine humble position
0G u lamp trimmer and H Jack Of the Dust on
board the United States steamship Madawaska,
now in this port, by which he has suddenly come
into possession of 100000 in gold together with
the Hungarian title of Edward Louis, Count Bat
shyahyi, and the extensive estates attached
thereto. Itappears that Olson, or the count, left
this country in 1SASt when very young, after his
father had been executed for being concerned in
the rebellion under Kossuth Ito whom he is nearly
Eeiatea, and has since been in the nited States.
He knew little OF his family or their real posi-
ton. ard supposed that in consequence of his
fathers disloyalty all their possessions had been
confscaied. Finding 1T difficult to gain a livei-
hood he Joined the United States navy and was
drafted on board the United States steamer Mad
aWaska as d landsman, was employed as lamp
trimmer and assistant to the captain Of the hold
He never limited to his messmates that ne was OF
noble birth,80r had ever held a higher position
than the one he occupied. In fact, it does not
appear that his couatship had any very clear
motions himself on the matter. Believing his
father to be disgraced man, he troubled his head
little abont family matters, and betopk himself
with great industry to the care OF his lamps and
ali his other duties on board
Happening to gethofd OF anewspape short time
siuee, he discovered an advertisement requesting
Edward Louis Batthyany to communicate with
certain parties and he would ethear Of something
to his advantage Our young blue-blooded
Hungarian lamp trimmer lost no time IN comply
ing, and having proved his identity, received an
instlIfneat of $300,00o. Instead Of informing his
commanding officer Of this strange yeissItude OF
fortune, which had metamorphosed United
States naval lamp trimmer aud 4JaekOf the Dust"
into a, Hungarian nobleman, with revenue Of
upwards of $50, 600 year, Batthyanyi, or Olson,
deserted from the Aiadaly4ska He. is now in
Washington under the patronage of the Austrian
Ambassador, endeaVoring to procure q formal dis
charge from the service.
That he will succeed we have not the slightest
doubt and it is to be hoped that this sudden eles
VatiOn to rank and fortune will have the effect 0f
making him reap the advantage of the trying ext
perience he has bad Of the rougheat side OF life.
While on board the MAZDA Waska he was remarkable
for his good behavior and the regular discharge OF
dis lahori0ag duties; and now when exalted to the
rank of Hungarian grandee, ne expect he will
become, as he always promised. a respectable and
sYortAg nemhar of society IN, n Herald, I'd.
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TrEws on GERRrrr SMITH.-Ihe Salisbury IN,
81 Old North State publishes the following ex
tracts from d letter written to d citizen Of that
i5tate Ny Gerritt Smith
Happy should Ibe to see our country brought
TO just and permanent peace on the following
terms
No more punishment there hes been enough.
q. N0cnt6aeation
s. No disfranc chisement Of Southern Offenders.
The national debt paid, and the secession
debt blotted ont.
i, Impartial saffage. ! believe ia universal
ku fFpuit4 1tlstal
upon impartial suffrage impartial among all men,
white. black and red.
6. In deap sorrow for the suffering and pow
eriy Of the South, let the nation exempt her
for some i've or ten years from the imposition
of direct Internal taxes. In these taxes do not
i1ei1de dnties onsforeign goods.
4. Mutual forgiveness, and, as far as possible,
forget h'nlness oi the wrongs which each has Done
tAe other.
The CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS or FENI1gs IssFI-
GAFgD By THE RADICALS The National Irish OK,
eentye committee Of Washington, have developed
xle5 5fact tlaat the criminal prpsecuiono OF certair
Fauiang, who took part in the Canadian raid, waf
wholly e9nspred and directed by the radical At
farney General Speed, since turned out of Office
Elv President Johns0n who WIS astoHnded at wha
4sa been DONE and since then the prosecutions il
sliifarent STATES have been suspended, and the in
siiefIpepts auaslled The evidence is indispatab
That the scheme of arrestng and the procurement
0f indictments Of prominent Fenlans was matches
FpftAy ra3igal suspfees and entrusted to Attorne,
General Speed, who dealt the piow Just before ~
retirement from The cabinet. Since then Pres
dent Johnson has quashed the trials, ordering
n0ile proseani to be enter ia each case; ne ha
43rdersd fbs5 Fenian arpis 10 be delivered up T
thsir owners which has been done; he has r
moved Dart the radical district attorney oi u
northern district of New York; and mas fatefiere
in behalfof the Fenians sentenced 70 death IN "a "a
NADIA. sTaFliiilEtoa tNoF. 1,l DlspateA 70 "
New York World.