Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-11-24
italian and Austrian S0ldiery-Fe rOna-
lis Evacuation by the Austrians.

italian and Austrian SOidiery--FerOna-
It's Evacuation by the Austrians.
We clip the following from the Vero-
ma correspondence of the. New York
Tribune, dated the 18th of October:
Looking out of the window of my
hotel this morning, the first object visl-
BILE is the Austrian soldier. He has a
blue fatigue cap on his head, and IS
readily distinguished from his Italian
Pythias by the faded gray OF his blouse.
He slouohes about the court OF his hn-
tel, talks jargon, which L conclude
must be Dalmatian gone mad IN com.
pany with Venetian. HE'S a conscfipt
of this years draft, and does not look a
whit more soldierly than the Italian
bows. In truth he is an italian, and has
all the characteristics of the race. Pies
emily he is joined by about twenty more
and the confusion In the court becomes
as complete as though brigade oil Irish
Fenians were encamped there. L dis
covered last night that the hotel and
CITY were grand Austrian barrack--
that had caught up with the retlrng
army. ra ia s.i. ~ .as
AT the railway station, there was a
mixture of the Italian uniforms with
the Austrian; but inside the walls OF
the city there are only the late Cypress.
ors. They have done depressing, ana
are chiefly anxious to get safely away
from u neighborhood that has long been
unpleasant. But in consequence OF a
collision between the troops and clt1-
Zens three days ago martial law pre-
walls, the. guards have been doubled
and the whole city looks like camp.
at Peschiera everything wears for
lorn air. The olive aud Mulberry trees
have been cut down for firewood, and
the vines had disappeared. Tue crops
of this year had been very small, and
the fields looked wo-begone to de-
gree. cannot say it was painful, for
somehow nothing can look painful IN
this italian air. The fields rather sug-
gested to me that they too had been be-
witched by the dolce far niente, and laid
them down to sleep and to go to tatters
i'm a melancholy beautiful way. m t =
Verona is a considerable city, while
Peschiera is only village consisting of
small houses and large forts. But Vero-
ma. too. is faded, bleached out-all
vitality seems to have been blown away,
and n pretty skeleton only remains
The public buildings have been kept IN
good repair by the copquerors, but the
houses of the citizens, the shops and
the streets have been left to the tender
hands of Time and Nature, hotn OF
which divinities hare tender hands In
Italy. There is a National Guard IN
the street who are learning how to pre-
serve order. when that duty shall be as
signed to them three days hencei bat
the sovereign authority will practically
pass to italian troops, who will succeed
tie Austrians on Monday next. The
walls of the houses, the shop. windows,
even the doors of the public buildings
bear the popular plebisclte-the one
which Venetia has invented for herself
out of generous impatience--in TIE
form of handbills on paper, which is
always either red, green or white, de-
clearing. "We with OF have a United
Italy, and Victor Emmanuel for our
King" The late disturbance, IN which
one Austrian officer was Killed, Eaross
from rumor. that an Austrian soldier
had torn down some OF these handbliis
with his bayonet. ETEe matter took air
In coffee house, quarrel easued, and
the Austrian, lieutenant was Drained
with chair by stout Verona boy, wi o
has not yet been identified. A number
were wounded, and the Austrians used
their side.arms, while the Veronese had
only the tables and chairs of the coffee
house. Yesterday an order was issued,
modifying martial law and permitting
the display OF phebiscite cards, which
are now ten times as numerous as before
and the Verona boys sareg resolved that
no soldier of Francis Joseph shall touch
them with iInpunity. 9h .ssi s.ii iH-o6
have said that Verona has az old,
neglected, forlorn look. This was true
yesterday to-day change for the bet
ter begins. In all the principal streets
you see men swhiiewasbing, painting,
renewing broken windows, and dllaplda-
ted doors, and the workmen look vastly
cheerful over their work, and, grin out
broad satisfaction at the Austrian sol
diers who saunter past them in the
streets. One beforehanded patriot has
painted his whole house outside with
bright colors; and at the risk of Offend
ing good taste has kept to the national
trl-color throughout. 1 doubt If there
be another private dwelling with, a new
look in all Verona; but before the King
comesleveryl house on the avenues and
public squares will have put on new
and cheerful new dress.