, 1866-09-18

ters, and especially At point at 70 many CONNER
ciai advantages ~ heW oElcaus possessce. there
will Center also the whole commerce Of tho Mlssls.
Thesc facts src submitted for the candid consid-
cTaion Of tho people OF Illinois a. we'll ~ to Tho
citizens Of hee commercial mcpopoiis.
Illinois aud Michigan Canal Extcnsiou.
FROM EUROPE.
A Visit to o Country Palace.
IMMENSE POSSESSIONS OF THE
LiECNTENSTEIN FAMILY.
The Palace and Grounds-Cann1s, Isl-
nnds and parks-Stnrtllns Contruats-
Isrussinp Rnyngcs-Trlp to Bruun-
The Capital Of MoFavfa-A Pfuss1an
Lcvy-Chnrncter1st1cs OF the People.
From Our Special Correspondent
BauHs. Morasaa, August II, 1sca.
nnuSS.
Already at Vienna had heard a good deal
Of the nagnifccncc Of O country palace and
adjacent domains Of the Prince Of Liechten-
stein, at Eisgrub, q large village q few miles
north Of Fclsbcsg, alluded to In my last.
was told that no land owner In the world
possessed q finer estate. It being hut little
off the direct route to Drunn, my next des-
tiuation, determined 10 visit the far-iamed
sent from Nikolsburg.
1rosc early, but lost again considerable
time In securing means Of transportation. I
succeeded better. however, than at Lunden-
burg, and managed to procure an old
fashioned but comfortable carriage, with q
clean driver and two decent horses. A drive
Of an hpur In northwestern direction,
through, moderately attractive country.
brought us to Eisgrub. I had expected to
find IN exceptionally nice village, from the
fact that Eissrub immediately adiolncd md
formed part of the finest domain Of the
wenlthtcst uobleman In Austria but was
most dlsagreeably disappointed upon dis
covering, In driving through its only long
street, that nine-tcntEs of the hnbitations
consisted of The same Low A.roofcd clay
luts had observed in the S1avoninn villages
the day before. Nor did the people seem to
have higher degree of civilization. The
| cnttance to the princcly estate wns right IN
! the heart Of the village Passing through q
fnncy gateI found myself directly III front Of
the palacc, and came ut once upon the head
gardener, to whom Ind been told to i'd
dress myself He turned out very polite
and we'll educated person, q native Of Berlin,
with nll the wit and livelinesss Of the people
Of that city, and responded with great cor
| dinlity to my request to be shown about tho
| premises.
IMMENSE LANDED ESTATE.
Next to England, the only country in Eu.
rope In which the highest nobility still re.
tafns enormous territorial Possessions, Il
Austria. For centuries the House Of Liec!.,
tcnstein has ranked among the largest lnnd.
owners In the Empire. Since the decline o1
the wealth Of the Estcrhazys, in consequence
of the wastcfulncss Of the present bead ol
that house, 1t holds, belisEe, the first rank.
property-ayoungma man no more than twenty:
six years old--owns, In addition to the small
principality Of Licchtcnstein, by virtue o
which he was n nsoycrcfgn member of tho old
German Bund, (yonr readers hare, perhaps
heretofore rcad Of his standing army" o
Joined the Austrians in the Tyrol when tht
war was substantially oyeF,) no less that
ninety more or less extensive and productive
estates in Bohemia, MoEayia. Hungary, ant
lands within the Empire is nearly seven hun
dred thousand ncrcs. In Moravia and Bohe
mia they form an unbroken chain from tht
Thaya 10 Prague, and the Prince can stcl
upon his own soil ut Eftgruh aud jouruc,
upon it, without ever lcaviny1t % the capl
boast with tho members Of the house. Th
total value of the Princes territory Is esti
| mated Ut the enormous figure Of three hun
drcd millions Of Dorins. His yearly incom
varies, but II Is usually about twelve mil
lions ycar.
The adjoining estates of Fclsberg M
| Eisgrub comprise about forty thousan
acres. The palace Of the latter was Anishe
but sssen years ago ~ the hf!ter oi the p1ss M
main building with front Of tlrc hundrc
' feet and two wings, each two hundred fec
7 long. 4 large chapel forms the greater POI
tlon Of one Of the latter. The whole is Of
: mixed. style Of architecture, but might b
characterized as modernizcd imitation Of
Tudor Castle. The interior appointment
: are equal In splen0or to those Of any impcri:
or royal palace In Europe. The priucipt
$ apartments arc wainscotcd With the riches
4 carved oak I hare seen anywhere. The il
2 The tapestry, curtains and furniture sorgeot
: beyond description. The structure as
{ stands to-day costs the tzif'ing sum Of seve
i, millions!
/ APPEARANCE OF TIE GROUNDS.
il The grounds Immediately around the pa
!, ace con'ain 4 surface Of several square 1ni'e
9 They are laid out into charming lawns ar
!. groves, intersectcd by.walks and alleys. III
= itations Of Swiss houses, Chinese paEoda
G Turkish minarcts, .~and ancient tempt
= abouuu. dozen large artificial ponds, SUI
!. piled from the Thaya By steam power, arc
q connected by canals that one can have a ro
~ ~ OF FIVE miles. The net work Of water foTn
+ G number Of Islands, one Of which Is lite
,y ally covered with roscbNshcs. But y
p greatest curiosity is a hot -housc, containfr
ps structtnn Of which half y million was e
2 = pended. It Furnished the model for Il
a. glass palate In London. Adjoining Il
.e grounds described are immense parks,
Is which thousands Of wild swine, dccF, elk at
e, other game is kept. The vastness of the
he may be Judged from the fact that the stol
wall enclosing enc Of them is fully twel
,r miles long. The hunts held here have be-
ri Mmous foF centuries.
cE STARTLING CONTRASTS.
So The estate was feast to the eyes. Be
y while beholding all this p5ineely splcnat
n, ae could not forget that alongside Of It rang
H. H. abJect poverty, Ignorance and general wretc
he edness- No better Illustration Of the 10,
I'd ncss Of the social and political system p
.. 1alling In Austria could be found than
r. striking contrast between this waste Of n
~ lions for NO other purpose than to tickle |
n' fancs nnd Eratify The pride Of single In
vidual on the one hand, and the misery
IRE the peasantry on the other, by whose IN
bal Quilted toll thi. vast extended wealth
!ay been accumulated in the course Of ccnturi
,.k na I could hardly help curslrg- the prime
~ Crasus, when my guide Informed NC II
4 all tho magni6cence Of the Eiagruh est
In served only to amuse him for little wi
YES every year. He never makes his appeara'
on. few weeks to entertain himself and Gro
,T. Sw Of Vienna cavaliers By a series Of hunts
rho carousaAs. .'.......
for rRrss1AS RAvAGB.
thia Partial rctribution reached him, howc1
we at the hands Of the Psnssians. For
:oy weeks they made themselves at home at
nc grub and Fellsberg BY .t1e tens Of thousat
'Aa They appropriated the plenty Of wheat, &
om- oats and, hay stored away In his scores
tae granaries and barns. They got hund
The ont Of his cellars. They killed his game
can the hundreds. Five Thousand horses grn
a. 'aae upon his lawns and meadows. Prnssian
: s' u erals, one after the other, made themsc]
rcr- comfortable with their stalls; in his pal
ID a First came the Grand Duke Of Mccklenbu
$ to then tho Crown Prince; next Prince
II liam, and after him half dozen others.
vp- only movable property, besides the furnl
Hi, of the palace. the Prince saved, was his s.
had consisting. Of three hundred and eie
lhe blooacd horse, which he had run oil In I
con- to his estates In Hungary.
On Unfortunately, however, he, who ct
.Etcs we'll afford It, was not the only victim.
E tnc presence Of the Prussians On his domains
:e{,, XXI, the loss Of d few. hundred thonsand AZ
ns il touched him sorcly, no doubt. But all
rent than q flea bite m elephant. Ills
u9- peasantry arc the real sufferers. Having
4neh | ftf,e nrnn~r4x TIA 1osa hr fhe Pms
rcial it. 4eate ~ t~et,.,.t thar1 ~ IN ,rnrt
New spouAtlvlus uas utouEut sae1A ~ .as ~
n the the spring reduced the usual product
'ar Of their e1nnll patches Of land. 11t that
cnsi. n,nincd OF last summers abundance Is 6
Il Re. | fnrnther With nil their saryIcral1fe hti
Ilond 49,, oc,r, sbeon .xrtne nni ,,n,,,trv
CoM. ! oA"s ~ ttSE hJ
Foa. Ecnc' cR' u tne!u na4 nuy ~, =! .3st J
M VI cTup Of vine In thelr er.AaEs. !hc i'sus
!, tho relied out tho casks before their eyes. I
, aud In the heads, and after al'tng their {
nce Kettles, let what remain leak out.
aetcd scyer1l days TIE command Of tho Grand
ot Mccl,snburg held r.sular orgies II
ca Of vicinity. Ihc men drank INC 81
.snow wines like wafer, and scores ofthem