The New York herald., 1868-07-11
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AUSTRIA.

The Harvest In Hungary and West Anstria-
Tue Empress Elizabeth-Prince Napoleon
IN Prague and Pesth-Withdrawnl Of the
Fractional Currency-The Finance MEMS.
ures i'm the Upper House-Destruction OF the
Classic Town of Ybbs-The International
Telegraph Conference.
VIENNA. June 81, 1868.
The prospects of the harvest in both halves Of the
the Austro. Hungarian empire are brilliant. The
Danuhtan granary will probably yield an unusually
une supply this year. The complaints Of drought,
40 audible In England and France, have not yet
made themselves heard here. so abundant is the
harvest likely TO be In Hungary that several
members of the Diet have addressed q Joint
interpolation TO the Hungarian Minister OF
Agriculture praying him to use his influence
with the Imperial government with view 10 obtain
seave that thirty thousand Of the troops stationed in
Hungary be allowed to help gather in the harvest.
The nterpelants add that II this measure be not
adopted II win be impossible to house the crops
The Minister has promised to act Ia the sense desired
by the Interpellants.
The Empress OF Austria, after nine days. sojourn
In Schonbrunn has gone to her villa in lschyl, In
Upper Austria where she intends TO pass the sum-
with her baby and the elder children. The
Emperor has gone to Prague to inangarate the open
ing OF chain bridge over the Modau.
Prince Napoeons visit 10 the last named city did
not exceed the prearnnged limitaof two days. He
had the Mayor Of Prague as cicerene to show him
the '1ons" OF the town, and came just in time TO
witness two national fetes, one in honor Of the
dn!eIh anniversary OF the foundation Of the
Bohemian museum and the second In
honor OF the SEVENTEEN anniversary OF
the birth Of DR.. Palaoky the historian leader of
the Clecks Prince Napoleon had an interview with
Paiacky ara his son-ln-law, Dr. Rleger another
shining iignt in the Czechian camp. He was also
waited Oh oy a teputatlon from the Czechian work.
Vienna
al excursion to Esgrub, the beautiful park OF Prince
Lichieustam.
The mornng AFTER his return to Vienna he went by
s!pec!a! steamer 10 Pesth. The Hungarlans mad
preparea to give him hearty welcome, and went
fOth Ia river steamers TO escort him into the capt.
Ia. With what feelings they regarded their visitor
may be gathered from the following extract from
can revcr iorget the thanks which we owe
stantg, pnnermIttingly active in behalf Of the op-
prcs,eanatons and Is so still. During our eighteen
years s&sunering from lS49 TO tile day OF the Hun
garlah toronaton, our nation ever found in the
Prince friend ana comforter. His sympathy for
our country and for our countrymen living abroad
never s,ackened. To us and to himself Prince Ma
po.eOn remained ever true. To our own knowledge,
moreover, filnce Napoleon is, above ALL the man
VINO IN france has most sharply attacked the policy
o Cldu1 nsln and has been most active IN trying
10 Ornr aD NJ an understanding between France,
Prussia aaG fEe Aus,ro-Hungarian monarchy which
sAal. serve a. dam against the Muscovites."
hen me Prince passed Presburg he received an
ovatun lroui tle Population, and when he set foot
on he GJ at Pesth he found the political notabil-
ities OF ne land waiting to receive him and heard
thc peO !e sluut their "EgsuS ~ lie drove III Count
Aaurdss carriage to the Hotel Europe, where
a.arm' MS had been retained for him. Alter dinner
Ia afp 60 on the balcony end showed himself 20
tie peop.e Who thrOnged the street in front OF his
hOcL
Al Pesth the Prince has had long political chats
wi,n buNE. ltrr hlapks and Ferczel also with
Crndlau politicians conce nlng Croatia, Dalmatia
aud the military nontler district. II must be ad-
hIIt.cd tDat the Eed Prince has spared no pains to
Complete his edAca i0u as politician, and II s
dynGsty 10 whc6 he belongs but also % to the the
ftehch nation, 10 nave one highly trained politician
more. lie seems to be fond ol bathing In the public
swimming baths. AS he visited the DIANA swim
mag IA. n in Vienna In Pesth he toUk q dip in
tn na.aur ditto While the pupils OF private school
KEPT ulm company. The Princes thoroughly Gallo
roc ability Is exactly suited TO this meridian
and has won the good viii of the citizens OF the
three largest towns or the empire. Since ne left
Pesth ne LAS visited the estates OF some Hungarian
masLates and tomorrow he Will start for Bucharest
e.. tCWt lor Oonstantlnople lie has abandoned his
Intention OF visiting Belgrade, IN consequence OF the
tragic event which has lately taken place there.
currency Of TINS empire and Substituting for it me-
taIc ten ad twenty kreuzer pieces OF silver alloy
with conventional value of double their real value,
has passed the upper house OF the legislature OF Aus.
tIia, after having passed the lower, and now only
awaits the royal sanction 10 become law. The paper
bus did not lack defender. Baron Hook declared
that the people preferred them 10 specie, but the
majority Of the House were OF q different opinion.
Nobody, however proposes to carry the love OF me-
Ia nc money further. The one norin note reigns
challenged In the esteem OF the people.
The finance measures OF the Cabinet are now be-
fore the upper house and will pass unopposed The
speakers. who are all friendly to the government
are unanimous IN their regret that the House Of
Deputies threw overheard the proposed three years
property tax which would have covered the eternal
deicit The new taxation imposed as substitute
for the proposed property tax, Will only bring In, per
estimate, seven millions this year. A deficit is still
left o about 81 900 norns 1913 600 900 In paper.
Count Taane has given assurance TO the Interpret.
liant deputies IN reference TO the military outrages
upon editor Scharf, that representations have been
made by him 10 the Minister OF War which are cal.
euiaied TO prevent a repetition OF the offence.
The Danubian little town Of Ybbs, in Lower Aus
has literally been burned QrOund Every
house and outbuding In the place has fallen IN the
names, a. likewise has the church tower The acci.
dent deserves a wider publicity than IL Is likely to
receive, because Ybbs was one OF the oldest country
towns Ia tins part OF the world II was In existence
In the times ~ the Romans. who called II lspons and
lb.s-l. The fortress Of that name was occupied by
the soldiers OF Marcus Aureius. the imperial phlloso
pier. The duty oi these men was 70 protect the EN-
pare against the Narc0mann The synpathes OF the
public Tor the urned out there were no lives lost
have bceu appealed To 10y the journals Of this city and
handsome Subscriptions are flowing In.
An international telegraph conference has been
LACEY sitting IN THIS city. The delegates invited
10 dine with the Emperor at Schonbrunn.
THE Imperial visit to Prazuc-Attcrnpt tn
CouciIate the bohemian NationaIities--Its
FUiiure-irbe o-fIungarian Army Bill
Pnu-t.crmun scbuetzenfest-Its Political
signiGcance-TriaI OF Count Gustav Chorin-
siy for the Murder Of His wifc--Reports
from Servia.
VIENNA. June "a. lses
The Kaiser Franz Joseph, accompanied by the Cis-
LeithIn Premier. Prince Carl Auersperg has been
To Prague, ostensby to inaugurate bridge over the
Modau but really to see H. by certain concessions in
the direction OF local seligoyernment-conc
however which would In any event fall far short OF
that separate legislature and executive which the
Bohemian natonalisis demand-the said natlonalists
could be induced TO abandon their attitude OF passive
resistance and send representatives to the Rechs-
rGth which at present they refuse to do. Did the
Bohemian nationaists show themselves accommo-
datingf Not at all. The Kaiser was en-.
Enthusiastically received by the German and Jewish
inhabitants Of Prague and by the municipal authori.
Ses, irrespective Of race; but the OF the Czech
ian singing. gymnastio and political clubs, and the