Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-21
THE NOBLE HOD-cARRlER
An Austrian Baron Found Carrying Brick,
on the New Hotel.

The GalesbuFg (Ill.) Free Press of
| October eth, says; On Thursday after-
noon last, Colonel Carr, the p0stmas-
ter, received heavy sealed document
| at his Office, pOstmarlCed g Vienna" /"
and directed to "Herr Carl Won Neeh-
/ ter, Galesburg, Knox county, State of
Illinois, United States Of North Amer
ica." Knowing that the massive let
ter must be Of Importance, from ilz
crested seals and general odcial ap.
! pearanee, he dispatched Mr.. William
/ Post, chief clerk of the Office, in search
Of Herr Won Nechter. Mr.. Post made.
dilgent Inquiry, but could not ind
any trace OF the Individual wanted,
until he met AF. John LO0s, the
1 eeli-knoYn salOOn-keeper on the east
side OF the square. Mr.. Locs knew q
Charley Vechter; he was working on
the neY hetei building, and both
! walked over there, where they foand
/ Neehter about to ascend Il ladder with
| hOd On his shoulder. When Mr..
4 Post handed him the letter,
and he had read it, the delight Of the
l hoffman knew no bounds. He threw
| his hodiul of bricks away and en-
braced Mr.. Post, calling him his dear
est friend. The letter contained
draft for s. 800 on the First National
Bank OF Chicago, and ne insisted on
paying Mr.. Post 500 for being the
bearer of such iQyful tidingz as the
| document contained, which, OF course,
Mr.. Post declined.
! Ia the year 1857, Her Won Vechter.
Icing then nineteen years old, and OF
noble mnle...iiyy, entered the Austrian
/ army as Lieutenant, and through segz
ular gradatiQns, in 1850, arrived at the
/ rank VI hlamr. In the month of Sep
/ tember, of that year, he was grossly
| insulted at a levee by the Colonel of
his regiment. Proud and high-spirit-
G I, he resented the insult, and q ehal-
lenge was passed between the two Off
GERS. They met-pistOls at ten PAGES
and the Colonel fell With great diff
Guilty Neehter eluded the authorities,
and at length -eseapsdh sSS England.
1 There he remained but q short time,
and, finding no suitable employment,
| he embarked for the United States,
and, upon his arrival, proceeded to
| Chicago. he arrived in that city on
| the day the intelligence of the fall of
Fort Sumter flashed through the
country, and his means being nearly
exhausted, he enlisted In the Ninth
| IllinQis, then being organized. The
man who had worn the epaulets of an
Austrian officer for more than three
| years, carried a musket in the ranks Of
| that battalion, and was severely
wounded at the sanguinary battle az
Pittsburg Landing. When he was
mustered out, he obtained employ
ment of various kinds, and endured
many viciSsitudes incident to the Let
of a lahOrlng man. He feared 70
| write to his relatives, as the Austrian
Government might learn his where
| abouts and cause his apprehension
under the ExtraditiOn Treaty, and so
he suffered and tOiled in silence, until
finally he found himself in GaIeshurg,
carrying bod en- the new hotel.
4ne Package he received yesterday
contained a full pardon under the sign
manual of the Emperor. The Colonel
had only been severely wounded, and
freely acknowledged that ke had been
IN fault, and that the (iuel had been OF
bis QWp seeking. BY the death of his
nncie, Won V. inherits a rich eatate
and the title of Baron, Thus has me
humble hod-eaTrieT been elevated and
restored 10 his proper place, as at the
same time he lands In his native
country he win receive his commits
aiOn as Colonel of his old regiment.
Previous to his departure on the 9:20
Train for ChicagO-from whence he
will go TO New York, where he will
embark for Europe-he made geneF-
Gus presents TO many who mad be-
iriended him here, Capt. Enrich in
forms US that a marriage in high life
will take place in Vienna shortly after
the Baron's arrival there.