Richland beacon., 1873-05-10
4 Fight In il Palace.

THERE took place on March l.. at the
| Holbur". the grand palace of the Empc-
ror Francis Joseph OF Austria, an event
perhaps uncqualed iii the recent annals OF
/ Eurvpean ROYALTY. What gave rise 10 it
was the visit which an old Transvlvanian
peasant named Ilerkrr NiSacky had paid
| three davs before IL the Emperor. The
peasant and his sovereign We're old ac-
qIlaintanceS and Il very peculiar link eX-
/ i,ted between the two. Their conn elton
dated from the year in which the Empe
ror's second brother, the ill-Starred Arch
duke Ferdinand MaXimilian. was on the
! eve OF his departure tor Mexico.
4 week or two previous to that event,
! Hprker Nisacky. covered with dust and
bearing every trace Of extreme tati .ue.
demanded to see His Majesty without de-
! Law. During the interview the old man
| told him that he had travelled all the way
! from Pennsylvania on foot to Vienna BE-
cause he had had strange vision in re-
! gard to the Emperor'S brother. the Arch
duke Ferdinand MaXimilian. He Saii hc
had seen, in this vision. the latter in q tor
cign country. standing up before & file OF
soldiers. who were shooting Al him. Her
ker ViSackv added that he had repeatedly
had other visions of important events,
which had afterward turned ont 70 be Ill
orally true. sFranciS Joseph, like mo- OF
! the IiapSburgS. is SupcrstiFiOus, an the
words of the old Transylvanian peasant
ma 'c deep impression on him. lie
thanked Herkcr Ni>acky. made him lib
rral present. and asked him 70 visit him
again if he had nything further 10 COM
muniCate.
Whether Francis Joseph communicated
the vision of the old Transylvanian peas
ant to his enthusiastic brother or not is
/ unknown but certain il l. that he re-
ceivtd a second vi it from l1crker isachy
in the spring Of 1866, Immediately prrVl-
OuS to The breaking out of the war be-
tween Prussia and Austria. Th. peas
ant predicted to him in the most impress
sive language and with many startling de-
tails the disastrous issue of the impend-
inr campaign. The Emperor listened re-
speo,tully tJ the old man, but did not
need his warning. Ii may be imagined
that he looked upon Herker NiSacky as a
seer when his predictions few weeks al
ferWarl We're verified. and still more 50
when his untOrtu' ate brother. MaXimil-
ian. in the following year. fell dead under
the bullets of JuarcZ'S soldiers at Quere
taro.
After that second visit Francis Joseph did
not hear anything further from the peas
ant until the Sth of March last. On this
occasion the Old.peasant said that he had
seen in another vision a Prince of the I'M
perial House. as Regent of the Empire,
opening the Austria Parliament; that
the Prince had been hailed as lib ratOr OF
the country. and had pledged him self to
rule ii thcno octOrth in truly liberal spirit
: This Prince. he added. was married TO q
loN-born woman. and for some time past
t had been in Vienna without the Empe
ror's knowledge. Francis Joseph Wa
: startled He sent for the Chief OF the Sc
cret Police of Vienna and asked him tC
find out whether or not the Archduk'
Henry, who it is well known is married Il
AN actress of very humble descent. ant
l who in consequence is not allowed 10 llv
at the imperial court, was secretly Ill TN
citv. About noon on the llth OF March
after a twO-davS' search, the Emperor wa
a informed that the Archduke had been fo
r several weeks incognito at Il private heuS
in Wieden suburb.
G This added to the Emperor's agitation
d and ne sent at once for the Archduk
Henry, his cousin. What occurred mex
: is not accurately known, but after brl,
n and angry conversation between the tW
HapsburgS the servants in the ante-rooi
; were startled by noise like that of tw
i persons engaged i'm scuffie. mingled wit
loud curses. The door was suddenly tor
open, the Emperor appeared with ms FAC
4 flushed crimson with anger. and draggc
d out the Archduke Henry, whose nose Wa
bleeding profu>ely. There coul ! be- n
20 doubt but that the Emperor and his Arch
W duke cousin had been fighting. Bcfor
the servants were able 10 recover irol
, their amaZement the Archduke had mad
= his exit from the antc-room ana the EIr
prror had returned 10 his cabinet. whcI
. he remained tor several hours aft"'..%r al :,
u Next day the servants W. .'Hi n'''.,' ''.i. y
IL ne duty i'm the irar,fial alltc- room W.!
Se.'t to O. u the Emperor's castles i
Il n .I.natla, no doubt 10 prevent them iron
90 divulging the scandalous affair. But
g has leaked out nevertheless, and the pee
pie of Vienna say that ever sine LihrnN
N in 1856 wounded the Emperor with a knit
at in the neck. Francis Joseph has been SUI
T. iect 10 sud ten and uucontrollablc chuli
tions of terrible anger. and that on sue
-. occasions he will at once come from word
!, to blOws.-BOstOH Globe.