The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-08-20
About kOssuth.

\ correspondent of the Wilmington
Etery Erening states that Il sister of
Louis Kossuth, Nine. Ruttkay, is now
living in New Jersey, having just re-
turned from visit to Europe, and goes
ON to say: mime. Ruttkay informs your
correspondent that her brother and his
two sons are very indignant at the stories
that have been circulated about the pa
triot's poverty. She says that he owns
and lives in IL beautiful villa near Turin,
and that both of his sons holds lucrative
and honorable positions. kossuth, who
is in his seventy-third year, may be said
to be enjoying Il green and beautiful old
age. His income is sufficient for all his
wants, and he devOtes his whole time to
scientific pursuits. Any day he may be
seen wandering through the mountain
roads Of the vicinity, knocking Oft bits of
reck with Il little hammer that he always
carries with him. Geology and natural
science are his favorite studies, and he
has valuable collection of plants and
minerals. He also amuses himself with
telescope and spectroscope, and is gcner'
ally we'll and happy. He takes no active
| part in politics, although he never loses
! his interest in the welfare of his country.
/ His friends in Hungary elect him every
year to the Diet, but he never appears
there, for, other reasons aside, he would
not be in accord with the present party
in power The death of his wife, about
seven years ago, was severe blow to
kossuth. Nine. Ruttkay informs us that
her brother has large collection of man.
uscripts on hand which is to be published
by his sons after his death-that he is
still writing, and is as eloquent as ever.
The story of his poverty, which was Il
pure fabrication, first appeared in II
Frankfort (kyD paper. His sons at first
supposed that the paper was published
at Main, and wrote sew
eral letters to that place. They finally
discovered their mistake, and sent d posi-
tive denial of the story to the Kentucky
editor who was guilty of it's publication.
Kossuth laughingly says that his Amer
lean friends are not very considerable IT
they are continually writing to him for
his autograph, the postage on which
would utterly bankrupt him if he was
such very poor man. After Kossuth
had gone to England in 1852 his mother,
Nine. kossuth, continued to reside at
Pcsth with her daughters. Reduced to
the utmost necessity, they were obliged
to keep a bOarding-hOuse in town, by
which they earned scanty livelihood.
The little they could spare they bestowed
upon the sick and wounded Honoeds,
the remains of the Hungarian army who
had been left to starve. These acts of
kindness excited the suspicious of the
Austrians and, at the very time at which
Kossuth was embarking for America, his
two sisters, Nine. Ruttkay and Nine.
McSzlenyi, were suddenly thrown into
prison. Nine. Ruttkay was widow, the
mother of five young children, and Nine
Meszlenyi of two. After an imprison
ment of two months at Vienna and when
no proofs could be found against them
they were released under sentence of
perpetual Punishment from Hungary.
Provided with passports, they with their
mother went under the surveillance of
an Austrian officer to Belgium where
they spent nearly ayear in Brussels, sup
porting themselves by embroidery and
selling lace. Liberal sums were pre-
scented to Kossuth while in America for
their assistance; and before his return
to Europe his eldest sister, Nine. Mesz-
lcnyi (sincc dead and her husband and
children crossed the Atlantic. The
mother died at Brussels. Subsequently
the remaining daughters, Mines. Ruttkay
and Tsulafsky (since dead), came to
! America.