The New York herald., 1874-11-10
Discovery by q Herald Corre-
spondent.
Stray Leaves from the "Mys-
terious" Book.
WHERE HE FOUND THEM.
The Troubles of a Munich
Printer.
DR.. Julius Lang a Cossaok Of the
German Press.

German Press.
MUNICH, Oct "a, 1874.
Just about the time that the Arnim anar began
70 take on avery serious character and Prince Bis
marck accused his former Ambassador OF taking
away those important documents from the Paris
embassy mysterious notices were printed In the
German papers that book was forthcoming,
which would be entitled "rhe Revolution from the
Throne" and which would contain assertions
founded on. or indeed producing. those very docu-
nents aoout which Bismarck was taking so much
trouble to get possess 0u. Equally mysterious
were the assertions about tho authorship OF the
work. The original prospectus read something as
f0uows+"Under the title OF Die Revolution Won
Oben' viii shortly appear large and in the high
sst degree interesting work from the pen Of we'll
known statesman who played an important role IN
the two past decades. but since the unhappy year
Df 1855 withdrew himself from the diplomatic neld
awaiting only the proper time when he may again
take up his diplomatic career and devote his SER
vices to the Regenerated Christian State Of the
Future For the present he Is using his leisure in
the collection OF historical material. studies IN
modern history &c, &C., and the result OF his
lap0rs VIII appear in this forthcoming work." This
10 the notice as 1t originally made the rounds OF
the press, and great sensation 1t made Some
thought that Count Arnim himself had hand In
the authorship OF the work. others that Savigny
was the intellectual author but all that certain
Dr. julius Lang at the time resident OF Munich,
was doing the work oil writing and printing. Ar
aim, through his son. said that he knew nothing
1t oil about DR.. Julius Lang; savigny. who is III
at Frankiort-on-the-Main, equally denied all
connection with the work. and yet o
fear prevailed In the Bismarck headquarters at
Berlin tnat some Pru ssian statesman had entered
int unhoy union with Lang, who had indeed IN
his possession some official documents the publi-
cation OF which would seriously damage the
CHARACTER OF THE BISMARCK FOREIGN POLICY.
The Prussian government nave spared no exer.
sons to get on the track OF DR.. julius Lang. They
heard some time ago that the mysterious Julius,
who seems to have q true Mephistopheiean ma
ture, entered the editorial bureau OF the Nec
Frendenolatt at Vienna, and offered number OF
uncial documents for sale. The editors. after
fabulatiopp determined that they could not pur-
chase them, whether because they were Of too
serious character or whether they appeared to
them worthless am not aware. All we know is
this, that lew days ago the editors OF the Vienna
journal were cited before the Vienna courts to give
evidence AZ the instance Of Berlin. In the case
now proceeding against Arnim. The editors testi-
1ed. one and ALL to DR.. julius Lang Offering the
Official documents, but not q word rs to the con-
tents thereof is made public here. 1t very evi-
dent that the Prussian government suspects DIR.
Julius Lang OF having In hts possession either
some OF the missing Arnim documents or others
OF equal value, and Its police officers are ve.y
busiy hunting up that wanderlng individual. wao
u, OF course, not very easily to be found Fourteen
days ago he lived here in Munich; but to-day his
printer and his landlady and some Munich shop
keepers are weeping. for Dr. julius mad to nee so
rapidly that he had not time TO setsla accounts
with any OF his creditors let me gtse you. first
OF all. glimpse OF the man as he Is known here.
You will see him to be bold, interruptions jour
nalist; but. alter all, think you will come the
conciu sion that ne is Just the man to create row
some where II he gets the chance.
SKETCH OF DIR. JULIUS LANG.
Let us begin at the beginning. He was born at
Vienna, the son OF castelar,. and ut an early age
he had sub position in one OF the government
ornces. He remained there urtil 1t was found out
that he was in the habit OF supplying Journalists
with valuable government Information, and 50 he
was dismissed. He then became a Journalist. His
snemles called him at the time literary rpe-
booter." He published IN Prague small PAPER
raled the Latest Ne,rs; then he lived some time
In Mannheim and Fran nKiort-on- the Main, and then
entered the editorial department or the Srassbuyg
Correspondence paper representing the Bona
parasitic interests. He went then to Bremen,
wrote then In isvor OF the Duke OF
Augustenberg. and later devoted his ser.
Woes Tor some time to Prussia. Then he
vent to Pressburg, in Hungary, and started
weekly paper called the Watch the Danube,
when ne drst upheld the Old Catholic cause and
became bitter opponent Of Rome and PapM In.
hllbility. He wrote pamphlet against Jesuitism
untitled "The Jesuit In the Dress Coat" About
vcar ago he began 10 see the error OF his old Ways
He n rrv n
bruck, and then came to Munich, where he com.
nepced some TOUR or ave months ago the publica-
non Of weekly sheet called Letters IN Armor
(Gsharniscate Briete). IN which he showed himself
. sdery advocate or the Papacy and almost rabid In
his attacks on the German Empire. lie became In
Nuntcna
Rxc00NIzRD DEFENDER OF CATHOLIC INTERESTS,
fuAy equalling DR.. Sigh OF the Vates1afd in zeal,
but excelinx him In ability. The Letters IN
Arna0'; eacn issue being but closely printed lour
page large octave. had u short life The sixteenth
number was confscated by the police, and after Is
suing farewell number on the following week. and
the Berlin police being on his track, Lang lett this
ungrateiul city Tor parts unknown. Berlin had &C.
cuscd copies or the Letters in Arnl0r and had
found such villanous insults OF the Emperor and
other rulers and princes by the grace OF GOD
therein that 1t instituted at once process against
the editor and the printer Of the said Letters The
sditor having ned the printer ID now LETT to light
out the battle himself called on this gentleman
yesterday afternoon, for l had heard that he
(Herr Soteur, SO, Dear, IS he Is popularity known
In Aunicn) nad published some pages Of
the Revolution Won ODen," and l wished to get
possession OF them. But know tnat he
had only published q lew pages before the police
mterlerred, and then report said DR.. Junus Lang
had carried the manuscript OF his mysterious book
TO Geneva, where he was to have It printed Of his
own expense by Messrs. Picner 4 pucky. Since
these gentlemen wrote TO Munich paper yestsr.
day that tney mad not yet the nonor Of printing
anything from DR.. julius Lang, we surmse that
the author OF the "Revolution" II getting his work