The New York herald., 1874-08-10

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further; TO seek to remedy the abnormal con-
dition of things by moral rather than physical
remedies. and to let the schoomaster and the men
OF science take the place Of the police and the
state attorney. "Even the sharpest weapons"
says the Journal ''are Of but little service here;
they only increase the evil and the hatred OF the
people feeling themselves oppressed, instead OF
producing higher moral consciousness and vol.
untary subsection to the laws"
PFARRER HANrHALER,
vicar or walschsee. Tyrol. has been set at liberty
BY the police, and has returned to his mountain
home wiser. n q ssdder man. Poor Hanthalerl
We pity the good, harmless, short-slghted priest,
now in hts stxty-tnird year. whose curiosity 70 see
the great prosecutor of the German Church led
him into such unpleasantnesses. We are almost
inclined to laugh when we hear the old vicar told
by the police he Is at liberty to CO. saying "There
are your papers and your Photographic views OF
Kssngen." May" replied the old man: ''the
photographs you can keep. have enough to re-
member Klssingen by-enough for my whole life.
l DO not need any more"
"In all Tyrol there Is not better. kinder
hearted, simpler priest than SNmund Hanthaler,"
says Kufstein correspondent SHE reads but two
weekly papers, never troubles himself about poll.
tics and reads from one year to the other the
ancient classics and Is the publisher of Moral
Philosophy" And yet what did the Berlin press
and "eye witnesses" IN Kssingen make out of the
Old gentleman-the ''inteNectuai head" OF the
oomplott That he had been In constant inter-
course with Kullmann; yea, some imaginative
people bad seen the venerable vicar In the depths
OF a neighboring wood with Kullmann engaged at
target practice with Kullmann's OLD rusty pistol
One man saw him making signs to Kullmann to
get his pistol ready because the Princes wagon
was coming; another had seen him stop directly
IN front OF the carriage and hold the horses'
heads while Kullmann fred. A Vienna correspond
ent told his readers that when Hanthaler was
searched q number OF vials of poison were found
on his person.
AND WHAT WAS THE TRurHf
Pastor Hanthaler had a desire to see Bismarck.
He was In Schweinfurth, and not having much
money, yet bent on seeing the Chancellor before
returning home he paid nying visit to Kissin-
gen. He arrived there at early morning anu since
Bismarck does not drive out until one O'Clock he
had some hours to spare, which he spent In walking
up and down the pavement In front OF the Princes
house. In his peram bulations he appears to have
got into conversation with Kullmann, who, TOO,
said he was desirous Of seeing tie Prince. There
was thus bond Of sympathy between them, and
they talked together at intervals At last, at one
O'Clock, the crowd grew larger, and Bismarck's
carriage was expected every moment. Kullmann
stood on the pavement opposite Blsmarck's house.
Pastor Hanthaler found himself in what he thought
bad position on the other side OF the street.
The wagon OF the Prince drove out OF the yard
Hanthaler, thinking ne had not moment to lose.
and being exceedingly short-sighted ran across
the road was slightly tripped up In the middle OF
the road by his long coat and the Princes coach
man had to rein up suddenly to prevent ON acci-
dent At this moment the shot was nred. Han
thaler knew by intuition IN what critical posi-.
tion he had placed himself and therefore his
desire to get away as quickly as possible. This
believe to be the true statement respecting Han.
thaler And yet, what value can be placed on the
testimony of eye witnesses who swore against
him, too ready to say anything against priest
to be silentf lti but characteristic of the spirit
othe times, however to see in every priest Jesuit
and in every Jesuit the devil. When Hanthaler
left the Court the Justice accompanied him as far
as the railroad depot, In order to prove to the
outside world the old mans innocence. Yes, good
old Pfarrer Hanthaler, you have certainly memo.
ries enough Of Kissingen to last you your lifetime
even without the aid OF the photographs.
xIssNeEN POETRY AND MUSIC.
number of Dortmund gentlemen oner prize
Of 1000 thalers Ior the best musical composition
with or without words, on the Chancellor. The
competitors are to send in their works before the
"a OF September next. We would suggest to the
composers to make IN opera at once. 1t could be
entitled "Pfarrer Hanthaler; Or The Priest Assas-
gratis once week in all German cities.