The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-02-08
a PRINCES MARRIAGE IN OREGON.
The Fortunes OF Leader III the Austrian
Revolution of 1913.

| Revolution or 1913.
From the Oregon peutsch zeltung.
a few days ago the OregoRidB contained a
! list Of marriages during the year, and among
them appeared the following notice: Dec. l3
Prince {. Nadasky and Marie Won Rciche"
The oddly of Il titled wedding IN Oregon led
our reporter to investigate, and here follows the
true story: Prince Carl johann Nadasky, sole
heir of wealthy and influential Austrian fam
lily and long line ilustrouS ancestors, was,
during the revolutionary war Of lS4S. IA young
officer in the Imperial Austrian Guard. When
sentence OF death was passed ON Robert Blum,
the famous revolutionary lea der, and II tav0rite
of the German people, the young officer was
detailed to command the detachment of soldicrs
whose bullets were to terminate the life OF the
noblest and bravcst man Of his age. The for.
titude Blum displayed at the execution, and
his parting words so impressed the'young sol
der that Il few months study of the liberal
publications Of those days suiiiced to lead him
into the revolutionary party. But the teudal
Government triumphed, and Prince Nadasky,
together with many other prominent leaders,
was taken prisoner and condemned to death.
Through the influence of his relatives his sen
tcncc was committed to Imprisonment for life,
and he was sent to the dark tolls of an Austrian
fortress.
Eight long years the Prince lived the life of
IL convict, until at the birth of the crown Prince
of Austria he was liberated, but banishcd from
his country for life He came to San Francis
co and devoted himself, under the assumed
name of H. Meier, to the business of flower
gardener, earning Il livelihood and accumuat-
ing Il small fortune, About five years ago he
was married 70 a German lady OF noble birth,
who was impressed with the cultured and gen
tlemanly dcmeanor the gardener. Not more
thop ~ "a rpmnVpl n Salon n Tins
State, and bought a small property for his bus.
mess. But the happy pair had been blessed
with lovely boy, and the father found no rest
in the thought that his dear ones were destined
to lead an obscure life, away from the honors
and luxury due them, and took passage for
Europe. He went 10 Vienna, and in an audi
encc with Emperor Francis Joseph succeeded
in obtaining his pardon and being rcinstated
into his ancestral Inheritance. Post haste he
sped back 10 his family, and under his real
name he was again married in this city to his
faithful wife The steamer Idaho which left
here Dec. %, took the happy couple and their
young son bacl; 10 the castles OF the Prince in
the beautiful mountain regions Of Austria.
REFORMING THE CALENDAR.--A curious
bill was introduced last waek IN Congress by
Representative Oliver, of Iowa. A Washing
ton letter gives this account of 1t:
1t is cntlJled ~ bill to reform the GrcgOrian
calendar, and to establish uniform measure
of time" and it provides that on and after Jan
|, 1882, the United States shall have brand
new year. all years to he counted as 800 days
each, except each lifthieth year, which shall be
counted at 81 days, and shall he called "a
year of jubilee" and each tenth jubilee shall
be counted as 3i0 days, and be called the
great year of jubilee" Mr. Oliver also asks
that the months be reformed, and that March, !
June and September shall have five full weeks
or thirty-tive days; that December shall have
five full weeks and one extra day, and that each
of the other months shall have four full! weeks
Of twcnty-cight days each, except in the year
Of Jubilee, in which day shall be added to
each month, which shall he AN additional Sab
bath day. Each month shall hereafter begin
with Sabbath day.
The only bill ever introduced in congress
that will compare with this was Gen. Burn
sides bill "to promote virtue, cleanliness and
good morals in the Uuited States"