Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-04-27
RUSSIAN ROMANCE.
An Exile Who Will Receive a Large An
cestral Estate.

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New York, April 6th.-Sergius E. Shey-
itch, a leading social anarchist of the coun.
try and editor of the New York Volks lei.
tilng, after long negotiation with the Rus
sian Government, has been given the right
to take possession of his large ancestral
estates in Russia, from which he was ban.
ished because of his political creed. Shey-
itch's life has been a most eventful one.
while that of his wife, who was first mar.
ried to Prince. is full of romance.
Sergius E. Shevitch was educated at
Stuttgart ard Gutenberg and is AZ wears
old. After leaving college be was made an
attache of the Russian Legation at Stutt.
CART, which post he lost because he en-
braced socialism. His brother at this time
was Governor of the province of Lisland.
Russia, in which the family estates we're
located.
When the elder Shevitch died the Gov.
ernor got his share of the estates. but the
other half, belonging to Sergius Shevitch.
was con6scated because he was an exile
from his native land and political enemy
of the Car. Soon after this for defending
his brother, the Governor lost favor with
the Gar and was deposed from his high
office.
The eventful period of the life of Mrs.
Shevitch began in 1864 in the gay court of
Emperor William at Berlin, to which her
father, Count Dounniges. was Bavarian
Minister. Ferdinand Lasalle, the great
scholar and Socialist, was then in the zenith
OF his fame. He met the fair Countess
Helene and they fell in love. The Coun-
tess parents would not consent to her
union with Lasalle. fearful that it would
cost them much of their social prestige and
the Count his high position because of La.
sales opposition to the Government.
Prince Racowitz, with large estates in
Hungary, was also an ardent admirer of
the youthful Countess. and to him her
parents promised her hand. When the
young woman heard of this she fled to La.
sale, and placing herself under his protec-
ton, she begged that he would elope and
marry her. Lasalle's strong sense of honor
would not permit this. He would marry
her with her parents consent or not at ali,
and he returned the lovelorn Countess to
her fathers house.
The Bavarian Minister did not appreci-
ate this manly act. for he at once locked
his daughter up, and by starving forced
her to accept Racowitz Lasalle challenged
the Prince to duel which was fought on
the banks of Lake Zurich. Lasalle fred
into the air. The Prince took deadly aim
and killed Lasalle.
Then the Countess married the Prince,
but he was even then victim of consump-
ton, and lived less than year. The Prin-
cess then took to the stage. and starred
throughout Germany and Russia. Her
great beauty brought her many admirers,
among them Sergius Shevitch Soon after
this his Socialistic tendencies alarmed the
Russian Government. and it was limited that
he had better become an exile if he would
avoid Punishment. The Princess Racowitz
favoring his suit, Sheyitch married her and
then came to America in 1860.
The Princess was only twenty and still
great beatty, and when they had spent the
few thousand dollars they had she got an
engagement as star and toured the coun-
try. She accumulated a neat sum in few
years, and then they settled in Hoboken,
where they have since resided.