New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-01

approached him with paper and pen, be dealt
him blow in the face, which made him stavger
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At the same moment that this happened IT
heard tumult Of an unmistakable charactsrin
the guard-room below mute spectator of
this singular affair, had retired into the en-
brasure Of 8 window, whence now looked out
upon the courtyard. There saw the officer Of
the guard (who at once recognized as him who
had admitted the others over the draw bridge
into the courtyard and had conducted me to
the foot Of the palace stairs hurry to the sentry
and give him some order, ss Guayd, turn outi''
Immediately exclaimed the man. The officer
orew nis sword, drew up the guard under arms,
ana from that moment the men stood rs if rooted
70 the ground, without moving muscle, or ut
| tering murfner. Such is the character on the
| Russian soldier under arrns
Meanwhile the scene in the rnonn .hova toalr
another turn. Recovering from his ruo1nenfary
stupefaction, the officer who had been struck
rushed upon his antagonist, and-returned the
blow! Scarcely had his hand fallen upon he
face Of the half naked man, when panic fear
seized all present; tirnidly dispensing, they hur-
RED wildly towards the door. But he who had
struck tho daring blow was beforehand with
them; erect, and with outstretched sword, he
stood at the threshold, and warned them off
with terrible words Perhaps it was the excite
nent Of the moment which led him involuntary
to use his native tongue, for what he said fell
upon my ear IN plain German, with, if mig
| take not, Hanovarian accent, ss Back ?, he
cried; ssupon this threshold stands death.
have laid hands upon him; we are all lost Liz
| HE DOES NOT DE-
| Thrilled with horror, for moment ali sfood
like statues -then all trembled like an aspen-
leaf My teeth Chartered when saw my coun-
| tryman sheath his sword, unwind the sash from
around his loins, and advance towards the
nearly naked map. From that moment, the
latters mood seemed completely changed. His
| dignity had given way to fear, his bold defiance
/ to abject terror: in lieu of his commands he
now poured forth prayers: bis words and tones
were no longer threatening, but supplicatory.
shudder came over me when saw him clutch
/ the paper and pen, and then, when these were
4 snatched from him, sink upon his knees before
his murderer. The majestic. powerful man, who,
/ q few moments before, seemed ready to defy the
i! world, now crouched upon bis knees, and sued,
| in piteous tone, for mercy and for life. 1t was
| too late.
1 The man with the sash went up to him, and
| threw it in q moose around his neck. The
others seized the two ends, and tugged hard at
them; but in his deadly agony the naked man
4 got his left hand through the moose, and drew it
\ over his chin, 80 that it seemed impossible to
strangle him At the same time, with his right
hand, and with the energy of despair, he de-
Tended himself against his adversaries, and
struck one Of them to the ground. Being q
strong man, his stout resistance made it yet
uncertain how the unequal contest should end,
when suddenly his first assailant seized the
heavy marble slab from off dressing-ta
and brought it down vita such violence upon
the head of the victim that he fell senseless to
the ground, and stretched out his limbs upon
the carpet-a dying man.
| Hastily did the assassins now untwist the
scarf from the neck of the corpse: which they
than laid upon the bed, and rushed, as if hunted
by furies, out Of the apartments, down the stars,
across the court The guard still stood onder
arms motionless as a wall. Flying rather than
running, they reached the drawbridge, and, at
the very moment that was about TO step upon
it, the terrible ss.Waa Of the Marble Slab" ap-
preached me, and with his sword gave me so
severe a cut across the forehead that was in
stantly deluged with blood
I awoke was still seated upon the bench
upon which / had fallen asleep in front of me
was Peters statue; more to the left the sleeping
room of Paul. The SUMS first beams were re-
vivifying nature, and their warmth fell plea
sanity upon my limbs, which we're chilled and
stiffencd by the night dew. II had had dream,
but terrible dream. That horrible scene, as
it occurred in all its fearful reality, not as it
Il has been misrepresented in Russian books of
history, had been repeated, as slept, before my
affrighted eyes.
! SINGULAR PHESoMENoN ON TIE RIVER. The
officers and others on the Memphis packet Tish-
evening, saw singular and frightful upbeav-
ing of the river or black water spout just ahead
| of them, near Alton or Wolf Greek. The river,
which is very deep at that point, was in great
commotion just about the middle of the river,
and d denae mass rose from the surface, having
tho appearance at first of q couple of coal boats
| suspended in the river and sunk down again.
This great black mass, as it appeared to be,
T rose from ten to twenty feet above the level OF
, the river four or Eve times, and then sunk down
again In the mea ntime the boat was approach
ing near the scene, and the last time, covering
space Of thirty or forty feet, it rose or belched
forth huge volume Of black slime and trotn,
fully fifteen feet high, all Of which were seen by
the officers of the boat. As soon as il subsided
0 the river was covered with great patches Of
: black looking slime and filth, which spread
: widely over the surface of the water, in sons
. instances, while other portions sunk Immedi-
G ately The weather was clear and calm. No
emotion, lar or shaking was felt on board the
f boat, and nothing unusual perceived on the
r shore The cause of this black spout or water
e quake, we leave to philosophers to explain.
. [Lou. Courier.
Mrs. ROBINSON AT PRAYEn-Two symththi-
zing and Christian ladies, as We learn, called d
: the iail day or two since and requested to SCI
, Mrs. Robinson Permission having been grantet
them, they entered her room, and after SOM
i little conversation, proposed prayers, No OBJ
O Jecuon Delng ralseu, tHG tMo iaolSss eoseeiae
= with Mrs. r., knelt down, and each Of the for
: : NOR by turn fervently addressed the Supreme
h Being, after which they requested Mrs 4 TO d
: the same. She, however, at first raised som'
q objection, but on their insisting, finally DAD a
+ they desired, but had not succeeded in utterin
:, :, but few words when she burst out into a lou
= and hearty laugh The ladies looked surprised
. . and no doubt were mortified at such unseeml
! conduct In answer to their inquiriag loos
= Mrs. r. begged them to excuse her, that th
" circumstances reminded her so forciply Of he
~ ~ girlhood, when she and other children used
y erect an altar, and kneeing round it make be
~ lieye to pray, that she could not help laughing
= = The attempt was then given. up, and Mrs h
7 7 was not again asked to pray during that anter
/. view. TROY Budget. #5.=s s.
~ ANEopoTn OF BARON RorAscHlLD.-A eorres
= pondent of the New York Sun, writing no
d. frankfort, Germany relates& the foiioWiI
Id characteristic anecdote of the great banker
A. story which heard on the spot OF Bar
" Rothschild, who resides here in Frankfort
~ worth repeating, for it is characteristic. In .
-. 1,,r hax hu rnU