The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-03-31
From the Galena Advertiser, March 10.
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The news brought by the Africa, Of the death
Of Nicholas, Emperor OF Russia is probably ALI
tbentic. Ii ID likely to have greater bearing
on the events OF the world. to human view. than
the death OF any other Individual that could
have taken pace He will be succeeded by
his sou Alexander. who. it is said, does not III
herit the grasping disposition of his father, ami
has always been opposed to the present war
! On the contrary, Constantine, the second son.
is heated advocate OF the war Alexander is
about thirty years old, and was born before his
| father aseended the throne. He is said to he
we'll educated, and has the reputation OF being
! the protector Of the st. Petersburg and Moscow
railway.
There are suspicious that Nicholas was mur-
dered, but as the particulars of his death are
not known. we have no evidence that such was
the fact. They have habit Of mnrderiag their
Emperors in Russia, Gs tho following record
shows:
17le. Alexis, son and heir of Peter the
Great, executed by his father orders
1870. Peter H., son OF Alexis, ' died sud-
denly, deposed and murdered" with him end
! ed the male branch of the house of Romanoff
1740. Ivan Antonovitch, all infant, succeed
ed his aunt, Anne 1T40. In year he was de-
posed by his cousin, the Empress Elizabeth,
who confined him in various prisons. In 1764
he was made away with by Catherine H., dur
ing an inSurrectiOn.
1862 Peter ILL., murdered by his wife, the
Empress Catherine ii.
1870 Paul, her son, murdered by oonspir-
acy OF his mobiles.
1925. Alexander, supposed for time to
have been made away with by the conspiracy
which broke out on his death, but later discOV-
cries, f, ON Russian sources, however, throw
doubts on this rumor.
It is said in Russia that assassination Is the
natural death Of Gar. Time and circum-
stances may disclose, perhaps, whether Nicho-
las died in this natural way. lie assembled the
throne in December, 1925, and was in the 58th
year Of his age at the time of his death. ~. -i-
New York, March 16
The Washington correspondent Of the Sun,
Of this city. teegraphs that the Russian Minis
ter at WaShiu gtOn prononnceS tho death OF the
Czar. IN uumitigated hoax.
Beyond tho startling announcement Of the
death Of the Emperor Of Russia, there is no
news of interest.
| London despatch, dated Friday evening.
I'd inst, says - This evening, in the House
Of Lords, the Earl of Clarendon gays IL think
it my duty to communicate to your lordships
the contents of photographic despatch which [
received half an hour since from Her Majesty's
Minister at the Hague The Emperor Nicholas
died this morning at l o'clock, of pulmonc
apopleXy after an attack of influenza. l have
also received q despatch from the Minister at
DcrIifl. stating tliat INC Emperor OF Russia, az
| IL o'clock. was at the point Of death, aud has
taken leave Of his family.
although this event occurred so short a
time ago as between II and L o'clock this
morning. there can be 30 doubt under tho cir
cumStances Of la aItsiea' Z =" -..-
In the Hoa=o .: Comm us Lord p;slmerSton
made smi!s,- = ateneat r5J
Surmises ere .,ioai tlat he died ny. assassin
1 alton, but there can be but little douns tsai
/ Lord PaIlnerston has given the true origin.
| At Sebastopol affairs were unchanged. a
/ couple of sortes had been made which entauett
! slight losses upon the French. a., lss ...,s ,ss
! The battle.of Eupatoria is confirmed. The
result is the same as before reported.
The Vienna Conference would open on the
5th. All the Plenip0tentiares had arrived eX
cent Lord John Russell, who was in Berlin.
4 His Lordship bad an audience with the King OF
Prussia. and the latter leans more towards the
I Western Powers. t'S - 20 A'-4,5-'
The proceedings in Parliament were unirn-.
4 portant. 40 sed. boI5ea-- e1I slt .er--g.
I No morc.focd riots had occurred. e
| Louis Napoleon was at the camp at St Oners
Nothing further as to his intention to visit the
Crimea. eaE1a s5s5l 4a s5iGao VI
Rumors of important secret political arrests
4 were current. r ,v~. sr.s a,-a,s .ff;. .c.--
! Late advices from China represent the insur-
gents as still in the ascendant at Canton, WHICH
place they held in . state OF fsiege. Inc insur-
gent authorities and the French . ShangA
were il. difficulty. and the French AdInirai hao
bofnbarded the town. Result unknown.