Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-29
The s,eroIn,i.- in PoInns.

From the = Iyop-sn papers some horrible de-
tsIis Of the MIscovits atrocities are derived!
Ia the LihuAniA. since the arrival Of the
GoverUor-Genefal, Mauravief, every day has
Dean marked By an execution On Monday
ta'egrsphic dispttch from Moscow stated that
Conn P.stsr had heen hanged at wilma By or
der Of The Governor General; adding taat 3
Vnorg student, 81 Hel n Abieht aud = PRIEST,
NJ K5usrslli, hal met with the sans tate al
Wsr5sv. Tue Russian ofieial i1uTua,s coutain
a list Of 81 ths executions which have taken
plsce during the last week az Wins, smo1
~ ieh are thass o. the Priest lz1ron. sFed
t'enfy-eight y years, shot; Priest mecIki, aged
tItY years, sbOii N de La kiewicz, shot; n De
K lYsk5, hanged The most il 'ustrious Of these
ctius, C0u : Leon Platter, bears oBs Of the
0 lest ard most hOnored names in Poland
Whist adds to the odiau5ness Of these bsrbarous
exacuti0nB is, that none Of these meR WhO have
Just been struck down were taken with arms in
their hands Count p ater was arrested in bis
chateau, sRd the sole complaint made against
i'm by the Ri. san government was that be
had concealed arms. All those who vera hsnd
cd over n the sxscutisuer At the same time a.
Count Platter were arrested before tho pTOclsms
tisn Of the amnesty.
letter IN the Temps gives g friebtfaI account
Of tie circumsta nces attending some Of these
execntons. The Able Ischors, who was shot
on the 81, in the presence Of an immense crowd
II Wilma, wss not killed st the first discharge
muske,ry, although twelve soldiers are supposed
70 have fred 81 him a. only fsw pa ss' dis
ssrce. Ths soldiers relOadsd and Ersd q second
time o. course The uopulsce believed this was
done intentionally. x-lysks wss hung under
m0st revolving circumstances. A cord VS. PIT
round his neck while be was on the ground, ard
he wss slowly hOisteS up 10 the pisif0rm- By
some means be fell, and for ten minutes he was
in al Of
soldiers struck him several times with their
musksts. The people Of Lithusnis SEEM foT the
moment stupe6ed with horror. The national
committee Of the district have issued Proeia-
maSion stigmausiDg these herTors in The strong
est language and calling on the people 70
gyengs them.
Gsn H,uravisf has issued an ordinance pro-
els wing hat fhs penalty Of the kuOut viii be
nh cted u1on ell iadirs dressed IN mourning
Several ladies are detained ss hostages, and are
threatened with destb unless their husbands sur
render themselves % the Authorities.
More thsa ore thousand Of th6 landed prOprie-
tors are imprisoned IN the classmates, and prspa-
ra-ions are being made for those ssTesled IN
Grsdus, for which purpose the seqaesteTed con
vents in wilma have been assigned
10 a word, the terror nor introduced By Gen.
n uravi- Fl is such Rs to produce despair in the
heart Of every one, aud WorBe is expected. The
Yiet6fiGus. the peasants are favorabls to ths
movement, except partly in the Government Of
Motlsw. They say in their blunt language
thai as soon as the French make their appear
anes they win 81 side with the insurgents, and
not leave alive single Mnscovits in Poland.
A letter from Grseow on the Oh ullmo,
slares that auoSg the Russian f sers remsrka-
be for their cruelty Has Gen Count Toll Hav-
ing bean appointed TO gusrd the railway, he ar
regstes 20 himself the right Of life and death
over al the i1hs6ibsnts Of the district through
which the railway passes. Having lately Oc-
eupied the town Of Octrow, in the district Of
Osuolonks, with two companies of infantry
and one hundred COssaeks, he searched an the
houses, aRd threatened the women and children
that II they were discovered to hold'communi
e. ion with the insurgents they should be
logged 70 death. he sent fnrs wealthy Isreali-s
p med B-reck, and said 20 him: " You are the
owner OF house in this town - Yes" re-
replied BiFeek. " L there not a traitor living
in thsi house p yes" How is hs employrdl''
screamed he General, clinchin9 bis 6st At the
same time. ''lIs lives By his labor" Yea sro
iiar; be msk-s uniforms for the insurgents r
g l have not seen him and cannot tel any
thing about that" well, :" replied the Gener6l,