The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-08-30
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] the house. She had only enc servant :
boy who had been with her long time.
he slept al the back Of the shop on the
round floor, and the boy on the fourth sto-
Y. which could only be approached outside
be house. lie used 10 lock up tue house
nd carry away the key. One morning the
lOOr was observed 10 be open earlier than
lsual-and as no one was seen moving.
IOme Of the nelghbOrs looked in. The door
vas not broken. They found the old lady
lead in her bed. having received several
wounds. a. il seemed from i knife, anu 3
knife covered with blood was lying in the
middle Of the nOOr. IN one hand OF the
corpse was thick lock OF hair. aud in the
other hand q crayat. The knife and crayat
belonged 10 the shOp-OOy, and |
the lock Of hair exactly resembled his. He /
War charged with the crime convicted and |
was broken on the wheel \ short time az |
forwards another boy IN wine-shOp near. !
beng taken up for another Oiense, on his |
death bed cOniessei 10 the crime. He was !
well acquainted with the shop-b0y accUs- |
ed OF the crime, and often dressed her hair
lie had, little by little collected enough OF
hair from the comb he used 10 make a stout
lock. aud he had put il into the deceased
hand He had procured one Of the other
in wax the impression OF the key
TIE TEMPERANCE WORK N RUssIA.-The
y1zsff, OF The academy of =. Petersburg
contains some curious details concerning
the increase OF the consumption Of Brandy
I'm Russia since the foundation OF temper
ance societies. and the curious sacrifices
Russian pesants make 10 satisfy their era
wing for the wished-ior beverage. In the
government of Twer alone the number OF
deaths produced by drinking in the years
1850 1861 and 1862 was estimated at one
hundred and forty-One; in the two follow
inc years 1858 ana GA this number reach
ed two hundred and iifty-seyen. From le0-
10 ls63 the number Of drinking places,
which was seven hundred and siXly-lnTee
increased to two thousand five hundred aud
seventy eight, and the following year had
reached the enormous amount VI SIX nous
and. Drunkenness is 80 deeply rooted m
the Russian people, that they must satisfy
| their passion at any cost The Gazette say
" 4 peasant viii give 10 the tavern keeper
the wheels Of his cart, his iurs, his cassocA'
| his boots, his crop OF wheat, and, finally
/ his piece of land" Among the curious ca
ses Of drunkenness, that paper mentions a
man who had given saw, four hatchets, a
spade. kettle, the reins OF his horse, three
/ pairs Of gloves, two blOuses, his coat. his
! ieather-bed, his handkerchief and his shirt.
! or all he once possessed he had preserved
but one thing-his unmentionaoles.
TuF ROMANCE OF WAR.-A French soldier
who accompanied Napoleon 10 Russia con
cealed a small treasure at the entrance OF q
small village near wilma, with view o.
taking il with him on his return. After tht
defeat of Moscow he was made a prisoner
and sent TO Siberia, aud only recovered hls
liberty few years before his death Oh
reaching Wilma he remembered his bidder
treasure, and after tracing out the spo'
where he had hid il, he went TO take II away
What was his astOnlshment TO find, M th'
place Of his money, a small tin box contain
ing q letter addressed to him, in which ;
commercial house was mentioned AT Name
where he might receive the sum buried
with interest, since the year ISL. The sol
der supposed this was all hoax. H'
went, however, 10 the house pointed out
where he received his scaptal, with twelve
years interest. With this sum he establish
ed L small business at Name, which enable'
him TO live comfortably; but he was new
er able, though he has taken some pains
+ to ascertain how his money was taken ava.
and restored to him.
RUSSIAN INDUSTRIAL EXHmITOS. On tn
I4th of June an Industrial exposition hai
been opened at Moscow, in the huildln.
where the nobility meets, and which ha
been enlarged for the occasion by means q
p some additional constructions. The ap
pearance of the goods offered FOR examlna
ton has been pretty satisfactory, and su
perior 10 what the state OF suffering D.
which Russian industry has been placed Lea
several years had caused some people l.
the visitor. are cloth and all WOODEN tissues
These goods come, for beauty and excel, ..,o
very near English and French cloth. am
10 Is undeniahe that the Russians hay
made great strides i'm this kind Of manuftC
ture SILK goods. on the contrary, appeal
% be what they were ten years ago, that j
To say very inferior. A special kind q
goods. in the making OF which Russian
have preserved Eastern tradition gold ant
silver LrOcatele present, however SOM
splendid patterns. A 10 furniture and ar
tistical articles, they are all Of an inferiO
quality. except the jewelry of Mr. Saskof
already noticed in the late London eNpOsI
ton. The number Of manufacturers and in
dustrials figuring in the exposition, ar
eight hundred aud ninety-sX; of this mum
her, more than half belong to the city am
government of Moscow.
ArFAIRs N RUssA-A London lette
says g. In all the great cities, and IN mani
of the lesser towns OF Russia, intense ALARM
has BEEN Occasi0ned by the prevalence =
disastrous fires. BY some the catastrophe
are attributed 10 carelessness by others Il
political vindictiveness; but AT this dis
lance il is impossible 10 say on which sld'
the truth lies. There il, however, no dOub
that great social revolution Is taking place
in that vast Empire; and that While th'
central authority remains as despotlc as ev
er, a thoroughly representative pariiamen
tary system Is being introduced INTO The
Provinces 80 much so that peasants moi
only vote, but find their way into the lOca
legislatures, assured 10y friend who ha'
recently visited that country, that the peas
ants enjoy 4 greater amount OF pOlitica
power than the same class in Great Brit
ain.
\ NOVEL TRIP. The Earl Of Aberdeen
and Mr. John M'GregOr, lbarrister- Law,
two Of the foremost members OF the Londor
Scottish Volunteers, have started on
voyage in two small canoes, viii
double panels, and purpose 10 pursue the
course Of the Meuse, Moselle, Rhine, Maine
Neckhar and Danube so as 10 get, If posi-
bic. TO Lake Constance, in switzerland. -
! The lake Is subject to the phenomenon o.
| suddenly rising and falling, and only freeze;
when the winters are very severe. II is
torty-two miles long, with an extreme
breadth of nine miles, its area being poo
/ square miles.
/ TIE WHEEL OF Fortune curious ex
ample OF the vicissitudes OF fortune IS az
/ forded 10y the career OF Sir T. W. POttinger
/ Bart. His family was one Of the most anclen
! in the Kingdom, and he himself traced his
/ lineage direct to Egbert, the first Saxon
king Of England. The father OF the late
/ Sir Frederick received his barOnetcy for ser
: vice 10 India. The deceased barOnet went
! 70 Australia some years ago, and he ha;
I recently died there while employed as an in
I spector OF police.
ABDEL KADER AND HIS WIVES. Able
Kader stfil attracts much attention In Paris.
Although flfty-eight years Old, aud decided
r " stout. he is considered very handsome by
4 the Parislans 10 whom he is very accessible
He Is 70 stav five or SIX weeks longer in