The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-05-15
The Attempted nssin n ton OF the
Emperor OF Russia.

The news by the China brings the
following interesting account of the
attempt to assassinate the Emperor
of Russia. 1t is from the MraliHe
RusSe:
Yesterday; the 10th, while the
Emperor was walking III the Summer
Garden, a crowd assembled at the
gate to see his Majesty enter his car
riagc. Among those people, who
were animated with feelings of devo-
ton and love towards the monarch,
whose name is never mentioned by
any one except with expressions of
respect and gratitude, there was a
miscreant mcditatingan attempt upon
the most valuable life in Russia.
Thank Heaven, the criminal design
was not realized, and the pages of
russian history remain unstained by
sanguinary deed of unprecedented
atrocity. The chroniclcrs Of our time
have been spared the distressing duty
OF handing down to postcrity the tale
of a nefarious act hitherto unknown
to the annals of the Russian people.
The life of him whose rule, at this
moment, is so indispensable to Rus
sla, has been providentiallv preserved
At the moment when the crimi. al
design, long naturcd in the miscrv-
ants head, was about to be carried
out, Providence, taking pity upon
Russia, made simple peasant, Ossip
lvanovitch kommissarotl, the instru-
ment of its will. Ossip tJoseph)
kommlssarotf, q young man of twcn-
ty-fivc, was born in the village of
Molvi-ino, Province Of Kostroma.
The village belongs to Baron kustcr,
to whom kommisSaroff stands in tho
relation of Il liberated annuity paving
serf Having been lately allowed to
GO to st. Petersburg and work in a
hattcr's shop, he soon ros III his
calling, became foreman. and larricd
Il peasant girl, by whom he has a
little daughter eight months old He
was still foreman 1T Mr.. Sadot1"s. the
halter, when fate change his desti-
ny, and III an instant altered his en-
tire career. The 10th being his birth
day, he went to say his prayers in the
chapel near the house of Peter the
Great Coming to the river side.
close to the marble palace. he per
ceived that the bridge was removed.
and the pass;lge temporarily inter
rupted. Rctracing his steps, he then
made his way to the Summer Garden.
at the gate of which Il crowd was as
sembllng round an Imperial coui-
page Knowing the carriage. TO be
the Emperor's, and longing for the
happiness Of bcholding his Majesty.
he joined the crowd waiting for the
monarch's arrival. Presently there
wasa stir and animation in the, crowd,
and he saw his Majesty in an over
coat His Majesty approached the
carriage, and was putting on his
cloak, when young man, who had
been standing behind Nom nlissaroil,
tried to push him aside. This indi-
dlvidual had repeatedly attempted to
penetrate through the surrounding
crowd and get nearer the carriage;
but kommlssaroff, wishing to see the
Emperor, would not suffer him to
squeeze through and plant himself
before him. At the moment when
the Emperor was putting on his cloak.
the individual, pushing Kommissarotl' X
aside. made his way to the front
ranks of the multitude kommissa-
rolf followed him closely. Hardly
had the assassin got near the E.mpc-
ror when, drawing Il pistol from
underneath his ovcrcuat. he lrvclcl it
at the Emperor kommissarof. VINO
had noticed this movement, instantly
caught him by the arm. and. divert
ing the pistol from its aim, caused it
to discharge in the air In another
moment, the assassin was arrested.
and kommissaroh'. prey to thou
sand anXletles, lost in the surSing
crowd. Thus was the valuable lie of
his Majesty the Emperor saved His
Imperial Majesty at once drove to the
Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God
of kasan. There he alightel to thank
his Maker, who, through the agency
of SO humble an instrument. had
diverted the assassin $ hand from his
royal person. The news of the 1nur-
deroasattempt rapidly spread through
the town. At first, no one would
credit the report The like of ii had
never occurred in Russian history.
and people would not believe the
current rumor. But soon all doubts
were dispellcd The members of Il. f..
Council of State, who had Just been
holding Il sitting in the Winter Pa
lace, were the first to express to his
Majesty thn f.nliro.. as l.,.,.., ~