The weekly Butte record., 1866-06-09

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the glengary set jauntily on one side,
and his voice actually gurgled as he
said:
"Egad! I'd miss my dinner for
week for this Gentlemen, a toast
Here's to the boat! God bless her
soul.'' 1 TT
The Attempted Assassination of the EN-
peror-Ful Particulars Of the Attempted
Outrage.
Yesterday, the 10th, while the EN-
peror was walking in the Summer Gar
den, a crowd assembled at the gate to
see His Majesty enter his carriage.
Among those people, who were anima-
ted with feelings of devotion and love
toward the monarch, whose name is
never mentioned by any one except
with expressions of respect and graft
tude, there was miscreant meditating
an attempt upon the most valuable life
in Russia. Thank Heaven, the crimi-
nal design was not realized, and the
pages of Russian history remain un-
stained by sanguinary deed of unprec-
edented atrocity. The chroniclers of
our time have been spared the distress
ing duty of handing down to posterity
the tale of a nefarious act, hitherto un-
kncwn to the annals of the Russian
people. The life of him whose rule at
this moment is so indispensable to Rus
sia has been providentially preserved.
At the moment when the criminal de-
sign, long matured in the miscreant's
head, was about to be carried out, Prov
idence, taking pity upon Russia, made
simple peasant, Ossip Ivanovitch
Kommissaroff, the instrument Of its will.
Ossip (Joseph) Kommissaroff, young
man of 25, was born in the village Of
Molvitino, province Of Kostroma. The
village belongs to Baron kuster to whom
Kommissaroff stands in the relation of
liberated annuity paying serf. Hay
ing been lately allowed to go to St. Pc
tersburg and work in hatter's shop,
he soon rose in his calling, became fore
man and married peasant girl, by
whom he has little daughter eight
months old. He was still foreman at
Sadoff's, the halter, when fate changed
his destiny, and in an instant altered
his entire career. The 10th being his
birthday, he went to say his prayers in
the chapel near the house of Peter the
Great. Coming to the rivers side, close
to the marble palace, he perceived that
the bridge was removed and the pas
sage temporarily interrupted. Retrac-
ing his steps, he then made his way to
the Summer Garden, at the gate of
which crowd was assembling round an
Imperial equipage. Knowing the car
riage to be the Emperor's, and longing
for the happiness Of beholding His Ma
.jesty, he joined the crowd waiting for
the monarch's arrival. Presently there
was a stir and animation in the crowd,
and he saw His Majesty in an overcoat.
His Majesty approached the carriage
and was putting on his cloak, when
young man, who had been standing be-
hind kommissaroff, tried to push him
aside. This individual had repeatedly
attempted to penetrate through the sur
rounding crowd and get nearer the car
riage; but kommissaroff, wishing to see
the Emperor, would not suffer him to
squeeze through and plant himself be-
fore him. At the moment when the
Emperor was putting on his cloak, the
individual, pushing Kommissaroff forci-
bly, aside, made his way to the front
ranks of the multitude. Kommissaroff
followed him closely. Hardly had the
assassin got near the Emperor, when,
drawing pistol from underneath his
overcoat, he leveled it at the Emperor.
Kommissarof, who had noticed this
movement, instantly caught him by the
arm, and, diverting the pistol from its
aim, caused it to discharge in the air.
In another moment the assassin was ar
rested and Kommissaroff, a prey to a
thousand anxieties, lost in the surging
crowd. Thus was the valuable life 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 alighted to thank
his Maker, who, through the agency of
so humble an instrument, had diverted
the assassin's hand from his royal per
son. The news of the murderous at
tempt rapidly spread through the town.
At first no one would credit the report.
The like of it had never occurred in
Russian history, and the people would
not believe the current rumor. But
soon all doubts were dispelled. The
members of the Council of State, who
had just been holding sitting in the
Winter Palace, were the first to express
to His Majesty the feelings of horror
and Joy occasioned by this overpower-
ing event. At seven O'Clock all Gen
erals, officers and other persons having
access at Court assembled in the Win
ter Palace. In all this assembly there
was no one capable of accounting for
the treacherous deed, or criminal.
When His Majesty condescended to
make his appearance among the gentle
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