The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-10
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Particulars OF the Attemptato TO- Assas-.
sinate the CzarI OF Russia-The Fall
OF QHeretar0 1Treaehery OF Gen.
Lopez Seizure OF Sang ed Goods
Arrest of fthesSmugglers. a1sa i.siae
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NEW YoRK, june 8,-Thc ,Heratd''s
Paris special says:slt1 1see5g tslalaiof sfes
The lHoaitear. iniits official account
of the attempted assassination, says
the allstruck the heud of the, horse
which carried one of the Imperial
grooms, rid ing az the door of the car
riage The people In the crowd ar
rested the assassin, and the police in
teriered to save his life, which was
threatened by the enraged populace.
The man says his name is Bergouski,
and that he is a native of Volhijria.
LIE Dreit says the assassin IS a Polish
mechanic, and that he purchased a
double -barreled pistol here June 9th.
The Gazette Des Iribuneouc- says
the groom, in waiting, who was riding.
by the door of the Imperial carriage,
observed the menacing movement
of the man in the crowd, and caused
his horse to bound forward, so as to
place him directly between the assas-
sin and the Sovereign. The ball passed
the space formed between Napoleon
and one of the Grand Dukes, son of
the Gar. wounding a lady standing
opposite to see the cortage pass The
blood from the head of the groom's
horse spirited on the uniforms of the
Imperial party. The man attempted
fire the second shot, but this dis
charge burst the second barrel The
assassin said he came from Belgium
two days since with the intention of
killing the Czar
The Paris lSercle says the man states
that he had no accomplices.
A service was held in the Russian
Church in Paris to day. The Gar,
the Grand Duchess, and the sons of
the Czar attended, and offered thanks
giving for their escape. After service,
the sons embraced their father with
much emotion; both Emperors also
embraced. Some of the Cars suit
advised. his return at once to Russia,
but he would not. The assassin was
examined to-day. He is an instru-
ment maker. He was asked, How
could you fire at a. Sovereign, the
he replied with tears, true, [ com.
mitted great crime towards France ;:
You ran the risk of killing Napo-
leon" To this the prisoner answered /:
mo; a Polish bullet could not go
aimed at stheG Car. z r Wished to re-
Gear of the remorse which must weigh
upon him. The prisoner showed no
sorrow for the crime he had attempted
to commit, aud only expressed regret
at its failure = I +,r- blrS - s.. 49,
Napoleon has conferred the cross
of the Legion of Honor on the
groom.s The horse of the latter died
Maximilian, however, acted his
part heroically He sent his sword te
Escobedo, stipulating that he should
not be subjected to insult, but be
awarded the consideration due to a
prisoner; if any one must be shot, he
should be the first led to execution
Latest advices are that no executions
had taken place. Escobedo says that
$1,000 prisoners surrendered, sinclud.
ing 13 general officers, and five hun.
dred officers of inferior grades. ssas.
NEW YORK, June 8.-The Herold's
New Orleans special gives an account
of the fall of Queretaro, as published