The New York herald., 1871-08-10
ST. PETERSBURG, July %, 1871.

At this moment an important State trial Ia going
at ST. Petersburg. This trial has In It's details
much that exciting but possesses an interest far
beyond this In the light It throws upon the internal
organization and social and political condition OF
the empire Of the Car. The persons placed on che
trial are eighty seven in number and are divided
into eleven groups, different Indictment being
brought against each group. The first group, con-
slsting OF eleven persons, are now on their trial.
Here are their names and professions described
In the 0cte d'dccusation:-l. Peter Gavrelaw Ous-
pensky, q nopleman; 2. Alexis KirilOw KonznetsOw,
son OF merchant; 8. John Gavreaw Prygow. on
ex.manaQer OF q college; 4 Nicholas Nico,aiew,
citizen OF Moscow: s. Vladimir FederOw OvlOw, son
of priest Q. Felix Vadmow Voikhovsky. noble
man; Z. Peter Nkitne TEatchew, bachelor In law:
s. Alexandra Dmitrew Demennew, female citi.
zen OF wetenburg; 0. Elizabeth Knvstianow Tonu-
low. wife of colonel; 10. John Ivanow Florinsky,
son OF priest; and, IL. Michael Petrow Korniisky,
son Of priest.
THE STORY OF THE CONSPIRACY
In the acte d'dcCusatiOn the story OF the conspi-
racy with which these eleven prisoners are charged,
Is thus tOld:-n the months OF February and March,
OF 1859, the medical students at the Imperial Unver
sty Of St. Petersburg and the students at the Tech
ogcal Institute particularly troublesome to
their superiors The point IN dispute seemed to be
but trivial. The students merely asked that they
should be allowed to establish relief fund for their
needy brethren. and hold public meetings for the
consideration OF this project In the agita-
tons OF the students two persons were par
ticularly prominent-the one named Netchaiev,
the other Ovlow; and II was observed that
when the turbulence had been subdued Netchaiew
betOOk himself 10 foreign parts and OvlOw de-
parted from st. Petersburg. NO one knew whittier.
The authorities formed, for some reason or Other
the suspicion that deeper purpose underlay the
demonstrations of the students than mere school.
boy resIlessness and they began to anxiously look
out for the symptoms OF reasonable organization.
For some time their efforts were unattended with
success But at last they received some information
which induced them to pay domciliary visit to the
house OF the prisoner, OuspenskY, and here they
made some
IMPORTANT DISC ovERIES.
concealed in various pieces or furniture were
NUMBER Of documents, all bearing stamp
OF peculiar fashion. 1t was oval in
shape. In the centre was hatchet and
around 1t the words, "Commlttee Of the justice Of
the people Of the 18th February 1870" A book In
cipher, violent procamatOns, lists Of names were
among the other documents found in Ouspensky's
house. This was sufficiently alarming; but at this
moment came
ANOTHER CIRCUMSTANCE
still more calculated to excite suspicion In pond
on the grounds attached to the Agricultural School
Nanow. On IvanOw head there was the mark or
pistol shot. and to his neck was attached stone.
murder was tue more suspicious IOr Two reasO IS
nrst, punder had evidently not been It's object;
The l.sts the police mad discovered IN Gus.
peasky's house. Ouspensky was immediately
81 s the e roo%s story wss
September N tslaicw. of whom we nave before
heard as one Of the leaders IN tbe students distur
sky's acquaintance. They nal many conversations
together. N,tchaIew was never tired OF depicting,
In sr0lE cOl0rS,
THE MISERY AND DEGRADATION OF THE PEOPLE IN
RUSSIA,
and OF very broadly h,nling that violent means
were the real remedy for such stare OF things
Ouspensxy one OF those conversations, suggested
that peaceabe agitation might bring about the re-
forms which were much desired. "No" said
Netchaiew che who loves the people will lead them
"a iaitrdiie.n AT last NetchaIew revealed 10
Ouspensny tnat he had came 10 Russia
DELEGATE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL
Revolutionary Union OF Genoa, with the object OF
present order OF things. The organization OF this
society was ingenious. II consisted ot number OF
..circies," each cIrcle consisting Of five persons
over the "circier the section" which gave It's
orders without revealing the names OF ats constitu-
mated by numbers. Netchaiew and UuspensKy
worked toge.her for some lime, and l,s sncceeaeL
In enlistlng TO the society many members among
the studeuts at Moscow. There Is
ONE VERY EXTRAORDINARY FEATURE
about the whole pa r. he ne, almost
In his concession Ouspensky declares that ne could
not formulate, If he were asked, real definite ex-
planatiOn vi the objects which the society propos
10 ITSELF Another OF the prisoners declares tnat all
he knew about the society was that II was"extremely
raacai," IL seems to have been Netcnaiew's design
tnAt his followers should be thus ignorant. As q
rule he cautiously avoided definite explanations as
TO the time or purpose Of his plans. He contented
himself with continually repeating the injunction
that they should OrK and wait. It was TO the de-
sire u obtaining more precise information that we
TIE MURDER or POOR IvAxow.
when has been alluded to. Ivsnow mad been won
nnArf fs. gng Qn al
meetings he always insisted upon asking Netcha ew
questions which the latter apparently considered 1t
either very tncOnvenlent or inadvisabe TO answer.
Netcha ews only reply to such questions was that
he was simply the delegate OF secret central com.
mittee, and Jnat the commands OF this committee
should be unquestioningiy obeyed Ivanow was
still dissatisfied and at last openly declared that ne
you ou'G aHe s ew w etermned unon
Ivanow's destruction: and inus he carried out his
determlnauon. meeting or the section was ap-
tural School, In which tvanOw was pupil, aud TO
this meeting ivanow was brought by false friend
The moment the unfortunate youth entered
me grOtto Netcha ew and his companions
seized hum BY the throat; tnen, when ne
ana afet wards. tying stone round his neck. they
threw his mutlated body INTO the pOnd, III wnlch he
was after rwards found. TN, murder clearly SHOWS VS.
trines from carrying out their designs. IL at the
time gives some confirmation to the allegations
oil the In reference To the manner III which
TIE CoNsPIRArORs INTENDED TO CARRY OUT THEIR
DESIGNS.
We are told by the prosecution that wholesale
massacre OF the officials OF the government was 70
be Of the first steps OF these consDrat0rs. II
the conspiralors were really boOdthirsty there can
be little doubt that officials would certainly be
among the first against whom they would be IN
clined TO direct their attacks; for under an auto
cratlc form Of Cove nment ike that OF RUSSIA tnc
oniclal generally powerful and therefore insolent,
and against hIm AS the embodiment oil the evils Oi
existing government the revolutlonist, as ruie
hrst directs hls dagger. But the Russian cOnspra-
tOls are credited with still boldcr and more crim
nal desigl. They are accused of determination
Tti
In proof OF this accusation the following curious
extract from a proclamation found among their
pauers Is adouccd:-"No, we shall not touch the
Gar unless we are piema,urely provoked by some
insenste measure or svme iaot IN winch his Initla.
solemn punishment In the presence OF the enfran.
chtsed populace and on the runs OF the State"
The En-. error IL now quietly taxing the waters III
quiet 9erlnan batning place. lie must De mde.u Vi
strong nerves # his peace OF mind be not OCCASION
ally disturbed, even IN those quiet SURROUNDINGS
when
CnNsPIRACIEa