Connecticut western news., 1872-06-21
A Sanguinary History.

The Abbe Sierocinski was, before the Polish Revolution of 1881, superior of the Convent of Basilians at Ovrens, in Volhynia. Having taken an active part in those insurrectionary movements, he was incorporated in cossack regiment and despatched to serve in Siberia, where the ex-abbe might often be seen gallop- ing on small wild pony, spear in hand. A professor being required for the mili- tary school in Armsk, Sierocinski, who wrote Latin and Greek verses, who could deliver lectures in French and German, and who would readily solve the most ab- struse problems in algebra and Euclid, was nominated to the vacant post, whilst he was retained in the regimental roll call. The abbe, though physically deli cate and sensitive like woman, was men, tally Napoleon in enterprise. He or ganized vast conspiracy, in which con- victs, soldiers and officers participated. Prussians. Tartars, Siberians and Kirghiz entered into his plans. A general revolt was to take place. The conspirators were to have seized the fortress commencing by possessing themselves of the whole park of artillery, and then to wait for events. In case of reverses, they were to march on Bokhara on their way to British East India.
 On the eve of the rising, two of the conspirators revealed all to the Governor, whether through hopes of reward, or be- cause their hearts failed them, we cannot say. Innumerable arrests were made Three consecutive commissioners in vain endeavored to unravel the intricate threads of the combination. Eventually, Sierocinski and five of the leaders were condemned to seven thousands blows each of the rod. A thousand other men were sentenced to minor punishments, beginning from two thousand blows tc transportation with hard labor.
 In March, 1887, two battalions were drawn up in the great square of Armsk
 under the orders of General Galafejew
 the cruel servant of a cruel master Sierocinski and his companions were
 brought out, and the judgment was reaC aloud, the words " without mercy" whicI
 it con tanned, being especially emphasized
 The culprits were stripped to the waist
 and their hands were tied behind to {
 bayenet. Each one by turns walked
 along the whole of one battalion, every
 soldier administering to him blow witt
 a rod with full strength. A thousand blows fell, and then each miserable, torn
 bleeding victim was sent back to receive
 another thousand. On the third journe,
 they all fell dead. Slerocinski had beer kept until the last, that he might behold the tortures suffered by his friends. 4 military surgeon rendered him smal vial, containing some drops of cordial
 which he refused, crying-"I want no your drops. flake my blood and drink it!' He started on his fearful journey, sing ing, Miserere mel, Deus, ssaspduns naagmon miserecordiana tuam, and%ls wild accent were gradually lost in the loud thud Q the sticks striking his bare flesh, and il the1oud words of command of the genera shouting, ''Strike harder strike harder! When Sierocinski received the first thou sand blows he fell faipting, his bloc , dripping on the snow. He was place , upright on sledge, and tied so as to ex ? pose his back to the full weight of th descending rods. The unhappy man cor . . tinued to groan until he was dragged fou times before the battalion. He then be !. came silent. The last three thousan
 blows fell on corpse.-Du6lin Uniuers . ty Magazine.