The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-04-01
THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY,
Tuesday. April 1. 1873.
Al'8laCe of Ace,

1t was during the Winter of l740. the
severest that Russia bad had in centu-
ry, and it was ordered that palace of
Ice should be ercctsd on The Neva, di-
rectly opposite 10. where the present
royal palace stands. The palace of ice
WIS built: in one Of its rooms bridal
he'd. also Of ice, was furnished; all the
furniture was of the same material. in
clnding some cannon which were placed
before tie ice palace, and ont of which
they were able to- shoe by means Of
lining them with iron. 1t is also rela-
ted, hni this is happily not confirmed
that Bnhren selected number of men
who bad equally merited his wrath by
belonging to good Russian blood, at the
head of mllpin stood sMolynski, the
finance Minister, and placed them out
! side the l.al.ce as sentinels1 that he then
caused water to be thrown upon them
with hose until they became statues
Office, -eand thus kept them in their
places
The governors of all the provinces in
the land, even to the remotest, received
instructions to send number of per-
sons of both sexes to this wedding fes
tival. They were all clothed in new
peasant dresses at the expense of the
Empress. Ibis wedding procession,
Numbering about three hundred persons,
paraded through the streets of the cap
ital and halted before the Imperial Pal
ace Here the bridal pair was taken up,
blsceti in a kind of barouche, and this
was mounted on the back of an ele,
plant, Some of the guests were noun
ted on camels, the Others riding deer,
goats, oxen, blood hounds, and even
dogs
The wedding feast was spread in
Bnhren's barn, and each nation was
served with the peculiar dishes of its
nationality. After the supper followed
a ball, in which each bridal couple APP
reared IN the dance peculiar to its prov
ince. Finally, the bridal couple were
led into their palace Of ice, a salute of
cannon honoring their arrival, and then
laid upon their bridal bed of ice. which
was furnished, however, with a quaint
tn 4 Of pillows and covering. Watch
men were placed at the doors to pre-
vent the newly-married couple from
abandoning their cold quarters before
the break of the next day.
And all this was provided for the dis.
traction of, one whose weak crimes and
cruelties had brought her remorse. 1t
is sald that she enjoyed it immensely.
IL = : :
Singular Tragedy--A Murderer
and His Victim Both Die the
Same hour
From the Anderson Qnd) Herald.
On Thursday evening, the 9th Of this
month, school exhibition was being
given in the house in Grant County,
known as "Knotty Corner" There
were several young men present from
Liberty Township, all more or less un-
der the influence of liquor. Three of
the young men, named Scott, sGrifey
and Bannister got into a quarrel with a
man named Brads, and in the melee
which followed Grifey shot Brads in the
side, in6icting serious wound. Grifey
was arrested and placed under bonds
for his appearance at Court. In few
days he took sick with the cerebro spi-
nal meningitis, and on Sunday last he
died; aad al the same hour, on the same
day, his victim, Brads, died also, of the
wounds he received at the exhibition
This is singular tragedy. Scott and
Bannister are yet under bonds as accom-
plices.