The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05
THE RUSSIAN TERROR.

A few weeks ago Serge Lawrowski,
one of the ablest detectives attached to the
third department, was sent from ST. Pc.
tersburg to Poltava with instructions to
get at the secrets of the Nihilistic organi-
cation there established. Arrived at Pol.
tava, Lawrowski displayed great activity
in guiding the researches of the local po-
lice, made many acquaintance in different
characters, being an expert in changing his
appearance and manner, and was hopeful
of success in his mission, when his evil for
tune prompted him to fall in love with
the pretty daughter of priest named
Achristof. This girl, only seventeen
years of age, was affiliated to the associa-
tons, and had been planted upon Law
rowski by order of the Poltava commit
tee, with the object of betraying him into
their hands. After a fortnight's ardent
courtship Mile, Achristoff allowed her
self to be persuaded. to give our admirer
a rendezvous by night in garden just
outside the town.
When Lawrowski reached the trusting
place he was surrounded and seized by
five masked men, armed with revolvers
and knives, who bound him to tree and
then cut off his nose and ears. Bleeding
and unable to shout for assistance, as he
had been gagged by his mutilators, he re-
manned where they left him in an agony
of pain until early morning, when he was
found senseless and all but dead from loss
of blood. An open letter in his pocket
contained the following ferocious an
nouncement: ave cut off his nose be-
cause he is sleuthound, and his ears be-
cause he proved himself to be an ass, in
that he paid court to one of Usr' Mile.
Achristoff has vanished from Poltava,
and all the efforts of the police to track
her to her hiding place have proved utter
ly Intellectual. Meanwhile, Lawrowski
lies in hopeless condition; and even
should he rally from the utter exhaustion
induced by the hemmorrhage suffered du-
ring that terrible night, he will bear hid
eous witness on his disfgured counter
ance, as long as he may live, to the pitt
less anger of the Poltava committee.
The St. Petersburg Zeitung reports four
attempts at assassination committed at Ka-
san, victims of which have one and all
been State officials of high rank Three
of the four persons attacked have died of
their wounds One of these latter, Novi-
kof, the president of the district, walked
into the principal restaurant of Kasan a
few minutes before he was shot, and said
to one of the walters '.Friend, give me
dram; perhaps it shall be the last shall
ever drink" A glass of vodki was
brought to him, and the waiter noticed
that Novikof7s hand shook as he lifted
the liquor to his lips. Immediately after
wards he left the restaurant, but as he
opened the door bullet struck him full
in the breast, inflicting an injury which
has since proved fatal The agents of the
committee actually engaged in these out
RACES have been arrested. Two are work
ingmen, one is Boyar, and another is a
handsome and highly educated girl ofsev-
enteen.
The latest news from Kieff indicates
that the revolutionary propaganda is as
suming extraordinary dimensions in that
province. Eight peasants were brought
into the provincial capital in chains from
a village named Chramowko, about six
teen verst from Kew, accused of distrib-
uting Socialist pamphlets and insurrec-
tionary proclamations at the fairs and mar
kets of the district. These men confessed
under pressure that they had succeeded
in circulating some 10000 of these publ
cations among the country folk. In an
other village, Toporowko, a secret print
ing press was discovered by the police in
the school house of the commune. Their
search was instituted upon the strength of
information supplied by the scribe of the
Mir, man named Koprowski. Next
morning he was found dead in his bed with
knife plunged in his breast.-Zondon
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