Connecticut western news., 1879-06-25
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life of the Czar, the towns of Woronescl and Postawa forwarded addresses to thu Emperor, in which appeared the follow ing words "We are intensely grieve6 that the atrocious assassination of you Imperial Majesty has not taken place. To these addresses thousands of sigma lures were annexed. It now appears that the malicious hands of the Nihilistt had been at work in the matter. The most intellectually gifted of the author ities of the two above-named towns had prepared the necessary documents, couched in the most servilely orthodox fashion, but had arranged for the inhab- isants to append their names upon sep arate sheets of paper. By some means, hitherto undiscovered, the proper ad- dresses were stolen, and in their places the revolutionary sentiments already mentioned substituted. The unsuspect- ing authors, in complete ignorance of the change effected in their literary efforts, were no little surprised and alarmed when telegram breathing fire and slaughter in reply to thelr expres- sions of loyalty and devotion was re- ceived from Livadia. They were at once put under arrest, and until the necessary explanations had been given, and the whole affair thoroughly sifted, were with in an ace of making an involuntary jour- ney to Siberia.
 Says the Boston HerGld The carriers who collect the mail from street boxes sometimes find queer deposits therein. Loose silver coin and loose postage 9tamps are among the principal discoveries, while carrier the other day brought in bank book containing $85 in bills which he had taken from lamp post box. The most remarkable instance of -mindedness in this direction was the case, not long since, of young man who daily carries two leathern bags -one for mail and one for money, &c. He deliberately, in fit of abstraction, walked up to box in Boston post office, and emptied the contents of one bag, containing several bank books and bills and checks amounting to several thousands of dollars, into the mail box, and did not discover his blunder until he went into the bank and handed the receiving teller bunch of letters. That young mans face, it is said, grew so pale as to frighten every one who saw him rushing through the streets, eyes dis tended, and heart humping loudly in his wretched bosom. He was made a happier and wiser man on receiving at the business office the bank books and money. in place of which he gladly ten dersd his bundle of mail matter.
 A correspondent of the London Times at Geneva gives as reason why the canton of Vaud voted by large ma iority in favor of capital punishment, that one Christian Wyso, an incorrigi- ble criminal, is soon to be released, and it is feared that, as prisons have no ter TOTS for him, he will not hesitate to add another murder to his list of crimes. The correspondent says that the case of this malefactor has been their strong est argument in favor of the restoration of capital punishment, for in the absence of power to inaict the death penalty prisoner sentenced to long term of im- prisonment may commit murder with impunity." The same question arose in Rhode Island, few years ago, when convict imprisoned for life joined in an attempt to escape, which nearly proved fatal to one of the keepers. A law was then enacted providing that any person sentenced to imprisonment for life, who should commit murder while undergo ing such imprisonment, should be hanged. So far no occasion has arisen to carry the law into effect.
 The following seems incredible, but we at the East know little of the fright ful power of great tornadoes. A resident of Collinsville, Ill.,, writing to the St. Louis Globe Democrat an account of an April cyclone, says ]: A most extraordin- ary freak of the storm occurred outside of the church while those inside were suffering from the terrible fright incl dent to the peril they were in. Among the attendants at the funeral was MT. William McKeagh, who had left his horse and buggy standing outside the church. Incredible as it may seem, the cyclone caught up the beast and buggy, lifted them into the air to Q height of from forty to fifty feet, and af- ter whirling them about above and over thu tree tops for distance of over 200 feet, dashed them again to the earth at the southwest corner of Clinton and Main, where the beast was instantly converted into a mass of crushed bone and jelly, while the buggy was torn into thou sand pieces.
 The way of the suspected is hard in St. Petersburg. Among the indiscrimi- nate arrests made during April was that of clerk in Government department. This young man was innocent of any complicity in the conspiracy, ,or even oi acquaintance with any of the conspira- tors, but he had unluckily given his photograph to a friend who happened also to be friend of Solovieffs brother. The only support of bed-ridden mother and brother of tender years, he was suddenly torn from his quiet home, in the middle of the night. Without accu- sation, the poor wretch was hurried to the fortress, and thrust into one of its dungeons. The mother became dan- gerously ill. The clerk, after a fort, nights harsh imprisonment, was for tunate enough to be released, but, being of a delicate constitution, the shock oi his misfortune completely overcame him.