, 1879-04-15

lowest SOCIAL ttrnta. Young fncn nlltt wnnlon OF
sank @ ana fan'liy ~ so ika att.ans With artis.na'
Ing II soclal inequsttty. Again. there Il nna
inp1u Of dtaw!ng attention to wt.nt they think
,lle worst OF al! tho Ills under which tic State
abors, the cruclttes SAID to bo inflicted oil polt-
chl prisoners. That tnett,u1 Is hlmnly tcrrnrstn.
Ihey murder. nnd have murdered, aud intend
to TO IN numbering tho officers of tic pollce
who aso respnnehc In tue last resort. They do
not greatly care 10 stFikc at subordinate victims.
tliey tnnitatc to commit tl,rBo crinics nltnokt
Will IMMUNITY. The people IL with tcm against
ihu Inv, ns Esis 10 1rclantl. IN thu case Of Vera
sassou'!lch.. the public for oncc hat
which 'nay be taxon for wat II u worth Tint ti,s
Enpcrnr llItnsclf wss nut ont Of sympathy with
that laIy When he icartett Tint btlc attud
from no personal n,ot!yc, but ITO avc,te q
nunlsl'.". Titus Russia and Europe arc watch.
ti'E po'alica' md speaf movement, ~ dcfIultc
MIL dcttrned Ia ils cElolvU OF csperhte rllcans
a. ! WI probably provo to bo indoilhito mud
paluful wnssa Ut cnerQy, character, allt! lifc In
this long private wat between Bureaucracy On
one side, ni!d secret society oil tllo other.
Thy el'tst point of contention ]ust now appears
TO- be the mode Of treatment ot politica1 prison. @
produce these assasstuattors. .fhero may bu
nothing III the runlors, but tho Society is doter-
,nfuct to teach nureaucrAcy to respect itself md
It's ads'cfcnts. There heetns to te no tntnodlato
prospect of MI end tu tll's stranRa succcsslon Ut
blo0tl-fcuus, which must naturally e1nbltter
people Ia power, nntl III tho long run mike colt
ceshIon aueln ht once coHar1lf anil moro DAN
porous than resistance. Never before, pgFhapa,
has great nation bccn governed 10 much by
secret police. tempered by 0ssasslnAtt0ns
sTucK M MIS- Bgror.
Ehpbtv cnrrsspantftnes london T1snes.
scotts guard Ut tMcnty mon, surveying party
from tho TwentY.fourth punjab Infantry, was
suddenly attacked BY more than 100 Affidls,
who fired from the surrounding hills under cover
Of trees mil rocks. Ono man being soyGroly
wounded, Scott went 10 hs assistance, and, tell
Ing him to throw his arms around h!s neck, pre-.
pared 10 carry him OH. The man, with deYo-
ton not uncommon among tho Hcpoys, declined
the pgoi1ercl assistance, and urged Scott to savo
himself. Scott refused to abandon him, md
took him on his shoulders. Tho alteration,
ee'S5 eK to, s2se Il, pa, a, h fay tho sssss Usuaea
Ss s,so on Stumbled 81 ''s!deis s is but efo1e n s s
could risu the Afrflis were upon HIM,
ansl with rleaminB kni7cs slashcd nnd cut up
him, tin gallant surveyor. did not dcscrt the
Sepoy. With his revolver he killed ono assutl-
ant md wounded anusiicr, Keeping them nll at
bay till, reinforced by sotne u Ills escort. lis
dFoyn them back to seek shelter behind the
rocks. Onc Scpoy described Acott's appearances
ns uomonnc when, Ills helmet havIng fallen oil,
with bate head. md beard, face, lsnt clothes coy-
cred NTH blood from tile wounded man, he
stood oycs the bndy pointing ls revolver at t!'t.
Afsll[s and calling. to hEs escort to shoot them
down. Had this brave man been soldier thD
Victoria Cross would ptoba1'y ,lavc been awayd-
I'd TO him in recognition OF ILLS galnntrY. No
doubt In some form Or other scott's soldierlY
merit will be recognized. lie fought Ills wny
baek successfully to Mlc.lni, losing ts,rco killed
mud four wounded, ho himaelf escaping unhust.