, 1879-06-04
Minister Stoughton Relates His
Experiences in the Rus.
sian Capital.
He Appears to Have Como In
Contact with Worry Lit
tic Niltilisn1.
Revolutionists Build Barrioade Un-
der the Walls Of the Palace.
Tho Pope Protests Against tho Now
Italian Cirii Marriage Law.
Death Of Baron Rothsohild. Head Of tho
Great Banking Firm.

Weekly Review Of the English Broad
stut3s Trade.
RUSSIA.
rnE nE11Es THAT ruaRa ia sucu THING AZ
N1lilLIsM IN tusstA WHOLLY uNFouNp6D-
50 sAYs Nh. sroUGHTpN.
.rptcfal DtIpaich tn T7s 7ff6ant
NEW TonK, Junn 3.-fhe Hon. Edwin ".
stoughtou, Minister TO Russfa,. arrived in thts
city on tho sumo steamer whtAl brought tic
Duke Of Argyll. 1lo Is to stay hero
few days. aud then 20 to Washington
4 reporter OF TIE TRtuuxa Was favored
with deeply interesting statement
Of the condition Of Russia at this time, wi.a
special regard to Tho NihfI!stic troubles. hfE
Stouuhton baid that not only were The rcportS
OF these troubles grossly exaggerated. but that !
nearly every materfal statement made about
them was fassc- Correspondents whose letters
were dated from Russia related stories and
werc falsc, an, IN others hnl rc,iablu intozina.
lion to TINT effect.
WHEN l1E LEFT ST, rETHHsBuRa
tbs city was as tranquil as New York, and not
then different frosn what 1t usually was. 1t WAS
q great error to SUPPOSE the Nlhilsts wcro nu-
nlorous, or had extensive organization.
It ~as not trua that tho Russian
people wera deeply infected with Mill
lad been nrrostcd by the police and sent of to
sibcr1a,. or tortured IN dungeons; tint w1o's
regiments ot tic arn,y, with the ollleura, were
tantci; or tint any women Of rcsncctabIttsy
had been found among the Nihil!sts- Mr..
stoughton Declared that statements u,aae to
this effect wcrn
ENTIRELY FALSE.
A few mlscreants. he said, had banded together
for plumber md murder. They had no other
programme, but they were only few as conf
parcA with tile body OF tho pcop}o. What thcy
wanted ho had mover been able to find out,
though 1lo had taken particular pa!ns 10 Inquire
There WINS vague talk about dsmalllng re-
form, but whom Que tried to discover Whist is
the reform dc,nanIlcd he was unable so to do
1t seemed they Ind no othcr object than uni.
yersal destruction; no other method than the
use Of the kntfo. Tho great body of tlie Rus
sian people, as ho had taken pains to Inform
himself, nero
ENTIRELY COMMENTED
with their Government, satisfied. and loyal, de-
yotedly attached to tho Emperor, Alr. stougi,~
ton did not believe the reront atte,npt on TIT,
Emperor's life VAS part of Ill organized plan Of
the Sibllists. "You saw" he uddetl, "what tho
Emperor did nfter the attempt Upon HIN. llo
drovo unattcndcdt IN M opou carriage to chslrch.
lie drives about all tile TING unattended, not
even iuoktnan with him. Do 5ou think ho
could do this with safety If ttleso NIhi1fsts iall
any organIzationl Nr. Stouglton added that tito
Emperor Was man wilu deserved tlis afFee-
t!or for hu was ono Of thu klnAuss, most ullas.
| sumng, anu
1.oYADLE MEN 1T THE WORLD.
THO family life Of tile lmpcrIal household was
model OF domestic happiness. 50 fur from te
Emresbr w.st!ng to sepsess any movements for
! progrcsa IN the government, hts feelings were
all the other wny. Ia 1t possible people can be-
ttavo this noblc-heattcn mHa a born tyrunt,
when. at the risk Ut his throne, he, from tho
deepest religious convictions Of Its rtghtfulness,
c,nncipatcd Il, GU 100 Ut surfs, without snet-
| dlug drop of blooi1 Furthermore, l know
| tic Emperor {tne Government ot Russfa) Is le-
siroua Of governing
THROUGH REPRESENTATIVE INSTITUTIONS.
| Thts cllangu must Of pceessity b. rnadu slowly,
| hut it will ne uono. Il limited form Ut repre-.
acntuton und suffrage will be adopted rs
soon as II can bs With safety" Mr..
| Stoughton pointed out tlat BY tl.u treaty
! Of san 6tcfnno, which the Emperor had made
| With Tarkoy, thu DulgnrInns wcrc to have
| broad system Of sufFsarc, approaching universal
suffrage, a,,,l sugeeste,! It would certainly bo
extraordinary for nh Emperor who opposed
saril system, for his Uwn people to sat up ali
example for them IN country right on llfs OWL,
| border. As regarded
rlH sEynRa POLICE MEASURES
now being ta1on against thc Nlhtltsts, tie said
| the Government Is cngagcd In m attempt to
| discover these consplrutors, and tho respect
| nb!e, decent people ot tho whole roun-
| try were heartily With him in thu effort.
| Hut tho accounts nt this wero exaggerated
absurll{, and sometimes ludtcronsly. AZ tn
postess bct1g placed ut the dora Ut ast houses
In Tie city as ietccsyea t,e tad Iii st. petrrs-
burg tlle l,onses, bong built In lnls, Ind porters
tn eac1, as In PAri<. who hui general charge.
Gcn. Gourl!,o ordered the porters to report to
him cae.a day WHO passrd In and out. The or1cr
MAS general, but
| IT wAB LAUuHADLB
| tn suppose respectable .,conla felt themselves
concerned by It. lie ba'leyctl tic Nlh!lis,n III
Husala wa4 nut d natiyo production; nothIn,
suggestlng sumo coming uphcaval Of spciciy;
nothing tic body Of the people could lavu SYN.
| uathy With. It was foreign importation, and
J
uurulauy.
II Is undcratpod that Minister 9toughton'a
return IL CONNECTED With po!!s.ya! atIass !u this
| country.
] HxILED.
RT. FETaRsnuna, Juuo D.-Thn Go,os an.
nolI.,ces that 500 Daghestuu nsuuutatncers whx
lcyolscd during thu tatu war l,ayo baen sxllet
to Perm.
wo,iK or TMA pLoTTHns.
LONDON, Junu IA Dcritn dispatch says
barrteade Was discovered on tho night OF thu
10th ult. near letcrhof Palace, across tho yoat
which tho Czasewltch and wifo were about t.
trRyerse.
FRANCE.
NO oAU3H.
TARls. JUNO q. 3.-InyestiKatsons Into tho *
pressons alleged to hayo bern used by tie Arrl,
bishop Of Atx with rcfereneu to Julrs Ferry