Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-03-05
OUR EUROPEAN LETTER.

A writer in the Voltaire, who signs him
self "Un Russo, paints a deplorable pic
ture of the terrors by which the Gar is
haunted, and Of the precautions taken to
secure his person from injury. AT one
time the Emperor Of all the Russias was in
the habit of wearing a coat of mail, very
delicate and supple, but, unable to endure
the weight, he has abandoned this ark of
safety. His uniforms, however, are now
specially prepared, and are said to be steep
ed in particular wash which renders them
bullet-proof. 1t would be worth while to
know Of what this wonderful wash is made
The carriages and sledges used by the Mon
arch are also plated with iron, and such is
the mysterious secrecy with which he is
surrounded that even the most trusted pO-
licemen are ignorant half an hour before
hand in what direction he is going. The
cook is watched at his work by two
special employees, and the kitchen door is
guarded by two sentinels, The yiands are
tasted by experts, and only offered to the
Car when they are convinced that no poi
son is lurking in them. Fond as he is Of
good cigar, the Emperor is obliged from
similar motives of prudence, to forego the
pleasures of smoking. Such is said to be
the life of the greatest autocrat in the world,
who must now and then envy the lot even
of the meanest of his subjects.
Ever since the unsuccessful attempt upon
the Cars life at Moscow, the precautions
taken by the Third Section for the protec-
tiOn of his person have been so rigorous
and exhaustive that Nihilistic ingenuity,
which has been by no means idle during
the interim, has utterly failed in its re-
peated efforts to introduce would be regi-
oides into his Majesty's apartments. a
pretended chimney-sweeper, who was
charged by the Central Committee with the
conveyance of explosive materials into the
fue communicating with the stove in the
Cars bedroom, was detected in his Grim
inal enterprise, and now awaits his trial.
Since his arrest the committee has tried an
other expedient for obtaining access to the
Emperor, which was so boldly and astute-
ly devised that it all but achieved its pur-
pose. A few days ago an orderly officer
arriI ed at the winter palace in great haste,
and demanded immediate admission TO the
Presence, stating that he was the bearer of
a most important despatch to tie Gar from
General GOurkho, the Military Governor Of
st. Petersburg. Something in the mans
manner and appearance, although he was
duly uniformed and aocoutred, struck the
aide-de-camp, on duty in the Imperial ante
chamber, who, asking the officer TO wait
while he inquired whether or not the EN-
peror would receive him, hurried into an
adjoining bureau, in which a telegraphic
apparatus communicating with the Com
mandature was set up, and sent to Gourkho
a persmptory order TO come instantly to the
palace. Ten minutes later the General
made his appearance in the ante-ehamber,
where his soi-disant orderly officer was
waiting, and, upon being informed Of what
had taken place, at once denounced the
travested eonspiTator as an impostor.
When the latter assecured and examined,
he was found TO be possessed Of concealed
| firearms; and it is not doubted that his
intention was to assassinate the Emperor.
ST. PETERsBURG, Russia, Feb. IA, 80.