The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-01-08


sive expectation has expired, and the
glow-xorm eifulgence of false gospei8
has gone ont. It will not seek the
presence of him who Is aole to dis
perse nocturnal shadows and bring in
eternal day"
CLEVER NIHILTsr ENGINEERS.
How TbeY TsurroWed Under RafIs
road 90 TsiovV the xsar 90 the aEoo,,.
AT last Russian letters and papers Af1
allowed to convey more details relative
70 the terrible incident OF the first n
stant. Though at distance OF twD
miles from the station. the ep1t whore
the attempt was made is situated in
densely inhabited part of the subufbs.
In September one OF the wooden cot
tages commanding the railway, one
hundred and sixty feet from the mo ale,
was purchased by young man profess
ing TO be an artisan from Samero. lie
evi5entlv in hurry TO close and VIl1-
out any bargaining paid the 90 papef
roubles asked by tue proprietor. icdr-~
mejiatelS afteIhe l;ie 5s house,
secompantssd by ypnng woman and
two 2s-0ciases. He held little inter-
lSr6rse with his neighbors aud led
quiet and retired life. His furniture
was scanty and his food supplied bY
he poorest shops in the neignoorhood,
Ca the rareaccasions when messenger
or neighbor enreSed the house iolnps
were seen burning before the sacred
images and the walls we're found cow
ere0 with portraits OF the Ed,paEsrSe -
Emprese, as .bs fifs an crfhofux Ru ~
Aoou the midbfe q 0cni3 pe
new tenants cammeuce sg sink y 1T
10 their cou t-yard, teihng he lgh ~
bors that they required : lurg quspntl
OF water for trs0e purposes. a. ban
since come out, the we'll wes only sunk
to account for the quantities of sond
removed from a shaft dug in wooden
shed forming part of tine premises.
This shaft was driven to the depth ot
Eve feet. From the b1ttom Of the eh1ft
a subierrsnean passage was bored u
the direction OF the railway, the sand
being placed in the court yard and ia
some OF the cottage rooms. THE pas
sage was 100 feet long and about three
feet high. IL was scientifically cons
structed, brlcked throughout, and
where it reached the eide Of the eni-
bankment widened into a spacious hole
for the reception of the explosive ma-
terial. For the latter pyroxiline seems
to have been sele=seSS.~ Being plsoed
at tha destined spot little time before
the Imperial train was due, it seems tQu
have frozen in the severe cold OF
last few days, which accounts
comparatively small mischief O.
From the pyroxiline wire wss lud
down 20 an electric battery conatrucled
on the most primitive principles and
placed in the wooden shed in the eaufI-
yard.
While the Emperor, who, thanks 20
an inversion cf the usual ORDER Of the
trains, had passed the fatal spot un-
scsthedwas paying homf &c before tne
wooden statue OF the Virgin at the
Kremlin gate, the second train reached
the spot opposite the miners house and
, was blown into the air. Those OF the
J railway servants who escaped unhurl
Immediately ran to the next telegraph
station to inform the police, but lq'
wires we're cut all round and II was a.
hour before the first constables appnef-
ed on the scene. No trace OF the crinli>.
mails was detected, the only eyidence
left being the battery and a mosael Of
food.
As no one dared to seqaaint The I'm.
peror with what had occurred, bia
Majesty learned the incident sonl5 on
| the following morning. Two moro
: days elapsed before the st. Petefs91fE
press were permitted to ailnde 70 the
event.
The labor expended By the cpnspirt-
tors in digging The Moscow mine is tlut
ly astonishing. Taking the length oi
the eubteTTagean passage At the neufe4
given aboVe, tue earth dug ous conn1f
: haye weighed less than 12 010 hundred.
, weights. II we assume i've minutes ~
be required for three mea 70 dig caf
9 aud bring to the eurfsce ? qaeeIIf f.
s weighing forty pounds, 1900 hAu|s.
! some four months, must have oe11|
needed 10 Construct tho entire paesent.
Even this gives no idea of she 1I86tlal
of work dOue. Il beigg aiife ~
the entire passage, as well nsl 90 * ~
AZ lis terminafieu. Wss bisckf 1f
fewer than IL. 900 bricks csn ~ hft1
wanted TO accomplish this wutk ~.
. perform IT without tight Ok esf ~ 4
leneth Of 100 feei must hove beft 70
tr fling mater. AgaiB. ~ Il caf7tf
have taken less thaa City veg ms 81
convey the brlcks 70 tbe ievc ~ &
coittge Tbs cuDs isR q e Ger zsas a
schievinQ the expislg ~ishout .t1
susp;elDn is orr ~ TIC unst mel ll.
features Of the eese. Nj re he
ADD tset oispiated IN ne aifefn utrf
81 The mine 70 be lost eiaat II ~
he soil oousi ted II 10 - Atl, 80
gallery, according stse EagIl pstef.s
etS6lE-~TlIes was supp3l isd q ~ . a
maintained bY ffiensui4f lrkm -
i coa rot have bten bropgb
spot witbout esrte aaa Eoef
san that the sge tsfnle
feet from tbs fallNsy fmea a.
- carry Il eaoeF re me
mi ht have caused -. ffstn Hls&&
70 before ne lsWe app
vii BE- abie % O. Ee
ameuni 81. * ana sse1f
the uadefsasine. II IN
ilaT cirtatnse4aess aet ~ kas 414
ara led 20 imsgine tagf fnefe 5000 n
this snbierenean M eF thfn
oa tie suffnee = Ieriin c1f5<sf esaI@t1
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