, 1881-04-24

| will supply all our musical wants. Mr. Law
erly is to be congratulated upon his enter
prise and courage
a MONARCH TO BE P1rIED.
II there Is man to be pitiod on tlla face
| Of the earth, it ia Alexander Ill, Car of
afl the Russias. lie has hanged the Nlhillsts
| who murdered his father, ard has thus of1i.
| cially avenged his death; but he has not
hanged Nihilism. It rises up, grim and ter
rible as ever, and, pointing its Gaunt finger,
notifies him that he too must die. He is a
| close and scared prisoner in his own chateau.
Ills palaces lit St Petersburg are surrounded
| by cordons Of soldiery, but, as the unseen
agents Of Nihilism, like tho pestilenco that
! wa1keth ut MONDAY, have more than once
| found their way through corJons Of sol
dicry, he keeps himself in the interior Of his
small castle, never venturing out Of it, and
| surrounded by his guards. But even
through tho ranks OF his guards and into the
very interior Of his chateau, strongly de-
Tended as it is, tho Nihilists have sent him
the fearful message that they have tccreed
his deaIh. He is monarch Of all the Russias,
and the most helpless and unhappy
man In his Empire. lie is as completely 4
prisoner rs if he had been plunged into one
Of the most dismal Of his dungeons. He is
besefged by a secret terrible enemy, whom he
cannot see, but whose presence he can feel
an enemy which seems to be omniprcscnt
and almost olnniscient, which permeates all
classes Of his people, which placards its
threats in the very midst Of his soldiers,
police, and spies, which works i'll the light as
unseen. as i'll the dark, which burrows in
the ground like mole. He can have con-
tidence in no one. The enemy may be among
the very soldiers he has placed OIL guard
may be waiting upon him, may be under his
feet. It he ventures out Of his chateau, he
will confront him in the street. II he does
not, the fatal summons may come to
him In food, in drink, in letters. uo
is as completely hcnmed in by the enemy
as his chateau is iienlnled In BIZ soldiers. It
is an enemy caring nothing for its own life,
hence is desperate to the last extremity.
When one falls another Immediately takes
his place, all striving for the honor Of pre-
cedence to the galiows, if only they may
have the opportunity Of Kidding the world Of
another Gar. Young, tender, and high
born girls contend with desperate men for
tho privilege and 80 to the scatfold with mn
daunted micn. Sophie Perolovsly died like
hero, and her female companion, whose
death is only delayed until tho Government
can make an orphan Of her unborn child
awaits her death with heroic co1nposure, al
though it must come in one of tfs most
delicate and sacred cpochs of a wonl-
ans life. Such are the enemies
surrounding Alexander LII, setting
no stake upon their own lives, !
facing the prison, tta underground hor- |
rors of Siberia, the scaffold, with equal COM |
and watching him with s vigilance t
that sooner or later will consunrnate their
design in blood and stain the records of
humanity with another assassination, to be
followed by more hangln:s Of men and !
women. Meanwhile The imprisoned Cxar
his opportunities to the other
Powers to take sumo steps that may rid
Europe Of reyolutionists. III the midst Of
these dangers, with the certainty of death
staring him III the face. it IS q little remark
able that Alexander Ill, does not take tho
'tep that will rid Russia Of f1ihilism. With
stroke of his pen or word Of his mouth
le could end it and make Russia
i happy and contented country. All
lie Nihilistic hopes and purposes are for
nulated III the one demand for constitutional
government. That has always been the
'urten Of their prayer, and it is the uni
crsaI testimony OF all observers, as well as
heir own constant assurance, that NiiIilism
vil} end when the people are allowed repre-
entnti0n and can have voice in the making
t legislation. lie has proposed some minor
efoTms, but they do not go to the root Of
he matter. They do not satisfy the higher
lasses, who are stripped Of all the influence |,
nd power they had in the days
f serfdom and have received NO !
for the loss. nor do they
atisfy the people wln want the privilege Of :
representative form Of government. Why
1onld they not have it? Why should Rus
ia, i'll these days Of progress aud humanity,
ILL cling to an autocracy aud to 4 despotism 4
; absolute as that OF the Caesars, when all ,
urope is moving In j liberal direction and
berty is slowly but constantly extending G
CT area! Why should Alexander III. neg
ct the opportunity Of making Russia the
ost powerful and prosperous nation in u
uropc? Willy. should he hesitate to speak q
e word which Willczorcise this unseen dend
Nihillsm and forever quiet it? !
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THE City Council OIL Friday night passed '
e ordinance removing the last control r
o general public had over the paving of tho F
roets used by the horse-railway companies. 4
nrat0f1Ya fha r7,,h1in In had t}to !