The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-03-17

whose representative took his seat to-day on this
floor.
Mr.. Cameron (Pa) moved to go into executive busi-
ness re1ectedIyears 81, nays 81 He then moved an
Malone voted with the Republicans.
The Gear Of Russia Assassinated by
Nihilists.
After many attempts the Nlhilists have sue
ceeded in accomplishing the death of the Gar
of Russia. On Sunday last the Emperor Al
exander was assassinated in st. Petersburg,
while returning to the Winter Palace. He
was riding with the Grand Duke Michael,
when bomb was thrown and exploded under
the carriage, damaging it considerably but
without injuring the occupants. The Gar at
once alighted, when another bomb was thrown
at his feet and exploded with terrific force. He
fell unconscious, and on being picked up and
taken to the palace, it was discovered that
both legs had oeen torn off below the knees
and that he was otherwise terribly injured. In
less than an hour and half after the occur
renee the Emperors death was announced
The royal family were all present at the death
bed, and the Emperor received the sacrament
before dying. At the time of the assassination
a Cossack and passer-by were killed on the
spot 1t is stated that the bombs were made
of thick glass filled with nitro-g lycerine. The
assassins stood on opposite sides of the road
The carriage was moving fast, and the first
shell struck the ground behind it, and the back
of the carriage was blown out The coach
man implored the Gar to enter the carriage
again, but he moved few PAGES from the
carriage to see to the wounded of his escort.
The assassin who threw the first bomb tried
to point revolver at the Gar, but the
pistol was struck from his hand Both
of the assassins, who were disguised as peas
ants, were arrested and one of them was so
roughly handled that he was almost killed.
One of the two stated that his name was
Roussakof. The news of the assassination
was at once telegraphed all over the world and
amongst others to Secretary Blaine, who i'm
mediately sent message of coincidence to the
Czarwitch in the name of the President and
people of the United States The Gar was in
his sixty third year, and will be succeeded by
his son, who was hailed by the populace upon
leaving the palace after his fathers death as
Alexander III
The late EmperOr's was an eventful life. He
was a son of the Gar Nicholas, and was
born April goth, 1918. He was educated as
became his station, and on his 23d birthday
married Maria Alexandrovna, daughter of the
Grand Duke of Hesse Dafmstadt, born in 1924
1t was purely love MATCH the young prince
having made his own choice among a host OF
German princesses His majority had been
declared on May Sth, 1884, AMI from the age
of Is he was admitted by his father to study
the difficult task of governing the empire by
attending at all the sittings of the ministers
with the Emperor; and when III 1916, Nicholas
resided for several months in Italy, he delega-
ted to his son all his vast powers. On the I'd
March, 1866, he mounted the throne at most
critical moment for Russia. His father, Mich
oas, had left the country engaged single-hand-
ed in war against England France, Turkey
and Sardinia, with Austria as passive enemy.
For a year Alexander unf1lnchingly continued
the strife. Sebastopol was taken in Septem-
Der, 1856, but the allies won nothing more,and
the Russia resistance continued. During the
ensuing winter the neutral German states of
Tered mediation, and an armistice was agreed
upon in March, 1856, and peace was concluded
at Paris on the Both Of that month. On Sep
TENDER Z, 1856, Alexander was solemnly
crowned at Moscow. After that he relaxed
the lines drawn to the utmost tension by his
predecessor He began with emancipating
the nation from the military routine which
permeated every branch of the government
He instituted many and great reforms, freed
the serfs, invited foreigners within his empire
built railroads, and developed the commercial
marine of the empire. His course drew upon
him the i'll will of the upper classes and serf
owners, and rendered him very unpopular
with the foremost men of his kingdom, who
were in secret sympathy with the nihiists.
Alexander had large family by the Gar
ina Maria Alexandrovna. Their eldest son,
Nicholas, born September 30, 1913, died at
Nice in April 1865, shortly after obtaining his
majority. Alexander, the second son, who
now becomes the Gar, was born March 10,
1915. His younger brother, the Grand Duke
Alexis, visited the United States in 1871, and
was royalty entertained in many of the larger
cities
The late Cars union with the Czarina,
though originally love match, had most
unhappy ending. The unfaithfulness of her
husband and his notorious liason with the
Princess Dolgorourki caused a separation.
Broken down in health, she continued for
long time at Nice, and it was only when She
became aware that death was approaching
that she consented to return to st. Petersburg
She was in so critical a condition that rail-
road track was constructed to the very door
of the villa she occupied, so that the bed on
which she lay helpless could be rolled into
car Contrary to the general expectation, she
lived through the journey and for some weeks
afterwards On the Sd of June, 1880, the Gar
ina breathed her last, and on the 18th of Oc-
tober following Alexander married the Prin-
cess Dolgorourki, who was already the mother
of several children by him.
The first attempt upon the life of Alex
ander was made on the 10Th OF April 1866, by
a workman named Dimitri Karakozotf who
fired at HIM when he was entering a carriage
at St. Petersburg. The pistol was, however,
turned aside by peasant named Komisaroff,
who was ennobled as reward for his action
The second attempt was made at the Paris
Exhibition Of 1867 by Berezowski, Pole 1t
occurred on the 9th of June, when the Gar
and his two sons were seated in a carriage
with the Emperor Napoleon. The assassin
fired into the carriage, and was about to repeat
the shot when the pistol burst in his hands
and disabled him. The occupants of the car
rage were unhurt, but the horse of one of the
equerries was wounded.
At about o'clock on the morning of the
18th of April, 1879 as the Gar was taking his
customary walk, respectfully dressed man,
wearing military hat and cocKade rapidly
approached him, and as he did So put his
hand in his overcoat pocket, and drawing a
revolver fired four shots in rapid succession,
none of which took effect He was siezed by
the people, but before he submitted to arrest, |
again fired his pistol, slightly wounding by
stander in the cheek. The name of the assas-
sin was SoloyieH, who after brief trial was |
convicted and executed
Another attempt on the life of the Gear was
made near Moscow, on the night of the LIST of
December, 1879. The imperial train was fol-
lowed by another bearing the baggage. The
latter train was mistaken for the one contain
ing the Emperor, and when it reached point
near Moscow mine under the track was
sprung, blowing one van to pieces and throw
ng seven cars off the track. Fortunately, no.
Body was hurt The mine under the track
vas connected by means of wires with a build
ng near the railroad, and it was thence the