Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-07-16
How the Car is Protected.

The Berlin correspondent of the Lon
don Times writes A Russian friend
sends me the following striking picture
of the state of Imprisonment into which
recent events have thrown the Gar:
" The Emperor still broods in sullen
retirement in the castle of Gatchina.
His Majesty has paid only two Or three
fugitive visits to the capital during the
last month. On the last occasion he
was to attend the funeral cortege of the
late Prince Oldenburg to the railway
station. His Majesty's place was duly
marked out in the official programme,
but no two people who saw the process
sion agree as to whether he was behind
the bier or not, and the newspapers all
contradicLed each other as to the Cars
presence. The most probable version
seems to be that he awaited the late
Princes remains at the railway station.
There is no relaxation in the vigilance
exercised at CATCHING. Gen. Count
Vorontzoff-Dachkoff is reported to have
been unable to get on with his imperial
master, and to have been obliged to
leave him for time, while, on the other
hand, it is stated that the Count has iu-
iured his leg and is obliged to keep him
self quiet. 1t has notyet transpired which
story is the true one. The contradic ion
of the first reports as to the way in which
the village of Gatchina was protected, a
contradiction drawn up by Count Vo-
rontzoff- Dachkoff himself does not apply
to the vicinity of the palace, which is
strictly guarded and watched. A
short time ago two of the young
Grand Dukes, cousins of the
Emperor, were stopped in the
grounds by Cossack, who threatened
to spear them if they advanced. A
friend, who has occasion to visit the
castle to see an official, tells me that as
soon as he left the railway station and
took the direction toward the palace, he
felt conscious that the eyes of the police
were following him, but it was only
when he was about to cross the bridge
over the castle moat that he was actu-
ally stopped. Here the police officials
were all officers. They ascertained his
business and escorted him to the service
gate of the palace, the only one which is
allowed to be approached. He at once
found himself in the police Office, sur
rounded by officers. His passport was
taken, and his description, the time OF
day, and business, were all duly noted
in book, which the chief of police is
supposed to examine every day. An
officer was then sent to inform the Off
cial inquired for, while my friend was
kept by the police. On the officer re-
turning with message that the official
could be seen, my friend was escorted
by police officer down the long corri.
doris to the rooms of the person he
wished to see. All the way Cossack
sentinels, with drawn swords, were
tramping up and down. 1t can readily
be imagined that no official of the pal
ace, however high he may be placed, is
particularly overjoyed at present by the
visits of his friends. My acquaintance
was therefore exhorted, for the love OF
heaven, to confne his conversation to
the merest commOnplaces, and not tc
stay too long. When he got to the
train on his return journey he fell
heartily glad and fortunate, though
he could not shake off the sen.
sation that the police were still at his
back. Looking out of the windows OF
the corridor into the court yards, Of
which there are four within the castle
walls, he saw innumerable stacks Of
piled muskets, denoting the presence o.
a large force of infantry, and on The
open place in front of the palace were
picketed the horses of about squadron
of cavalry. Persons whose business
calls them daily to the palace, and who
are well known, are vigorously searched
For example, priest employed in the
service of the imperial chapel was lately
subjected to such a close inspection th1
even his cigarettes were not overlooked
A Cossack officer is stationed at each O
the doors of the sleeping apartments o
the Emperor, the Empress and the he'll
apparent during the night. The las
uamed complains continually of the re
straint put upon his movements since
his fathers accession to the throne. HI
is not allowed to 60 out riding in The
park, which particularly annoys him
None of the officers or court officials arr
allowed to be away from the palac,
more than two or three hours at a time
and all are obliged to be in before il
the evening. The court will soon re
move to Peterhoff, which has small
port at the mouth of the Neva. Herr
four lghtships will be anchored, and NJ
other vessels will be allowed to 90 near
The two yachts, Slavianka and Czarevna
viii always be in readiness to convey thu
Emperor To and from St. Petersburg
accompanied on each side by torpedo
boat, manned with four marines"