The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-15

ST. PETERSBURG, March 14.-RUSsakof,
who threw the first bomb, has been q stu.
dent during two years at the Mining Acad.
my. The second bOab-thrower has been
arrested. He is also young man.
sOCIALIsTIC REJOICINGs IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, March HandbiIIs have
been issued and are in circulation among
the representatives of the Commune and
Socialistic Thereists in this city for meet
ing TO sympalhze with Russian Nlhilists,
and rejoice in the death OF the Car. IL Is
to be held in 4 ball in the BOwery to.Ihor-
row night.
ALEXANDER II.
Life and Times Of the Late Emperor
Of Russia-Thc New Car.
Philadelphia Times.I
Alexander, sixth Car OF the House OF
Romanotf. Holstein, eldest son OF the late
Emperor Nicholas ]. aud Of the Princess
Charlotte OF Prussia, was born April 1929,
1918, while his uncle, Alexander J., was
upon the throne. He was but seven years
old when the death of his uncle, and the re-
nuncalion OF the succession by the Grand
Duke Constantine. made his father Car.
But Nicholas did not assume the
crown unopposed. \ very considerable
body OF the Imperial Guards rebelled,
being melted by a union Of secret So
cicties generally known under the name OF
Dekabrists, and for awhile the Cars sue
cesSion, his life, and the existence OF his
House were in danger. The Dekabrists
were a species Of constitutional revolution
ists, having in their composition strong
infusion Of what in our own time is styled
Nhilsm. Their intention was to eXiermi-
nate the Imperial family, TO divide Russia
into a vast number OF small States, and TO
unite these In some sort OF confederation
that, while giving each independence
internally, would be capable OF re.
sisting assaults from without. The scheme
came near achieving success, but ended
by failing utterly. A few regiments
OF the Guards remained loyal, and these
served as a nucleus around which to rally
the positively loyal and negatively cOnser-
vatiye elements OF the population, civil and
military. By series OF bold measures, Wig
Orous attacks followed up relentles,ly, the
instruction was crushed. State trials COM
pleted the work that The soldiers began
hun lreds Of men were executed, thousands
banished TO die in the Siberian mines; for
time Russia was subject to reign OF terror
i'm the name OF law. Coming 10 the throne
Though sea OF blood, Nicholas ruled
thencefofth race OF slaves.
THE YOUNG CARS EDUCATION.
This terrible experience made n deep
mark upon AlcXandei's nature. The habit
of gloom, OF suspicion, then formed, never
left him all his life long, though in brighter
times 1t was modified. Moreover, he was
about this period removed from the care OF
his mother, the gentle German Princess,
and given over TO the more severe rule OF
military governOr-tbe General Moerder.
Under the care Of this learned man, and OF
the Russian poet Jeukowski, his edu-
cation went on. When thirteen years
old he was commissioned a lieu
tenant of the Guards, and in four
years, by regular promotion, was made
a colonel. But he had 10 taste whatever for
military life, and constantly endeayOred to
evade its duties, greatly to the disgust Of
his father, and 10 his own serious disad.
vantage. His desire for civil rather than
military life was opposed to all the tradi-
tions OF the Russian Court, and gloomy
fOrebOdings freely were expressed rs to his
future. The belief was current that his
succession TO the throne would be disputed
By the old Muscovite party in the interest OF
his brother, the bold dashing Grand Duke
Constantine. DOT Of this possibility grew
a feud between the brothers that led TO open
quarrels. Constantine, being an admiral OF
the fleet, on one occasion went so far as to
place Alexander under arrest for some al
legged infraction Of naval discipline. For
this piece OF impudence the Car ordered
the ada ira himself under arrest-tbus
serving him out In kind. But the matter
was serious-so serious that when AleXan-
hon ff... fxnr
required Constantine publicly TO take an
oath of fidelity to the heir to the crown.
ALExANDER's MARRIAGE.
The CzarevItch, in the mean time, bad
freed himself from bis military governors,
and had gone upon his famous wife-hunting
expedition into Germany. The story OF this
expedition has been recently retOld; how
OF all the "eigible" young princesses upon
his list none pleased him, and how by acct
dent he found his army at the little grand
ducal court Of Hesse-Darmstadr, "A trim.
round. wasted German maiden with whom
he truly fell head over ears in lOye-tbe
pretty Princess Maria. daughter OF the
Grand Duke Ludwig III. And so, instead
OF state marriage Of convenience. he made
a lOye.matcl-a most rare privilege for an
Emperor-when, April, 1871, his CG-
lebs-like pilgrimage ended in bis
becoming married man. Unluck-
lily, as all the world knows, the love did
not last. Like a true Muscoviie, the Car
was a most wholesale lover, and his poor
wife's patience was sorely taxed by his fla.
grant infideiles. The last and most nOt0-
rious OF these was his connection with the
Princess Olga-consummated little while
back by a morganalic marriage before the
breath was fairly. out OF his wile's body.
His legitimate children are: Alexander
(now Czar), born February, 1915; Yladi.
mir, born April, 1S47; Alexis, born Janu-
airy, 1850 ;;Marie duchess Of Edinburgh,
born October, 1853; Sergus, born April,
1857, and Paul, born September, 1860.
THE THRONE ATTAINED.
la the darkest hour Of the Crimean war
The Gar Nicholas died. On his death-bed
he formally bequeathed bis empire to Alex
ander and exacted from Constantine fresh
romise to uphold his brother Loyalty in
order to secure the peace and happiness OF
The nation. The Czarevitch on this occa-
sion, in the presence OF the Ministers and
The Council OF State, declared his inten.
lion TO accept the trust, and on his
Iather's death Immediately was pro-
claimed the Car. The same after
noon the Estates OF the Empire, with the
general officers In st. Petersburg, did hon.
ige !; aud ut council held under the pres-
lency OF the new Emperor II was resolved
not in any way 10 interrupt the course OF