The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-03-30

SOME ACCOUNT or A rEaALE SihiL'Si' mn"
wnEs AND HER WORK.
A st. Petersburg letter OF the l6tn sayS
The capture OF an important Iemais Nn NH
ist took place in the person OF Nile. III
llppoff, better known under her hIaius 4,
name OF Finger. The Russian police OH.
cials were searching for her Tor ABOUT hvs
years without success, though tneY nau
convincing proofs OF her active par
| ticipation In all the recent NihiIistc
crimes. She was wanted for having
| lent helping hand to the NihiIists VINO
| were at different times digging the ground
under diverse railroad lines, with the ODD
| ject Of blowing up the late Emperor's tram
with dynamite. She was mixed up IN Tue
celebrated robbery OF the Kherson trcas,i-
nv vaults by the Nihilists, and Is SAID 10
have been In st. Petersburg at the time
OF the assassination OF Alexander IL,
having q thorough knowledge OF the
terrible plot. Belonging to the mladie
class of Russian provisional society, Mile.
Finger was rightly famed for her beauty
and her remarkable smartness. She has
studied medicine in the University OF Zu-
rich, Switzerland, obtaining diploma OF
NJ. D.; then she returned to Russia ana
married young assistant OF the Procuror
OF the Court OF Kazan; after three months
of married life she left her husband ana
could not be laid hands on for five years,
battling all the traps set for her'py the nus,
sian detectives, but being invariably heard
OF in conjunction with all NihilistIc crimes
Of late years.
The jubilations OF the Russian police and
their pride at capturing Mile. Philippofi
tv,.o.rtnod than npQprlDp6- AZ
soon as the celebrated lady Nihilist was
brought to the capital all the officials OF
high standing hurried to see her, and
found it hard to resist the combined power
OF her glib tongue and her beauty. The
Chief OF the Secret Police force In ST.
Petersburg--M. Orgewsky-went to see
her first, with the object OF impressing
her with the gravity OF her situation,
but after q few minutes OF conversation
with her he beat hasty retreat, re-
membering-as the gossips OF the capital
say-that he has been but lately married,
in the presence OF the imperial couple, to
the young and accomplished Princess Ma
tbalie ShahOvskoy, and being suddenly
seized with a mortal fear to be unable to
resist the cbarmer, Mile. Philippoff. Then
Count Tolstoy, the Minister OF the Int
TlOT, NOilnttcItu W scc tuc iuii ~ HoohO''
He, however. being an old man. was no
more afraid OF the consort OF the best half
OF his life, and staying an hour and a
half in the cell of Mile. Philipof,
left it, as he himself subsequently
owned-welinigh overpowered by the
woman's arguments, feeling almost himself
converted to Nihilism for an hour or so
after the interview was over. The whole
population OF the capital Is eager to see
Mile. Philippoff, but only few old privi-
legged individuals are admitted to her pre-
sence. since it is seriously feared that were
the younger OF the high officials allowed to
visit her she possibly would succeed in
persuading one Of them to let her escape
from prison in bis clothes, the gentleman
remaining behind IN guise OF a hostage, to
be disposed OF by the Government.