Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-21

I priest he wiped il with tie sash ana on
takIU. up the vase ne arose and the pr est
who bad cen washed AROSE and hl7sed MS
hand and cAeeG. Tb . ceremony was re-
peated With eaCn OF one OF tue priests va
the feet Of the twelve had been washed
. Then another mass and chant an a J. re-
turned Ia solemn procession To Inc "'l"l
another prayer and cnant and the ceTC-
muUY was ended. There are no Ieha'e
voices in the cbolrs Of me RUSSIAN
/ church and 30 organs or instr ulheh's'I
. music. The Choils are composed OF lAtu
. ana BOYS and thcIr voices are trained 10
/ perfection. and their clOruses are grand
ana beautiful. Females do not respond
during the services nor are tney al
lowed behind tho altar in the Russian
churches.
A WEEK OF GENERAL KISSING.
1t is the custom here with all
church to kiss when meeting
eaca other on the day of Easter sunday or
az any time during the week. one eX-
claims: Christ has arisen and the
other res ponds, "Ges, lie has surely
arisen" and they kiss each other. ms
custom Is observed by the high and the
low. Even the Emperor kisses the first per-
son he meets on coming out OF his rooms
ia the palace. 1t is related that one year
ago, when the Emperor came out OF his
room, the first person ne saw was the
sentinel at his door and he Immediately
approached the sentinel and SAID, Christ
has arlsen.V The soldier did not re-
spond, but was silent and on inquiry the
Car found that his sentinel happened TO
be n jew. Ever since that time Jews are
not toIud on guard in the palace. TO say
the least Of it, the jew was honest.
AN INTEMPERATE PEOPLE.
| am sorry to say during this week
there are no evidence OF temperance laws
IN Russia, tor there Is much into NiCatlOn,
but the fellows under the influence Of
liquor are very quiet, ana never appeared
to be imhued with pugill6tic procIYities.
II ha,t as much vodka had been con
sumed m any American city a. was con-
stunned in Petersburg Easter week, There
would have been many broken skull and
bloody nose. The rigorous and speedy
methods Of executing The laws IN TINS
empire have a tendency TO cause all per-
sons, drunk or sober, to keep a vigIlant
watch upon their tempers, acts and
language. A quiet person who attends to
his business may have an easy, ehJ)yan!e
time, but meddlesOme person who trou-
blea the affairs OF other people and at
tempts 10 interfere with officials or gov
erIm MT regulations, has hard road to
travel and one that generally leads in the
direction of Siberia.
HE LIKES THE ENITEROR.
! believe the present Emperor is good.
hearted, amIable man, Uut a bp,d, fear
less one. believe his ambition is 10 be a
patriot. He is certainly popular. IAaye
often seen hlm driving in the streets, at
tended by only the Empress and man.
and always the people show much atfac-
uon for the family as we'll as the Em-
pefor himself. They rush around his car
liage 10 greet him, and eyiCce great ad-
m.ratiou for him. Much liberty in the ad
mIuistration OF government seems not al
ways 10 insure peace and friendly feeiinL
Tor the administrators Of the laws or the
laws themselves, IA was demonstrated 30
tBe recent revolutionary proceedings OF
the anarchists and socialists in CHICAGO.
Dut is a matter Of much cOngratuiatIou
t. Americans, that only foreigners were
r. ngaged in that disgracetul affair.