The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-01

CAPT PJEsHKoFF IN TRAVELLING COSTUME.
jechensk Is Cossack station on the Amour. IN
latitude 50' N, longitude 1879 E., and the dis
lance Pjeshkoff will have to cover before no
reaches his destination is about 5000 versts. or
5.4O0 English miles. The intrepid rider set out
on the It'll OF November last. and on the 9th
OF February l13 days afterward. at o'clock In
the afternoon. arrived ut Omsk t55' n. TAP T..
having accomplished 4.0UO versts, or nearly
$500 miles. OF his Journey. On the I'd OF last
month he resumed his task and Is eX pected to
arrive n 81. Petersburg at the end OF May.
The hero OF this remarkable feat II man Of
some education. is commander of hundred
the Amour, and has hal, therefore, to obtain
leave of absence from his duties to enable
marknble enough on account OF the distance
70 to. be e9 ,H me many dangers ana dicql.
climate Of tho tho districts hroaGh Which The
road lies. But more remarkahle than any other
circumstance Is th2 fact that the same horse
Will carry ileshkON from one end OF his Jour-
ney to, the other This animal, which on its
arrival in st. Petersburg will he MS much an
IBERIA, and was purchased by Capt. Pjeshkon
OF light gray color. In height 1t is only
arshtne . versakss. and is therefore much un-
az cxSmnation at The hands Of Gen. ' Tabs s
and various officers OF tho staff and was re.
Gfd o lair on lis 6a Sfs Sa ssea worn
by the constant friction OF the saddle. In the
person Of Can't pIeshkor it has only light
pools y pounds, but saddle. saddle bags. and
aeroutre eliot &c bring up the total weight
In EnRllsh measure; taking the pood as being
ebb1@ = 81 rounF 90d az would DO
siss OF oats and hay ,oo CAPT PesbRo Sg ' has
noted In the diary which he keeps the weight
Of these consumed per diem. and has observed
rs the distance travelled becomes greater.
A. Al the start eight pounds OF oats and
Gent to sai4y IT, BUT pS BY GhhS s W ye Sa
was reached thirty pounds Of the former com
required. AS Tor drink for the greater portion
water in the LIQUID form, being Obliged 10 be
snatched M on the road An English horse
reduced 70 such necessity would not survive
TO- i. and receive no harm whatever
Law y1 ie Itne ROME IRON blaGoy!eshensS 10 omyk
kutsk. ,Atehensk, and Tomsk and AT each Of
these PLACES stoppages were maie. amounting
a to To 5a he eHsGtd
this number q days from the ll3 days. com.
whole jonrney to 0msk. Capt Pieshkotf
state. that no met with no untoward
Iomsk whore he had tho misfortune TO excite
the tusninions Of IN" police aud 20 be Obliged
tion as Is usually n corded to SUSPECTED pep
ne. lie was treated ut FIRST very ruiely BY his
OiHclhl chntOfs anu was only released on fur-
pishing sufficient evidence that he had no de-
signs on The life or the property of the citizens.
Cant PIeshEors dos consists OF a short
Wadded cont "A iur can long fur boots. and fur
gloves, &c. Asan extra protection from the
GO d he wear also n short fur oyelroat. and 4
bQshalik or COwl, which is drawn over his cap
wherever It is windy His arm arc u sworc,
revolver api Nern hal - or two-edged dag
ger Ills -ad!e. which Is o. MOscow maze.
con'ain s all the necessary conyeniences for
carving fodder for hi hor-e. his own changes
whatever he requires in the, shape or food a.
the different stations and VII lagos on the. road
recipient OF many oyatiOns at the towns at
which he stays on route. On tho eve Of his
departure IRON Dmsk tho ON ers OF the ST.
bortnn ,oesack regiments 6tationel In that
city gave grHui haulL"t IN mis- honor The
route 'y Which Ia will reach -. Petersburg
lies thro1Gi liouueN, Perm, ana Ka2An. In
Iussidn m.lilnr' circles Il, ,ear Is exciting the
livellest interest, and ths re- ,sIau War Depart
mont are informed by telegram whenever he
reaches any Town oil Impartalca