The Potteries Examiner : — 1879-07-26 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

TERRIBLE TR:WED)" IN RUSSIA.  A St. Petersburg correaporident writes n—A terrible tragedy—a double murder by a young officer—lean deeply excited the public mind here. An old gentleman. Vlasmtf, is retired councillor, had during the last six years shown great kindness to a young man, by name Charles Landsberg, who, in the first instance, lodging at his house, had been assisted by \'la,eoht with funds fir outfit when he passed Ids examination for entering the corps of Sappers of the Guards, and on other ociandons. These loans eventually amounted to ri,ooo roubles, for which the Whin rave his bill of exchange, and which le-came due on June IL Thu moonlit the young officer wrid he would Li able to pay, as im %VON Dia Olt to Ma rry into & family of distinction—the newspapers say he was engaged to one oi the ninny daughters of an eminent general. IM the evening of that day Landsberg called 011 M. Vlassoff at ten o'clock. The former tieing deadly pale, M. Vlastaill asked him if he were ill. n Yes, djed Landsburg,, ''alit! for some seltzer-water for me." It. Vlaosnill mutt lie setvant for some lemonade (instrard of wham-water,' and immediately the servant left the house Lands'berg attacktd and killed the al DI:III with a hunting-knife. Ile then waited the return of the servant, and before she had time to place on the table the ten meals change, he attacked and killed•her by a stab in the temple with the same Minting-knife. Landsberg then almtnicted the bill tor Fi,timi roubles and a large riacket of securities, and after washing his hands to 4, the key of the fiont door, locked it after lion, and eseata.d. The murder was discovered accidentally by a plasterer engaged on the exterior of the house looking through the window and seeing the corpses on the floor. The murderer PlOl seen to enter the hvise late on the evening aloes mentioned and suspicion, therefore, MI upon him, and he war arre,ted. At first denying his guilt, ha at length mole a full confession of his crime. As already stated, this eeld-blooded murder hip as military officer who moved in high circles has created great senAation. The murder was, without any reason whatever, in the first instance attributed to Nihilists, in the same way as the death of a Connt Koskul, whose corpse was found in u wood outside the Nerve gates, has been reported in the foreign papers to hove Iwen their work, though it is established that he had committed suicide in a fit of insanity. The mur• direr his beim eauteaced to fifteen years' penal servitude.  It is proposed to bold an ecelesinstkal art exhibilion in the Royal Albert Hall during May and June next year, open to British and foreign art. MAR°. Sala, who was last year's star at the Italian Theatre, at St. Petersburg, has jest been rem. gaged at a salary of 100,000 fr. for the season of 11179,80. °A.n. 19htotanwaa: itirLetgrah Ham vsitianateds uthLie iapleo.intmt.tiot Tina th.: I Prince Edward Island. The medical a&lvivrs of Mr..triiir Sullivan 0.00 advised a total cessation trim lila or ri MC, Loin therefore going abroad for a chan,:.•. as principal of South Keyed ligna 'lra 00. S,hi.vt sill during his absence be performed by Dr. 01soii. otwist of St. Paul's Ciithislnil. It is hot, I that Mr. Bullivan will have :Tweeted Nialirienllv oratorio "The Light of the World," at t!iii F,atival in September, and the drst mating I . .6 tuumanoed.