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RUSSIAN SEVERITY.

The Odessa correspondent of the " Daily Hewi" writes: — "I was present In the Appellate Court here when an appeal was heard from a Russian poasant named Krajzauoviki. against the sentence of six months' imprisonment adjudged him by the -'Kamenelz-Podolik Tribunal for blasphemy. Tbe appellant's offence was this. — Tired and weary after a long day's labor In tbe harvest field last year, he entered the Tillage tavern and drank a glass of vodkha. After this appetiser he was ; lapplied with a small meat roll, called In Russian .' priog.' The peasant found the 'priog.'. snob, .excellent eating that be exclaimed, ' I would rather kits the girl who made this priog than the leoni' The Utter is the saored picture aerer absent from any Russian habitation,- before which it is asual for visitors jio lippoyer and 'prog* themselves.' The peasant's exclamation was highly complimentary to the cook of the tavern ; but the parish priest, to whom it was reported beard and judged it m a different light. Hence _tho prosecution and sentence. The peasant, whom I saw enter the box and devoutly cross himself before the 'leon r m Court, was a middle-aged, jovial, and good-tempered looking man, who appeared muoh relieved by the Court reduoing the original sentence to dne month's arrest. '

An attempt of elopement from Sandhurst by a married musician with a young lady, has been nipped m the bud. The runaways were overtaken by the young lady's irate brother, and he so worked on bis sister's feelings that she decided to return home. The brother was only just m time, as the runaways were on boEfri} |the and on j|h,e poiptof B|artirig for A.m'erioa; if he whole party returned to Sandhurst id the same train. The gay Lothario, who was not on ■peaking terms with his own wife | before his departure from Sandhurst, left instructions behind him that his furniture should be sold The wife, however, managed to effect an entrance into the house, and, by the assist. \ntfi of relations, barricaded the hodse'sb iffedtually' that,' Seß^ite 1 thjf escorf of nine guardians of the peace, the auo^ioneor pou)4 npt g^in Qn pptrancp. The large party Qf speotators whioh intended to be present at the sale, were amused at the auctioneer's discomfiture.

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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1649, 30 August 1887, Page 3

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RUSSIAN SEVERITY. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1649, 30 August 1887, Page 3

RUSSIAN SEVERITY. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1649, 30 August 1887, Page 3

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