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TERORISM IN RUSSIA.

A very touching story is told with reference to the terrorism of Russia There is & rumour sfloat of an alleged plot to abduct the young Czarewitch, for the purpose of terrifying hia porents 'n*o granting concessions to the Nihilist. It ja even added ihaf, if within ;i pertain space of t'vne a Coaetitution is not granted, the abductors wil! follow the example of certain Greek and Cshbrisn brigand?, and s-nd the bad of their littie victim us a eipn of (he co pietion of their vengeance. Bat the sfory is regarded with very considerable doubt, It ia the faehioa just bos to atttibute every imafeioftble rxce3B of crime to the Russian Bevo'utionisfs, It js eenain. however, that th 3 unbsppy Empress, who i? tenderly stfanhe.-i to her husband and children, fully believes that a calamity is impending over her son end Loir. The real ressoa why the deputation of Polish cobies, who went to express their Bbhorreace at the Bsssssioation was net received by Alexander 111, was owing to an incident caused by the continual terror in which the eiaser of the Princess of Waiea is compelled to live. There was a large cumber of deputations of all rauks and classes waiting in the Throne Room on tha' occasion, and while one of tha bodies of delegate?, who were drawn from the roughest peasants of a distant sni semib&rbarous province, were prostrating themselves, an??, with uncoQth gestures, expressing their totrow &nu Bytfcpathj to tha new Czar, the Emprees observed that some of them turned their attention tc the new Czarevfitch also. Having frequently received thre&tenias letters ageing* her boy, the fearful thought seized her that there was an evil intent in ihe fawDiog acLion of the men; and, in a paroxysm of maternal emotion, she ehruked aloud to tha Czar to save her boy. The shriek and the fainting of lbs Eroprsas produced wild contU3ion, which the Emperor stopped by abruptly terminating the audience. The Polish deputation had to retire unheard along with the msjority of the assemblage.

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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 235, 3 October 1881, Page 4

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TERORISM IN RUSSIA. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 235, 3 October 1881, Page 4

TERORISM IN RUSSIA. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 235, 3 October 1881, Page 4

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