THE CHIMNEY CORNER.

THE TYRANT GENERAL. A Tale of Russian Cruelty. On the 22nd May, 1841, one of the battalions composing part of the military colony recently established by the (Russian Government at Novgorod, and which, in the singularity of its or ganisation, resembles the Prussian land wehr, was drawn up in line on the parade ground attached to the immense barracks constructed a few years since on the most solitary and ancient part of the town, not far from the church of Saint Sophia. In front of the line, formed with* the mechanical regularity and precision which have made the Russian foot soldiers such admirable automatons, strode General L —eff. He was a man fifty years of age, re markable for his rigid deportment, his leanness, his tawny complexion, and his large grey restless eyes. He was distinguished in the army for his bravery—daring proofs of which he had given during the. campaigns in Persia and Turkey. But whether, as was generally thought, domestic unhappi ness had been the means of souring a

' temper naturally energetic, dr that his , heart had been hardened by the fre quent application of the inexorable ne cessity of a discipline degrading in its principle, and too often monstrous in its effects, General L—eff was looked on as an. object of terror by the soldiers; for not a day passed un signalised by one or more of those acts of severity which might justly undergo the imputation of ferocity. It was known, however, that this man had an attachment for the daughter of one of his ancient comrades, killed in the late war with Poland. JHaving adopted her, no parent ever showed more solicitude for his offspring than he evinced for the young orphan, and they were seldom separate. Although grateful for the kindness oi the general, the young girl—to whom • the soldiers had given the name of Solqxyoiva (nightingale), from the sweet ness which she sang the old and melancholy slave romances —could never overcome in his presence the unconquerable constraint ■which his brief address, imperious countenance, and cold and distant manners, imposed dhithole who approached him.- 6n the day when the following events took place, Solowoiva, who, to please the general, regularly attended all the exercises and parades, was seated before one of the barrack win dows on a level with the parade-ground, looking quietly at the movements of the soldiers. A blush suffused her countenence T as. her. eyes encountered those of 5 - -a- 1 young military surgeon named Ivan Polovoi, dressed on this occasion with marked elegance in the simple uniform of his rank. Already General L eff had passed several times before the front of the battalion without speaking; but his bushy eyebrows contracted, and passion began to be visible in his countenance, when; he found that a number of men were absent. His attention at this moment was arrested by a party of soldiers advancing towards him from the other end of the parade-ground, each carrying a long rod, used in the application of an abominable punish . ment, which has not yet ceased in the Russian army. Turning towards one of his aides-de-camp,;he demanded, in a voice of thunder, from whom the order had emanated, and who was to be punished. A sergeant, remarkable for his livid and scarred appearance, rushed towards the general, snatched his sword from his hand, and struck him in the face with it, exclaiming, “ Yourself!” The action had an effect like an

electric shock oh the ranks of the battalion, and the usually immovable countenances of the soldiers seemed to brighten with an impulse of hatred, A spontaneous movement was made by the officers along the line to the assist ance of their chief; but they were instantly seized, thrown to the ground, and a bayonet pointed against the breast of each. Ivan the surgeon had alone been left untouched ; for, by his humanity and kindness, he had con ciliated the goodwill of the troops. A grenadier, however, was stationed be fore him to act as a guard, who whis pered in his ear, in a mysterious voice, “ Whether tJxe Nighingale sings or not, remain quiet r not a gesture nor a cry, or you are a dead man !” Recovering from his surprise, the general seized with both hands the bayonets presented to his breast; and having by a violent effort struck them aside, shouted, as his eye flashed along the battalion—“ Down on your knees, vile brutes ! Down on your knees and ask pardon—your heads in the dust, or you have not flesh enough on your backs to expiate your rebellion !”

His words were received with a shout of savage laughter, and the ser geant, with that peculiar tranquility which distinguishes unshaken resolu tion, retorted—-“ We each and all of us know that our lives will be the penalty of what we now do. When tlxe sen tence passed pn you shall be executed, we shall seek General Suroff, governor of Novgorod ; we shall give up to him your sword, your decorations, and whatever may remain of your body, and say to him, “ General L—eff was a tiger, and we have killed him ; here are our arms; we look for our punish ment !” The sergeant, while speaking, tore the epaulettes from the general’s shoulders, and trampled them under his feet. “ These insignia don’t become you; the knout is fitter for an execu tioner. Remember the soldier Betsakoff, flog'gfed. with Tods for having been too glow in carrying arms; remember the old sans-officier, whom you reduced to the ranks for having a stain on his uniform, and whom you struck with your cane until the blood streamed from his forehead, his cheeks, and his lips; and because the unhappy old man, pale with shame, repulsed the hand which inflicted the indignity, he was condemned, flogged, and sent mutilated and dying to Siberia.” The sergeant continued with a terrible coolness this degrading scene, dragging off the general’s belt and coat, and lastly his shirt.

In spite of his remarkable firmness, L —eff shuddered while he listened to the accusing voice, so eloquent in its simplicity, so calm and so measured even in its passion. As for Solowoiva, she sat for some time without being: able to comprehend the strange scene

passing before her eyes ; but when the truth at length flashed on her, that her adopted father was about to undergo the odious chastisement which he had so often inflicted on others, she was seized with horror, and gave utterance to the most heart-rending cries. Ivan the surgeon, who till then had stood neuter, could not remain insensible to the despair of the young girl, and for getting the warning he had received, and the ferocious exasperation of the soldiers, he advanced towards her. He had not gone many paces when a shot was fired, and the unfortunate young surgeon fell to the ground a corpse. There is in most Russian regiments a kind of buffoon, who fills a situation somewhat resembling that held in the ancient German armies, to whom the soidiers applied the significant appella tion of Lustig. One of these men, at tached to the battalion, seeing the sur geon fall, approached the corpse, dan cing and gesticulating, and, raising it in his robust arms, carried it towards where Solowoiva still sat, and depositing it immediately before her, exclaimed— “ Here, my little singing bird, this is yours.” Pale with terror, the girl re cognised the body as it rolled at hex feet, and uttering a faint cry, sunk by its side.

While this scene was being enacted, General L —eff had been laid on a car, drawn along the ranks, and had received the baguettes —a terrible torture 5 which, however, was only the commencement of his sufferings. He had scarcely reached the extremity of the line when a voice exclaimed, “ Take him to the ovens !”

The general, whose spirit was already crushed, heard the words, and, too well comprehending their meaning, threw around him a look of supplica tion and terror.

“ To the ovens !” shouted a hundred voices.

The countenance of the general be came livid, and his body shook with terror: his pride had fled, and groaning in agony, he asked for pardon. But the shouts of the battalion drowned his voice; and the sergeant, approaching his victim, said in a stern tone —“ I also besought pity when my brother fell expiring under the baguettes.” We shall not go into the details of the horrible scene which followed, un fortunately but too true. Suffice it to say, that the general and the superior officers of the battalion, shut up in the ovens, under which- a slow fire was carefully renewed by the soldiers, were litex-ally roasted alive. Certainly the execution of the sen tence had a terrible originality ; yet the punishment was fully proportionate to the vengeance. A mounted jager carried to the em peror the account of the fearful drama which had been enacted in Novgorod, and eight days afterwards several batteries of artillery entered the decayed capital of ancient Russia, preceded by a major-general, who, during the late war in Poland, had been known to the array under the title of the “ Butcher of Warsaw.” One of the aides-de-camp was sent to the quarters of the mutineers, with an order to assemble the next day, without arms, at a small parade-ground at the eastern extremity of the town, and called the Tartar Camp. The soldiers replied to this mysterious injunction by the customary shout {karacho). The following day they dressed them selves, and arranged their moustaches, as if prepared for a simple parade; then pale, silent, their lips white with emotion, but still keeping their ranks, they traversed the town through a triple row- of Cossacks, followed by the mournful looks of the populace. Arrived upon the ground, they silently formed into square. At the same moment the drums beat, the belfries of the numerous Greek churches in Novgorod pealed, and the several batteries established at the entrance of the five long avenues leading into the field were suddenly unmasked, and the grape-shot began the work of extermina tion. Horrid shouts followed each discharge, and a heavy groaning, mingled with the interrupted songs of some of the dying soldiers. For three hours the discharge continued; and when the executioners of this bloody duty entered the place of punishment, they found it literally a lake of blood and covered with mangled limbs. Five soldiers alone, who had been miracu lously preserved, were found alive, and they expired under the knout. Among this latter number was the sergeant, who to the last moment manifested an extraordinary, degree of fortitude in the midst of his sufferings. Solowoiva, the adopted daughter of General L eff, was taken under the protection of the Empress, and placed in the society of noble Russian ladies at Sraolnoi.

It may be necessary to add that the proceeding details are not exaggerated in any respect. We present them as described by a respectable correspon dent of a French newspaper, who mentions that he was an eye-witness of the scene to which he alludes. From what is being daily disclosed of the savage character of Russian institutions, there seems no reason to doubt their accuracy,

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1880.

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No, mother has dis cliarged her duty to her suffering little one, in our .opinion, until she has given, it the benefit of Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup. Try it mothers, try it now.— Ladies’ Visitor, New York City. ALUABLE DISCOVERY for the Hair. A very nicely perfumed Hairdressing, called THE MEXICAN HAIR RE NEWER, now being sold by most Che mists and perfumers througout the coun try, at 3s. fid. per bottle, is fast super ceding all the old restorers and dyes for the purpose of changing grey or white hair to its natural original color, for it will positively restore the hair in every case of greyness to its original color, with out dyeing it or leaving that offensive smell which most of the hair preparations of the day do. This preparation has never been known to fail in restoring the hair to its natural color and gloss in from eight to twelve days. It promotes growth and prevents tlxe hair falling out, eradicating dandruff, and leaving the scalp in a clean, healthy condition. It. imparts peculiar vitality to the roots of the hair', restoi’ing it to its youthful freshness and vigor. Daily applications of this preparation for a week or two will surely restore faded, grey, or white hair to its natural color and richness. It is not a dye,: nor does it con tain any coloring matter or offensive substance whatever. Hence it does not soil the hands, the scalp, or even white linen, but produces the color within the substance of the hair. Read the follow ing from Mr. Nathan Berry,' Chemist; Walkden : “One of my customers told me the other day he had had grey hair for thirty-five years, and after using one bottle of the Mexican Hair Renewer I sold him, it was restored to and kept its natural color. ”j : It may be had of any respectable Chemist, Perfumer, or Dealer in toilet articles in the kingdom, at 3s. fid. per bottle. —Prepared by HENRY C. . GALLUP, No. 498, Oxford street, London. ,



Medical. COCKLE’S ANTIBILIOUS PILLS— These Pills consist of a careful and peculiar admixture of the beat and mild est vegetable aperients, with the pure ex tract of the flowers of the camomile. They will be found a most efficacious remedy for derangement of the digestive organs, and for torpid action of the liver and bowels, which produce indigestion and the several varieties of bilious and liver complaints. They speedily remove the irritation and feverish state of the stomach, allay spasm, correct the morbid condition of the liver and organs subser vient to digestion, promote a due and .healthy secretion of bile, and relieve the constitution of all gouty raatter and other impurities, which, by, circulating in the blood, most injuriously affect the action of the kidneys ; thus, by removing the causes productive of so much discomfort, they restore the energies of both body and mind. To those who indulge in the luxuries of the table these pills will prove highly useful, occasioning no pain in their action, unless they meet with an unusual quantity of acrid bile and acid matter in the stomach and bowels. To Europeans on their arrival in India or China they are recommended as a preservative against the fatal disorders peculiar to tropical climates. Their occasional use, if com bined with the strictest attention to diet, will be frequently found to remove at once, by their influence over the secre tions, that congestive and unhealthy con dition of the liver which is so often the earliest antecedent of severe febrile and constitutional disturbance. It must be understood that these pills are not recommended as containing any, new or dangerously active ingredients; on the contrary, they are characterised by a remarkable simplicity of combination, and whatever merit they may be found to possess depends as much upon the selec tion of pure drugs, and the unusual labor and attention bestowed upon their subse quent preparation, as upon the acknow ledged peculiarity of their composition, They are not recommended as a panacea, nor are they adapted to all complaints but as a mild and efficacious aperient-and tonic in the various forms of indigestion, it will not, perhaps, be an exaggeration to state that they have been, resorted to under all systems of diet, changes of cli mate, or atmospheric alternations with an extraordinary degree of success for upwards of seventy-eight years. This celebrated family aperient may be had, throughout the United Kingdom in boxes at Is 2s 9d, 4s 6d, and 11s Od, as well as in India, China, New Zealand, and the Australian Colonies. Keating’s Powder. Keating’s Powder. Keating’s Powder. Keating’s Powder. Kills Bugs, Fleas, Moths, Beetles. This Powdejr is quite harmless to ANIMAL LIFEJ but is unrivalled in destroy ing fleas, bugs, cockroaches, beetles, moths in furs, and every other species of insect. Sports men will find this invaluable for destroying fleas in their dogs, as also ladies for their pet dogs. THIS ARTICLE has found so GREAT a SALE that it has tempted others to vend a so called article hi imitation. The PUBLIC are CAUTIONED that the tins of the genuine powder bear the autograph of THOMAS KEATING. Keating’s Worm Tablets. Keating’s Worm Tablets. Keating’s Worm Tablets, A PURELY VEGETABLE SWEETMEAT, both in appearance and taste, furnishing a most agreeable method of administering the only certain remedy for INTESTINAL or THREAD WORMS. It is a perfectly safe and mild preparation, and is especially adapted for children. Sold in tins by all Chemists and Druggists. Proprietor, THOS. KEATING, London. 956 c ENO’S FRUIT SART. ' THE PHYSICAL BASIS OF LIFE GOOD FOOD. How to enjoy good food that would other wise cause Bilious headache, disordered Stomach, Poisoned Blood, &c.—use ENO’S FRUIT SALT. A NATURAL APERIENT. ENO’S FRUIT SALT, when taken with water, acts as a natural aperient, its simple but natural action removes all impurities, thus preserving and restoring health. If its great value in keep ing the body in health were universally known, no fam should be without it. Fagged, weary, and worn OUT !! ! Anyone whose duties require them to under go mental or unnatural excitement or strain— ENO’S FRUIT SALT is the best known remedy. It acts like a charm. It allays ner vous excitement, depression, and the injurious effects.of stimulants and too rich food. Its power in aiding the digestion is most striking. It also restores the nervous system to its proper condition (by natural means). Use ENO’S FRUIT SALT. You cannot overstate its great value in keeping the blood pure and free from disease. ENO versus STIMULANTS. —An n sufficient amount of exercise frequently deranges the liver. ENO’S FRUIT SALT is peculiarly adapted for any constitutional weak ness of the liver. A world of woes is avoided by those who keep and use ENO’S FRUIT SALT.—“AII our’customers for Eno’s Salt would not be without it upon any consideration, they having received so much benefit from it, — ■Wood Brothers, Chemists, Jersey, 1878.” Every travelling trunk and HOUSEHOLD in the world ought to contain a Bottle of ENO’S FRUIT SALT, prepared from Sound, Ripe Fruit, as a Health giving, Cooling, Sparkling, and Invigorating Beverage for any Season. It is the best Pre ventive and Cure for Biliousness, Sick’ Head ache, Skin Eruptions, Impure Blocd, Fevers, Pimples on the Face, Giddiness Feverishness, Mental Depression, Want of Appetite, Sour ness of Stomach, Constipation, Vomiting, Thirst, &c., and to remove the effects of errors in Eating and Drinking. ENO’S FRUIT SALT.—From the Rev. Dr Hurst, Vicar of Collorly “ I have nsed your. Fruit Salt for many years, and have verified your statements. The thanks' of the public are due to you for your unceasing efforts to relieve suffering humanity. Long may you live to be a blessing to the world.” ENO’S FRUIT SALT.—“After suffering for nearly two and a half years from severe headache and disordered stomach, and after trying almost everything and spending much money without finding any benefit, I was recommended by a friend to try, ENO’S_ FRUIT SALT, and before I had finish >1 one bottle I found it doing me a great deal of good, and now I am restored to my usual. health; and others I know that have tried it have hot enjoyed such- good health for years.—Yours most truly, Robert Humphreys, Post Office, Barrasford.” r ' Agents for New Zealand, . MESSRS. EEMPTHORNE, PROSSER AND CO.



Medical STEEDMAN’S SOOTHING POWDERS FOR CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH. CAUTION TO .PURCHASERS. The value, of this well-known Family Medi cine has been largely tested in all parts of the world, and by all grades of society, for upwards of FIFTY YEARS. Its well-earned exten sive sale has induced SPURIOUS IMITA TIONS, some of which in OUTWARD APPEARANCE so closely resemble the ori ginal as to have deceived many purchasers. The proprietor therefore feels it due to the public to give a special caution against . the use of SUCH IMITATIONS. . .... Purchasers are therefore requested carefully to observe the four following distinctive characteristics, without which none are genuine : Is t—In every case the words' JOHN STEEDMAN, CHEMIST, WALWORTH, SURREY, are engraved on: the Government Stamp affixed to each packet. , i, j • 2nd—Each Single Powder has directions for the dose, and the words, John Steedman, Chemist, Walworth, Surrey, printed thereon. 3rd —The name, Steedman, is. always.-spclt with two EE’s. 4th —The manufacture is carried on solely at Walworth, Surrey. .. ' Sold in Packets by all Chemists and Medi cine Vendors. Sold by Kempthorne, Prosser and Co., Auckland. 63 Jj30 WELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED. J>OWEEL’S BALSAM of ANISEED. JpO WELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED. XTRAORDINARY TESTIMO NIALS. ... POWELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED. Due db Montabor writes : “ Chateau de Montabor, Aveyron. Sir, —Having suffered for some time from ah obstinate cough, accompanied with fever, continuous head-aches, and sleepless nights, I resolved after having vainly tried several other medicines, to have recourse to your BALSAM of ANISEED. I cannot resist, sir, : the desire of making you acquainted with'the really marvelous results, which' I derived from it. From the first dose I felt great relief/ the bad symptoms grew feeblerythe irritation of the throat was .calming down, and- I recovered the sleep' which had nearly left me. . The third dose, delivered me completelyand T am how; completely restored to health. , ” ' Receive, sir, with the expression of my gratitude the assurance of my distinguished sentiments. , w DUG DB MONTABOR' / HER MAJESTY $ GUN’ BOAT NETIEY.' Wick, Scotland. Dear Sir;— Having had a most, distressing and severe cough, which caused me many sleepless and restless days, I was recommended by his LORDSHIP the EARL of CAITHNESS to try your most invaluable. Balsam ' 'pf Aniseed, and 1 1 can assure you, 1 with the first dose, I found immediate relief, even without Raving to suspend my 'various duties’; and the first small bottle com pletely -cured me, therefore 1 have the greatest confidence in fully recommend ing it to the million. Signed; ■ r ; W. LINZELL, 8T.M.G.8. NETLEY. For coughs, bronchitis, ljn FLUENZA, COLDS, &c. T?OR COUGHS, BRONCHITIS,' IN* IT FLUENZA,; COLDS, &c. POWELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED.— The effects of -one teaspoonful ‘taken in a little water before going to bed is extraordinary. No family should be without it in the winter. Sold by Chemists and Medicine Vendors throughout the World, is and 2s 3d per per bottle; a great saving in taking family bottles, .1 is each. Established over 50 years. Prepared only by THOMAS POWELL, Blackfriars Road, London. POWELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED. “Sir,—! have for a long time suffered from a severe cough and tried- all manner of remedies. Df.' Liberecht advised POWELL’S BALSAM of ANISEED ; it cured-toe after a few days. You are at liberty to use- this letter in hopes that others maybenefitbyiG— I am, Sir, Yours, &c., ALBERT COUNT POTOCKL” For coughs, bronchitis, -’in- FLUENZA, COLDS, &c._ OR COUGHS, BRONCHITIS, IN FLUENZA, COLDS, &c.-‘ For coughs, bronchitis,' -in FLUENZA, GOLDS, &c.' pOWELL’S BALSAM OF ANI|EED WILL LOOSEN the PHLEGM imme diately.—The Dean of Westminster’s Verger writes : “ I was advised to try the Balsam of Anheed; I did;: and ; have found great relief. It is most ■ comforting in allaying irritation and giving strength to the voice.*’ Lionel Brough, ; Esq., the] eminent actor, writes : I think it an invaluable medicine for members of my profession, and have always recommended it to my brother and sister artistes.” RULY an EXTRAORDINARY rEX PECTORaNT.—Mr. Edward M. Ullett, of Bury, Hunts., writes to. Messrs. Palmer & Son, Ramsay “ Having been in the habit of using Powell’s Balsam of Aniseed for a great number of years, I have great pleasure ifa; bear ing testimony to its incomparable effects-as an expectorant. I always, find a single dose gives immediate relief, and a small bottle effects a perfect cure.” ASK for i POWELL’S , BALSAM of ANISEED ‘OLD by all CHEMISTS and STORE > KEEPERS. Observe the Trade Mark, Lion, Net, and Mouse.” Wholesale Agents in the Australian and New Zealand Colonies -Elliot Brothers j Eyers & Solomon ; Felton, Grimwalde, & Co. ; P. and S. Falk, Paulding & Co. , Rocke, Tompsit, & Co. ; Rosenthall & Co,; Kempthorne, Prosser; 5 & Go.; S. Hoffenung & Co.; Hemmons, Laws, & Co. ; Berkley, Taylor, & Co.; ■ and all other wholesale houses. Proprietor— THOMAS Powell, Blackfriars Road London. ...j r THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Price One Penny, AN be obtained from the follow tug Agents, who will receive,qrden. c Intending Subscribers will! please fill up forms, which can be obtained from any of the above Agents. They will ..also, oblige by stating on the, back ,of the order to whiclr agent they pay their' .subscriptions.