Assassination Of Gen. Mezentsof

The following account of the aesaskination of Gen. Mezentsof, Chief of the Czar's Private Pólice, is given by a correspondent of the Paris Tempts: "He was in the habit, caeh morning, of taking a walk ai'tcr performing his religious duties. He genemlly went in the direetion of the Gestiuoi Dvor, or bazar ; ! at other times he extended his promenade toward the Newsky Prospect. His favorita valk was the Place Michel, ! near the center of the town. He, as a rule, went out between 8 and 9 o'elock in the morning, and alone. This habit ! of the General was, evidently, well known to the assassins. On the day of his i death he rose as usual, djessed himself in uniform, md. icoompanied by his ! friend and eompanion-in-arms. Col. Makaroil', in civil eostume, went to take his aceustomed and fa vorite promenade. On reaehing the corner of the Place ! Michel two well-dressed men were olserved close to a eonfeetionei's shop which is situated there. They had, according to the 'oo, the apjiearanee of civil servants. As soon as they found ! they were observed they hurriedly made off. The Genend and his j punion paid no attention to this i ently insignificant eircumstance. But suddoniy a man emerged froni a eornar behind and drove a poniard up to the bilt into the abdomen, which it penetrated au far fis the peritoneum. Col. Marakoff threw liiuiself upon the assassin; but a Becond person tlien snddenly i carne foi-ward and lired a revolver at j Mnkaroft', without, however, hitting him. Proftting by the confusión which then arose, both the as.sailants entered a droschky, which drove off througli the Rue Italianskaya in the direction of 't Siulovaya. Thi.s drosehky or eab is said to huw been au elegant private ■ vehicle, with an excellent, horse. All that is known at present is that one of the two a'ssassins wore a gray coat. So , suecessful a fliglit would be regarded as I ineredible, but there were no pólice near, and, at that early hour, the Place Micliel is alniost deserted. Gen. j enteof was taken home severely wounded, but not, it was believed, dangerous]y. Gen. Zouroft', tlie Ministers of War and of Justice called aftenvard, and the physician, Bogdanovski, arrived about Li o'elock. A dose of morpèdne was given to the patiejit, whose condition was not despaired of. At 5 o'elock in the afternoon grave symptoms manifested themselves, and, at twenty minutes past that hour, he dipd in great agony." :