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Show BARBAROUS PUNISHMENT. Russian General Gives an Exhibition of the Drutsllty of the Czar's Minions. Go.n. Dragomlroff, tho aged adviser of tho u:ar, rose from the ranks, nnd always dressed according to the army I regulations for the common soldier. One day, relates the Now York Times, . while I'.rl vlnt; about St. Pctersb.irg In his carriage, ho noticed u soluler with I hair longer than tho regulations called ' for. He had the horses stopped, allght-' allght-' ed, and, taking off his hat, ordered the soldier to seize him by the hair The 1 soldier hesitated. Ho feared to lay violent hands on his general, besides, , the hair was clipped toj close to afford af-ford a hold for the hands. The general survejed the soldier sternly for a few moments, then, t.vln-lng t.vln-lng HI 3 lingers in tho hitter's locks, he literally wiped up tho str"t with him, the victim not daring to resist Finally, Final-ly, having Impresse'd the 'esson tnor-oughty, tnor-oughty, lie reentered his carriage and drove on, ordering the soldier to follow. fol-low. At the first barber's shop they came to ho i gain alighted, nnd had every vestige of hair shaved from the I soldier's head, then turned him loose , as a horrible example to his fellows. i |