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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 216, 19 July 1879, Page 2

A young man in full uniform of a Procurateur's secretary oalled'on the Governor General of Charkow. Courteously saluting lie said: "M. the Procmateur begs your Excellency to be so good as to come at once to his office." Anything very important ?" was the answer, "We are on one of Prince Krapotin's murderer, and your presence is most necessary," " Good ! I will ring and order the carriage." " Pray do not trouble to do so. The Procurateur lias sent ln3 own carriage for your Excellency, that no time may be lost. Everything depends on expeditiousneas." The Governor and the young man got into the carriage, drove off, and have not since been seen. The Governor had himself fallen into the hands of the Nihilists. The head of the police lias since got a letter from the captured Governor, imploring him not to prosecute the search for Krapotin's assassin, as success in this direction would be followed by the loss of his (tho Governor's) head, who is held as a, hostage. ,■ (^