Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1873 — The Plot to Bob the Shah of Persia. [ARTICLE]

The Plot to Bob the Shah of Persia.

London, July 14, The Correspondent publishes the story of a conspiracy to rob the Shaboi Persia of his jewels. The party consisted of three remarkable men,criminals of the first water, yet who were totally unknown to the London police, and indeed though often arrested, had never been convicted of any felony. They were Colonel Algernon Bigner Hawkins, the leader of the Sand organizer of the conspiracy; Ina, his other - name not known —a Jew diamond broker , of Marseilles, and Baron Narses Migraditch Dadian, formerly a seraff, or money-lender, of Aleppo, but lately of London and Paris, an Entichian Armenian, and said to be connected with the eminent Oglon-Dadiau family which so long has managed the finances of the Sublime Porte. The fourth and last actor in the conspiracy was Toby Spring, a first-class burglar and safe-blower. Toby Spring was left in London while the others went to Moscow and managed to get Narses attached in some capacity to the Shah’s suite. Hawkins then hastened to London, rented a handsome, furnished house in the neighborhood of Portman Square, hired a retinue of flunkies, and gave himself out for an American nabob, who had come to spend a few weeks in the great city, and especially to give some recreation to his daughter, just finishing her education at a fashionable pension on the Loire. It had been designed to commit the robbery while the Shah was surrounded oy his retinue and guards in Buckingham Palace, but this idea was given up for the safer one of inducing the Shah to visit the house, and while there to get possession of his jewels. According to the story, an appointment was made for the Shah to visit Hawkins at his house, his so-called daughter being the attraction. When Narses was made aware of his success, he got intoxicated by smoking opium and was seen in that condition on the street. A detective followed that the Persian might not come to harm and saw him go to Hawkins’ office, knock for admittance, and that the door was opened by Toby Spring, whom he recognized. Thinking that Narses had fallen among thieves, the detective got assistance, ana forced hi 9 way into the house. Toby was secured, also Serafino. Hawkins made his escape, but Narses in his fright and delirium made straight for Hie river and was drowned.

Serafino made a partial confession, and surrendered a quantity of burglars’ tools and the plot was disclosed. The heaviest burden of the cheat fell upon poor Gen. Hadji Dschellalleddin, who has been permanently disgraced, and was sent home to Persia by the _ next steamer of the Peninsular & Oriental Line. » L , ' Late Plowixq-ik or Cum* Praxi*.— A, correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette details several experiments which show that when clover sod is turned in May, after the clover is up some inches, corn planted thereon is far less liable to be troubled by the cut-worm than if the land were plowed the fall before or early in spring. The worms feed on the clover Instead of the corn. Besides, If the clover is in rank, growing condition when turned, under, and the roots full of sap, it will be more rotten in August than if plowed earlier, when the roots are not full of sap. A Pittsburgh man had his head shaved before he filled his hat with bricks, all because he promised his better-half that he would not drink a drop while he had a hair on his head. This shows that when a Pittsburgher makes % solemn promise he ways keeps it, * 4*v. '

THE BEttSSEtAEft UNION. Thursdajr, July 81, 1873.