Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-03
Terrible Conaision Of GHsfrs-Cun-
Ming Of she Nahilists.

Terrible Cenasaoa or 2rsfrs-Cuu-
Ming ofshe Nshilists.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 2d.-A
feeling Of gloom prevails. Rigor-
Gus police regulations respecting
the watching Of houses anu visits
and searches by night are to he
made still more stringent.
After nine o'clock In the evening
nobody will be at liberty to show
himself in the street without u cer-
tificate upon which must be writ
ten and attested the place from
which the bearer comes and to
which he Is going. General Gourks,
the Governor-3ei,eral, planned
this ordinance. Soon it will not he
necessary to light u candle before
half-past nine, yet at nine o'clock
every one must be indoors, and
after ten, as In the barracks, every
light must be out. Notwithstand.
ing all this, the insecurity in st.
Petersburg Increases every day.
Grenades are exploded In the
streets. The intention of the Nj
hilists is believed to be to keep the
police in u state of constant excite
ment, tire them out, or lull them
to sleep with the idea that the dam
ger has been exaggerated. They
also reckon on harsh measures and
arrests producing discomfort a mong
the people, who, when the time
comes for grand attack on the
government, would join the
revolutionisrs. One night re-
Gently, seditious pla,ards were
stuck up In the vicinity OF the
theatres and at the corners of the
business streets, and although the
police and detectives at once hur-
ried up and tore down the mani.
festos, they nevertheless appeared
anew. In this one night $50 per-
sons were arrested, and among all
those the police failed to find a
scrap of paper which appeared to
have anything to do with the proc.
lamation. The secret bill-sticker,
on the other hand, went on with
bis work and the police were una
BILE to discover him. The alarm at
last became so great that two COM
panies under Col. Deberg were
posted at the entrances to q mum.
Der OF houses and In the street, but
when the guard had its attention
called to the right, bills were post.
ed on the left, and after they had
been torn down on the left, they re-
appeared. Since the attempt on
the life of the Gear, troops have
been held In readiness day and
night. In every regiment two
companies, In marching order,
equipped with ball cartridge, are
kept constantly under arms. Bat
teries stand ready horsed and
mounted In barrack yards. A squad
ron Of every cavalry regiment
stands in constant readiness to
mount, and day and night divis.
Ions OF CossacAs patrol the streets.
Great Fire as 0reaburw. Russis.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 2d.-A
great fire occurred In the city of
Orenburg, Ural river, on Monday
and Tuesday last, destroying the
principal part. The loss is enor-
nous. More than half of the popu.
lation are destitute of food and
shelter. A number of persons were
injured.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
A dispatch from the Governor of
Orenburg to the Minister Of the In.
terior says q violent storm assisted
In spreading the flames on Monday
and on Monday night. The best
quarters OF the town are In ashes.
Among the buildings destroyed are
two churches, artillery barracks,
town hail, engineers headquarters,
auction mart, telegraph station,
seminary for teachers, Custom
House, central office and district
military Court House. The public
funds and the greater part Of the
official archives were saved. The
loss to the Inhabitants is enormous.
Three charred bodies have been
found In the ruins. Persons suffer-
Ing from burns and other injuries
are being tended in barracks out.
side the town and in the summer
gymnasium. The Governor Of Ss.
mara has been telegraphed to for
supply of bread. Measures have
oCoh toAoh w ucAS SuUOIluk VIIldkeo
to relieve the distress of sufferers.
rhe number, however, is so great
1t 10 feared that local resources will
fall far short. The Governor ap.
peals to the Minister for speedy pe-
cuniary assistance. Norlo or ex.
cesses occurred during the confla.
grafton. A large number of gov.
ernment officials are among the In
jured. The Minister Of the Interior
sent 10000 roubles to the sufferers.
Aojournmens OF shs Bulgarian As
0embIy.
TIRNovA, May 2.-In the Assem-.
bly, on Wednesday, a telegram from
the Emperor and Empress of Rus
sia was read. thanking the Dep
uties for the election of Prince
Alexander. The Assembly ad-
!ourned until reconvoked by the
Prince.