Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-01
TERRORISM IN RUSSIA.
Gloom at st. Petersburg.
ANOTHER AMERICAN VICTORY.
Papoose Wins the Race To-day.
COMING ROWING MATCH.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

poned to the 2sth inst The Car of Russia
will come here to attend the Emperor's golden
Wedding direct from Livaitia by the way OF
warsaw. lie Will return to St. Petersburg on
the 18th of June. He will pass the summer at
Peterhof, the imperial residence, and return to
Ltva1tia In the autumn.
The winner Ct tho New Market
LONDON, May lord Falmouth's chestnut
colt albert, the winner OF the two Thousand
e sakSs tor yes Is now the favorte
take place at the EPSON summer meeting on
Wednesday, the 2sth instant at 8 to 1 against
bim.
Parole No Longer n FavOrite.
The betting DOW against Mr.. p. Lorillard's
American horse Parole for the race for the
chester Trades cup, which will be run on
"Wednesday, the 7th inst, is to 1. Lord Zet.
lands four years old bay colt Flotsam is quoted
at to against him.
Victory for Another American Horse
PaPOOse.
NEW YORK, May IA special dispatch from
newmarket, May !, SayS:-Mr. LortlardS Pa
poose has won the first spring two-year-old
stakes. 1t was dash OF five furIongs, entrance
10 sovereigns each. with 100 sovereignS added.
contested by Mr.. E. Tattersalls bay colt Home
Rule, Mr.. }. T. McKenzle's brown f1lly the Wave
and Khabara, the latter doing excellent work.
There hass was great cheering when the American
colors were once more the first to pass the win-
ming chair. PapoOse had the best Of the race
from tiie start, running very ganely PapOoSe
is sister to Parole.
The Coming Rowing Match.
Ihe interest In the Naturalization match
Increases daily. Their practice on the Tyne
attracts ,a CTS. large crowds The weather is still
condition for sculling, and both had good prac-
uee. lianlan did not exceed 80 strokes to the
minute. In fact, as far as the public know, that
ls his racing stroke, for he never exceeds It
when there are lookers-on. Hawdon does 80.
rs and 20 strokes per minute. According to the
present arrangements the race will be rowed at
2:30 O'Clock In the afternoon.
Miscries OF Life In RusAfa1The
Reign OF Terror I'm Se. PcterSbyrx.
COLOGNE May 2.-The Cologne Gazetse's St
PETERSBURG letter dated April % says:-"A uni
yersal feeling OF gloom prevails, One feels he
lice regulations already In force respecting
watching the entrance OF houses visits and
searches by night and so on are to be rendered
evening nobody viii be at liberty TO show II him I'M
self In the street without a certificate upon
Whlch must pc written anu atteSted the place
frofn whicn the bearer comes and to which he
by Gen. Gourko, the governor general Is pro-
mulgated, then we shall have nothing to do but
quietly squat down In our chambers In the eve
and attestation after that hour? Soon it viii
not be necessary to light candle before half
past 9 O'Clock, and yet at Q O'Clock everyone
must be indoors and after 10 O'Clock just as in
measures ale certainly stringent, but at the
same time the insecurity at st. Petersburg is
daily on the increase. Every day we hear OF
grenades exploded In the street. Happily there
nave not been serious consequence For the
present the intention Of the nfhil1sts is believed
10 be to keep the police In state Of constant ex-
citement and at last tire them out or lutl them
to sleep with the idea that the danger has been
exaggerated. They also reckon on harsh
measures and arrests producing di-con-
time comes for the grand attack on the EGO govern s
ment would join the revolutionists. In the
night between Friday and Saturday, seditious
the theaters and at the corners Of the business
streets; and, although the city police and the
manifesto 1h6S they 9eyertheless appeared anew,
ehantment. Passers-by stopped to read the
bills, and in this one night the police arrested
upwards OF 1850 persons. Among all those taken
have anything to DO with the proclamation
THE MYSTERIOUS BILL sTIcKER,
on the other hand, went on with his work In
defatlgably, and the police could not succeed In
discovering him. The alarm at last became so
great that two companies, under command OF
Col. De Berg marched out and were posted at
she ran to number Of houses and In the
called 70 the right bills were posted up on the
ieft, and after they had been torn down on the
let, l there e. on n the right again appeared the
the attempt on the life OF the Car troops have
Deen neld In readiness day and night. In every
regiment two companies In marching order,
equipped with ball. cartridge and all accessories
requisite for active operations are kept constant
~ under arms. Batteries stand ready horSed
ano mounted In the barrack yards. A squadron
OI every cavalry regiment stands In constant
READINESS TO mount, and day and night divisions
OF Cossacks patrol the streets. On the 10th
peasanI ~, was arrested, In whose pockets were
Iouna 0isposltlorS for revolutionary troops Ac.
cOrdfng 10 this document active Operations were
10 commence on the night between the 10Th and
l1tn. instantly the government made the most
Duke, Nicholas took up his quarters. with his
entire staff, In the offices Of the general star
opposite the winter palace. In the riding school
OF tne guards the regiment OF Hussars Of the
the Pavlof and Pfeobrajensk1 regiments were
crammed 1uil OF troops, and the whole artillery
OF the guards received orders to hold itself In
READINESS Tor immediate action. The troops
continued several days and nights In the places
assigned them, but the revolution did not break
out; probably the Whole story Of an intended
outbreak was an Intentional justification
The Great Fire i'm Russia.
ORENBURG, May, 1.-The great fire In this city
is attributed to carelessness. Nine hundred
and forty nine dwellings were burned together
with % one mosque, four mills, 292 shops, several
and other public buildings.
The South American War.
LONDON, May IA telegram to Lloyds states
That the Chiltan fleet has retired from the Pc
luvian coast to protect Valparaiso and other
Chil1an ports, now threatened by the Peruvian
fleet
The slarkeIs.
BALTIMORE, May Virginia Sizes deferred
7S, 40. consolidated, t6h; do md SERIES aOX:
do past due coupons 8lA. NSrth Carolina sIxee
old, 22x: do new, IL bid today Sugar steaoy~
BALTIMORE. May l.-Cotton firm-middlius.
llA. Flour very firm at yesterdays quot ltOns
Wheat, southern hrm and higher; westsrn firm
southern red. LOCAL Is: do. amber l4sll5; No
= Pennsylvania red. L!41all l4a: No. 2 western
winter nnt re- red. spot and May. l12xall27s; June,
spo Ts5s ana Ss Ms9 s9 s4S. western %IS
81: western white 3SaS6; do mixed. S2aS3: Penn.
sylvania, 8Sa36 Rye unchanged HaY steady-
prime to choice Pennsylvania and Maryland, u 90
al4.OO. Provisions unchanged. Butter quiet and
99neh9sHnged 9s9H nssss s dun 10 Peroleam du.csads
Willy sss au 'nd psl
steamer steady-cy ytton, l6d. nour. a. 3d.; grain.
eAdL Receipts-dour, Lies; wheat 50 800; corn.
H. :lO0; oats, 1900 Shipments 10000;
NEW York. May 1.-stocks weak. Money. 8a4
Exchange, long. AS6; short. 4S74 Governments
NEW YORK. May l.-Flour quiet Wheat spring
dnl winter active Corn easier.
LONDON. May l.-TodaY Is holiday 10 holiday
in the Bunk OF England and on the Stock Exchange.
being the regular semi annual settling day e tho
crease Of spece for week fI5 600 The proporion |
Of reserve to liabilities, which last week was 20 8l6
bnow 6Ox.