Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-01
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
affairs in Russia.

COLOGNE. ha5 1.-The Cologne Giz2tte
| St. P.ter.turg iatirr dated April 90, says
A universal feeling # alocm prevails. Oai
feels he must b: prepared fer The worst. Rgcr
Gus police re- ul.ticu5 already in force respeciut
| the vatchics Of liocs:s. visits aud searches O.
| nisht, are to be rendered still m5ro stringent
After ri,e c'o'ock 10 tho evening oo5ody VII!
be ct libeyiY :, show hi:nsl! II the street With
out eart0,a!a ur0u SEich uust b. written ant
a,tested the MAC. from which the bearer comes
aud to which &c is eci9g. II this Ordinance
which IVES p!anEed by Gen. GoutEo, the Gov
ernor General, is promulgated theu We s6a!
have no. bipg to do but quietly squat Go"n ~
our chambers in the evening, tor how arc We 10
get such certificate AID attcstaloD alter thai
hour? SION it will not be necessary to hight can
die before q o'clock and yet ct every ore
mus. DO INDOORS, and after ten o'clock. just as
ia the barracks, every light must DO Tut out.
The measures ara certainly stringent, but at Inc
same time the iusec1iity at s.. Petersburg Is
daily on the decrease. Every day wo hear oil
grensdes exploded 10 the street. Happily there
have not bsea serious Consequences. For the
present tho Intention Of the ul;liists l5 believed
to b, to KEEP tn polisa iu ? sa!a Of coosiaut
excitement, aad at last lire them out OF
luIl them 10 sleep with tie idea that tho
danger has been exaggerated. Idcy also RICK
on on harsh measures and arrests p!culclog
disconteot smoug many people Who. when tho
tine comea fer the grand attack on lho govern
msrt would joia the reyolutoniSts. ln the
nisht between Friday and Saturday sadiIl1u5
plscard5 we're found stuck up 10 the vicinity Of
the theatres and at the corBtrj CT the busiest
s.rcess, and although The city police and the
dcteoiircs at oDae hurried up ard tore coTn
TIC msries.os they nevertheless appeared au'T
as though cof iurcd forth FROM the veil by CT
chsutuCu:. Pss,srs ty stopped to read tho
bi ls, and 10 this ooO nigh! toe police arrested
upwards Of $50 persons. Among all those
taken the police failed 10 6od 10 single o,so
as much as tc:sp Of paper Which appeared tc
have anything to do with the prOolamaiion -
The secret bill sucker on the other hand Went
on with hi5 work indcta!igsbly and tho police
could cot succeed in discovering him. The
alarm ct last became 50 great that tGo com
naples under @ 3ai n sud Ct Col. DeBerg marched
OUT aud wtrc rostci a. the enraLe.s to mug
Der Ct houses a1d 10 the atraet. but vhcn the
guard had is attention called 10 tho right bills
were posted I'D 90 the Left aud siter they had
been torn dowa 90 The ialt there Oh the right
again appeared The mao :s;otS Of the men OF
inc rEVHlutlJu, LluCC thS atNSupb VI 49, nav
f tho CIR troops have been held IL readiness
day aud tight. 10 every regiment two oor-
pauies in marching order, equipped With
ball, carttid2s aud ell accessories requisite
for scriv, operations are kept coosicutIy
under arms. Batteries s!aud ready btr5ed
sud mounted 10 tho barrsck yards
4 s1ladron OF every cavalry regiment stands
in cJusa1t readilcas to mount, AID dsY and
night divisions Of Cassacks palrol tho streets.
"a the l6 b q peasant was arrested 10 who's.
pockets were foutd dispositions for reVoIutlon-
ary troops. AccprdiUR TO this document aclve
operations were 10 raWm:Gca 90 the night be-
tween tic l6 b ard l7:b. INSTANTLY the go'-
erumrnt made he ,uos! ex'epsivo prepara!lors
FIR dcfeuce. Thu GraDl Duke Nicholas took
up biz quarters, with ki4 cnIiro ststt in The
tf1icss If The ecceral staff, opposite to The via
ter palace. 10 the riding school eli The guards
the regiment OF Hussari Of the guards Was
q 1sr..d. Will. tho barreks IF tie Paoof AID
freobr,j Dski reemsots wero ctsnnlcd full OF
troops and The whole artillery OF tho Guards
received orders to htll itself 10 readiness for
immediate action. TIE troors coutioued sever
al ds5 and piebisi 10 the l4ces assigned them.
but tho revolution did not break out. Probably
toe whole story Of an Intended outbreak, was an
Intentional myslilica!lon.