New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-02


sTRINGEST-THE AUTHORITIES MIsLED.
COLOGNE, Thursday, May j. 1870.
The st. Petersburg correspondent of tue
Cologne Gazette leading German Journal gives an liz
erestng account OF the situation ia the Russian Capt
tai. Writing April 22. he SAYS:
"A universal feeling of gloom prevails. One feels he
must be prepared for the worst. The vigorous police
regulations already IN force respecting watching the
of houses visits and searches by might and 80
on, are TO be rendered still stringent. After
O'Clock in the evening nobody Will be az liberty 20 show
must and attested the place from which the
bearer comes and to which he Is gong II THIS ord.
Inch was planned BY General Gourkho the Gov.
nOr.General Is prOmui gated, then we shall
have nothing to DO but quietly squat down in our
chambers IN the evening, for how we 10 get ouch
certificate and attestatOn after that hour soon VIII
not be necessary to Hight candle before han,past
and after 10 O'Clock just ms In the barracks, every light
might put ont. The measures are certainly stringent,
but at the same time, the ms eurity In - Petersburg
AIDES exploded in the street. Happily there have nOi
For the present the intention of the Nlbllsts is be-
licved to BE- 70 keep the police IN state OF constant en
element and at last tire them out or u them to sleep
with the idea that the danger has been exaggerated
ducing discomfort among many people, wno. when the
time comes FOR the grand attack on tao Government
BATTLING THE POLICE
In the night between Friday and saturday, sedtlous
placards found stuck in the vicinity OF the thea
tres the OF the busiest streets and al
though the city police and the detectives at once hur
red up aud tore down the manifcstOes they neverthe
less appeared anew as though cOnjured forth from
the wall by cnchantnen PasseTs-by stopped 10 read
the bills and in THIS night the police arrested up
ward 100 PERSONS. Among all those taken the police
failed to md in single much as scrap OF
paper which appeared TO have anything to do with the
proclamation. The secret bll-5tcker on the other
hand, went with his work indefatigably and the
police could succeed IN discovering hn. The alarm
at last great that companies, under com.
mand OF Colonel de Berg marched QUO aud were posted
number OF houses and IN the street,
but when the guard had its attention called TO the
right bills posted up the left, and after they
had down the left there on the right again
appeared the m8nfcst0es OF the men cf the revolution
Since attempt the life OF the Gar troops have
been held readiness dag and night. Ia every regb
companies, In marching order equipped VIII
ball cartridge all accessories requisite Tor active
operations kept constantly under arms Battered
squadron OF every cavalry regiment stands IN con
readiness 10 mount, and day snd night DIVISIONS VI
| CossacRs patrol the streets.
AN EXPECTED UPRISING.
On the 10th peasant arrested In whose pocket
were found dispositions for revolutionary troops 40
cording TO this document, active operations were to
commence the night between the 10th and
18TH Instantly the Government made the most exten
sive preparations for defence. The Grand Duke Nicb
olas took up his quarters with his entire stan In the OH
ces of the General staff opposite the Winter Palace Ia
the Riding School Of the Guards the Regiment OF Hssa
the guards quarteled, Wnlle tue BARRACKS oIt
PaulOf and PreObrajensh Regiments were crammed tul
OF troops. and the whole artillery OF the guards re
action. The troops continued several days and night
in the places assigned Them but the revolution did not
| break out Probably the whole story OF an INTENDED
outbreak intentional justification.