, 1879-05-08

sentence Of these failures, control Of trans
nor. has been transferred from the commiS'
sariat TO the commander oi the column, the
chief conmlssary merely advising and assist
ing. -., ,,,o,,,.
S.. pEyEEspuRG, April 20, The police are
opeply arrcstng people Ly patches at aII
hours Of the day. Hitherto arrests were
made at night. On the slightest suspicion
of any person, his whole family are arrested
and domiciliary visits are paid to all then
acorointauces, these leading to further APP
nrrhensi7us on most frivolous grounds.
Ejrhtv-thrca furnished lodging keepers are
in rrisou for not reporting within "A hours
the latest arrivals. Jakoylef, n government
official living in the Winter palace, and his
son, an officer in the guards, are among the
persops in custody. Baron Bistrom, deputy
commander of the Moscow garrison, has been
superceded for insufficient enthusiasm to-
wards the new order OF things There are
few pedestrians or carriages in the streets;
but endless lines of porters are seated on
stools at every door with stout sticks. Gov
cred prison vans frequently pass with po-
lice officer mounted beside the driver, and
Gen. Gourka drives around in an open
drosky escorted by Cossacks cracking their
whips. The inhabitants are not accomplices
of the nihiists, but are apathetic spectators.
Two regiments of foot guards and brigade OF
artillery, lost so many officers by arrest, that
they have been obliged to draw officers from
other regiments. Four thousand seven hum
dred political prisoners were removed from
Fort Petropaulouski in one night to kazan
Saratoff and other eastern prisons
Twenty Lives Lost.
LONDON, April 30.-The steamer Niles,
from Elva for Newport, with cargo OF ore,
has been lost. Three only of crew of %
were saved.
England and Russia.
In the house of commons to night Sir Rob-
ert Peel, liberal conservative, will ask the
government whether Her Majesty's govern
ment will take any steps in the interest of
huma lity to mitigate the horrors and afro
cities amid which a reign of terror is now
carried on in Russia over eight millions of
people.
Civil Troubles i'm Russia.
Sr. PETERSBURG, May IA feeling Of
gloom prevails. Rigorous police regulations
respecting watching houses and visits and
searches by night are to be made still more
stringent. After nine in the evening nobody
will be at liberty to show himself in the
street without certificate upon which must
be written and attested the place from which
and to which the bearer is going. General
Gourko, governo rgeneral, planned this
ordinance. Soon it will not be neces-
sary to light candle before half-past nine,
yet at nine every one must be in doors, and
after 10, as in barracks, every light must be
out. Notwithstanding insecurity in st. Pet
ersburg increases every day, grenades are
exploded in the streets. The intention of
ths nihilists, it is believed, to be to keep the
police in state of constant excitement, tire
them out, or lull them asleep with the idea
that danger has been exaggerated. Since
the attempt on the life of the Gar, troops
have been held in readiness day and night.
In every regiment, two companies in march"
ing order, equipped with ball cartridges, are
kept constantly under arms. Batteries stand
ready horsed and mounted in the barrack
yards, squadron of every cavalry regiment
stands in constant readiness to mount, and
day and night divisions Of Cossacks patrol
the street.
Most remarkable precautions were taken
during the cZar's recent Journey to Llvada.
Sentinels were placed along the whole
length of the line. Traffic was stopped and
all access to the line prohibited for IA hours
before the departure Of the royal train.
Storm at szegedin.
PEsrH. May IA violent hurricane at
Szegedin yesterday destroyed the works pre-
pared for restoring the railway and filling
breaches in the dams. Barges filed with
bailding material and earth were mostly
sunk. The storm caused extensive breaches
in the railway embankment and laborers are
in great danger. Relief has been sent them.