Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-08
The situatIen at 81. Petersburg.


LONDON, March 7th.-A st. Petersburg
SAYS The arbitrariness of des-
potism has greatly increased since the Winter
Palace explosion. 1t is asserted that 5000
people have been arrested Three thousand
are in the fortress of Petropauloviski. The
authorities here having learned that suspi-
cious individuals lived at No. 4 Bezhorodken
Prospect, ordered policemen and6ve officers,
to proceed thither. A woman-a clerks wild
ow-was the only person found. and nothing
suspicious was discovered about the place.
Five policemen who were left on guard no.
ticed three men hastily leaving shed there,
and rushed in. At the same moment ter
rible explosion occurred, blowing mp the po-
licemen and she'd The house was badly
shattered by the explosion. An investigation
resulted in the discovery that the shed had
contained dynamite. Hardly had this explo-
sion bee ONE known when great fire occurred
in street called Bolshaya. Three police build
ings and a private house Were burned down.
Several policemenperishedin their endeavor to
save papers from the fire in the police station.
A policeman stationed in front of Villa No.
Is noticed three strange men hurrying in
carriage without paying attention to the call
to drive more slowly. The policeman gave
signal and hurried after the men, who killed
him by shot from revolver and escaped.
Court.MartiaI Opened.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 7th.-A Court
martial has been opened at Kief for the trial
of the son of a priest, one of the principal
revolutionists, two soldiers charged with dis
tributing revolutionary proclamations, and a
son of a subaltern officer and student Of the
Kieff University, who have been implicated
in more than one attempt on the life OF the
Gar It is believed that General Melikoff's
powers have been extended since the attempt
made upon his life.
Russia and Poland.
ROME, March 7th.-Accounts of extreme
agitation in Poland received by the Vatican
and the abnormal condition of Russia have
moved Leo XIII. to send special instructions
to the Catholic Bishops there.
Explosion on War Vessel.
ROME, March 7th.-During experiments on
board the new ironclad Duello to-day, a gun
burst after twenty-five shots had been fred
from it. The turret was slightly damaged,
but the machinery of the vessel was not in.
jured, and the trials were resumed Ten per-
sons were slightly wounded
Royal BetrothaI.
VIENNA, March 7th.-Archduke Rudolph
has been afbanced to Princess Stephanie
Clothilde, of Belgium.
Election of French Senator'S.
PARIS, March 7th.-The election in the
Department of Dondonge, to fill two vacant
seats in the Senate, resulted in the return of
NM. De Forton and Bosredan, Conserva-
tives.
The Distress I'm Ireland.
LONDON, March 7th.-The Duchess of
Marlborough, writing to the Lord Mayor of
London, says the distress in Ireland contin-
ues general, and in some parts is increasing.
Fatal Boiler Explosion.
LONDON, March 7th.-Twenty-three deaths
resulted from boiler explosion at Glasgow
to-day.
Afshanfsfan Affairs.
CABUL, March 7th.-The situation here is
materially unchanged. There is no sign of
Mohamed Jan yielding. Abdul Rhaman
Khan is probably still at Samarcand.
Reported Raid.
CALCUTTA, March 7th-Jhere is an uncon-
frmed report here that the Burmese have
made raid on Manipore and killed forty-tiye
natives.