The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-19

OTTAWA, February Yesterday In the
House OF Commons Sir John Mcdonald
presented a message from bis Excellency
The Govcrnor-General. recommending o
vote OF 100000 for the relief Of the Irish
sufferers.
Az ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP THE IMPERIAL FAM
LY-EIGHT SOLDIERS KILLED AND FoETY-
FIVE WOUNDED.
ST. PETERSBURG, February 13.-An ex-
posion occurred Yesterday under the main
dning-room OF the Winter Palace, which,
1t was supposed. was the explosion OF a
mine intended TO destroy the imperial fam
lily. The following is an official account Of
the occurrence about O'Clock last eve
ming an explosion occurred in the basement
OF the Imperial Winter Palace, under the
principal guard-room, by which eight SOL
diers OF the Fenland REGIMENT OF Guards,
then on duty. were killed and forty-tive
injured. The flooring Of the guard-roOm
and gas-pipes were damaged. An official
inquiry into the cause OF the explosion IS
proceeding"
The most searching investigations in 81.
Petersburg at first gave no result, but on
Saturday-tbe execution OF the terrible
threat being appointed for the same night
man was arrested in MaschkOf Penulk.
not far from the Winter Palace, who, how
ever. Oostinately refused to give any ac-
count OF himself In his residence was
found number Of electric batteries o. the
most approved construction, and a map OF
the Winter Palace, OF which every corner
and piece OF furniture was drawn with
the utmost eXactitude. \ quantity OF dy-
mantle was also found on the premises.
Some correspondents thought, however,
that the story was cODcOcted for eX-
port purposes exclusively. Numerous
arrests were made. Great excitement
existed Ar -. Petersburg. The number OF
gendarmes and policemen was largely in
creased. and they necessarily patrOlled all
the streets, chiefly near the Winter Palace,
fresh attempts on the Cars life being en-
pccted. RumOrs were current th1t the
most audlciOus Of the NihilistS had formed
Themselves into a league and bound them
selves by oath to avenge S0lOyietf by MUIR
dering The Gar. To check these sinister
plans it was said that the most respectable
Of the citizens would enroll themselves as
special couStabes, remaining always in the
Cars immediate neighborhOod to pro,ec,
him.
on THE BEDROOM TABLE.
Every precautiOn was taken. The Winter
Palace was Illuminated with the electric
hight. All members OF the household to
whom the least suspicion attached were at
once dismissed. Nevertheless, the following
letter was introduced into the palace and
found on the Cars bedroom table.
10 AlcrGnder H., Emperor Of all the
RUSSidS;
sirc,-For the fifth time fate has preserved
YOU from the stroke OF justice. They were
five DEGREES dictated by the law OF human
lty, law which you no longer recognize.
You know cur power and determination.
Beware Of the sixth decree! DO YOU
wish to be Il great monarch? DO you wish
all the Russian people to acclaim YOU and
recognize YOU aS their fatherY Do you wish
that those VINO strike to-day shall become
apostles instead Of eXecutiOner,? III you
DO, then cease to be a tyrant and become a
man, and render to your subjects what be-
longs 70 man by the law OF nature-namely,
liberty. II is not your person that we at
tack. but your principles. So long a. you
remain a. you are our judgment will be al
ways the same. saved to-day. you viii per-
ISL tomorrow. Neither death nor persecu-
ton Will stay our arms. You possess brute
force we possess moral force. We have
sworn TO yanquish, aud we must cIrry off
the victory in the end. The first apostles OF
Christianity persisted at the stake; their
martyrdom was the cause OF the ruin Of
Rome. Beware and reflect!
THE GOVERNING COMMITTEE.
From this moment The Winter Palace has
been almost in a state OF siege. The letters
II all persons living there have been de-
livered at a special Office, thence they might
be trans mitted to their destination or not.
as the case might be. Three weeks ago
great uncasincss was caused by the news
that an armed and disguised maIefactOr had
been arrested at the palace gates. 1t after
ward turned out that he was one Of the
tshlnOyins OF HIS Haiesty's own chan
Gerry. He had gone mad, and was haunted
by the idea that he would be taken for the
Car and shot by the Socialists. The arrival
Of the Empress from Cannes relieved lit
tie the mOnotony Of those bOuriy su,pi-
cions. Large wooden galleries were erected
at the entrance, and the public were admit
ted 10 see the Empress return. IL was pos
sibly during the preparations that were
made for this event that the reyOutiOni,,s
found their opportunity to lay the mine
Lqter.-The mine which was exploded
lat evening in the basement OF the Winter
Palace was filed with dynamite and gun
powder. The train by which it was fired
en- be traced to cellar in the inner court,
where quantity OF fuel was stored.
CHARGED WITH An ATTEMPT on THE CARS
LIFE.
PARIS, February lS.-A Russian was ar
rested Yesterday in the Champs d'Elysees,
charged on an eXtradilion warrant with at
tempting the life OF the Gar.
The Russians March on Mery.
LONDON, February 1S.-The Berlin CORE
spondent OF the Times telegraphs as fol-
lows: IL is said that General SkObelOlI will
command the Russian main army OF inya-
SIGN, numbering 10000 troops, marching
from Tashkcnd across BOkhara to Merry,
with the view OF operating in the rear OF
the TurcOmans, while two other armies
starting from TehikisIar and KrasnOvodsk,
respectively, will form Junction with him
before the end Of May.
Germany Won't Interfere.
MILAN, February 1S.-The PerSeUerdnza,
an Influential Liberal and M0narchca Jour
nal. states that the Austrian Government
addressed an inquiry to Prince Bismarck
as 10 whether Germany would oppose Aus
iria should she ever find ii necessary to make
a movement hostile to Italy, and that the
Chancellor replied that Germany would not.
The Perseverance, adds: Austria took
this step simply as precaution against pos
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