REPRESSIVE MEASURES IN RUSSIA.

Kumara Times, Issue 923, 15 September 1879, Page 4

REPRESSIVE MEASURES IN RUSSIA.

The Russian newspapers give the following details respecting (he repressive measures against the Nihilists:—The Odessa Westnik announces that the authorities have prohibited the sale of newspapers and periodicals on the South Russian railroads. The bookstalls at the leading Btations have in consequence been closed, and the newspaper staffdismissed. The Rooski Vedomosti understands that a court-martial will shortly assemble at Kharkoff to try a large number of individuals charged with offences against the State. Some of these are now confined in the Kharkoff Central Prison, and others in the Political Prison at Borisoglebsk. Among the accused will figure a young peasant named Verstoff, whose case is likely to occasiDn eome interest, it being believed that he had' a direct share in the assassination of the late governor, Prince Krapotkin. The court will be presided over by a major-general chosen from the troops of the Kharkoff district. A correspondent writes to the Golos, that a political trial will commence next week at Kalish, in Poland, of Solomana Litmanovitch, who is charged with aiding and abetting the Socialists in Germany and the Nihilists at home, besides having on his premises a secret printing press. It is stated that the prisoner will be undefended. The Moscow Gazette, in announcing that the governments of Vladimir and Nijni Novgorod are to be placed under the supervision of the governor-general of the provisional Moscow district, believes that the grouping together of the of the Russian provinces will go on as rapidly as possible until the European part of the Empire is completely under the sway of the newlyappointed governors-general. The Reval Gazette hears that three more individuals condemned to exile to Sibera have escaped from the Reval prison. This makes the twelfth evasion during the last two months, and suggests the possibility of connivance on the part of the officials. The Saratoff Vestnik gives particulars of a census that has just taken place at Rostoff-on-the-Don to determine the number of people without passports living inside the town. The measure has led to a large migration on the part of the floating population of Rostoff, and to a considerable number of arrests. The police have nearly succeeded in preparing evidence for the conviction of the persons who took part in the riots of last month. Among them are said to he many individuals of respectable position. Considerable confusion has arisen from the destruction of the police and town achieves which the mob effected during the riots. The Kharkoff Vestnik announces that General Loris Melikoff has been well received at Pultova, whither he has gone to supervise the arrangements for reorganising the police. At hiß suggestion a great. number of intelligent soldiers belonging to the garrison have been drafted into the police, and the doubtful members of the latter expelled the force. The house sentinel system has been adopted in all the towns under the administration of General Melikoff. The Governor-General has also arranged for an increase of police in the rural districts, where Nihilism is reported to be steadily gaining ground. The Odessa Pravda says that General Todleben has ordered Alexander Samoilok, a peasant from Grodna, to be fined fifteen roubles and to be expelled from Odessa for having in his possession a pistol without the the cognizance of the authorities. It is not suspected that the offender belonged to the Nihilist party or that hia offence wasduetoany other cause than negligence, but the Governor-General is determined that the decrees he the registration of firearms are to be carried out to the letter. The Sibeer states that the police at Tomsk have revised the passports of the population and have brought to light that large number of fugitive exiles have been lying tin the place unknown to the authorities. In cases where the identity of the exiles has been proved they have been sent to be puuished at their place of deportation. Several persons, however, have refused to disclose their names, who are confined in the prison at Tomsk.