2 APRIL 1887, Page 1

A second attempt has been made by the Nihilists to

assas- sinate the Czar. It was denied, of course, as usual; but according to the latest advices from Berlin, it was actually made, an officer having fired at the Czar while walking in the park at Gatschina. His Majesty was uninjured ; but to be fired at by a soldier in uniform must add horribly to the terror created by incessant danger.