The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-01-11 00:00:00

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Seventy persons were summoned as W.terfco'd 1-•
Sessions on Friday to show cause why al/
not be evicted for noaripir2l real.
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Decrees were granted for poiessoion in every CYO.
'The action of the landlords has Created the greeted ex-
citement.
The military authorities have taken two large houses
In Charleville, and • company of infantry arrived
there on Saturday, to be stationed in the town during
the continuance of the land agitation.
It is now thought the murder of Denis Collins at
Poetarlington, had robbery for its motive- Ai the
inquest held at Portarlington the evidence showed be
went to Porterlington to buy some clothes at the fish,
but left them behind him in the town. The money he
bad with him was gone when the body was found, and
the re pockets we rifled. Tbs Jury neursed • u'rdi'
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of •' Murder by some person or persons unknown,"
adding an expression of their belief that the crime was
committed for the purpose of robber/.
The office of Mr. MOON on the Benirl Extension
Llne, wee wrecked on Friday night, and • double-
barrelled gun taken away. A party of disguised men
stoned the watchman and compelled him to fly. At
seven o'clock in the evening • shot wee fired at the
train from Skibbereen. These acts appear to be
intended as reprisals for the arrest of the two man,
Lahane and Houmahan, for filing at Mr- Gaffes,.
On Tuesday, an iron hut was conveyed to Mr.
O'Doanell's farm, where the herds hays been
"Boycotted," escorted from Athlooe by a troop of
thiCecea*Dablia Ossetia of Tuesday contains • proclama-
lion offering • reward of £5OO for such information as
shall lead to the conviction of the person or power
who, on the evening of Sunday, December 2Stk fired
at the Rev. Canon Fleming while returning from
divine service at Tully, near Clif den, county Galway,
The multilation of cattle Is not confined to the West
and South, but is finding its way into the North. A
fine heifer, the property of • fanner near Portadown,
was found on 'Nesday maliciously killed, after being
subjected to barbarous noultilation. The owner's
offence is stated to be tbat he is a Conservative and
does not sympathise with the Land League.
A farm of 20 acres was put up for sale on Monday
at Boyle, county Roscommon, under • sheriff's writ,
but the male had to be adjow ned, the only bid being
bd. A large crowd had assembled, and cheered loodbr
when the auction fell
A serious geometer 21Igilles.on Tuesday night at
Newbrook, near Glarsseorrls, between the polies and
the people. A promo-server attended to serve some
ejectment notices, and was accompanied by a strong
force of constabulary. The people out a dyke across
the road, and it was with difficulty that the police
managed to cross it. Upon the proceneeerver appear-
ing, be was received with groans, and as soon as the
dyke was craned, stones were freely thrown. Owing
to the violence of the crowd, the Riot Act was res 4
and the police having fixed their bayonets, were
ordered to charge. Several persons received wounds.
A man named Quinn who was a gamekeeper, was, it
is alleged, beaten with the butt end of a rifle, and
thrown into the water. He was left lying on the road
until the police left the village, and wail found to have
sustained a severe fracture of the skull, from the
effects of which he died on Wednesday morning.
The adjourned winter amiss of Tyrone was resumed
on Wednes •ay for the trial of Devitt Graham, charged
with the murder of Mulhollaed, the proosseeerver, about
15 miles from Cookstown, on the Bth of December.
Mulholl•nd, who was a fearless man, had a decree to
execute for • shopkeeper in the town, • and attempted
to make a seizure. The prisoner procure a gun and
threatened to shoot him, but be was not deterred and
attempted to execute the writ. Graham then fired and
shot him in the chest. The jury found the prisoner
guilty of manslaughter, and Mr. Justice Lawson
sentenced him to penal servitude for life.
A n, ace signed by the Roman Catholic curate of
Clough was lately posted on the church gate of
Killermogh and through Queen's county generally. It
convened a public meeting to enrol additional members
end receive subscriptions for the Parnell Fund. It
concluded as follows :—" All who are not with us at this
great crisis will be set down as against us."
In retaliation, it is conjectured, for the arrest of the
two men who fired at an official of the Bantry
Extension Railway, the office of the company at
Bantry has been wrecked, and a gun carried away,
shortly after which a passenger train was shot at.
The batteries in Dublin are prohibited from route-
marching without a suitable escort of cavalry or
Infantry.
It wee rumoured in Cork, on Saturday, that
numerous arrests would be made at • meeting of the
Land League, on Saturday. All the prominent
members were present, but the meeting was not
Interfered with.

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sioners with ballad hasbeen Boycotted," so that DO
vessel requiring ballad can leave the docks.
On Saturday morning the House of John Molloy,
farmer, Newton Aghauoon, near Roscrea, was attacked
by an armed party, and shots fired into the window.
No arrests have been made. Cornelius Hourrham
and Patrick Lahy were committed for trial a Cork on
Saturday for having fired at Francis Gaffney, at
Drumoleague, on the 3rd inst. Gaffrey gave
evidence, and swore to the identity of the prisoners.
A daring outrage was committed in the neighbourhood
of Tulle on Saturday night.. About seven o'clock an
armed party attacked the house of Felix Dorney,
National school teacher, who for some months past has
had two constables living with him for his protection.
Shots were fired in front of the house. The police
immediately rushed out and returned fire, and for some
minutes shots were exchanged, Dorney, who was armed
with a double barrelled gun, assisted the police. It is
not known whether the seseilants were struck, but the
police and Dorney escaped unhurt.
At a special inquiry held at Timm on
Saturday, by Mr. Henrye Blake, ELM., nine men were
committed for trial on charges of unlawful assembling
at Milltown, and attacking the police hut there. The
magistrate declined to accept bail, and dated he should
pursue this course in all cares of attack on the con.
stabulary as long as the present unhappy condition of
things existed.
Mr. Simon Fury and ten of the more prominent
members of the Annackern Land League, county Gal.
way, have been arrested. The exact nature of the
charge has not transpired.
A verdict of manslaughter has been returned by the
i coroner's jury n the case of the man Quinn, who was
killed in the collision between the police and the people
at Claremorris.