The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-11-29 00:00:00

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On Sunday night • hedy of armed misfired diets
Into the hones of Robert Johnston, farmer, at
Ballyvasonn, Westmeath. One got slightly Waged
Mr. Johnston in the arm. The canes of the outrage is
believed to be the payment of rent in defiance of the
protest of the other Maeda.
On Saturday night, whilst the driver in charge of a
car, employed by the police :4010w: waiting far
some men who went to visit a house near
T, ales, the oar was stuidenly and driven away
by • party of unknown persons. The driver and
polka had to walk Wee miles to their homes, but the
horse and car were returned %tightened this morning
to their owner.
At a meeting of the magistrates of county Dobkin,
held on Monday in Dublin, Viscount Moog presiding,
resolutions were passed espenning loyalty to the Queen
and a determination to maintain the integrity of the
Halted Kingdom, sad seaming the Government of
their support in the Inemention of any emigres that
might be deemed neasesary for the suppeession of
constitutional sgitatiom, the mainfisegoe of personal
freedom of sotto's, and the enforcement M the just
rights of property.
The dead body of a prommiserver astued D
Connor had been Mead in the river Lee, nearantr
Mouton ens seen alive in Cork at two o'clock on
Hs resided in Blarney, and as he was
very unpopular, a belief prevsll. that be owns by his
death by mega of foul
A novel .ezemplifying the excitsd
state of public feeling at present in Ireland, took place
in the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, on Saturday night.
During the performance of the oasis opera "
Pinafore," • Sew persons La the audience began to his.
during the singing of the song, In spite of all tempt-
ation, he remising an Bass " the remainder of
the audience, which was unusually large, roes to their
feet and cheered in the mast matted way for several
motnents, and it was only when the meg had been
sung three times in moored= that the pro-English
party would allow the performance to proceed.
Two farmers, named Ismaili and Germ, when
returning from Cootehill Bair, county Cavan, were
fired at and severely wounded, one receiving three
revolver bullets, and the other one. Both men had
paid their rents that day. They are now in the
Infirmary. Several arrests were made.
Miss Kate Gafford, of Killasteek, near Wexford,
we. found dead in the bed on Saturday morning, and,
from themarks whig on hes neck, there is no
doubt she has been eioeagled. The decessed, who
was about fifty years of ege, owned two mall
farms. No person resided in the house with her but
a Male servant. On the previous night be left the
pkese and went to visit hie wife, leaving Miss Gafford
In the house alone. The muss of the crime is sup-
posed to have b en robbery, as a box in the room in
which deceased slept was broken open. It is believed
MIS money was taken from it, but the amount is un-
known.

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On Monday morning the hops. of Mr. Richardson,
sub-agent on the estate of Lard Beesborough,
Was attacked and lire shots tired, but no person was
hurt. The police in the barracks, twenty yards
distant. turned out, but the attaching party had
decamped, and no erred+ bare been made.
The Chief Secretary for Ireland bag informed the
High Sheriff of Dublin that the Lord•Lientenant has
commuted Um matetios of death pared on Peter Duff
for the 01014:101 of Constable Daly to penal @errands
for life. _

Nugent, porter, Dublin, was essnancini on
Tuesday ott the charge ot killing his Want witb his
age.

—idles H. F. Quack, "the FIIU of Kenmare," wbo
bee been an invalid for the past nine reeding
and bearing of the miracles mad cures which had taken
Owe at Snook, determined on visiting mad in WA
into the subject personally. On fisa&iy eke
mass at Knock, and was carried on • coach to the
altar rads to receive the °oil:manioc ; but before
reosiviag she stood up from the conch, knelt as the
rails, and received the communion ,Imer • Wall
which she had not deo* for slue years. Thic miracle
was witnessed by priest, nuns, and hundreds of the
laity, who were attending mass in the chapel at the
time.

All the "suspects" in prison under the Coercion
lot have determined to eoc.pt the prison diet, end
thoa relieve the Land lasagne funos of the expense of
supporting
have been cot off some of the oows Woof •
im to the Rev. Ur. Rickey, P.P., Bantam and the
only cause that can be assigned for the outrage is that
on Sunday week the rev. r,atlemen denounced the
" No rent" manifesto, which was largely circulated In
the district.

—on—fl-t-u;;Ly night an loosadiary outrage was perPrr
trued at Baugher, neer Shannon Harbour. It
appear@ that the dwelling-hones, ont-ofiloss, and stack-
yerd of misuser were simultaneously fired, and totally
eonsented. Some news and the hones which were
housed in the out-odors were badly burned, while •
number of pigs were destroyed. The family narrowly
escaped with their byes. Subsequently • large rick of
hay belonging to Mr. Patrick Carroll, of Shannon
Harbour war discovered to be on fin. The neigh-
bours quickly rambled, and succeeded in extinguish-
ing the flames before any werions damage was Inflicted.
Owing to a high wind which was blowing at the time,
the vitiate narrowly escaped what threatened to be a
destructive conflagratieo. No reason can he assigned
for these outrages
On Saturday an attempt was made to Boycott • hunt
at Castle Luna. near Castlebar. A large crowd
assembled, and commenced yelling and hooting. The
matter at onus threatened to abandon the hut, but
was prevailed upon by tbe other members to proceed,
sod in spite of hostile dentonstratlon, a capita day's
sport was enjnyed.
The house of Mr. Blake, Lord Dilloo's agent at
Carlemore, has been attacked by • party of men, who
fired • number of shots into it, the inmates narrowly
escaping.
DM' O'Dwyer Jertniah Harrington, and James
Murphy were misted near &maven on Tuesday
night as suspects.
Four men were arrested near Sallyhaunis on
Wednesday S 4 @upsets.
Seven men have been committed for trial at Dun-
more for illegal &Ulm,. A subscription has been
started to defray their legal expenses.
Thomas Halligan was urestei near Athlone on
Wednesday morning on ~picket of being concerned
In the murder of WilliMS Model's on Saturday night
last. The mused was in the deoreed's company
when he was brutally assaulted, but professes himself
unable to give information, respecting the_