The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-08-08
A GREAT RIOT THE RESULT
THE POLICE AND THE PEOPLE
ENGAGED.
FORTY-SEvEN PERSONS KILL
ED AND WOUNDED.
HOUSES STONED FOR SHOWING
THE ROYAL FLAG.
ENGLAND.
GREAT RIOT IL DUBLIN.

LONDON, August CA great riot oc-
Cured in Dublin to-day. The board Of
works prohibited the proposed Fcnian am
nesty meeting, organized by Smyth, q
member from West Meath; Sullivan, edi-
tor Of the Irish Nation; and OBrien, edi-
tor Of the Irishman.
Notwithstanding the orders Of the board
of works, at four o'clock in the afternoon
vast crowds Of NOR wornon and children
assembled around Wellington monument.
in PhGniI park about three hundred
yards from Vice Royal Lodge, where the
royal party wero staying.
A large force Of policen en- were held in
reserve. The procession was formed with
Smyth, Sullivan and Nolan. Five hun
dred men wearing green arrived on the
ground when Smyth mounted the monu-
ment and
OPENED THE MEETING.
Az the superintendent OF police sd-
vanced the people groaned and hissed, and
the superintendent, who showed deter
mination 10 break up tho meeting, wal
Knocked down. Then the police rushed
up and q
YEARRUL FIGHT
ensued. The officers drew their arms and
YELLED THE PEOPLE BY SCORES.
As the conflict became hotter, stones were
thrown and sticks fyed By the mob, and
women and children trampelled under
foot.
THE RIoT
lasted half an hour.
YoRrY-sEyRN PIRsoxs
are known to have been wounded, many
Of them seriously. Smyth, Sullivan and
Nolan, were badly hurt, and many police
men received Sruises.
rHE HOSPITALS
are full Of the wounded. There Is
GREAT EXCITEMENT
throughout the city.
The police were attacked repeatedly, but,
eventually, order was restored.
THE LEADERS
Of the military are to be pros ecuted. Dur
the riot
THE MILITARY
were prepared but were not called out
The fighting extended all the length OF
the Quay. Every window showing
FLAG IN HONOR OF LOYALTY
was smashed.
A number Of the members Of the
FLUSHING YACHT CLUB
including tho District Attorney Of Surra-
gate, the treasurer Of Queens county, and
other prominent citizens, yesterday, en-
barked on the yacht Longwillen for Q
pleasure cruise. The yacht struck Q sub
merged stake and went down at what is
called
LITTLE BAY SIDE.
The party narrowly escaped.
Great excitement prevailed, the Flush
ing disaster being reported greater than it
was.
READY FOR SEA-
The Standard Of to-day says that the
French iron-ciad war steamer, "Magenta
Magusrgie Revouche," has been got read
for sea, in view Of possible complica
| tions in the east.
continue in portions Of France now occu
pied by the Germans. A Prussian subjec
having been hanged, day or two since, a
Polagney, in the department of tho Jura
riot followed, in which the German sol
diers wounded about twenty citizens, anG
then threatened to burn the place.
Quiet was restored, and the authorities
promised to cause the arrest Of tho often
ders.
MINISTER sCHENCK
is about to remove his official residence Il
Flemingsburgh.
| ALL QUIET IN DUBLIN.
A dispatch from Dublin, to-day, say.
that the city Is quiet. Several places Wis
tied by the royal party were gutted or
Sunday by the mob. The hospitals are full
Of wounded.
Ashbury's new yacht,
THE "LovIA"
disappointed the owner in her late con-
tests, and she will not come to America Ia
compete for the queens cup. The "Cam-
bris" will be reatted to take her place
| THE STEAMSHIPS
Idaho, from New-York, and Peruvian
from Quebec, touched at Queenstown to-
day. LII ......
| DESERTED.
The citv is almost desei ted in conse
quence Of the regular bank holidays.
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