The New York herald., 1873-11-27
HOME RULE.
Grand Political Agitation Through
out Ireland.
ALL GLASSES AROUSED.
A REVIEW OF THE SITUATION.


neen nermltted a similar immunity from riot. The
anniversary is not one on which there Is now gen.
orally much outward display among
THE oRANGEMEN
or the North In Belfast many OF the brethren
danced over the recollection OF Guy tawkes ana
his subterranean powder barrels; they spent the
evening most sociaby in sorees, followed by oaiis'
Others, or the graver sort, listened to sermons,
specially prepared and appropriate, by two local
clergymen. In Portadown, however, they proved
less sociable and more outwardlv demonstratiVe.
on the 2sd OF July last while party OF orangemeh
were returning to Portadown from assisting IN re-
ceving the Canadian deputatIon in Armagh, d row
occurred as they passed through 1.-The Tunnel"
the name OF what is known as the Roman Catnonc
quarter OF Portadown. Whether the Orangemen
remembered this and decided to be revenged l
know not: but il is said that, some time
before the Gunpowder Plot Day. the police became
aware that IL was intended to have procession,
and 20 march through .'The Tunnel" Extra police,
to the number OF 100, were drafted into Portadown,
and .The Tunneln was carefully guarded on the
morning OF the 5th. Towards the afternoon a long
procession of the brethren-said to be half mile in
length-with drums and flies and many banners,
came on towards 'The Tunnel.n They were cour-
teousy hut firmly told by the Resident Magistrate
that they could not pass that way; that ne had
sworn informatons that riot would be the result.
The main body retired, but portion of them only
dld so to make flank movement on the police
from another quarter. The constables contested
the passage. Stones were thrown; there were
great excitement, yelling and shouting. The
police, who had stood there with liked bayonets,
began TO use them. The excited crowd threw more
stones: they came, it Is said as thick as showers
OF hail.
THE MOB REFUSED TO RETREAT.
Many were wounded-the civilians with the bayo-
net, the police with stones The fighting ragged
long and 1ercely, and in the emo the Riot act was
read and the police were ordered to load their
rifles; but they did not fire. This, it seems, was
not necessary. Tor the rain fell, and the excited
crowd, who remained compact in the face OF
bayonets and loaded and threatening rifles, dis
persed when the rain began to wet them. The
town was undisturbed, but very greatly excited
during the night. Some severe bayonet wounds
were indicted. The police barracks in the evening
presented the appearance of a temporary hospital.
Rows OF bandaged heads and bleeding faces met
the spectators eyes. whose ears were at the same
time assaed by grOans and mourniul complaints
from men bruised and broken in many parts OF
the body. 1t was dolorous sight but It is very
satisfactory to know that the wounds and bruises
resulting from this doughty battle have not proved
serious as they at first seemed. All the wounded,
with the exception, perhaps, of one civilian, who
received severe bayonet stab, have either already
resumed duty or will do so in q very short time.
Fourteen arrests were made and after prelimi-
nary maglsteral investigation the prisoners were
remanded Tor a few days. Portadown, Isthink, is
now likely to De pretty quiet for some little time
to come.
County Longford has been distinguished during
the past week by two .outrages," agrarian, as
was supposed-a species OF crime which has not
been very prevalent in Ireland Tor at least several
years past. The first in point OF time OF these two
oUTRAGEs,
however seems likely to have a somewhat u-
dicrous termination. 1t was painted at first in
pretty strong coors. peaceful farmer, at Lanes.
borough, named McDermott, was sleeping with his
wife one night, when he and his spouse were sud-
denly awakened and grevously alarmed Dy rap
and rattle at their bedroom window. They got up,
not quite sure apparently whether they themselves
had really been shot not, but certainly con-
vnced that shot had been fired at them. There
were holes in the shutters. The glass was broken.
The police were duly informed OF this outrage, and
next day the telegraph flashed the awful intelli-
gence to all the newspapers in the kingdom that a
terrible outrage had been committed on respect
able farmer and his wife. do not think that any
OIL the accounts actually killed either the farmer or
his wife, but short OF this no element of the enor-
NIFTY OF the business was left unrecorded. IL was
the theme OF much comment and speculation. One
man was arrested. The magsterial investigation
came on, and on Tuesday last we had what seems
to he tae truth OF the matter. Nobody, 1t seems,
heard the portentous shot but McDermott and his
wife. Neither their son nor daughter, who slept
in the mouse, nor young woman who was also
sleeping there. heard the shot" IL is true there
were holes in the window shutter, but these
hnla fIu
and ring OF an old pitchfork found
lying in the farm yard. The prisoner arrested
has been released. II is now believed that the
''shot' had been fred IRON the ancient ptchiork
Aforesaid by some rude inebrates returning from
a wedding or some other party. To them IL
seemed joke. and, perhaps, good one. 1t was,
no doubt, most reprehensbe, but tits consoling TO
be relieved even IN this way from the
DISGUSTING SUSPICION
OF another mysterious but horrible ''agrarian out
rage The other outrage 10 which have referred
occurred near Carrlckglass, in the same county,
where farmer named Fee had been fred at in
his ROOM. some tenants had been evicted from
plot OF land ana IL was suspected Fee intended
taking the blt Of ground TINS is the alleged mo.
tive ior tho crime. But Fec was not hurt. No
shot or BAN can be anywhere discovered In the
room. II has been suggested that the gun or
pistol had been loaded with blank cartridge. ana
that the thing was only meant as warning TO
rec not 10 take the land OF The evcted tenants IL
II not stated whether any Old pitcniork has been
found iyin2 near the window; Out the map1sterial
investigation has not yet taken place ana no
arrests were made. While on outrages. NAV note
what seems very brutal murder, lust reported
from county sligo. The victim was one Nauple VINO
had been at the lair OF Castle Baldwin, and mad
gone into tent Ior refreshments. Here me was
accosted by two men, Dwyer ana Flynn. VINO ac.
cused him OF coldness on his way home that
night he was waylaid by the same men, stabbed
IN several places, and brutally ynched. lie died
before morning, ana Dwyer and Flynn have been
committed on charge OF wiul murder. As II
there was kind Of lever In the business, have
20 add the report Of another outrage on farmer
named Kearne, near LIstowel. Shots seem 70
have been fred into his bedroom, but he was not
In occupation st the time and therefore escaped
the fiery attentions OF his unpoiite friends, who
unfortunately escaped.
BUTT, N. r.
for Limerick-the ..Father OF Home Rule as he
was called by the Mayor IN introducing him-ad-
dressed his constituents on TINS day week strange
TO say, the spectacle OF "a member Of Parliament
addressing his constituents Is rare one IN Ireland