The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-01-17


against wha, is called the "Skirmishing
Society"-a Development OF Fenianlsm
recently imported frOm America.
A Gift to the Church-A gift upon a
curious condition has been at last ap-
piled to its purpose by the Arohbishop
Of Dublin. can English Curate" had
deposited with DIR. Trench sum OF
& 900 to be paid over to the Irish Church
Sustentation Fund whenever certain
dangers, which he thought threatening,
were fairly surmounted. This is under
stood to have referred to the question OF
revision, and the Archbishop considers
this so far at rest that he was warranted
in handing over the amount.
Home Rule - The confusion in the
Dublin Home Rule ranks continues. Oa
Saturday afternoon, at a meeting Of the
League, there were present Messrs.
Butt, Parnell, OConnor Power, aud
Meldon, members of Parliament. A res
olution WAS carried censuring the Con-
mittee for throwing doubt on the possi-
bility Of holding the conference In Dub
lin in January. Mr.. Butt was in the
minority and Mr.. Parnell in the maiori-
ty. MIR. UConnor Power went with Mr.
Parnell against MIR. Butt. 1t was ru-
mOred in Dublin on Sunday that MIR.
Butt WILL resign his membership of the
League.
The Tipperary Bank-A long-pending
suit relating to the defunot Tipperary
Bank has been finally disposed OF by the
Lord Chancellor. 1t was commenced in
1o4S, and arose out Of a deed executed in
1o40, vesting Lord Ktngston's Cork es-
tates in trustees to raise by loan an
amount sufficient to pay of his creditors.
Dir. Eyre, one OF the trustees, advanced
through the bank 940, 900 for Lord Kings
toms benefit. To secnre this mortgage
tor $4,000, with bankers Interest, was
executed to the bank. The Lord Chan
cellor thought Eyre should be held to
have a lien tor salvage advances, and
declared him entitled to 100000, with in.
terest at 8 per cent.
Irish Emigration-According to the
returns obtained by the Royal Irish Con-
Police, who acted as enumerators at the
several Irish seapoFts, the number OF
emigrants who LETT the ports Of Ireland
during the quarter ending September ~
last amounted to 1866, ,235 males and
s, ,424 females-being !, 1,15S more than Gur-
lug the corresponding quarter Of S76,
but 4,3l9 under the average in the last
ten years. The total Of emigrants from
Ireland during the first nine months oil
this year was 3o,6O4, being little more
| than one-half OF The average for the cor
responding period Of the last ten years,
| which was 5S,641, the numbers varying
from 10 572, In the first nine months Of
/ 1873. to 81, i05 in the corresponding por
| tion OF last year.
The Irish Sunday Closing BILL
On Saturday Mr.. Brooks. Mp. and
| DIR. O'Leary, MP, introduced depu
tation from the trades Of Dublin to Sil
N. FL. Beach, for the purpose OF protest
ling against the adoption OF the Irist
Sunday Closing Bill. The members o
the deputation were about fifty in mum
ber, and they represented forty-tw,
trades, having been deputed by meeting
been fully discussed, to walt upon thu
Chief Secretary. They strongly con
demned the measure, and said that i
| was not desired by the people OF Ire
land. The agitation in its favor hat
| been commenced and mainly maintained
| by the United Kingdom Alliance. . l.
his reply Sir Michael I'll. Beach said tina
the feelings and wishes of those wit
were chiefly concerned wiki the open
ing OF public houses ought to be th'
first consideration, and promised tha
the views and statements which hat
been made to him that day. would b,
carefully examined by the Govern ment
Having asked whether the deputatiol
WAS in favor of a shortening OF the hour
on Saturday evening and ON Sunday
Sir Michael was told that they were Op
posed to the shortening of the hours o
| those days.