The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-13
Late Irish News.


FROM late DuDnn ana CorK EXcnengesl
Action by Father O'Keeffe-In Dublin
the action was heard brought by the Rev.
Father O'Keetfe, parish priest of Callan, to
recover $500 damages from some men who
last October broke into Callan Chapel House
whilst plaintiff was in occupation, wrecking
it and carrying off his property. The plain
tiff had had controversies with the heads of
his Church, and had obtained damages in
law suit with Cardinal Cullen. The jury
found a verdict for EGO over and above
sum of 41Oo he had already received at
presentment sessions.
The Land Act-A case, in which a 1ues-
ton was raised as to the Interpretation OF
the Land Act, came before the Court of APP
peals at Dublin on Monday, and Lord JUS
tice Christian, in pronouncing Judgment,
said partiahty one-sideness and partner
ship, as between class and class, were of the
very life and essence of that statute; for It's
ayowed purpose and policy was to take a
large measure of the land value of Ireland
away from helandlord class, and hand It
over to the tenant class. The principle
which ran through this statute, from the
first section to the fifty-eighth, was uncom-
pensated confiscation. Lord Justice Chris
tan concluded by again referring to the
Irish Law Reports in terms OF condemna-
ton.
Home Rule-The Executive of the Home
Rule Confederation intends to issue series
of publications in furtherance of the Home
Rule cause, and special fund is being
created for the purpose. 1t Is proposed to
publish in cheap pamphlet form, for gen.
eral circulation, full reports of the debates
in Parliament on Irish subjects, and it is
also in contemplation to issue, for the in
formation Of the Continental and Colonial
press, brief statements Of the principles of
the Home Rule movement and other pa
pers giving the Irish view of alleged griev-
ances in the government of Ireland. These
papers are to be printed in the various Eu-
ropean languages, and on all occasions when
Irish matters arise in Parliament it is in
tended to supply the foreign press with
brief and Ineligible statement of the points
at issue or under discussion. This plan of
ventilating Irish questions was suggested by
the late. Mr.. John Martin, M. 2.
The Strike, and the Railway-At the half
yearly meeting of the principal Irish rail
way-the Great Southern and Western-the
Chairman, in moving the adoption of the
report, said there had been no abatement OF
the depression of trade prevailing in the
corresponding half year Of 1876, and they
had suffered from the exceptional oo-
currence of a strike, which interrupted the
traffic for six weeks. The decrease in the
half years receipts was little short of f10,-
900, chiefly, as might have been expected,
under the head of passenger traffic OF that
decrease $500 had occurred during the
six weeks of the strike. The military
carried Also produced $1,000, and the cattle
e., $50 less. The goods showed an increase
both in tonnage and money. During the
strike the Government had freely given them
| the assistance of the Royal Irish constabu
larry to protect the line, and'it was not until
the whole matter had settled down that the
directors thought it would be only reason,
able and right to offer to the Government to
give the constabulary a gratuity, and ac
cordingly they had given them gratuity Of
nearly $4,000. In reply to observations
made in the course of discussion, the Chair
man said the Board intended to erect dwell
ings for their men along the line, that the
question OF the reduction of second class
carriages was being considered, and that in
the meantime the second class carriages
they were now building were of greatly i'm
proved construction. The report was
adopted and dividend of 5H per cent. or
the ordinary stock, with the usual dividend
| on the preference stock, was declared.