The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-11-26
EUROPE.
The Excitement in Ireland Still
High.
DAvITT COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.

DUBLIN. Nov. 25.-Whle the Irish agitators
tell the public that they are engaged in legal
and constitutional agitation and ostensibly adj
wise the people to keep within the law, the
country abounds with evidence that different
Interpretation is put upon their language.
Threatening notices and acts of violence are
practical comments upon their words. These
are evil omens for the winter, which is begin
ming to be felt
LONDON, Nov. PA government engineer
has surveyed the districts bordering on the
Shannon river in Ireland, with a view to
commencement by the government of scheme
for their drainage, to cost 100000. The pros
pect of the employment of laborers i'll these
districts is regarded with great satisfaction
The correspondent of the Times calls atten-
ton to the brisk trade doing at the Irish fairs
in old government rifles. A hundred and
twenty-five rifles were sold in district Dun
cannon within week at seven shillings each.
SLIGO, Nov. 25.-It IS stated that the excite
ment throughout West Ireland shows no signs
of abatement Parnell addressed a large
meeting here last night and asked the people to
persevere in the agitation. Great crowds as
sembled in the streets today The examina-
ton OF Davitt is proceeding. There is some
fears of a riot as the municipal elections are
being held and the mayor is very unpopular.
A hundred and twenty soldiers are under arms
in their barracks, and a hundred additional
police are i'll readiness, All the western dis
trcts are being strongly garrisoned.
The court today was again crowded with spec
tators. Mr.. Monroe, Queens counsel said if
he could prove the utterance OF Davitts words
that the manhood of Ireland should springto
its feet and say it would tolerate landlords and
landlordism no longer" the magistrates would
be bound to commit him. Police evidence
was called to prove their utterance. Davltt,
who has been occupied all the morning i'll pre-
pairing written aefence, before commencing
to deliver it, protested against Monroes re-
mark that he had already experienced the
clemencyo of the crown, and declared he was
innocent of the charges on which he was con-
victed in 1870. DAILY, since his release from
Jail, complains of his treatment while in
prison.
Davitt was declared 70 be convicted of Fen
ianism on the evidence of a professional per-
jurer His cross-examiuation of police wit
nesses failed to weaken the evidence against
him. He was committed for trial, bail being
accepted.
Labor Troubles In England.
LONDON, Nov. 25.-Thc golfers throughout
Lancashire and Cheshire, yesterday, gave no.
tce of demand for an increase OF 10 per cent
in wages North Staffordshire golfers demand
a similar advance. The iron masters in Lam
cashire and Ayrshire, yesterday, decided to
rescnd the last advance in wages.
The Case Of Rev. Mr.. MacKonochie.
Lord Penzance, Dean of the Court of
Arches, holds a court on Saturday, when a
warrant will be issued committing Rev. Alex
ander MacKonochie to prison for dsobeying
the monition of the court, and for contempt,
in tearing down the order of the court from
the doors of his church.
Mr.. Gladstone on an Electoral Tour.
Mr. Gladstone has arrived in Edinburgh for
an electoral tour for contesting Midlothian.
He was enthusiastically welcomed from Liver
pool to Edinburgh.
Count Schouvaloff's Retirement.
Count Schouvaloff is ON the point of leaving
England for St. Petersburg. Within the last
few days he has been paying farewell visits.
He will present letters of recall as Russian
Ambassador personally to the Queen at the
end of the present week. 1t is rumored in di-
plomatc circles that there will be several
changes in the personnel of the London en-
bassy and Russian representatives at various
European courts.
The New Italian Cabinet.
LONDON, Nov. % The new Italian Cabinet
is completed, with Signor Carroll as President
of the Council and Minister of Foreign AT,
fasrs; Depretis, of the Interior; Maglian, of FL
nance; Villa, of Justice; Gen. Bonelh Minis
ter of War, and Admiral $ cton, of the Marine