The Portland daily press., 1880-10-28
EUROPE.
Ireland on the Verge of Revolt.
THE LAND LEAGUE GROWING MORE
RECKLESS AND DEFIANT.

NEW YORK, Oct. ga Dublin despatch
says that Ireland has not been in such an ex-
cited state Tor many years, and Dublin. which
was slow to &C iOn is now reused with the eX-
pectation of a stirring winter. All feel that
the country is on the eve OF a grave c1iSS.
The agitation becomes more than agitation;
it is an open social revolt against movement
to crush the ruling class of Ireland by intimi-
dation and force. There is nothing to be COM
pared with it since the French revolution.
Prosecutions are only intensifying the bitter
feeling of the asilators and drawing to their
side many who have hitherto disproved of
their course. The sudden breaking out of dis
turbances at Cork seems to mark a series of
regularly organized outrageS there which now
exceed those in any other county. Rents are
being fairly paid Ill many parts OF Ireland,
but wherever the Land League has extended
its organization, only Grifith's valuation is
offered by the tenants, and this the landlords
have nearly universally refused. The conse-
quence is that no rent is paid. The papers are
filled with reports OF outrages in the west and
south, but not a third of those taking place
reported.
At Land League meeting Tuesday Dillon
presided, and all reporters and correspondents
were closely questioned before being allowed
to remain Mr.. Egan moved the following
resolution, which was adopted
That in the face of the threatened prosecu-
tons of members of the Land League by the
English Government, we call on the Irish race
all the world over to answer such coercive
measures by resolute organization for the pur-
pose OF defend ing the principles and people of
ireland and ardently request Michael Davitt
to remain in America for the purpose of pro-
tecting the great and extensive movement in
the United States
There is great excitement at Cork in connec-
ton with Healy's arrest. Indignation meet
ngs are to be held by the farmers of the neigh
borhood, who are indignant with Mr.. Barrett
the man who it is suspected forced Manning,
ha fau IN inf natl AGAINST
1t is stated that Redpaths name is with
drawn from the list of prosecutions.
A London despatch says w. e. Forster de-
MES having resigned as Chief Secretary for
Ireland. and states that the members of the
cabinet are united on the question of the poll
cy of coercion in Ireland.
The Irish National Land League of America
at New York, has issued an address to the
friends of Ireland in America, asking aid,
which can be forwarded direct to the Land
League, Dpblin, or through Rev. Lawrence
Walsh, Treas .rer of the American Land
League, Waterbury, Coun. Patrick Ford of
the irish World, j. b. O'Reilly of the Boston
Pilot, or DR.. VIM. Wallace, 145 East Forty
Eighth street, New York city, President of the
New York Land League.
DUBLIN, Oct. 27.-Between Templemore and
Thnrles signal flashes on the most approved
military system are carried on nightly and
answered by flashes from various points on the
hill. There appears to be quite system of
communication by such signals and flashes
which is considered omnous of mischief.
The Gear Poisoned.
LONDON, Oct. ga Paris special says des-
pte all precautions the Nihilists succeeded in
poisoning the Gar. Two of the imperial
cooks have been arrested on suspicion.
BERLIN, Oct. PA dispatch says the
health of the Gar is precarious but hopes of
his recovery are not abandoned.
Foreign Notes.
Gen. Melikoff returns to st. Petersburg the
81 of November, and probably will resume the
duties of chief executive of the government.
The Redifs Of the JaLina district have been
called out Dervish Pasha has been appointed
governor of Albania, and is charged to arrange
for the cession of Dulcigno.
The twelve Meridian students missing from
the yachting party at Amsterdam, after col
ision of their yacht with mail steamer, were
saved by jumping aboard the steamer Alexan-
der Gu llemin.
Monteuc, project at Vannes, is besieged in
the hotel by an ant-Republican mob and is
unable to obey the order summoning him to
Paris,