The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-11
GALWAY GUNS.
Seizure Of Arms In a Farm
er's House.
Fight Between French Sailors
h. uai and MOhammedanS.
Fatal Disasters To Steamers At
Sea. .....
f. Ireland. ..t.
ARMS sEIzED IN GALWAY.

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ustienAl Associated Press to the Star.
DUBLIN. Feb. liza dispatch from Gal
way says that for some time past suspi-
sions had been entertained by the best au-
thorities that the farmers in the southern
portion of that County were preparing to
arm themselves and, to make common
eause against any process servers who
might come into the neighborhood for the
purpose of ejecting any of the tenantry
from their holdings. Having traced GER
tain rumors to reliable source the Con.
stabulary seized a quantity of concesged
arms and ammunition in farmers house
IN the hamlet Of Esker. in the parish oi
Llughrea Galway County. Arrests are
said to be imminent under the provisions
Of the peace preservation act, which makes
II Illegal for any one to bear arms on mis-
person or to have Them in his residence
without first obtaining penal license from
the County Bench Magistrate.
THANKS OF THE LAND LEAGUE.
DUBLIN Feb. 1.-THE Irish Land League
have voted their sratitied thanks to the
American Congress for honoring Mr.. Par
NELL by allowing him the Use Of the hall
Of the House of Representatives to make
bis appeal for the distressed people of Ire
land.
Great Britain.
rHH ADDRESS ADOPTED.
LONDON, Feb. lin the House OF Com
mons M. Shaw's amendment to TIE address
Was rejected by a vote of PIG against 66
The address was then agreed to. A num-
bsr of leading Liberals, including the Mar
quis Of Harrington, voted with the Gov
srnment
GREAT LAND LEAGUE MEETING.
LONDON, Feb. 1L-An enormously large
meeting was held in st. James Hall. this
city, last evening. which was presided over
BY the Mayor of Northampton. The meet
ing was to advocate reform in the English
land laws 4 resolution of sympathy and
In support of Irish land agitation was
unanimously adopted. Mr. Michael Davtt
who was present, was most erithusiastical
received and made lengthy speech, in
which ne reiterated his remarks at Sligo,
announcing the House of Commons as an
assembly Of land sharks Messrs Brad
laugh. Besant. O'Suilivan, Member of Par
lament Biggar. and others also spoke and
warmly advocated a union Of the English
and Irish Democracy. Repeated cheers
were given for Mr.. Parnell.
DISASTER TO A STEAMER.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE outward-bound
Australian mail steamer Chimborazo
which left Liverpool a few days ago, hay
Ihg on bpard passengers and crew number
ing four hundred persons, has returned to
Plymouth from stress of weather and the
loss of number OF the crew. On Sunday
last tie vessel encountered hurricane.
The sea swept the decks doing much dam
age and carrying away its boats and other
mOvabes. Five persons were swept into
the sea and drowned, and seventeen others
we're injured.
FRENCH VESSEL FoUNDERED.
LONDON, Feb 1.-THE French steamer
Valentine, from Cardiff for Dieppe, has
foundered, and sixteen persons were
drowned. 50gTa
JOLLY TARs At ALEXANDRIA. .r.
Paris, Feb. 1.-THE Caimacan OF Alex.
,andretta has been dismissed in consequences
Of recent i'll treatment of some French sail.
ors at Alexandrettta. Itappears the sail
ors had drank so deeply in commemoration
of Jour DeUan that they walked with diff.
Guilty, but when the showers of orahges
fred fir IN the crowd of young Moham-
medans we're followed by st mes, the tars
jOviality came to an end and they returned
the discharge of missiles with such effect
that their adversares had to retreat.
Reinforcements, however, arrived, aud
the battle was renewed with greater vigor,
some of the Syrians having in the mean.
time armed themselves with knives and
swords, while the cry "Impious French
man." was rapid. A number of natives
who had taken to flight sought refuge in
Tue house of the Spanish Consul, whittier
several Of the sailors followed in pursuit.
and the scufae that ensued inside the resi-
dence was attended by certain damage to
property. The greatest excitement spread
throughout the town, and the Christians,
fearing general rising Of the Mohamme-
dan population against them. locked them
selves up in their houses.
The efforts of the French Consular Agent
to bring the sailors to reason were ineffec-
tual. SO he left them and went on board
the dispatch boat to give information to
can, at the head of a body of
ZApunS ana regulars, nau arrived on tne
scene, but, instead Of trying to restore
order with impartiality, the Governor
joined the Mohammedans and ordered his
soldiers to fire on the Frenchmen. Fifteen
were wounded, eight by ball and ths others
by small shot 1t is stared that the regulars
did not fire, but that the aptihs and Cal
nacan we're alone culpable.
Turkey.
THE BARRACKS HORROR.
LONDON. Feb. lit is now ascertained
that by the fall Of the barracks near Con-
stantinople Yesterday the actual number Of
soldiers killed was 220, while 356 were
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