Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-12-20
FOREIGN DISPATCHES.
IRELAND's RESURRECTION.
The Orangemen Taking q Hand "A
Bloody Christmas Anticipated
Movements OF TiO0ps.

NEW 1Ohht bCStAb0A ~
London special says: At Port Adown
today a body OF Orapgsnsn attacked q
Land League meeting. but beyond wreck
ing the platform and scattering the
~leaguers, did no harm. Meantime the
Oraugemsn are preparing to meet and
resist the league In another direction.
and their Grand Master the Earl Of En-
niskillen, has. in accordance with q set
plan. appointed o Vigilance Committee
to protect property rights In the island.
The method OF operation will probably
soon be made known.
The state Of anarchy and fear which
now exists in Ireland Is startlinRly illus
tratsd by the declaration to the bench.
by the Jury impsneled In n OF the sew.
eral murder cases shortly 10 be tried,
that they do not and shall not consider
o. binding their oath to give o verdict
according TO their conscience. because o
verdict OF guilty would inevitably cost
them their lives.
It Ia said that during the holidays the
Land League is to give the English PEG.
pie convincing proof Of the power and
secrecy OF their organization. and vii!
strike . startling blow In the heart OF
London itself. 1t 10 certain that the au.
thorities ut Scotland Yard had received
some alarming intelligence on this point.
This is kept as secret as possible. There
Ia m allusiou made to the subject In the
newspapers, but thu fact is none the less
unauesiionable. In 80 large q city It 10
necessarily difficult to guard against
danger. and especially IN unknown dan
yer, and the people, remembering the
Clerkeuwell explosion Of December Is.
1867. are naturally nervous and sppre-
bensiye, The police are constantly on
the witch, and il is o time OF great IN.
s~a,in-ss With all who are responsible for
tbs public peace and safety.
had a long and interesting converse
ton today with Thomas O'Connor. n.
p. who has lust returned to London
from a very successful tour Of the pro.
yinces. during which he delivered many
lectures on the present condition OF AZ
fairs in Ireland, and the aim aud object
Of the Land League, very much In the
line OF bis graphic and absorbing paper
in ,bs lsst lumber Of the Contemporary
R,pi.,o. O'Counor said to me that BIO
believed tho situation in Ireland was
most grave and threatening, and that
A bloody Christmas was not at all
improbable. In his opinion the great.
est danger was to DO sppr'hended
10 the West, where every male Is
armed to the teeth, and where oil have
revolvsrs, many rifles Of the most sp.
proved pattern. and In no inconsiders.
bic number carry both kinds OF weapons.
1t had been asserted. ho said. that Fenian
agents were at work among the people,
but he denied emphaticaliy 'hat inc pso-
pie were organizing. and sald .na., IN
bis opinion, . dis'inc,ly fep,au uP'''s
was highly improbable. fur.hri, ;us
success 30 far OF the Land Lesgue' WHICH
Is winning all along tho iine' MAKES
Fenian movement entirely neesless'
Speaking Of the stories put about ICON,
nor denied that the Lsa8us nao nal"u
or intended to harm people now In tue
hands OF the people. hs said many
have been obtained through
can societies.
LONDON. December lS.-Tbs move
msut OF troops goes on. The Spectator