Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-12-30
ment who will not vote to suppress their

land, on SUNDAY, the town being gay with
flags. TIE West Of Ireland is now virtu.
ally under the complete rule Of the Land
Leaguers, and the landlords and their
partisans are vociferous in their
demand for Government protec.
| ton from prevalent terrorism.
Mr.. DOWNING. a Justice OF the Peace in
County Mayo, had to fee 10 Dublin for
having served wrIts Of ejectment. Police
With drawn bayonets alone prevented the
wreckiog of his residence by mob of
two thousand persons. The Irish Land
Commission is expected to report Thurs.
day. 1t is rumored that q majority of the
| Commission are agreed on the outlines of
a scheme, the principal features of which
are the extension of the Ulster tenant
right to the whole of Ireland, with the al.
tentative of compulsory purchase with a
view to the crea ion of class of peasant
proprietors in the event OF the owners OBJ
jecting TO the extension 0! tenant right
and valuation. 1t is understood that Kav.
auagh and the o Conner Don dissent from
the proposal and will make separate re-.
port.
Railway magnates of the East will cir.
culate among the National and State
Legislators and representative business
men one hundred thousand copies of the
letter of GEORGE TICKNoR CURTIS, oppos.
mo Ind pp I,JAcR'a vieua
WILLIAM Q. PARKER, q railroad engi
neer, who received disabilities during the
war while engaged on road being used
by the government in trans porting mil.
itary stores, applied to Congress for a
pension His claim was reported fay r.
ably by the Military Committee, and has
passed the House. This establishes the
precedent that service in a military or
naval capacity is not necessary to receive
pension.
The formal orders making changes in
the command of the military depart
ments, and creating new departments,
have been issued. Gen. O o. Howard
goes to West Point, Gen. SCHoFIELD as
sumes command of the new Department
OF Texas and Arkansas, with headquar.
tiers at New Orleans. The States of Ar.
kansas and Louisiana and the Indian
Territory will constitute a new military
department. Col. MACKENZIE, of the
Fourth Artillery, succeeds to this COM
maid, with the brevet rank of Brigader.
General. Gen. AUGUR assumes command
OF the Department of Texas, and Gen.
HENRY HUNT is assigned to the tenn
porary command of the Department of
the South.
The President has issued The following
request:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
4, WASHINGTON, Dec II. {
request the following gentlemen to proceed to
the Indian Territory soon may be and after
Conference with the Poncs tribe Of Indians to
ascertain the facts in regard to their recent re-
moyal and present condition, so far as Ia neces-
ssry, to determine the question Of what justice
and humanity require should be done by the
Government OF the United States, and report
their conclusions aud recommendations in the
premises; Br glder General GEO. CROOK, U. s.
, A.: Brigader General NELSON A MILES, U. S.
A WIN. STicKSEY, Washington d c.; WALTER
ALLEN, NeRton, Mass. 1t Ia the paIpose OF the
foregoing request to authorize the Commission
to take whatever steps may, in their Judgment, be
necessary to enable them to accomplish the pur-
pose set forth. Gel, CROOK is authorized to axe
with him two Aides De Camp, TO do clerical work
(Sianed) Il 3. HAYES.
The Kurds have returned 10 Turkish
territory.
London publishers are agitaed over the
sale OF HARPRR's American reprint OF
Beaconsields last work al 20 ceuts. The
price of the English edition is 81 75
Tne Duchess of Westminster is dead.
she was the daughter of the second Duke
of Sutherland aud mistress of the robes to
the Queen.
EMILE DIX GIRARDIN, the distin guished
Partisan journalist and member of the
Chamber OF Deputies, has decided 10 re-
tire from political life.
NJ. PENUK, OF Copenhagen, discovered
comet, a few nights since. The news
was transmitted by cable from the Vi
emma Academy to the Smithsonian Insti
tute.
Twenty persons hsve been arrested for
completely in the attempt 30 murder