The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-08-25
EUROPE.
The Irish Constabulary.

LONDON, Aug. 2.-The Commons this af-
ternoon went into committee on estimates
O'Donnell, Home Ruler from Dungannon,
moved resolution against granting money for
the maintenance Of the Irish constabuiary.
Some predict that the session will last "a hours
After a long discussion motion to report
progress was adopted and the House at 2
o'clock adjourned.
The Home Rulers Want the Lords Abol-
ished.
The radical Democratic clubs of London and
suburbs assembled in Westminster last night
and urged L. p. OConnor, Home Rule mem
Der for the borough of Galway, to press his
motion adverse to the existence Of the House
OF Lords to division and to present his adj
dress advising the abolition of the House of
Lords. O'Connor replied, expressing sympa-
thy with the objects of the meeting.
At meeting of Home Rule members of the
House OF Commons yesterday, Parnell presid-
ed. He said with regard to the opposition to
the constabulary vote, that much would de-
pend upon the manner in which the Irish
members were met by the government. If
their proposals were rejected it would be nee
essary to resist the vote to the last; but if the
government were disposed to listen to the pro-
tests of the Irish people against the manner in
which the constabulary is now being used, ex-
IRENE steps would be unnecessary He was
resolved to place several amendments on paper
against the votes, which will be taken.
The Life of an English Peer Threatened
At Hammersmith police court today, James
Donovan, footmans was charged with send
ing letters to Lord OranmOre, threatening the
peer with death if he further advocates the
cause OF Irish landlords. Lord Oranmore re-
Gently wrote to the London Times a commune
cation representing the state of Ireland. The
prisoner was remanded and bail refused.
More Resistance to Landlords in Ireland
Three hundred men marched to the farm re-
Gently occupied by the widow Dolan, near
Shambough. The widow Dolan had been
elected from her farm for non-payment of rent,
by her landlord, Mr.. Boyd, who recently mar
rowly escaped assassination at New Cross.
when riding in jaunting car with his two
sons and friend 1t will be remembered
that three men wearing masks and otherwise
disguised, suddenly appeared in the road from
behind hedge and fred at the car, killing one
OF MI. Boyd's sons and seriously wounding the
other, while Mr.. Boyd himself escaped with
slight injuries. Mr.. Boyd had taken possession
OF the Dolan farm after this event and was
proposing to recoupe himself for the arrears of
rent by growing crops upon the place. He had
intended to begin cutting corn, yesterday, and
ms men were on the ground for that purpose,
but The 300 friends of Mrs. Dolan drove out
Boyd's employees, themselves reaped the corn
and prevented the baliffs, who were sent for.
from Selling it.
severe Fighting between Roumanians
and Bulgarians.
BUCHAREST, Aug. 24.-There has been moro
severe fighting between the Roumanians and
Bulgarian insurgents. Many of the latter
were killed or captured.
Foreign Notes.
It is believed that the Egyptian cotton crop
will be half million contars(2 SOC, 900 pounds).
less than In 1873, and about 15 DAYS later,
Competent authorities at st. PETERSBURG saw
the Russian harvest is the worst since the fam
inc of 1878. '--o -"A'
Bishop Herzog has left Switzerland for the
United States with the object of promoting a
scheme for the federation of all the Christian
churches in the universe.