The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-16
EUROPEAN EvENTs.

uUBIIN, Dec. 1.-THE statement Of Baron
Dowse, at the opening OF the Uonnaupht
asslzes at Galway yesterday, showed that s.
four months $50 indictable offsnses had been
reported IN Connaught. OF these only sg
persons nad been rendered amenable, and
o11 persons against whom offenses had been
commltteo nao, through terror-or desire ia
shield the Offenders, refused to give evidence
Lesser offenses are also numerous a Mao
! There were 888 lesser and 236 ind;ctahIa
otfenses. Baron Dowse said If this state 81
aHalrs was allowed to continue. the conaa.
quence would be immediate danger to Ira.
land, and ultimate disgrace to the empire.
Even the reports by the police do not include
all the outrages committed and threateninp
letters received.
me case concerning which Judge Fitz-
gerald received letter, threatening him he
would pc shot IN open court, was that of the
woundlng of Hanlan, care taker at New
Palace, Nov. 10. Hanlan identified hia asaail.
ant, out the defense contested his ability ia
identity man at night, and the jury &C.
Quilted the prisoner.
IRELAND AND IT'S AFFA1Rs,
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE Standard saws
We understand the parliamentary, pro.
gramme to be adopted at the meeting OF
home rule members in Dublin, will inoynde
resolution demanding from parliament the
removal of Chief Justice May from the
bench. The meeting probably will not de.
eide upon scheme for land reform, "a Par
nell declares the onus of introducing such 9
measure lies with the government.
Forster, chief secretary for Ireland has left
Dublin for London unexpectedly.
I'D
guards will shortly proceed to Ireland.
A dispatch from Dublin sava eacb ia,
brings fresh evidence that the conntrv ia
hurrying on by strides and bounds towards
revolution. -
A dispatch from Castlebarre renorts that
the steward has been shot at Knockmore.
The Times. in leading editorial. saws.
1.-The gravity of the situation in Ireland in
creases daily and nobody can be surprised to
near q cabinet council has been summoned
20 meet to-day. We have reason to believe
tnat FORSTER has with the most earnest and
repeated remonstrance required his collea-
CUES thus to accelerate the meeting of the
councli. All doubt In regard to the state of
the country has vanished in, presence of the
charges of Justices Fitzgerald, Barry and
Baron Dowse. Mr.. Forster knows the mean
ing of these charges. The worst is proved
to be substantially true.'' 80. 4
BERLIN, Dec. lathe North German
Gazette crlticises the governments measures
IN Ireland and says: If the peace preserya-
lion act had not been allowed to lapse for
party reasons, it would have been more effec-
tive IN suppressing sedition than all the
governments military measures.
DUBLIN, Dec. ia large land meeting
was held to- day near Ballmar. An abusive
resolution was passed protesting against the
language of Chief Justice May and express
sing belief that the trial will be unfair if
that judge is allowed to preside.
SOUTH AMERICA. ...
RIO JANE1Ro, Nov. 24.-The senate has
passed a bill rendering professionals, natural
lied foreigners and freedmen eligible to
seats IN the chamber. In the chamber of
deputies Moveiera attacked the United States
minister for his anti-slavery attitude, and
Duarle gave notice he would present, No.
vember 10Th, question to the premier
respecting the minister's attendance at an
anti-slavery banquet November 20. -.
VALPARAISO, Nov. 17.-Seventeen trans
ports with nine Thousand men left africa the
10Th of November to enter upon the cam
paign against Lima.
PAPAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
ROME, Dec. 12.-At private consistorv
tomorrow the Pope will announce the. crea-
ton OF Monsignor Hasson as cardinal; the
appointment of Rev. Ullva Larrios to be
BISHOP OF Nicaragua; the transfer of Bishop
hogan, OF st. Joseph, Mo-, to Kansas City,
Mo-; Bishop Feehon from Nashville. Tenn.
to Chicago; and Archbishop Osrrigan from
Newark, N. j., to New York; also the crea-
lion OF several cardinals in patio, and the
appointment of several French and Spanish
bishops and bishops in pratibus tnfdeziun,.
AFFAIRS IN SOUTH AFFR1oA.
CAPETowN, Dec. pa foraging party in
the Leribe district has been compelled to re-
turn with loss of thirteen colonials. Affairs
in Transvaal are very serious. The Doors are
assembling in large numbers and threaten
to resort to force. An attempt will be made
20 arrest the ringleaders, and proclamation
mas been issued warning the Doors of the
results of persistence in the agitation.
CALIFORNIA MARQUIS.
LONDON, Dec. IA dispatch to the
I zines from Rome says the pope has con-
ferred on D. J. Murphy, wealthy merchant
OF San Francisco, the hereditary title of
marquis, in recognition of his great services
to religion in America and Europe.
BRIEF TELEGRAMs.
fare at Eau Claire, Wis. destroyed Horton
q flemming's restaurant. Loss, $4,000: in |
surance small. |
Rev. DR.. Gosdell, Congregationalist, was
assaulted and badly beaten by robbers in St.
Louis, Friday night
Later estimates of the loss by the explosion
IN Pennysrien Friday morning make the num-
Der of persons perished one hnndrad