The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-03
IRISH INTILLIeENCE.
a Belief that the Reign OF Terror II In.
creaaiuE-The League Trials-Items and
Incidents.

LeuBue eAEAaAb-AteA-s eAN
Incidents.
LONDON, December "a Dublin cor
respondent says: Evidence Of wide and
rapid spread OF land league terrorismi in the
dlstricts hitherto peaceable, 10 increasing
daily. Honest tenant farmers vince under
the tyrannical pressure put upon them by
the League, and earnestly desire to be re-
leased therefrom. The owners and agents
complain that the state Of afairs Is worse
than 1t was months ago. There Is now an
almost universal suspension OF the pay
ment OF rent, Griffith's valuation only be-
ing offered on every estate in the districts
under the influence Of the League.
The Jury for State TRIALS will be selected
as follows: Firstly from the special jury
list, comprising 1900 names, forty. eight
names will be selected by ballot. These
forty.eight names will then again be placed
in q ballot-box and drawn out separately,
each side having the right to object 10
twelve from twenty-four names. Thus the
remaining jury will be selected, each side
again having the right to challenge six.
Mr.. Parnell has suddenly returned 10
Dublin on important political business.
At q meeting OF the Land League Execu.
tive Committee Mr.. Davitt reported that
Gl 800 had been received during the week,
including s267 from the United States.
The general progress OF the League In the
shape oi new branches and members was
reported from all quarters, particularly in
the North. The Secretary Of the Ballag.
hadebeen branch, which comprised ], 500
members, reported that the Presbyterian
minister, Day, was enrolled as member.
Mr.. 0'Kelly said that he had Just returned
from Ulster county. The immediate
prospects were that the organization |
would spread there almost as rapidly as
In any other part OF Ireland.
The real state OF the country is diff.
cult II not impossible to be discovered.
Only small proportion Of the outrages |
and acts Of violence reach the public, for
the local newspaper correspondents in
the country are comparatively few, while
police reports made to the Castle are
kept secret. The Lord Lieutenant OF one
OF the most important counties in Ireland
says that not one.fourth Of the illegal and
seditiouB acts Of the people were report
ed. he also said he could personally tes
tify to at least twenty outrages that had
occurred In his district during the last
two months. They were not reported be-
cause they are now 80 frequent that no
pretense Is made Of reporting them fully,
even to Dublin Castle. Many agents and
landlords are under police protection.
Parnell, Beggar, |. D. Sullivan, Sexton
and Dillon will each file aftidavits in the
Grown Office, on which TO ground an appli.
cation for the poetponement Of the trial Of
the traversers, as the date fixed for their
trial would interfere with their constitu-
tional rightto be present when Parliament
meets.
A large meeting at Dublin Of the Grand
Orange Lodge OF Ireland to-day resolved
10 advise the Ulster lodges to organize b
counter demonstration on the same days
lnd at the same places as appointed for
Land League meetings.