Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-23
FOREIGN.
The Agitation In Ireland. i.

LONDON, December 22d.-A land meeting
at Derrygonelly was held to-day, as an
nounced, and was protected by a strong force
of police and infantry. The opposition on
the part of the Orangemen was abandoned,
but some fighting occurred after the meeting.
DAvITT AND THE LAND LEAGUE MEETINGS.
DUBLIN, December 22d.-At meeting of
the Land League, contributions of Bruce
Jones to tie English press were denounced
as ISLANDERS. Davitt stated that if the Govern
ment prohibited all League meetings, the
Executive would summon its branches to
meet every fortnight, and as it would mean
400 meetings every second week, it would be
interesting to calculate how many troops
would be required to suppress these meet
ings.
THE MURDER OF MULLEN.
DUBLIN, December 22d. Whether the
murder of Mullen was an agrarian outrage
or not, it illustrates the state of the country,
of which advantage may be taken to further
the ends of private malice.
THE GOVERNMENT DISPENSING A MEETING.
LONDON, December 22d.-The DAILY Tele-
adopted by the Government which resulted
in dispensing the meeting at Callohill, was
directed solely against meetings convened
with personal hostility against individuals.
THE LAND LEAGUERs' TRIALS
DUBLIN, December 22d.-Subpenas for
witnesses have been issued on both sides in
the case Of the traversers
The Scots Guards nave arrived. There
was no demonstration.
MORE BoYooTTING.
DUBLIN, December 22d.-It is stated that
the Bantry branch of the Land League have
decided to Boycott" Lord Kenmare's
agent and Bailif Manning, the prosecutor of
Healy and Walsh and other farmers.
REPORTERS SUMMONED as WITNESSES.
DUBLIN, December 22d-Over fifty w.t.
nesses are being summoned by the Crown.
Subpenas have been handed to the reporters
of the Daily Express, summoning them to
produce their original notes Of the speeches
and proceedings at the meetings of the Land
League in Dublin since February last. 1t is
understood that the traversers intend to
summon several reporters of Freeman'S
Journal in connection with the meetings of
the League.
THE GOVERNMENT DENOUNCED.
A great meeting was held at Loughres TO-
day, for the purpose of denouncing the Gov
ernment for suppressing the Callohill meet
ing. Several Irish Americans madespeeches.
They declared that the Irishmen in America
were prepared to assist in ridding Ireland of
landlords. A resolution was passed thank
ing the Congress of the United States for its
expression of sympathy with Irishmen.
TROOPS STILL ORDERED TO THE FRONT
LONDON. December 22d.-A battalion of
the Grenadier Guards has been ordered to get
ready for special service in Ireland. The
garrison for Ireland will number 10000 men
of all arms by the 1st of January.
MORE sUBPENAs.
DUBLIN, December 22d.-The solicitors of
the traversers have served subpenas on all
the clerks of the peace, summoning them to
produce the decree books of the County
Chairman from 1874, when their jurisdiction
was first established, and to specify all eject
ment DEGREES for non-payment of rent.
OFFER DECLINED.
LONDON, December 22d.-Forster, Chief
Secretary for ireland, has written to Jones'
offering him military or police protection.
Jones declined both.
AN IMPROBABLE REPORT.
LONDON, December 23d-A M.-The intel
ligence is published to-day, startling if true,
that MIR. Parnell has been suddenly removed
from the leadership of the Land League and
replaced by Michael Davitt, whose outspoken
Fenianism and emphatic demand for separa.
tion from England find the most favor now in
Ireland. This statement must be accepted
with great deal of caution, as it is very well
understood here that there are no two men
in the Land League on more intimate terms
with one another than are Messrs. Parnell
and Davitt.
OPPOSITION TO THE LAND LEAGUE
LONDON, December 22d.-Captain VIM.
Humphreys Archdale, of Riversdale, Ennis
E.1lap fHorxy ,bnr L.
issued an address, calling upon all loyal men
on his estates to oppose the extension of Land
League principles in that part of the country
As he holds some 6, 600 acres in his own name,
besides an extensive property held by his
tenants on perpetual leases his influence is
widespread, and a Land League meeting is
to be held to-day at Derrygonnelly, in the
county to test his strength. Troops have
been sent there to keep the peace, disturb
ance being anticipated.
THE IRISH IN LONDON.
LONDON, December 23d-A. M.-The Irish
in London are beginning to bestir them.
selves for what the English think most
reprehensible way In behalf of their brethren
at home. The Secretaries of the Boycott
fund. which is slowly accommodating, have
received threatening letters from local
sources, warning them that unless they desist
from the collection of relief money. thew will
pay the penalty with their lives. Rude
drawings OF coffins. skulls and cross-bones.
tombstones and other mortuary devices EN-.
bellish these portentious missives.
THE IRISH EXECUTIVE ARRA1esEp.
LONDON, December 23d-A, Lord
Derby, who go suddenly and strongly es-
poused the cause of Boycott, the fugitive
land agent from Lough Mask, when aluost
every other man of prominence gave him the
cold shoulder, has written a strong letter
against the Irish Executive, in which he
Lays particular stress on the Boycott case.
and the condition of affairs in Ireland which,
make such case possible. ii''''
Release Demanded.
CossTANTIsoPLE, December 22d. - The
Austrian ambassador has presented a note