Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-11-25
FOREIGN

PARNELL intends proceeding to the south
of France next week.
A CHuLIAN squadron has sailed from
Valparaiso with troops to besiege Lima.
THE earthquake shocks in Southern
Austria continue, and the inhabitants are
fleeing for their lives
A DISPATCH from Dublin SAYS: i tele
gram has been received from Ballinrobe
| that four hundred additional troops will
be sent there Immediately.
THE designations of Gen. Garibaldi and
his son were not accepted bV the Italian
chamber of deputies, but three months
| leave Of absence was granted.
Ma. O'CALLAHAN, the secretary of the
| Waterford land league, Will stand trial Tor
| forclbly retaking farm from which he
had been evicted.
| A DISPATCH from Brussels says: There
| is good reason to believe that eight thou
sand rifles were shipped recently at sew
eral Italian ports for ireland, and that
rifles were purchased in Switzerland by
| Irishmen who had come from the United
! States.
| IT is rumored that the cabinet has
under consideration project to purchase
some land in Ireland and distribute it
among number of poor tenants. This is
probably intended as an experiment and as
an entering wedge for more extended pur-
chase and distribution.
DESPITE the horrible state of the coun.
try, the empress of Austria will hunt in
Ireland this winter as usual Her impe-
rial majesty comes to Ireland nearly every
winter to enjoy her favorite sport, and al
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the people.
SEVERAL fragrant attempts have been
made TO tamper with the Irish military.
Money has been freely offered to Irish
soldiers by Fenian agents, with promise
of high commands in the future army OF
Irelani. The soldiers, it is hardly neces-
sary to state, remain loyal to the crown.
The police are on the track of the in
triguers.
DUBLIN dispatches of the 22d inst say
Accounts received from various parts of
the country by agents for property repre-
sent the state or the country as still more
disturbed and demoralized. The combina-
ton against the payments of rents is ex-
tending into districts hitherto peaceable,
and the terrorism which follows closely in
the wake of the land league is steadily
blNiNihS NONii IilC OpPOo1blOII VI tIIC law
abiding classes. The tenants who do not
pretend to be able to pay their rents meet
their landlords defantly, and refuse to pay
more than Gritfith's valuation, and in
some cases decline TO pay at all, or demand
arbitrary abatement. Organized attempts
to terroriZe, not landlords only, but all
law-abiding people, are rapidly spreading.
DISPATCHES from London on the 10Th
inst says: Rumors are current to night of
disagreement between the ministers on
the Irish question 1t is asserted confden-
TALLY that John Bright will resign if CO.
ercion is resorted to in Ireland. 1t is al
legged that Forster will go also, and be
succeeded by Lord Derby. The recent
visit of Mr.. Gladstone to Lord Derby gives
color to part of this rumor. 1t is also
rumored that detection in the other
direction is imminent in case coercion Is
not resorted to. 1t is asserted that, should
the situation grow worse and Gladstone
should not ask suspension of the habeas
corpus, the Duke of Argyll and the Mar
quis of Harrington, the two most conscr-
vative men of the cabinet, will resign.
These noblemen both hold strong views
in favor Of the rigid suppression of the
agrarian agitation. The position of affairs
causes much uneasiness in ministerial
circles. The cabinet sat to-day for four
hours. Previous to the meeting Mr..
Gladstone and Earl Granville had a long
conference with Mr.. Bright.