Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-16
IRELAND.
A FIGHT WITH PROCESS SERVERS.

guard of constables or red coated soldiers,
as if left to himself he would be torn to
pieces the first village he entered. Ere
quently the vengeance of some desperate
peasant reaches the process server, even
amid the rank of his protectors. The vii
lage of Knockrickar is collection of print
tive novels in the widest part of
the district in the northern
part of county Mayo. Bleak moors
and huge cliffs are characteristics of this
part of the west of Ireland. A strong force
OF constables armed with swords, rifles, and
bayonets, accompanied a proce.s-server to
this district. On attempting to serve these
notices to quit on enraged tenants, most
determined attack was made on the process
server and his posse. So fierce was it that
the police were almost overpowered, and
compelled to use the sword and bayonet
literally. AS at Limerick in the days OF
Sarsfeld, the women fought before the men,
and many of them were severely wounded,
melting their husbands and other male rela-
tives to resist to the bitter end the serving
of process. The sight of the blood of the
poor desperate women maddened the hearts
of the men, and it was with difficulty terrible
loss of life was avoided.
ON THE LEITRAM ESTATE.
Great apprehensions are entertained con-
corning the serving of ejectments of the late
Lord Leitram, at Laoman, county Galway,
to-day. There is little hope that bloodshed
can be avoided, as both parties are deter
mined. A large force of constables have
been concentrated at this place, which is
situated in the bleak district of Connemara.
The passions of the people are excited to q
dangerous degree, and crowds are pouring
in from the adjoining districts, ell deter
mined to resist. Never before in the history
of the west of Ireland was there such bit
ter feeling between the people and the
constabulary. The murder of Lord Leitram
on the I'd of April, is still fresh in
the minds of the people. Although that
gentleman net his fate in county Kerry, he
was known as landlord whose ideas of the
rights of property prompted him to stretch
the powers given him to the utmost, and
who was extremely unpopular with his ten
ants and with the small farm class generally
He owned immense tracts Of land, and prob
ably evicted more tenants in his life than
any man in Ireland. His successor seems
to have carried out the same policy. The
horrible fate of the earl of Leitram, who was
shot dead, together with his clerk and
driver, while driving near his lodge, does
not appear to have any terror for the present
landlord. Many of his tenantry in Galway
live on the rocky coast where the soil is very
poor, and exc out a miserable existence, part
ly by fishing and by gathering kelp on the
shore, which is sold for manufacturing pur-
poses.
There is o stormy outlook, and unless
some feeling of forbearance spring up within
the breasts of landlords. in Connaught, there
will be some lamentable scenes enacted.
People, houseless and starving, in some
districts, have become desperate, and the
majesty of the law as represented by con-
stables and soldiers has little terror now for
them. The wonnding of women in Mayo
has made profound impression on the
minds even of people who were disposed
to uphold the execution of the law as it ex-
lists, and they now condemn the system that
necessitates such brutality in its practical
working,
MISCELLANEOUS.
PARIS. Jan. 15.-Gambetta has decided tt
accept the presidency of the chamber OF
deputies
MADRID, Jan. 15.-The chamber of deputies
has commenced discussion of the government
bill for the gradual abolition Of slavery in
Cuba.
LONDON, Jan. 15.-Countess Ida Won Holm.
hahn. German poetess and novelist, is dead
She was in her 18th year.
LONDON. Jan. 15.-The mayor of Sydney,
New South Wales, telegraphed that G2,COC
have been subscribed in that city, and by Liv-
erpool merchants Fl, 900 for the relief of the
Irish distress.
Right Hon. William Henry Smith, first lord
of the admiralty, speaking at conservative
dinner at Sutton, said the country might ex-
pect q general election within twelve months.
Sir Stafford Northcote, chancellor of the ex-
chequer, speaking at a conservative banquet
at Strand, confirmed the announcement of the
intention to issue loans in Ireland, and said
the government had authorized various bonds
to over-step their powers if necessary, and that
on the assem- billing of parliament the govern
ment would present bills of Indemnity for all
liabilities thus incurred.
LONDON, Jan. 15.-The Standards Pesth dis
patch says that the military shot two persons
in riot Wednesday night. No disturbance
would have occurred if the police had not pro-
voked people by their brutality. The work.
men are reported to be marching from the
suburbs to the inner town. Another dispatch
asserts that upwards of twenty-five
persons were killed and wound
ed, and that fresh disturbances
were apprehended Thursday night. Soldiers
are confined to their barracks. The i'll feeling
against the Tieza government has doubtless
much to do with the present movement. 1t is
feared the provincial towns will follow the ex-
ample of Pesth.
A Berlin dispatch says the quarrel at Kalisch,
Poland, between the officers of a Russian regi-
ment and their German guests is regarded
here as a striking revelation of the present tone
in the Russian military circles.