Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-29
THE TRAVBRSERS TRIAL.
BEGINNING OF THE CONTROVERSY
IN THE COURTS At DUBLIN
A Mixed jury Secured Without Great Diti-
Guilty. Opening of the Attorney for the
Crown--A Great Crowd and Much Ex-
element Miscellaneous Notes from
Abroad.

| Observation-Disclosures Notes from
Abroad.
DUBLIN, Dec. 2e.-State trials were for
mally opened to-day in court of
queens bench before Lord Chief JUS
tices Fitzgerald and Barry. A great
| crowd of people around the approaches
to the four courts loudly cheered the ira
versers upon their arrival. The judges
took their seats shortly after 10 O'Clock.
| The body of the court is occupied by
counsel and other members of the bar.
The principal gallery is filled with Irish
members of parliament, few ladies
and sprinkling OF the general
public. Chief Justice May
read with considerable composure. A
document declaring he should take no
part in the present trial. 1t contained a
vindication of his former speech and the
announcement that he would not preside
| at the trial This caused no manifesto
ton After Chief Justice May had fin
ished reading Justice Fitzgerald took the
chief seat and trials were proceeded with
before him and Justice Barry
A legal argument of more than an hour
ensued on Macdonough's calling. The
right to challenge in the usual way GER
tain number. of jurors, but counsel for
traversers did not take advantage of this
decision to obstruct the trial. The jury
consists of eight Catholics, three Protest
ants and one Quaker.
When the Jury had been constituted
the attorney general opened the case for
the crown in firm but moderate tone. He
4 lo oh Of ho in
the traversers were engaged was to cause
the social accommodation of a number
of persons and make their lives not
worth having. He pointed out the ab-
surdity of the idea of patrolling Ireland
among a population of 100000,
which would only add to the misery of
the unfortunate country. He severely
condemned the policy of the land league,
which he said advocated freedom, yet
brought all its power to bear on coercion
of private individuals. The government,
he said was bound to institute proceed
ings to put down agitation. A great
crowd cheered the traversers on adjourn
ment of court.
DUBLIN, Dec 2S-Many members of
parliament have arrived here to attend
the state trials The garrison are closely
confined to the barracks to-day A
strong police force guarded the approach
es to the four courts
At meeting of the land league to-day
it was decided to mention the prohibition
of torchlight professions in Kildare in
parliament.
The police at various stations in the
country will be increased in order to pro-
vide greater surveillance by night patrols
and to protect Boycotted persons.
Seven hundred members of the magis-
terial executive of Ireland recently sent
Gladstone memorial declaring that the
state of lawlessness existing in the coun-
try requires the immediate attention of
the government. Gladstone has replied
that parliament will deal with the sub
ject.
PARLIAMENTARY ALLIANCE.
DUBLIN, Dec. 29.-At a meeting of the
home rulers of parliament yesterday reso-
lutions were passed, in addition to those
already announced, that union among
the Irish members of parliament is abso-
lutely essential that large discretion
must be conferred on parliament commit
tees, to which members present pledge
themselves to SUBMIT that any attempt
in parliament to pass coercion bill shall
be resisted to the utmost by every means
in their power. 1t was stated during the
meeting that no English and Scotch bill
would be allowed to be proceeded with
until arrears of Irish legislation are wiped
off
THE BILLIARD MATCH.
PARIS, Dec 28.-The decision of the
referee in the VignauX- -Slosson billiard
match is being severely criticised even by
French billiard experts. 1t is understood
that Picot, who acted as referee the pre-
vious international match, unreservedly
condemns it. The mistake made by Slos-
son was in not instantly laying down his
cue and refusing to play out the match.
AS he was long way ahead of the score
of his antagonist his action could not
have been misinterpreted
RUssIA's CONCESSION.
A st. Petersburg correspondent says it
is the opinion of competent judges that
Russia has made ample concession in
Chinese questions.
THE BIG WALK BUSTED.
LONDON, Dec. 2S.-Gale, pedestrian, broke
down this morning, having covered2, ,233 miles
of his proposed feat. He commenced Nov.
Goth at Lille Bridge, undertaking to walk $500
within 10000 hours. At the commencement
he walked at the rate of mile and a
quarter every hour.
Congressional Election.
CONCORD, Dec. 2S-Three hundred
and e!ghty-seven towns in the
Third Congressional district heard from
by the Republican State committee. All
but Sempster, which made Democratic
gain of four, show Republican gain of