The Portland daily press., 1881-10-15
PARNELL'S ARREST.
Rumored determination 70 Attack
Kilmainham Jail.
DUBLIN IN A STATE OF SIEGE.

LONDON Oct 14.-The Standards Dublin
correspondent says yesterday the guards all
over the city were trebled and the police pa
trolls doubled. Dragons rode through the
streets in all directions. Detectives narrowly
watche the movements of the land league
members Police occupied the premises close
to the league offices. A special force of foot
and horse artillery are on duty at Kilmainham
Jail.
The Dublin Evening Mail says the league
has resolved to attack Kimainham jail.
The Times comments upon the attack on the
person who was serving ei-ctments near Glen
gariff when, as the escorting party of police
retired, number of armed men were seer
approaching the scene. The Times says
Surely it is impossible to practice forbear
ance in the face of armed and concerted re
sistance Unhappily it is only too likely thai
the differences which have paralyzed the cab
met year still continue"
Twenty-Five hundred troops were present al
Mas, in case of disturbance at the Kildare
convention yesterday. A telegram from Par
you as true and sterling men. Act as if were
with you" A resolution of sympathy with
Paruell as then passed.
Parpel, ON being arrested, intimated his de-
sire to avoid demonstration and to be sub.
ed to the same rules as other SUSPECTS.
Orders have been received at Limerick tC
contine the troops to their barracks until fur.
| Their orders, as great excitement exists there
owing to Parnells arrest
Forster was guarded by dragons going from
the castle to his residence.
The Standards Dublin correspondent says
that at the meeting of the land league exeeu.
tive committee yesterday the secretary re-
ceived telegram from the league in America
urging the home league to redouble its exer-
tionss
AT private meeting in London of the Irish
members of she House of Commons last even
ing, the following resolution was arranged,
which will be proposed at great meeting to
be held at the rotunda,
Resolved, That no government taxes hence.
forth be payable throughout Ireland.
Since toe arrest of Parnell threatening let
ters of an unusual character has been received
by Gladstone and Sir William V. Harcourt
BOSTON, Oct II THE following despatch
has been received at the secretary's office oil
the Irish National Land League in Boston:
i PARIS, Oct. IA, 1881.
Patrick A. Collins, Boston:
Parnell was arrested on q trumphed up
charge The movement will intensity ten
fold on account of it. We want the help OF
every true Irish nationalist, moderate and ex-
IRENE. Thank God, English rulers cannot i'm
prison shis whole people nor check their on
ward movement, but the government is de-
termined upon further arrests and if possible
the slaughter and destruction of an unarmed
people by goading them on to revolt. The
people will win for they are firm and resolute.
PATRICK EAGAN.
NEW YORK, Oct 14.-Patrick Ford, editor
OF the Irish World, received a cablegram to-
day that Joseph P. Quinn, secretary of the
land league, had been lodged in Kilmainham
jail to-day. The pretext for the arrest is that
Quinn reiterated the statements of Parnell
against the payment of rent.e