The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-11-16

The trouble In Ireland.

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A crowd Of 700 persons attacked the police
while they were serving summonses at Bel
mullet, county Mavo. The police fred upon
the people, several of whom were wounded.
A telegram from Armagh says cells have
been prepared in the Jail there for Mr.. Parnel
and forty others.
The Dublin Freeman's Journal publishes q
letter f,om Mr.. Parnell, dated Kilmainham
jail, deprccating the plan Of evading the recent
proclamation of the government by the forma-
ton of the tenants defense associations to re-
place the land league organization. Mr.. Par
nell says such associations would be tolerated
by Mr.. Gladstone only 70 long as they appeared
to be disposed to carry out his views, and
would be monsrel., reac'i"nary associations,
such as were formerly condemned by Mr.. D4v-
lit. Every man in KIlmainlam is willing to
remain there any number OF months or years
that may be necessary.
Dire.ilv after the publication in tho Free
mans journal OF Mr.. Parntlrs letter depre-
eating The formation of tenants defense associ-
atoms, the governor Of Kilmainham Jail was
superseded by two now governors.
There are already, says q Dublin dispatch,
1900 cases before the land court, of which
3 GOO came in on Saturday. There seems to be
O. reaction setting in. Although there are 400
lcaguers in prison, occasional events show that
the spirit underlying the league movement
still survives.
The Rev. Anthony McHalc, Catholic curate
at Lahardane. in tho diocese OF Killala, has
been arrested for holding q land league meet
ing in his chapel.
Atroop ship left Portsmouth with 500 men
to reinforce various regiments in Ireland.
The Dublin Fretnln,'S Journal gays that Dir:
Parncll was seized with violent spasms and had
great suffering for several hours. The same
newspaper predicts tia. the land court will fell,
because of the overwhelming mas Of business.
The town council. o, Waterford has conferred
the freedom of the city upon Mr.. Dillon.
The latest accounts of the shooting affray al
Bclmullet, cotnty, Mayo, when tho police tirod
upon tho pa"ple, show that two persons aTe
dead and twenty wounded.
\ butcher named Duff has been sentenced to
death for the murder Of q policeman in r. street
brawl or September Is.
A military fnrcs has been sent to Belmnllet
from Ballina to que!! the disturbances. Police
have been drafted from Ill quarters. The work.
house has been converted into barracks.
Tho first decision under the land act was
given at Monaghan. The commissioners, after
viewing the holding in the case, reduced the
rent tNtfly shillings for the next fifteen years.
Mr.. Sexton has been released from prison. A
certificate was given by his doctor that further
confinement would cause his death.
A Paris dispatch Gays: Mr.. Eagan states
that substantial support continues to BIO re-
ccivnd from America and Australia. The land
lcag:c, he saya, does not intend to establish O
permanent center in any part Of France.
Mr.. Parnell has been unanimously elected
chairman OF the Cork Chamber of Commerce.
Mr.. Gilhooly, secretary of the Bantry County
Curk) branch Of The land league, has been ar
vested under tho coercion act.
Mr.. Sexton has been released from Kilmain-
ham Jail on account of illness. He has been
given to understand that he il to 60 to France
as q condition Of his release from prison.
Two thousand tenant farmers in the county
Limerick have resolved to apply to the land
commission TO fix judicial rent or set aside un.
rst leases.