The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-07-02
The Irish.

Dublin, 31.-Persons against whom
rent has been assessed, to-day, paid RnC
| avoided eviction ia County Cork Cav
airy and police were ready TO evict them
| There were some encounters. It il
stated that thirty were injured.
Prisoner Phil an was acquitted of the
murder of Sir Thomas Boyd, crown soil.
citor, Tippersry.
New York, The Worlds London
has the following details of the recent
census of Ireland: In some districts in
Connaught and Munster whole villages
are almost depopulated. In all the popu-
lation has been terribly thinned out In
west Cork, on the vast estate of the
Countess Of Kingston, there are two ham,
lets absolutely deserted. The little vii
lage of Knock, County Mayo, where the
Virgin Mary is said to have appeared,
contained 600 souls in 1841, and to-day,
exclusive of pilgrims, there are not thirty,
all told.
Limerick returns tell similar story.
The roofs are fallen in upon cabins, the
market cross is broken, grass is growing
in the streets, and there is silence IF de-
ISOLATION in scores of baronies in the west
and south. Nearly al the young men
and women have gone to America or
England. Those left to till the land are
old people, who prefer to die where their
fathers died. In some parishes the poor
house contained almost rs macy people
as there are outside of it. The census re-
turns do not, however, show the full ex-
tent of depopulation. at lesst 10000
agricultural laborers cross to England
and Scotland every year for the harvest.
| They live in Ireland, but Ireland do es
not provide them with their living
ReTGld'S MitchellstoWn: The evictions
to-day passed off without trouble, being
carried out by strong column of mill
tary and police. Trees had been felled
| across the road in two places which neces-
STATED the assistance of q small body of
royal engineers, which were present. The
doors Of some of the tenants had to be
| forced. In every case the rent was paid
on the spot. All the tenants were on the
estate of the Countess OF, Kingston. After
the troops had returned to town, two
companies Of police marched up Main
street with the object of dispensing q large
crowd which had gathered in the street.
| There was some stone throwing and the
constsbles used their batons freely. The
resident magistrate, Mr.. Eaton, in person
went up snd down the street warning
the people, and the colonel commanding
the troops sent down word that he would
send them out If desired. This offer Mr..
Eaton wisely declined. Had the soldiers
come many lives might have been lost.
As it was there were only few broken
heads. ALI the windows in the street
were crowded with shop girls, who
seemed to thoroughly enjoy the little
excitement. All the public houses have
been closed to-day, with q view to pre-
vent the corner boys from getting any
fighting whisky. The town became
quiet after the copstabulsry had
been nsrched off to the barracks.
Near one of the tenants houses bridge
crossing a stream had been destroyed
over night, but the company of con-
stabulary which was advancing, simply
walked through the water without =
moments delay. In all some half dozen
tenants were made to pay. all their
subterfuges or attempts ct delay being
useless, especially toward the end of the
day when the sheriff's temper, hitherto
wonderfully controlled with much tact,
began to rise owing to doors being barred |
sgainst the enemy, the bailiff. all visits, |
however, passed of without trouble, |
owing solely to the presence Of the force
of cavalry and Infantry, which as at |
Kilmslock, completely prevented any
serious resistance. A Herald correspond
ent was among the crowd on the start,
while the police were charging with |
batons. He got hustled about and !
escaped being dubbed by mere chance. J