The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1881-06-10
foreign News

ADELINA PATTI, the celebrated opera singer,
is coming to the United States next October
THE first railway ever run by electricity-re-
Gently started in the neighborhood Of Berlin
has been 30 successful that another is to be
built
The French senate has ratified the treaty
whereby French authority is established in
Tunis.
TIE Malleable iron works at Hamilton, Ont,
were damaged $l25,O0O by fire.
A NUMBER Of people were injuredat Mitchels-
town, county Cork, ireland, in resisting an
attempted eviction by the police and military.
1t is estimated 10, 900 people were present at
the time, and much excitement prevailed.
A FARMER named Dempsey who had taken
an evictod tenants farm In county Galway.
Ii, land, was fired at from behind q hedge and
killed.
THERE has been riot near Clonmel, ireland,
at sale of tenants interests in twenty one
FARMS Most of the farms were knocked down
to the emergency committee Of landlords The
mob stoned the police and soldiery. The
police charged once and the Hussars three
times, using the.flat sides of theirs abers One
soldier, one policeman and some civilians were
injured
NJ. SEGU1N, Paris correspondent accom-
panying the French expedition to Tunis has
been killed by Arabs. His murderers were
arrested, tried by court martial and shot.
PORTIONS Of Canada have been visited By
heavy earthquake shocks.
THE English bonlholders of the Confederate
cotton loan of 1868 met in London and agreed
to make friendly appeal to the United States
government.
THERE is great excitement in ireland over
the report that the government intends to sup
press the land league. At a consultation the
Irish members of parliament determined in
case the league is suppressed to operate
through the ladies' land league or transfer
the headquarters Of the league from Dablin TO
Holyhead.
THE great race for the Derby stakes the
race to see which the British house of COM
mons annually adjourns was captured this
year, and for the first time, by an American
horse-Pierre Lorillard's three-y ear-old colt,
Iroq1ois. The race is for three-year-old colts,
and the distance run one and one-half miles.
An immense crowd was present on EPSON
Downs, including the Prince and Princess of
Wales, and other members of the royal family.
When Iroquois reached the winning post ahead
by half a length, he and his jockey received a
tremendous ovation. Peregrine tho fayorite,
came in.second. The Derby stakes amounted
IN this occasion to s32, $50, of which $50 900 go
: Mr.. Lorillard
LIGHT shocks of earthquake at Mount Vesu-
vius have been followed by strong eruption
Broad and active streams of lava are flowing
down the northeast side.
COLLISIONS between tho police and the military
increasing daily in Ireland. A riot followed
the attempt of bailif assisted by eighty
police, to evict tenant. The house was found
occupied by armed men who fired upon the
police. The latter returned the fire, smashed
in the door and dispersed the occupants, taking
thirty prisoners. AS they were retiring they
were again fred upon and several wounded
One farmer was killed by blow from the butt
endof gun, and several civilians were severely
injured.
ARCHBISHOP CRoKE made two speeches in
Tpperary, Ireland on the land league and
the land bill. He insisted that the agitation
was constitutional movement and approved
to some extent Of the land BILL CONCERNING
the absence Of any provision for the agricul-
tural laborers. Heappealed to Mr.. Gladstone
to put a stop to evictions and said the Irish
people we're enlisting the sympathy and moral
support Of the work.
In the British house Of commons Mr. Justin
Mccarthy motion censaring the Irish execu.
tive for the arrest of Father Shelby, Mr.. Dillon
and others was defeated by vote of 100 to %.
Mr.. Parnell declared that the tenants would
continue to defy the landlords in spite Of bayo-
nets. For applying the epithets scalumniousa
and flying" Mr.. o'Kelly, home-rule member,
upon motion Of Mr.. Gladstone, was suspended
for the remainder of the sitting.