Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-07-02
FOREIGN.
Affairs in Ireland.

NV YORK, July LIST. = The Herald's
Mitchellstown special says: The evictions
to-day passed off without trouble, being car.
ried out by strong column of military and
police. Trees had been felled across the road
in two places which necessitated the assist
ance OF 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 ten
ants were on the estate of the Countess of
Kingston. After the troops had returned to
town two companies of police marched up
the main street with the object of dispensing
large crowd which had gathered. There
was some stone. throwing, and the Constables
used their batons freely. The resident magis-
trate, Mr.. Eaton, in person went up and
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 is
there were only few broken heads All the
windows on the street were crowded with
shop girls, who seemed to thoroughly enjoy
the little excitement. All the public houses
had been closed during the day, with view to
prevent the corner boys" from getting any
lighting whisky. The town became quiet
to the barracks. Near one of the tenants
house a bridge crossing a stream had been
destroyed over night, but the company
of constabulary which was advancing
simply walked through the water
without moments delay. In all
some dozen tenants were made to pay, all
their subterfuges or attempts at delay being
useless, especially toward the end of the day,
when the Sheriff's temper, hitherto wonder
fully controlled with much tact, began to
rise, owing to the doors being barred against
the enemy-the bailiff. All the visits, how
ever, passed off without trouble. owing solely
to the presence Of the force of cavalry and
infantry, which, as at Kilmallock, completely
prevented any serious resistance. The Herald
correspondent was among the crowd in the
street while the police were charging with
their batons. He got hustled about, and
escaped being dubbed by mere chance.
WHAT THE CENSUS SHOWS.
NEw YORK, July 1st.-The Worlds Lon
don special has the following details OF the
recent census of Ireland In some districts in
Connaught and Munster whole villages are
almost depopulated. The population has
been terribly thinDed out in West Cork. On
the vast estate of the Countess of Kingston
there are two hamlets absolutely deserted.
The little village of Knack, County Mayo,
where the Virgin Mary is said to have APP
peared, contained 600 souls in 1S41. To-day,
exclusive of pilgrims, there are not 30 all
told Limerick returns tell a similar story.
The roofs are fallen in upon the cabins, the
market cross is broken, and grass is growing
in the streets. The silence Of desolation pre-
walls in scores of baronies in the west and
south. Nearly all 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 contains almost as
many people as there are outside Of it. The
census returns do not, however, show the
full extent of the 6epopulation. At least
II, 900 agricultural laborers cross to England
and Scotland every year for the harvest.
They live in Ireland, but Ireland does not
provide them with their living.
House OF Commons.
LONDON, July lst-In the House of Com
mons, in committee on the land bill last
night, by an amendment moved by the At.
torney- General of Ireland, the definition Of
fair rent was ommitted from clause seven.
An amendment offered by Lord Russell, re-
quiring the Court to have regard, in fixing the
statutory rents, to the interests of both land
lord and tenant, was accepted by the Govern
ment and carried. Lord Russel's amendment
disposes of the most disputable point in the
seventh clause.
Terrible ContagIon-Dcath.
PARIS, July 1st.-A terrible CONTAGIOUS
malsdy, like leprosy, has appeared near Tou.
louise.
The American sculptor Taxler died al
Naples yesterday.
CONFEDERATION nj Moscow. Rassia-Ths
Er.r,rtu said IN he I'm TIames.
New YoRK, July 1st.-The Herdld's Paris
special says: A sensational telegram to the
fntrunsi0eant this morning announces that
the Kremlin is in flames. The FIRE is said to
have broken out in three places simultane.