Democratic messenger., 1881-10-22

City were admitted, both Tammany and
Irving Hall being rejected.
in the Senate, Tuesday, Messrs.
Aldrich, Miller and Lapham were sworn
in. Mr.. Mcpherson presented peti-
tion from eighteen members of the last
New York Legislature against swearing
in Messrs. Miller and Lapham,
setting forth among other things that
they were not elected by a majority oi
the Legislature that Mr.. Miller had,
while Congressman, against the stat
utes, urged a continuance of the duty
on wood.pulp, of which he was manu-.
facturer, and reciting the allegations OF
bribery in the election. The petition
was laid on the table.
The State Anti-Monopoly Commit.
tee met at Albany Wednesday. and
elected Mr.. Deven Chairman and Mr..
Thnrber Treasurer. The Executive
Committee was instructed to prepare an
Endorsement of those candidates whom
it deems worthy of anti-monopoly sup.
port.
DIR. Josiah Gilbert Holland, the
editor of Scribner's Monthly (now the
Century Mdgdzine), died suddenly on
Wednesday in New York City. For the
past five years he has been in i'll health,
suffering from heart disease. He was
born in 1919 in Belchertown, Mass, and
was prominent literary gentleman.
On Wednesday masked burglars in
Illinois tortured Allen Fairbanks and
then stole from his residence $10,O in
Government bonds.
Over 300 horses were burned by
the fire in the Fourth avenue car sta
bles in New York.
A gold medal has been presented to
Mrs. Ida Lewis Wilson, who has saved
thirteen lives.
The Genesee Conference resolved
to raise $40, 900 to endow a chair OF
natural sciences in the Syracuse Uni
versity.
Colonel Mackenzie has been placed
in command of the operations against
the Apaches. There are indications
that the savages intend crossing into
Mexico.
AT Watertown, N. Y, @. r. Skin
ner was nominated by the Republicans
to succeed Warner Miller in the House
of Representatives.
Washington Butchers Sons, an old
Philadelphia firm, has suspended pay
ment, with liabilities of over 81, 900, 900,
in consequence of unfortunate grain
speculations in Chicago.
The Mexican Government has ap-
pointed seven commissioners to arrange
a basis for commercial treaty with the
United States.
Courtney and Riley defeated Lee
and Burns in a double-scull race at FL
mira, n. Y.
The great storm of last week did
great damage on the North German
coast. Five vessels were wrecked at
Bremen and several at Altoona. The
Berwick fishing boats, which were be-
lieved to have been lost, took refuge in
the Firth of Forth. Eighty-five vessels
were wrecked off the British coasts dur
ing the hurricane, and about two hun.
dred lives were lost.
In North Africa the Sultan is in
creasing his forces in Tripoli. The
Arabs lost 800 men in the engagement al
Zaghouan on Friday. General Sabatier
has inflicted another defeat upon them
in that district. The preparations for
the march on Kairwan are on a large
scale, there being no less than 1900
commissariat wagons.
MIR. Parnell was arrested in his bed.
room, at Morrison's Hotel, Dublin, on
Thursday morning. There was intense
excitement throughout Ireland when
the news became known, but so far as
is known the people remained quiet.
The Government will arrest other lead.
ing members of the League, and it il
said the League itself will be broken up
under authority of the statute of con.
spiracies. Mr.. Dillon, M. p, takes
Mr.. Parnelrs place. Father Sheehy
Treasurer Eagan and other prominent
agitators left hurriedly for Paris. The
military and police authorities have an
overwhelming force at their command
and disorder Will be stamped out. The
counties in which the League is active
will virtually be placed under martial
law, and the "boycotted landlords
and tenants will be relieved by armed
force.
In Limerick Sunday there was riot
ing when the military and police inter
fered to prevent League meeting
The troops charged the mob, and were
ordered to load but did not fire. The
police fired on the crowd, woundipg &
number of people. Twenty arrests were
made. Later clubhouse and severa
houses were wrecked. All the officer,
of regiments now stationed IN IRELAND
have been ordered to join their com
mands and precautions are being taken
to guard public bui dings all over Eug
land.
In Dublin on Sunday the Congre
gational Church was stoned and the ser
vices interrupted. A number of people
were injured by the police in theil
efforts to clear the streets on Saturday
night
Mr.. Parnell says if the government
release him he will take it to mean tha
the people have not done their duty
He says that if the League is suppressed
the people will be driven into secre
societies. Mr.. Parnell has determined
to ask that during his incarceration il
Kilmainham he shall be placed in the
carpenter shop.
In Ireland a number of leading
Leaguers were arrested Saturday, amonG
them Mr.. Dillon, NJ. P, and Mr.
O'Kelly, NJ. P. Mr.. Healy escaped ar
rest by remaining in England. Mr.
Dillon's rearrest caused intense excite