Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-01-20
ITEMS OF FOREIGN NEWS.

Reports have reached two foreign embas'
sizes at Constantnople that Greece intends
attacking Turkey at the end of the present
month. The French Minister at Athens, by
instructions from the French. Minister of
Foreign Affairs, has warned Greece that if
she persists in going to war with Turkey, she
must not count upon the support Of France.
A Manchester dispatch of the 18th says
that an attempt has been made, it is believed
by Fenians, to blow up the armory of the
infantry barracks at Sanford, where tho rifles
of the volunteers were deposited. The meat
store near the armory was blown to atoms
The explosion is believed to have been effected
with dynamite, which was smuggled into the
barracks by some one having business with
the regiment. The barracks are situated in
a very popuous district. One woman was
desperately wounded, and boy, it is feared,
fatally injured. There were several thousand
stands of arms in the armory at the time
There was a ventilator in the wall between the
shed of Sanford Barracks aud the street, and
one theory is that the explosive matter was
dropped through this ventilator. 1t is also
asserted that the regiment now quartered in
the barracks contains many Irish, and that
Fenianism' had been previously suspected
among them. 1t is rumored that fuse has
been found on the ground near the shed. The
damage is more serious than at first reported.
In the outer walls of the barracks hole was
blown large enough to admit man.
1t is authoritatvely announced that new
Parliamentary party has been formed under
Mr.. William Shaw with view to Independent
action. The members Of this party will only
oppose the coercion bill within the strict forms
Of the House. If they consider the Irish bill
Just and equitable, they will not only support
it in the House, but will endeavor to obtain
its acceptance in Ireland. 1t is understood
that the Duke of Richmond's conservative
commission on agricultural depression, in
that part of their report dealing with Ireland,
recommended government scheme of migra-
ton from over er-peopled districts, plan tor
reclamation of waste lands and court OF
arbitration for fixing rents. They generally
approve modified form of peasant proprla-
tory. The minority Of the commission con-
slider these measures as not sufficiently strong.
1t is stated that the London city guilds,
which own estates in Ireland, have been
sounded regarding their transfer to the tenants
under the terms of the new land bill. They
are willing to make necessary arrangements,
and about 10000 acres of land belonging to-
these companies will probably be thus trans
ferred.
On Friday, Mr.. McDonough continued his
speech for the traversers on trial at Dublin.
He said he submitted with confidence to the
jury that the Land League wasa perfectly
legal organization to cause by agitation GER
tain alterations in the land laws, with the
necessity of which not only Ireland but all
England was now ringing. He set before
them the example of the jury who acquitted
the seven bishops, and drew a moving pic.
ture of the evictions which fnllowed the Irish
famine Mr.. Samuel Walker followed on
the same side with a powerful speech. He
quoted the charter of the Land League, and
contended that it was legal to read extracts
from the parliamentary speeches of Mr.. Glad
stone, Mr.. Law and Mr.. Bright in support Of
the "compensation for disturbance" bill. He
insisted that the Traversers had said nothing
more calculated to damage landlordism than
was said in the speeches in Parliament refer
red to. The Court adjo urned until Monday
When Mr.. McDonough concluded his speech
the was loudly cheered.