Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-06-16
Ihc TrouhIe in IrfIand.

of Cork is comparatively quiet. large bodies
Of troops are being sent TO the district OF
which Bandon is the center. Small tenants
and the peasantry gather from day to day at
the farms of the suspects arrested under
the Coercion Act to cut hay and earth-root
crops, and collision between these mobs and
the local constabulary may take place at any
moment.
The peasantry in the neighborhood OF
Timolesgue, on Court Macherry Bay, are
greatly excited over an old prophecy of st.
Molago, from whom the town is named
Teach Molago. The house of Molago Abbey,
the ruins and tombs at Timoleague, are
among the finest in Munster, end here, ac-
cording to tradition, st. Molago lived for
many years. He was a saint of great re-
nown in County Cork. He was born
near Mitchellstown, on the Countess of
Kingslands estates, takes its name from
the church he founded there on the
banks of the river luncheon. His prophecy
on the sgrarian agitation, which has been un-
| earthed by some Land Lacquer from mass
of folklore, is said to have been uttered in
600. when Corcagh Cork was, as its name
implies, marsh, and when the old sept of
Mccarthy ruled the roast. | send you the
current translation, to show you how the
agitation has become part and parcel of the
superstitions of the peasantry: Eighteen
eighty-one = The stranger is undone;
in Corcagh shall be seen the red
beneath the green. Eighteen eighty
three = McCarthy's sons are free; the
green above the red, the lions litter dead"
This prophecy has been printed and scat
tered far and wide through Munster, and
copies OF it have been sent to the Irish mem
bers of Parliament and exhibited in the lob.
bies Of the House. William Shaw member
from County Cork, says the Leaguers in
Timoleague and Bandon district are using
this and other floating legends as campaign
documents, and that by these means they
have persuaded hundreds of peasants that
| armed resistance to the law will surely end
in the extirpation Of lsndlordism and the
downfall of English rule in Ireland.
New YORK, June 15th.-The He7alds Dub
lin special says The arrest of Thomas Gun
ningham, in Loughrea, County Galway, at.
tracts considerable attention. He has acted
for some time as local newspaper ccrre-
spondent, and many of the alarming outrages
aud threatening notices were solely due to his
inventive genius. The exploit which brought
him into trouble was telegram stating that
an attempt had been made to assassinate the
'' Hon. Mr.. Daley by Lord Dunsandle's son."
The charge against him Is melting to murder.
Two other men, one Of whom was the SecIe-
tary of the local League branch, were arrested
siiluAtsiICOuS4J uiNCf q
Racing Affairs in England.
LONDON, June 15sb.-The Times says:
The running in the race for the Prince of
Wales stakes showed that Ircquois was q
| much better horse than many were willing to
admit. Archer could not make an opening,
| and had to make a slight detour before he
| could get to the front. Time Of race, three
| minutes and four seconds.
| The Ascot Derby was to-day won by Mas.
kelyne, Lorilard's Passaic second and Len
nox Love third. Townmoore, Leon and
| CUMBERLAND also ran in the race.
| The race for the Coronation stakes was
won by Mazurka, Isumador second, Adver-
sity third. Seven horses ran, including Lor-
| lizards Seneca.
House OF Commons.
LONDON, June 15th.-The House of Com.
mons last night passed, by vote of 1856 to
15i, Lawson's resolution that it is desirable
to give legislative effect to the former reso
luton, which affirmed the Justice of local
communities being intrusted with power to
protect themselves from the operation of the
liquor traffic.
Gladstone voted with the minority. For.
ster, Bright, Goschen and DR.. Playfair voted
aye.
bill yesterday was greater than at any of the
previous sittings. Altogether thirty-four
lines OF the bill were passed. and about fifty
amendments were disposed Of.
Several speakers referring to the introduc-
tion of new patent bill, dwelt on the ad-
vantages OF the American system.
Decided TO Strike.
LONDON, June 15th-The Government
telegraphers have decided to strike on the
9th for q reduction in their hours of service
labor Difficulty in sweden.
CoPENHAGEN. June 15th.-Several thou
sand workmen are on strike in Stockholm,
and riots are feared. A number of fires in
Sweden recently are believed 70 have been
of incendiary origin. The condition OF the
country is very unsatisfactory.
The Suffrage Question In Italy.
ROME, June 15th.-The Chamber of Depu-
ties has rejected universal suffrage by vote
of 3l4 to 80. Only Signor Fabri favored
female suffrage.
ROME, June 15th.-Crispi's amendment,
conferIiug the franchise on all who can read
and write, was rejected by the Deputies
220 to 104.
Troops Returning.
PARIS, June 15th.-One thousand troops
have left Biserta for Oran, en- route to
France. More are expected to return home
shortly. The sick and wounded French
soldiers now in hospital in Tunis aud in the
province OF Constantine, Algeria, only num-
Der 4S0 cut of 26, 600 men.
The Bulgarian Crisis.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 15th.-The Agence
Russo contradicts the newspaper reports rela-
tive to the eventual occupation of Bulgaria
by Russia and Austria, and says they, like
other powers, have nothing so much at heart
as the settlement of the Bulgaria crisis by
conciliatory compromises.
Adjournment OF tbe Rcithstag.
BERLIN, June I5th.-The Reichstag has
adjourned.
Escape from Siberia.
LONDON, June 15th.-It is reported that
the Russian Socialists who escaped from
Siberia have reached Switzerland. There is
only one other instance of political prisoners
escaping from Siberia.
The Quebec Fire.
QuFDEc, June 18th. Six hundred and
forty-two houses were burned by the recent
fire, and 1,2l1 families and G, OPS individuals
were rendered homeless.
pAcTpIO rAscT ITEMS