The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1881-06-09
GENERAL NEWS.

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ternoon, between McCracken, deputy
chancery clerk of Tate county, and bar
Der named Blount, which resulted in the
killing of Bic Cracker and MORALLY wound
ing Blount. The difficulty originated
yesterday when Blount threatened Nc
| Cracker. This afternoon Blount met
McCracken and said, 81 intend killing
you, and drew his pistol. McCracken
stepped into store and came out with a
pistol, when Blount remarked "Please
give me chance" McCracken lowered
his pistol and as he did SO Blount fired,
the ball passing through McCracken' s
body. McCracken returned the fire.
| The bullet from his pistol struck Blount
in the right cheek, passing round and
under the ear, and was cut out near the
spine. Each fred three shots. Nc
| Cracker died at s o'clock tonight
Blount is in jail and not expected to live.
| He came to Senatobia three months ago.
DUBLIN, June 2.-Daniel A. G. Swee-
ney, an American, of Falcanash, county
Donegal, and president of local branch
of the Land League, has been arrested
| under the coercion act and conveyed to
Kilmainhain Jail. 1t is said he intends
to claim the protection of this govern
ment. A shoemaker named Doolipg was
arrested near Tralee on suspicion of Boy
cotting.
The Parnellites decide throughout the
committee stage of the land bill not to
participate in debate except on amend
ments of their own party or where it op-
posed Gladstone, or was being forced to
lessen the advantages of the bill.
Davitt, yesterday visited in prison, said
he was well. He is not put to convict
labor or compelled SO associate with ordi-
nary convicts.
There was riot at Bodyke, county
Glare to-day. Eighty police assisted the
bailiff at evictions. AS the police were
nearing the house fire was opened on
them from behind fence. The police
advanced in skirmishing order and re-
| turned the fire. The house was found
to be occupied by armed men. The po-
lice smashed in the front door and after
a severe encounter dispersed the occu-
pants and took possession of the house.
Thirty prisoners were captured, and
when the police were retiring with pris-
| oners they were again attacked and some
men wounded. One farmer was killed
by blow with the butt end of gun,
and several civilians injured.
Forster, chief secretary for Ireland,
will be detained some days longer in Ire
land, owing the aspect of affairs there.
The police arrested sixteen rioters at
Bodyke, all armed with rifles, which
were taken from them and they were then
allowed to go on bail. A son of Lord
DunGaudle has been shot and wounded
A flying column of engineers, artillery, in
fantry and cavalry left Dublin for New
Pallas. to assist in the execution of evic-
ton orders. The engineers will repair
bridges broken down by the populace to
prevent the passage of the artillery. An
| expedition to New Pallas is also dispatch
ed to capture a castle held by Land
Leaguers. The fact in the Goshavk af-
fair are, the people prevented the police
from landing and the Goshawk subse-
| quently attempted to land them, but
| without success.
LONDON, June 2.-There was a serious
riot at Bodyke, county Glare, yesterday
| Accounts from Ennis state that Lieut..
Col. John O'Callaghan and DR.. O'Cai-
laghan, accompanied by eighty police
and bailiff, went to the village of Bodyke
to serve writs on some of Colonel O'Cal
laghan's tenants. The people were gath
| cred together by the ringing of church
bells and blowing of horns. They as
embed in thousands in the village and
on the surrounding heights, and attempt
ed to impede the progress of the police
force. The first collision took place at
the entrance of the town. Six mounted
policemen were ordered to charge the
crowd which barred ingress to the vii
lage. In this charge one man was Sc.
verely injured. From the threatening
attitude of the people it was deemed ne
cessary to send for reinforcements, and
mounted trooper was despatched to
Scariff for soldiers. The force quartered
there. consisting of forty men of the Six
ty-Fourth Foot, were soon on the scene.
In the meantime the bailiff and Colonel
O'Callaghan went to the first house to be
served, but regular fusilade was open,
ed on the party from the heights. Rev.
Mr.. Murphy, il running up TO the hill
to implore the people to desist, had a
narrow escape from being shot. A rifle
bullet perforated his coat. Meanwhile,
firing was continued, and the riot act
having been read, the fire was returned
by the police, who charged the people
and after hot pursuit of half mile cap
tured Is men. These, however, had
managed to get rid of their guns. They
were brought back handcufed and march
ed in the midst of the police from house
to house as the writs were served. This
had the desired effect and no further OBJ
struction was given to the police till they
were returning home to Ennis about l
o'clock. At Fort Anbeg, within two
miles of Tulla, the police got off the cars
to walk up steep hill. At a turn of the
road, an armed party was lying in wait,
and Immediately opened fire on the po-
lice from an adjoining wood. No less
than forty shots were counted in regular
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