The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-03
EVICTION
AN OulHOus WORD OF EVIL OMEN,
ArehbIshOp Croke Appeals TO Gladstone
on RshAIlOi Ireland and It's Unhappy
People, who are Being Driven
from Their Country In DFOyes,

] NEw YoRE, June IA Dublin dispatCl
states that Arch bishop Oroke concluded
at Thurles, yesterday, one Of the mos
extraordinary campaigns ever known Ii
the Irish ecclesiastical history, His gracl
brought his labors to close with tWt
speeches, containing several passages o
the highest Importance at the presen
moment. In the forenoon hi
made q remarkable appeal to Glad
stone to put stop to evictions
His grace said: l appeal TO thai
great statesman solemnly, as an Irish pat
riot, as an Irish Blshop, In the name ot
Tipperary and In the name oil Ireland, to
let his fat 60 out that there are 10 be no
more eviCtions during this present time,
[Great Cheerlng.l It 10 q curious TACT that
the word eviction In the sense In which II
10 uAeI here Is scarcely known in any 9th.
or country In the world. There 10 no such
word and no such thing elsewhere. II 10
q word OF evil omen, II IL 0 word that
Imports the depopulatlon Of our coun.
try that imports The degradation OF our
people, that Imports the flying OF them
beyond the waters to foreign lAnda in
quest Of the means Of livelihood, carrying
with them the spirit OF vengeance against
what Is certainly the greatest empire In
the world, but which Is NO less certainly
an empire which has treated Ireland
worse than ever an empire treated de.
spondenCy. Therefore / would say
TO that great statesman, II you de.
sire the friendship Of Ireland, II
you value the good name oi England,
II you value the lives Of our people, II
you do not wish TO perpetuate the Ma,
tional teud and SanRuinary traditions that
have ruled In this country for ages, blot
out from the statute book the name oil
eviction, and let no man hencelorth be
turned out Of bis land, unless 1t 10 quite
clear that the money which should have
met bis engagements was wastefully and
foolishly dissipated. Loud cheers Ii
was only the other day that the venerable
Parish Priest Of Moycarkey told me- that
when be became Priest ot that parish 1t
contained 1900 families. There are at
present only 400. Let me ask Mr.. Glad
stone what has become Of the 800 families
once 90 happy in their humble homes
who have disappeared from the parish.
Many OF them have gone into
the grave, many into the workhouse and
many to the great republic oil the West,
bearing with them au undying hatred TO
the country that banished them from their
native land. Great cheers At the same
time II the eVICtions are 10 20 on would
advise you how 10 act. Do not bring
yourselves into collision with the author.
tiles. They are too strong for you. II
not even for conscience sake, Tor
our own preservation, for the sake OF ex'
pediency, not OF principle, We must act
ON the defensive. We must offer passive
resistance to those opposed to Us, and in
that way they will got tired OF the contest,
because whole united people have never
yet been defeated.
REcRNT OCCURRENCES IN IRELAND.
LONDON, June 2.-Forster, Chiei secre.
tary for Ireland, will be retained some
days in Ireland, owing 10 the aspect ot
affairs there.
Tne NecS says: 1t is understood that
the suggestions which Forster has 10 make
to his colleagues for the restoration Of or.
der In Ireland will be submitted TO the
Cabinet Council to-day.
LIMERICK, June 2.-The statement is
denied that three policemen were killed
during the eviction riot at Scarid, county
Glare. The people fred on the police,
who returned the FIRE, killing one OF The
rioters. About one hundred shots were
exchanged.
The Assistant Secretary and member Of
the branch ol the Land League st Kilby,
near KellB, county Meath, has been arrest.
ed under the provisions OF the Coercion
act on suspicion OF mutilating cattle.
DUBLIN, June 2.-There was q riot at
Bodyke, County Glare, to-day. Eighty
police, assisted by the bAlllf at an evic.
lion, were fred upon as they were near.
Ing house, from behind the fences. The
police advanced In diminishing order and
returned the fire. The house was found
occupied by armed men. The police
broke In the front door, and after o
severe encounter dispersed the occupants
and took possession Of the house. Thirty
prisoners were captured. When the
police were retiring with the prisoners
they were again attacked and several
OF them wounded. One farmer was killed |
by q blow from the butt end oil q gun.
Several civilians we're badly injured.
The police arrested sixteen rioters, all
armed with rifles, which were taken from
them. They wore then allowed to 90 on
bail.
A son OF Lord DunBindle was shot and
wounded.
A flying column Of engineers, ar.
tillery, infantry and cavalry left
Dublin for New pAllss 10 assist
In the execution OF the eviction decrees.
The engineers will repair the bridges
broken down by the popuaCe to prevent
the passage ot the artillery. The expedl.
tlon 10 New Pallas is also dispatched 10
capture the castle held by tho Land
Leagues. The facts In the Goshawk
affair are that the people prevented the
police from landing and GoBhawk sub.
quently attempted 10 land them, but
without success.
DIniel MaCSweGney, an American, Of
FalcanAsh,' County Donegal. and Pfesi.
dent Of loo II branch OF the Land League,
has been arrested Under The Coercion act
and conveyed to the Kilmainham jAil. II
10 said that be intends TO claim protection
OF bis government.
A shoemaker named Dooling was ar.
rested near Ttalea on suspicion Of Boycott.
ting.