The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-01
IRELAND.
SIGNS OF DISUNION AND WEAKNESS
OF THE LEAGUES.
Lenten PaStOEals Of tho Irish bishops
LAbOuehere's DehnIIiOn Of the Re.
niAns-An Improving Condition Of
Affairs Inspiring Hopes Of an
Early Restoration or Quiet.


respondent Of the Tines says: Signs ol
disunion and weakness in the organiza.
ton OF the Land League are becominHmore
numerous under the continuous action ol
the Government, Many OF treasurers and
secretaries OF the local branches OF the
League have resigned, and favor immiRra,
ton, The payment oil rent Ia becoming gen.
eTal, even in the most disturbed districts,
and there is little difficulty now in serving
writs. The removal OF the League funds to
foreign country Ia regarded by the ten
ants with suspicion aud the alarm OF the
leaders who talked 80 brayely when they
incurred no risk, also helped to shake the
confidence In the League. There are signs
Of the Leage being rapidly disintegrated,
and II the improvement continues at the
present rate the return of at least sem.
blance Of tranquility will soon be general,
In all the Lenteu psstorals issued by
the Irish Catholic ArChbiShops and Bish.
ops Sunday, a strong hope was expressed
that tho Government would deal etfeCtu.
ally with the land question at an early
date. The people are warned against
joining Illegal secret combinations, but the
strongest sympathy was expressed for
their trials.
In the House OF Commons the Speaker
declared that the bill for the better plo.
lection oi persons and property In ireland
having passed, the state ol public business
is no longer urgent,
The Arms bill will be introduced In the
House Of Commons Tuesday, when 1t Ia
believed that the opposition will unite In
q fierce attack on the conduct OF bust.
ness by the Government.
FeniHn lodges have been discovered In
Lancashire and their arms seized.
Gladstone will not be In the House Of
Commons tonight, as he ia to dine with
tho Queen. II sexpeCted that he will be
present at Wednesdays sitting Of the
House,
Labouchere In Parliament yesterday de.
scribed the American Fenians as follews:
ut Is an Association consisting OF somo
twenty persons, who find 1t an exceeding.
ly good speculation to live on the Contrl.
buttons ol Irish nurse.maids and waiting.
maids. In order to keep up the flow Of
contributions, they tlud It necessary To do
something sometimes, even to send ennis.
saries to England" He did not believe
they had committed any crime during the
past two years, not because they would
not dare II they believed they could per.
petrate II In safety, but because they
liked whole skin.
NEW. York, February 2S.-The follow.
ing Is from the Dublin telegram: The
Average Emergency Committe are taking
steps to meet the wishes OF large mum.
Der Of landlords who are about 10 eviCt
delaulting tenants, and who desire that
the committee should supply them with
protestant tenants from Ulster and else.
where. Lists will be opened for the names
Of those who are willing to accept the
farms from which tenants have been
ayiCted, and doubtless there will be. no
lack Of applicants, for exaggerated de.
scriptions OF the power which will he
placed In the hands OF the authorities by
the Coercion bill have already emboldened
all who opposed the tactics OF the Land
League. Numerous ovlCtionB, many oil q
most distressing character, are taking
place all over Ireland. The eviction oil
Rev. Patrick Hurley, parish priest Of XII.
Tie CONSERVATION. The Rev. Fathers pre-.
decessor took the house and farm OF forty
acres from the middleman landlord, and
retaining the house and garden sub.let
the land to three tenants. Rent 07 pounds
and valuation AZ pounds. When the rev.
erend gentleman was appointed Ia the
parish he had taken upthe land and work
at loss. He had To also hold himself re-.
sponsible for the rent OF the sub tenants
who fell into arrears,
The priest then handed the land over to
an energetic young farmer OF the neigh.
borhood. The middleman landlord re.
fused 10 recognize this tenant and took
proceedings against the Rev. Mr.. Hurley
and subtenants on the smaller portions OF
the farm. The county Chairman refused
to grant the decree, but the case was taken
10 the Queens Bench, and the result was
that on Tuesday morning last the Parish
priest was evicted and his furniture put
into the street and bis sub. tenants similar.
ly treated.
In recent eviCtlons at Newtown and
Hamilton, county Armagh, on the pro.
perty Of Rev. MI. McGe0gh, the women
stoned the bailiifs and invoked curses on
the landlord, while aged and sick people
were carried out and laid on the road side.
II these cruel eviCtlons continue the above
cases are typical Of what may be expected
when the great eviction wavesweeps over
the country.
The League has issued circular to the
Secretaries OF branch lesgues throughout
Ireland asking details Of oil eyiCtions since
January lst.