The Portland daily press., 1881-11-29
FOREIGN.
Another List of Outrages in
Ireland.

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Ireland.
GREAT DAMAGE BY THE RECENT
STORM,
A Lighthouse Washed Away and Sey-
eral Lives Lost.
LONDON, Nov. % Numerous wrecks are re-
ported especially on the west coast. Four yes
sells ashore near Carnarvan Steamer Vic
ioria, Boston for Liverpool, arrived to-day.
She lost 1856 head of Gait lie and deck houses.
Lefroy's Execution
Coroner's Office has already summoned a
jury which will have TO certify the death of
LEROY who is to be executed te morrow for
murder of Mr.. Gold. 1t is still doubtful wheth-
or Harcourt, home secretary will alter his decis-
ion not to interfere in the execution of the
sentence, which decision was announced pre-
vious to Lefroy's confession that he murdered
Lieut. Roprr. A strong impression exists that
the confession was merely made to obtain de-
lay, and later dispatch says Lefroy has re-
acted relative TO the murder OF Lieut.. Roper
aud declares that the Confession was made
during att of hallucination. AT the home office
it was stated this afternoon that the decision of
Harcourt to allow the execution tomorrow to
proceed is unaltered.
Rough Weather at Sea.
PLYMOUTH, Nov. 28.--Steamer Westphalia,
New York, for Hamburg, arrived here at mid
night She encountered fearful hurricane ON
Thursday last, and was Obliged to heave- to
nine hours. She lost her deckload, had two
life boats crushed and ss ylghts and deck house
much damaged.
LONDON. Nov. 2S.-Steamer France, New
York for Havre, put into Cherburg Sunday,
Sba mari ~ tory Nodr
On Saturday she sighted large ship dismast-
ed and apparently abandoned Steamer West
phalia at Plymouth from New York report
she sighted Friday an abondoned and partially
dismasted bark. A telegram from Margate
announces two barks and aschooner which had
anchored off there disappeared during the
night. Several of th.. crew of the British
steamer Sumatra from Boston for London
which arrived at Falmouth yesterday are dis
abled. The chief officer is badly injured. A
French lugger is stranded near Lsydd. and
four persons were drowned.
QuEBEc, Nov. 28--Steamer Poleno arrived
today with coal from Sidney Masts and deck
were covered with foot of ice. The crew
experienced untold sufferings, and never ex-
pected to reach port alive.
The Irish Situation.
LONDON, Nov 2S-The Dublin correspond
ent OF the Times says: Seine more effective
means must be found TO restore order unless
the Government is prepared to let the country
drift into absolute anarchy and revolution. The
accounts received daily OF outrages in vari ous
districts do not iully represent the truth. In
County Glare alone seven houses were fred in
10 last week. of which outrages no reports have
been published. Resistance to the payment of
rent has not in the least abated. but rather IN
CTv-nset.
TIE houses of two persons who paid rents
were burned at Khockash last evening.
A party of armed men forced entrance
to the house OF farmer named OKeffe near
Milstreet, County Cork. and fired several shots
at the occupants woundipg one. He had paid
rent
LIMERICK, Nov. 28-This section of the coun-
try continues to be in very distusbed condi-
ton The police have searched for arms in
different localities.
LONDON. Nov. 28.-The Cork correspondent
of the Times says: A party of armed men re-
Gently entered the house of woman named
Henane, near Listowel, County Kerry, for the
purpose of shooting her because she had given
information to the police. The children threw
themselves upon their mother in terror, and
one of them received charge OF shot in It's legs.
The party then left the house, after making
the mother swear, under threat of death, not
to divulge the occurrence. Six persons have
been arrested on suspicion of being concerned
in the outrage.
DUBLIN, Nov. 2S-Several outrages have
occurred in The county of Wexford which un-
til recently was quiet and orderly. The sheriff
and police has arrived at Castletown where are
to be forty eviciions on the estates OF Lord
BaDtry. Herbert Gladstone accompanies the
sheriff.
Fund for the Supporter Suspects.
Archbishop Croke of Cashel and Rev. Mr..
Cantwell have both subscribed to and written
energetically in advocacy of national fund
for the support of imprisoned suspects.
Proposed Arctic Search.
The Times says A memorial was be pre-
seDted to the President of the Geographical
Society today asking the society to urge the
government to dispatch an expedition t. the
Arctic Ocean for the relief of Mr.. Leigh Smith
While we shall be far from discoursging the
application which the Colonial office is stated
to be making to the Hndson's Bay Company to
prosecute inquiries in regard to the white men
seen by Esquimaux near the Mackenzie river,
there is only too much reason 10 fear that the
Jeanette with her brave clew must be added
to the list of vessels which have perished In
the Arctic
The Governorship OF Algeria.
The Paris correspondent of the Times says
NJ. Firman has accepted the Governorship of
Algeria on terms which reduce it to mere pre-
lecture. He will not have command of the
army. He is bound hand and foot to the home
office. of the wishes of which he will be SIM
ply the executor.
The Late Gale in England.
About 40 persons injured in the late gale are
being treated in the London hospitals. Itsis
feared that some of the cases will prove fatal.
Fifty barges were sunk in the Thames. Ex-
tenslve floods are reported in the upper Thamas
Valley
Proceedings in the Reichstag.
BERLdN, Nov. 28 I'm the Reebstag to-day.
debate commenced on the project for the in-
corporation of HBmburg in the Zollverafl
Prince Bismarck's speech was almost entire
ly passonless, but he betrayed great warmth
when he referred TO the opposition which his
efforts for German unity encountered from the
Liberals
Germany and the Pope.
The National Zeitung insists upon the truth
of the report that the Pope has requested the
German government to permit him to estab-
lish papal See at Fnlda
Sara Bernhardt stoned at Odessa.
LONDON, Nov. % "A despatch from Odessa
says an anti-Jewish mob stoned Sara Bern
hardt's carriage as she was driving home from
the theatre. They claimed tnat she was OF
Jewish descent They stoned her hotel and
stopped the performance at the theatre.
Wool Sales in London.
At the wool sales today $3.50 bales sold COM
prising the port Philip, Sydney and Cape.
Strong demand at full prices.
Rayages Of the Cholera.
An Alexandria, Egypt, despatch says the lat 4
est information makes eleven deaths from 1
cholery daily at Jeddah, and twenty-five at
Mecca
A Lighthouse Reported Washed Away. 4
A roundabout report has reached Beereh av-
en- that the lighthouse ON Calf Rock ten miles
from bantry bay has been washed awas and
six inmates perisbed. Efforts are being made
to ascertain whether the report is true or not.
A telegram from Castletown, Cork county,
ireland, says the report of the destruction Of
Calf rock lighthouse is confirmed. The great
or portion OF the tower was carried away. Five
men were seen on the rock yesterday and Her
Majesty's ship Salamis was sent to their assist
ance but owing to the rougbness of the sea
they could not be res 'ued. Another attempt
at their rescue will be made to-day.
Foreign Notes.
The greater part of the pier at Ventnor
England, has been carried away, causing dam.
age 10 the amount of G300O
News from Altar Sonora, says that Gov. Ortis
will be there on the first of December to look
personally into the troubles existing between
American mining companies and Mexican cit
liens.