The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-11-29
FOREIGN NEWS.
England.


LEROY coNFEssEs TO TWO MURDERs--A CALL
FOR RESTORATION OF ORDER IN IRELAND
ATTEMPTS TO MURDER WOMAN THERE.
LONDON, November 2S.-Arthur Lefroy's
solicitor has written letter to Sir William
Harcourt, Home Secretary, stating that Lee
troy had confessed the murder Of Mr.. Gold
and OF Lieutenant Roper, and asking him
to grant an immediate interview, 30 az to
allow him to fully explain Lefroy's state
ments, which convince the solicitor that
LEROY Is victim Of homicidal mania.
The Dublin correspondent OF the Times
says that some more effective means must
be found to restore order unless the Gov
eminent is prepared to let the country
drift into absolute anarchy and revolution.
The accounts received daily Of outrages in
the various districts do not fully represent
the truth. In County Clare alone seven
houses were fired into last week, of which
outrages no reports have been published.
Resistance to the payment OF rent has not
in the least abated, but rather increased.
The Cork correspondent OF the Times
says a party OF armed men entered the
house OF woman named Henan, near Les
towal, County Kerry, for the purpose OF
shooting her because she had given infor-
nation TO the police. Her children threw
themselves upon their mother in terror,
and one OF them received a charge Of shot
in rs legs. The party then left the house
after making her swear under the penalty
Of death not to diyulge the occurrence.
Several persons have been arrested on
suspicion Of being concerned in the out
rage.
LEROY RETRACTs A PORTION OF HIS COMES
Sion.
LONDON, November 2S.-The Coroner's
officer has already summoned the jury
which will have TO certify the death OF
LEROY. who is to be executed tomorrow
for the murder OF Gold. II is still doubt
ful whether Sir William Harcourt, the
Home Secretary, will alter his decision not
TO interfere in the execution Of the SEN
tence, which decision was announced pre-
yiOus to Lcfroy's confession that he muir
dcred Lieutenant Roper. 4 strong inn
preston exists that the confession was
merely made TO obtain delay.
Ldter.-Arthur LEROY has retracted his
confession relative to the murder OF Lieu
tenant Roper and be declares that the con-
fessiOn was made during fit OF hallucina-
ton. At the home Office it was stated this
HAiNi mum tiiil AllN NfAiNibtl VI III W litAil
lIarcourt to allow the execution Of LEROY
tomorrow to proceed is unaltered.
Germany.
BERLIN. November 2S.-In the Reichstag
to-day n debate was commenced on the
project for the incorporation Of Hamburg
in the Zolyerein. Herr Bitter, Minister Of
Finance, said that negotiations with Bre-
men for the same object would not proceed
speedily. He denied that the Government
had exercised any undue pressure on Ham,
burg.
Rcnt-Payers Burned Out.
LONDON. November 2S.-1he houses OF
two persons who had paid rent were viii
fully burned at KnOckash, near Longhera,
County Galway, last evening. Bltterfield,
the Land-League organizer for the counties
OF Down and Armagh, was arrested to-day
ut Lewes.
stormy Weather.
LONDON, November 2S.-A heavy gale
prevailed throughout the Kingdom on sat
urday and Sunday, doing serious damage
TO property. Nearly the whole OF the new
pier at FolkstOne was washed away. There
were many wrecks on parts OF the coast.
Church burned.
LONDON, November 2S.-The DOckyard
church ut Sheerness is burned. Damage,
$4,000. Nine persons injured.