The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-06-11
Irish Troubles.

flying column left Dublin on the I'd inst.
for New Pallas to assist in the execution of evic-
lions. They started from Limerick junction,
the police with fixed bayonets, leading the way,
followed by the Cold Stream and Scots guards,
and the army hospital service corps. The first
bridge on the way was found destroyed, but
the troops crossed by the parapet and ford.
When the first eviction was being made, the
pOpulace became rotous, bu a priest succeeded
in quoting them.
A soldier riding from the post Office to the bar
racks in Dublin was desperately stabbed and
endorsed by laborer.
The condition of affairs throughout Ireland
becomes worse every day, and reports of ar
rests under the coercion act come in daily.
Orders have been issued to the soldlery to fire
at least two blank volleys over a mob before
firing into the people, and in charging to use
the butts of their rifles, except in cases of dire
full necessity.
Eighty policemen assisted the baiff at evic-
tons at Bodyke, County Clare, on the I'd inst.
and q riot ensued. The mob opened fire on the
posse from behind buildings. The officers ad-
vanced steadily in skirmishing order, and sue
ceeded III capturing the premises with thirty
prisoners. One farmer was killed and several
civilians injured.
At Clonmel, county Waterford, where the
riot occurred onthe 31st ult., growing out of the
sale of tenants interests in FARMS the people
paraded the streets at night. About thirty civ
ilians are suffering from bayonet thrusts and
sword cuts inflicted by the soldiery. One po-
iceman died of his injuries, and some wounded
soldiers are not expected to live.
A dispatch from Loughrea, county Galway,
says An agent has been shot near Woodford,
that county, for refusing to accept payment OF
rent on the basis of GIifith's valuation
At land sale at Clonmel, Ireland on the
3lst ult., the police and land leaguers had a
fight in which one or two of the constables and
several rioters were seriously hunt.
An attempt to carry out eviction in the vicin-
ity of N1itchellstown, Cork county, on the 9th.
was resisted by the people, who stoned the
land agent. The soldiers and police who were
protecting the agent charged the people several
times Many of the latter were wounded but
the soldiers did not go scot free, several of
them being seriously Injured.
A farmer named Dempsey who took land from
which tenant had been evicted was fired at
from behind hedge in County Galway and
MORALLY wounded.
MOrfuary.
Gen. d. S. Goodloe a prominent citizen OF
Lexington, KY, died on the I'd inst, aged IS
years.
Joseph McKoy, one of Montreals most sue
cessful merchants, died on the Sd, aged II.
He leaves large fortune.
Lieut. Albert NJ. Rhinehart, U. S. A., who
was visiting friends at Newton, ILL.,, was found
dead in bed on the morning of the I'd inst
Heart disease.
well-to-do merchant of Cleveland, O.,
named Ruggles, was found dead in bed on the
morning of the I'd inst. Paralysis.
Dehrium tremens carried off Hon. Isaac NJ.
Crane, of Eaton Rapids, Mich, on the I'd. He
was member of the state constitutional con-
vention in 1873.
f. w. Richardson, Boston millionaire, died
suddenly at Denver, Col, on the LIST inst.
Prof. Bernays, professor of classical philoso-
ply and librarian Of Bonn University, Germany,
is dead.
Orange N. Rose, prominent business man
of Berrien county, Mich, died at Buchanan,
that state, on the LIST inst.
Hugh CT. Anderson at one time governor of
Maine, and who once represented one of the
districts of that state IN congress, die, on the
31st ult.
Leonard Strastney, one of the best known dry
goods men in New York city, has joined the
silent majority. Age 81.
Edward E. Haddock, O citizen Of Chicago for
48 years, died on the 31st. He left large for
tune.
jeremiah Hall, D. D., ex-president of Denni-
son university, died at Port Huron, Mich, on
the 30th, aged76.
The body of Adolphus C. Schefer Jr, a
prominent cotton broker of Baltimore, Nd,
was found at his residence on the Seth ult, in
an advanced state of decomposition. 1t is
thought that Schefer died on the 2Sth, as he
disappeared on that dav and his friends SUD-
posed he had joined his family.
Gen. Thomas ID. Hoxey. Greenback candidate
for governor of New Jersey in 1880, died on the
Both, aged 81.
John G. Sandusky, a veteran of the Mexican
war, died at Pekin ILL.,, of paralysis Of the heart,
on the 29th.
Ex-Congressman James Wilson, of New
Hampshire, died on the Goth ult., aged 95.
A. t. Harvey, contributor to several publica-
tons of the day, was found dead in his bed at
Muskogee, Indian territory, on the goth lult
Cause of death unknown.