Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-05-31
IFrcm Our Regular Correspondent
Our European letter.

LONDON, Eng. May 16. 49,.
The dreadful and desperate crime, the
news of which the cable has brought you,
unmatched even in Irish history for its
bsrbarity. audacity and diabolical spirit Of
defiance, has suddenly paralyzed the new
policy of the government and fillod all
the kingdom with horror and indignation.
The CHASTITY deed of assassinating the re-
Gently appointed chief secretary for Ire
land, Lord Cavendish. and the under sec.
rotary Of state, Mr.. Thomas Burke, was
perpetrated with such fury and savage
resolve that no cry even was heard from
the victims, who were probably at once
surprised and silenced by blow after blow,
driven deep into the heart and lungs, Mr..
Burke's throat being also cut through.
The evening was fine, and many people
were promenading not far off; yet nothing
appears to have been heard or seen of the
conflict. The terrible injuries inflicted
Indicate sudden and violent onslaught,
made probably BY band of murderers
who had logged the viceroy and his staff
all day long, and seized this first opportu-
nifty of the mcditated attack. They were
political assassins and robbers; for money,
jewelry and cheques were left upon the
bodies, and the spot was the very last
which would be chosen for any common
crime. 1t cannot be doubted that this
atrOeious, this inhuman and monstrous
double murder belongs to the long cata-
legue of similar but less daring and dread
full outrages committed under the impulse
of the rebellious agitation in Ireland. The
horrible decd finds no possible explanation
except as an answer-implacabe, pitiless,
and ferocious-to the new overtures made
by the government towards tranquilizing
Ireland by compromise and Cancellation.
Tho assassins arc still at large. Possibly
the royal Irish constabulary have a
specialized facility in dealing with disor-
derby mobs, but the same praise cannot
be accorded to them in tracing crime. To
begin with, there were five persons con.
ccrned in the murder of Lord Frederick
Cavendish and Mr.. Burke, not four men
and a carmen. The carman was con-
fedcrate. 1t has been perfect mystery
to tho police where that car came from. A
witness at the inquest sworo that it was
numbered; therefore it was licensed
hackney car. Surely it could he found
out what carman drove four strangers to
the Phoenix Park. 1t is now slowly
dawning on the intelligence of the force
that there was n carefully matured plot;
that the car had been bought and possibly
numbered, or else driver was found
somewhere in the country round Dublin
who was Fcnian, willing at certain
price to take his share in the Job. The
chiefs of the land league feel nearly Ger
tain of proving that their followers had no
hand in the murders, and that it is in the
party of the landlords that the assassins
are to be sought. The instigators of the
Irish movement are so sure of this that
Parnell in his proclamation reserves HIM
self for the day when the culprits will be
in the hands of Justice. Only there is
reason to fear that they will never be
arrested.
The revelations in regard to the alleged
treaty of Kilmainham appear to have
created very little excitement in Ireland,
if we except Dublin, where, of course,
they are freely and variously criticised.
From the provinces there docs not appear
to have been a single expression of opin-
ion whether Mr.. Parnell has acted in
accordance with the feelings of his adher.
cnts and supporters. A general apathy
seems to have crept over the peasantry
Since the rejoicings over the release of
the parliamentary suspects there has been
a remarkable absence of crime in the
country. Even the stringent provisions of
the new coercion bill, as they become
better known, do not create much excite
ment. 1t will be found, no doubt, as the
organ of the land refermers this week
argues, that the admirers of Mr.. Parnell
in Ireland believe Mr.. Gladstone to have
adopted the programme of the leaders of
the land league in part, and is only paving
the way 10 adopt it in its entirety.
l understand that efforts are being made
to settle the breach of promise action
against Mr.. Biggar out of court, Curl
ously enough Captain O'Shea is said to be
the intermediary, as in another and GER
tainly moro famous arrangement.
The world joys on with such hot haste
that it seems longer than three days ago
that l went to the Albert Hall to hear
Christine Nilsson sing the garden scene
from Faust, this being her firstappear-
ancc in public since the domestic bereave-
ment which has brought this great prima
donna the sympathy of kind hearts all
over the civilized world. The best thing
of the performance was WILSON'S singing
of angels ever bright and fair" in
which her chaste style and pure, sympa-
thetic voice were heard to utterly perfect
advantage, AUGUST.
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