The Portland daily press., 1882-02-09
FOREIGN.
Attempt to Blow up the Secretary
for Ireland.
FORMIDABLE ORGANIZATION TO
RESIST PAYMENT OF RENT.
Yellow Fever at Port au Prince.
prooeedines in tbe British Permanent.

Proceedings in the British Parliament
LONDON, Feb. SIN the debate on the
Queens speech, Sir Stafford Northcote assailed
the governments policy. Gladstone in an
eloquent speech vehemently attacked the Land
League and highly eulogiZed Forsters efforts
to restore order.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Feb. 8.-Insurgents in
Yemen, Arabia, have proclaimed the descend
ant of the prophet as Cafph.
LONDON, Feb. SIN the Commons Justin
Mccarthy on behalf of the Irish members gave
notice of long amendment to the address,
catagorically condemning ever point IN the
governments Irish policy, and urging lmme-
date return to constitutional methods.
Forster confirmed the statement that an ex-
plosive letter had reached Dublin castle after
his departure for London He said If he had
opened 1T as the senders desired Re would GER
tainly have lost his hands, and might have
been killed.
The French Financial Panic.
The Standards dispatch from Paris says:
The Bourse is gradually assuming. its normal
aspect There has been great rise in Suez
Canal shares. At Lyons. in consequence OF the
many bankruptcies there, the Bourse is virtu-
ally extinguished.
The Religious Question in Germany.
BERLIN, Feb SIN the Landtag yesterday
Herren Schorlener and Windthorst urged the
repeal of the May laws, and declared that the
agreement entered into by the Government
with the Catholics
A New Irish Conspiracy.
NEW YORK, Feb. S,-A Dublin dispatch
states that the conspiracy extends TO twenty
four counties, including three in Munster lt
is q semi-Fenian and Ribbon Association, d.
vided into county battalions, half battailons
and districts squads of twenty-five. Its head
organizer is in Dublin. BY this organization
Nationalist and Ribbonmen are for the first
time in the history of Irish conspiracies work
ing in unity. An oath binds the members to be
faithful to the Irish Republic and obey their
superior officers in everything without ques-
ton. The object is to deter persons from pay
ing rent, to administer punishment to those
who disobey its orders promulgated by pa-
cards or otherwise, and also to enlist large
body of men who will be drilled. The explo-
sive letter sent to Mr.. Forster contained a scru-
pie and half of iodide of nitrogen, which is
fearfully dangerous explosive and very sell
dom used, being difficult to obtain.
LONDON Feb. 8.-Mr. Forster received four
hundred threatening letters the past year.
Cork, Feb S.-Of the seventeen persons
charged tn completely in the murder of the
Process Server Huddy and his nephew, six
were discharged to-day and the remaining
eleven remanded. The crowd cheered the lib
Grated prisoners
DUBLIN, Feb 8.--The meeting of the lady
land leaguers here to-day was presided over
by Miss Annie Parnell. 1t was announced
e2516 had been received since the last meet
ing.
DR.. Kenny has been released from imprison-
ment.
LEEDS, Feb. s.-The jury in the case Of To
fin the Fenian, yesterday returned verdict
of guilty. Sentence was deferred.
Yellow Fever at Port au Prince.
New YORK, Feb. S.-Private advices from
Port an Prince January 80, states that half of