Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-05-18

of the late Sir Charles Trevelyan, K. G.
B.. and nephew of Lord Macauley, has
been appointed 10 the chief secretaryship
for Ireland.
LADY CAvENDIsH received a telegram
from the ladies' land league of Dublin,
saying the Irish people had not sunk so
low as to murder one who had brou ght a
peace-Oherlng.
INDublin a crowd of the lower order
gathered around a car with red panels and
partly obliterated number, ard insisted on
the police taking it and the driver to the
station for Identification. This is consid-
cred most significant change as COM
pared with the reluctance of the populace
in all previous crises to render assistance
TO the authorities.
The funeral of Lord Cavendish at Chats
worth called together an assemblage of
thirty-thousand persons. A special train
conveved from London the Prince Of
Wales. the duke of Edinburgh, Mr.. Glad
stone, and others, and three hundred mem
bers of parliament walked in the process
sion The coffin was borne by@tennants
| of the duke of Devonshier, OF whom five
thousand were present.
AT Haverford, West, an 1rishman made
! a statement that last week, in Dublin, he
refused an offer of e100 to assist in the
murder of Lord Frederick Cavendish and
! Rrrke. This statement has been COM
municated to Sir William Y. Harcourt.
secretary. The man has been to Liver
pOol. and still adheres to his statement
His knowiege of the locality of the crime
and description of the men give his state
m ent every appearance OF truth.
GLADSTONE has written a letter to the
mavor of Cork acknowledging the receipt
| of the resolutions passed at the meeting
| ofci tizens. Sunday. In the letter he says:
! 1T is my firm belief that there will be
| but one common sentiment throughout
the three Kingdoms concerning the terri
| bic assassination, and that Ireland in
particular, throughout her length and
! breadth, will demonstrate how far she is
! from the slightest touch of moral COM
plicity in so black deed"
In moving the ad iournment Of the house
Of commons, Mr.. Gladstone said the gov
ernment would recast all arrangements.
On Thursday he will ask leave to intro
duce a measure for the repression OF
crime in Ireland, and soon thereafter a
| bill dealing with the question of arrears
of rent. Sir Stafford Northcote promised
the support Of the opposition. Mr.. Par
nell said he believed the murder was COM
mitted to Illustrate his cause, and was the
work Of those to whom he had always been
opposed.
A MAN has been arrested at Limerick
on suspicion of being concerned in the
assassination of ,Cavendish and Burke
He purchased suit of clothes, and blood
stains were visible on his shirt and trou-
sers. Loiterers in Ph enix park named
Bailey and Arman were seized by the
police, and on the former was found a
dagger-sheath Among the multitud-
inous rumors is one that the car on which
the assassins rode through PhOe nix park
has been traced to Leixlip, ten miles
northwest OF Dublin, where liquor was
obtained. A man believed to be the
driver was jailed at Tuam. He gives the
name Of CIoonan, and can give no salts
factory account of his movements. An
order has been issued at Dublin tc arrest
all tramps unable to show there where
abouts since Saturday noon. 1t is nov
thought that the assassins took train a
Celbridge and returned to Dublin on th'
evening of the tragedy. An arrest ha
been made at Milford Haven, and the ap
pearance of the man corresponds to th'
description Of one of the murderers. |
is surmised he crossed over by a steam
mackerel boat. He refuses to give al
account of himself.