The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-05-09


Qnsheheels Of the abandonment BY the
Gladstone government OF the coerci4
policy in. Irslspa and ne <iaxxHnf bxt
has been ksiled Is better az for hat
unhappy people cousss ~ news q the
brutal assassination &C &c Irlsh Capis6t
Of the representatives of the British gov
ernment Lord Frederick Cavendish had
been appointed to succeed Mr.. Forster As
Chief SECRETARY fOf Ireland And LEFT Lon
don for Dublin on Friday, May 5, and
now comes the sequel in the following
dispatches of May eth:
DUBLIN, May 6-Lord Frederick Cavendish
and Under Secretary Burke were shot dead this
evening In Phoenix Park
DUBLIN, May 6.-Lord Frederick Cavendish
and Earl Spencer had remained e. Dublin Castle,
until O'Clock this evening, when each drove 10
his respective residence. After dinner Lord
Frederick CaVendish and Mr.. Thomas Henry
Burke Under Secretary for Ireland went for
walk in Phoenix Park They were shot close to
the Chief Secretary's Lodge. No arrests have
been made. H
LONDON, May GA later telegram from Dub
lin says it now appears that Lord Frederick
Cavendish and Under Secretary Burke, were
stabbed and not shot, They wero both strolling
in the park about half mile from the city gate,
and quarter of mile from the Chief Secreta-
rvs Lodge when q car drove up containing four
men, two OF whom jumped down from the car
and attacked Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr.
Burke, stabbing them both severz1 times Ia the
throat and breast. The victims struggled hard
for life aud in the struggle became separated,
their bodies being found some ten PAGES apart
The tragedy occurred about ten minutes after
O'Clock in the evening, and in broad daylight
The bodies were first discovered by two Young
gentlemen who were riding bicycles through the
park, and who Immediately gave the alarm TO
police Surgeons soon reached the spot, but the
police were already conveying Mr.. Burke's body
away TO town, where examination showed life to
be extinct. The upper part of the body was per-
forated in shocking manner, and presented
CHASTITY sight Proceeding further, the medical
men reached the body of Lord Frederick Caven-
dish, which was being conveyed away from the
park on stretcher. The body of the Chief Sec
rotary displayed the same dreadful wounds in
addition to which his left arm was also broken
and torn as if he had put it up to protect his
breast Lord Frederick Cavendish was quite
dead The bodies were taken to Stevens Hos
pital where they will remain until an inquest is
held.
The locality of the outrage is terribly marked
with blood. The spot where the body OF Lord
Cavandish was found was absolutely deluged,
while Mr. Burke's body lay in pool of blood.
The appointment of Lord Cavendish to
the Irish Secretaryship was denounced by
the Irish leaders, but for what particular
reason is not known on this side. He
was a son of the Duke of Devonshire, one
of the greatest landlords of the realm, an
owner of large estates, not only in Eng
land, but in Ireland. He was brother
of the Marquis of Harrington, Secretary
of State for India, who himself filled the
Office of Chief Secretary for Ireland, I'M
der Mr.. Gladstone's first premiership,
from 1870 to 1874. Lord Frederick Cav
endish, though only in his 4eth year, had
had a prolonged experience in politics.
He had been Private Secretary to Earl
Granville from 1859 to 1864, and Private
Secretary to Mr.. Gladstone from 1872 to
1873. He held a seat in the Ministry as
one of the Lords of the Treasury for
short time during Mr. Gladstone's first
administration, and was appointed Finan-
cial Secretary to the Treasury when the
Premier resumed power after the last
general election.