New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-29
THE PLEASANTRIES or P1LLAS.



On Friday tool, an carlvtrain TO NewPalas, hear
ing the necessary authorization from Major Clifford
LIOId This notorious village is situated III a FER
file valley near the Tippcrary bu!dcr, some thirty
milo. SON beast of Limerick, The pasture here is
famous throughout Ireland, and the farmers amaSs
considerable sums OF money, winch they bestOw mp
on their children on marriage, living themselves
always IN a most frugal manner. The population of
the district has always been celebrated Tor ITS fe-
rocty Rand in tins respect the boys OF Ola Pallas
a village two miles TO the south OF Inc AISt, were
olwavs prcclnIucnt. About thirtY-vc years ago, II
is said some Old Paas men having killed an
enemy unearthed the body on the day after th"
funeral and set It NJ on end against the church
yard wa 4 i'm token of dying hatred. TOD the sub
iusncctor of Ncw-Palas hat | wished To see some
thug of his notorious district. He forthwith took
me TO an inquest then sitting. Lass MONDAY week
an unfortunate stranger from village lew miles
away brought in three beasts, ana sold them Tor
twcntv-thrce POUNDS. lie aiterWarl, TO- quote
his diving words. Fell IN with some bad bows, y
who holding large stones III their hands IN the Ola
Palms manner proceeded to beat III his skull III the
nuhlic square. The police know very well who COM
United mis- crime, and 50 doe every person III me
village and other deeds NJ iou' are imputed To IN"
criminals in question. But witness aller witness
gave evidence ia the SjuuN lIllc loo ddoIuru OiIy
with "A portrait of Mr. Dillon, VI. T., that he had
seen tins and that, but knew nothing al ut the
heating and verdict was returned mat the poor
v1rtiu living in ms shrOud three doors away, had
been killed " by some person or persons unknown
! Accompanied, by Major Lloyds desire, 10y cons
| table, now walked along the Dle-TOad leadih@
| uurthWard thr ugh NIcker. Inns Is ano;n'r hgut-
| inc VI lagc few years since pew IN the village
| chapel was devised by will. The disappointed
lcgatce brought his parlsans INTO On pei; the de
y,ce attended with his, and furious conflict be-
tween the factions RACED III the dScs Tor the posses
sion of the fatal bench. The large bell OF the build
| ing Is. however, not without rs use. On the
approach of shcrln with his men II mas ottcn bteh
Iondly tollcd, that the beasts oi the default
| ing tenant might be promptly driven amongst
! his neghbOrs herd, and thus be uh-
! man named Flynn, who was formerly BALM to
| a local landowner. After the last eviction at which
| t..IfU ID tfI.sTTt Ns4.I
| notice from the inhabitants OF Ncw-Pailas, and hc
| has now tWO coustablcs ia his house every night
lie II hOOtCd by his ncIghbolS lie dare moi attend
a fair to sell his butter or stock, and II lac were lett
unpuaried would in al probability be put 10 death
Aftef his last child baptized lie rendered the
accustomed dues TO the Frlcsi OF Nlckti, Rather
| touch the money of Judas" l neAt
visited the dwelling OF Captain Lloyd
in New-Pallas lIseIi, HARDLY me mug
buildipg of very solid construction, divided into
| three rooms with Lofts overhead. The tAlrd room
was further divided INTO two ~ lath and mortar
parfilOu and the half OF Tins room ne iIest the WIN
| dow al the back was Tor some tllne occupied DS
| Captain Lloyd as a bedroom. On last MlchaellnaS
day. however II vas unoccupid, puI IN Iig second
| compartment of the room were TWO constables The
| Capia II, the emergency men, and the cOnstables
| eleven in all were alarmed III The nlgnt by deaf
enIug explosion explosion Some one had placed
| keg containing twenty-five pounds OF blasting
| powder Oh a stone ledge outside the window O
| the Captains supposed sleeping. and at
| tached TO 1t a lighted fuse. The PARTITION dis
| appeared altogether the nearest doors were re
! duced 10 fragments, and the two Numbering con
stables blown through the doorway INTO the seconl
| room. The walls still blackenei by gunpowdcr
! All around the house IL wide gap under TIE roof
| which was actually lifted up bat fell back by IT.
| own weight, anu the building is otherwlse shat
| tered, spit. and injured. Strange to say, no on
! seems To have been hurt ia the lrast-a unCoul
! mon result in cases of this kind. SeutrIes nov
| guard the house on the outside nightly and Tin
IaDtlIn expecting an attack from The open land II
| he a
WORK or Redan, 1t Is technically called, owe
| which his men can fire.