Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-27

BRUSSELS, March 26.h The Letter4e re
hue has been arrested on charges involvirs
several million francs belonging to the Bish
opric of Tournay.
The Trouble In Ireland-A Bloody Fight
A Yricst Taken TO Prison.
DUBLIN, March 26th.-The recent shooting
affair near Thurles, Tipperary, was ssnguin.
ary skirmish. About thirty men attacked the
house of farmer suspected of paying rent.
While the party were firing into the house,
three policemen, in ambush fred upon them.
The moonlighters fed, and were pursued by
the police, who fred twenty rounds of buck.
shot after them. The road was discovered to
be stained with blood for a distance of over
half mile, and one party, who had fallen at
the first fire, WIS found near the attacked
house mortally wounded.
AT Rathdowney, County Queens, Satur-
day, Rev. Mr.. Feehan, a priest, was prose
cuted for using seditious Language. The
charge was that lac read at a meeting paper
purporting to be statement of the Bishop of
Nevada, that if lie (the Bishop had been i'm
prlsoned as suspect he would have issued o
manifesto calling the people to arms. instead
OF urging them to pay no rent. The magis-
trates ordered Father Feehan to give a400
bail, or go to prison for six months. Feehan
refused to give bail and was taken to Mary
borough Prison. He was made to travel 20
miles across the country, escorted by cavalry
and infantry, the authorities fearing col
lisien with the popuiace il he should be taken
by the railway. Rathdowney was crowded
with troops and police during the hearing of
the case, and the people were forbidden to as.
semble. On the arrival Of Father Feehan at
Mary borough the tra6esmen closed their
shops. although it was market day.
Feeling Tribute 10 Our Dead Poet.
LONDON. March 26th.-The Observer, thus
closes a feeling tribute to Longfsllow: 1T
is scarcely tco much to say that since IT,
death of Byron, no living E,glish poet en-.
joyed so wide popularity as Lonefellow."
Nineteen Persons Drowned.
HAvRE, March 26sb.-A life. boat rescuing
shipwrecked crew in a gale capsized, and
two crews of nineteen persons were drowned.
Four Children Kidnapped.
VIENNA, March 25th.-Four children have
been kidnapped from Gratz.
Bernhardt Again HI.
NAPLES, March 25:h.-Sara Bernhardt is
blood.
The Indian Question in Manitoba.
WINNIPEG, March 26.h-Oficial informs.
tkou Has DSch IcCSINcu ab bIe l1ulan Depart
ment here that the Dominion Government
has decided to increase the Northwest
mounted police to 500. 1t is said the present
force is over taxed, and the officers have ex-
pressed themselves to the Government on the
necessity of an increase. There has been
danger with the hungry Indians, but by cour-
age and skill this has been avoided. The in-
fiux of settlers has increased the chances,
and though there has been no actual out.
break, the force has been compelled two or
three times to yield to the demands of large
bodies of starving Indians. 1t is intended to
abandon Fort Walsn, the present headquar-
ters, as being far too near the frontier. Its
situation has induced the Indians, unsuccsss-
full in huating buffalo south of the boundary,
to hang around the fort for provisions. The
policy of the Government is to get the In.
dian reserves north of the Canadian Pacific
Railway, away from the frontier, SO that q
stop can be put to cattle stealing, so preva-
lent on both sides of the line. The head.
quarters have not yet been selected, but will
be on the line of the Canadian Pacific. The
Government hopes to exchange fowling-piecss
for the Indians Winchester rifles. Two
officers will be stationed here to recruit.