The Portland daily press., 1883-05-18
FOREIGN.
Six Irish Conspirators Sentenced
to Penal Servitude,
Bismarck's Plain Talk to the Vatican.
Disastrous Defeat of Cetewayo.

DUBLIN May Thames Mullett, Edward
O'Brlen, Edward McCaffiey, Daniel Delaney
William Mooney and Thomas Doyle, all Of
whom had pleaded guilty TO the charge OF
conspiracy 10 murder were arIaigned for sem
terce this forenoon. Tho first five mentioned
were each sentenced to ten years penal servi-
tnde and Doyle TO five years penal servitude
The crown decided to drop the criminal charge
againt McCaffrey Of having participated in the
murder OF Burke Judge o. 'Brien, in passing
sentence upon James Mullett, said, "There
is more known concerning you than has been
made public. believe you were present dur
ing the attack on Juror Field"
Mulett replied. 81 was not"
The Judge then adyerted to the principal
share the prisoner had taken in organizing the
conspiracy to murder.
Matthias Brady, who was charged with
threatening the foreman OF the jury which
convicted his brother (Joe Brady, pleaded
guilty to the charge, but the crown aud the
person threatened asseuted TO his discharge.
Judge O'Brien, after sentencing the men be-
fore mentioned, disch arged the special jury
panel summoned TO try the cases OF the men
charged with the Phoenix Park murders and
other crimes. He praised the manner IN
which the labors Of the jurors had been per-
formed.
The Pope Misled by Errington.
Mr.. O'Donnell, member Of Parliament for
DIngarven, in a letter 10 the Fresmans Jour
nal referring TO The Pope's circular TO the
Irish bishops, says that the Vatican has been
mised by specious mendscity and the mon
strous ignorance OF Irish affairs prevailing az
Rome. He charscterizes Mr. Errington, who
has been the medium OF communication be-
tween Great Britain and the Vatican, as a
sneak and renegade.
Curley's Last Day.
Daniel Curley, another of the condemned
Pheaix Park mnrderers, 10 to be hanged to-
morrow His father and wife visited him to-
day aud bsue him farsweSr 'raes vefs very
much distressed but the prisoner was firm.
Trial of Gibney and Kingston Postponed.
DUBLIN, May 17-Tbe trials OF Gibney and
Kingston, who yesterday pleaded not guilty TO
a charge of conspiracy TO murder, has becn
postponed until the next assizes.
Bismarck and the Vatican
BERLIN. May 17.-It is semi-officislly an
nouneed that the reply OF Prussia to the last
note Of the Vatican makes no reference to re-
vision OF the May laws. Bismarck has in
formed the friends OF the Vatican that it will
never again receive such favorable offers from
Prussia ss those now under consideration and
IL will surely repent IL il rejects them.
The Second Suez Canal.
PARIS, May 1.-THE Figaro PUBLISH let
ter from Count de Lesseps, stating that the
Suez Canal Company proposes to cut second
canal across the Islhmus
the Sultan Agrees to Parliament.
VIENNA, May 17.-Tne Sultan has agreed to
convuke Turkish parliament which will re-
semble the assembly OF 1876 and will be COM
posed of representatives of all religions and
will meet In October.
Disastrous Defeat of Cetewayo.
DURHAM, May H.-Nsws has been received
here that Cetewayo, having advanced TO at
tack Oham and Usibebu, the latter chiefs
combined their forces and routed Cetewayo.
The first account OF he engagement put the
loss at COCO men, but this is probably exagger-
ated.
Foreign Notes.
Turtons & Hadow OF London, large specu-
lators in American and Mexican stocks, have
failed.
The demands of the striking American boat
men at Ottawa have heen acceded to. The
rate will be S4 per 1000 feet.
A.dispatch from Berlin says the treaty be-
tween Germany aud Madagascar has been
signed.