The Portland daily press., 1884-01-02
FOREIGN.
Trouble i'm County own-Nationaiisis
Determined TO Meet mt Dromore- Troops
Ordered TO the Scene.

Trouble in County wn-NatiOnaiisis
Determined TO Meet mt Dromore-Troops
Ordered TO the scene.
DUBLIN Jan. The excitement to-day In
Dronore, County Down, is Intense, and grave
tears are eDtertsined Of serious outbreak. A
large number of Orangemen are congragated
there, many having arrived during the night
and this morIiug, with the avowed purpose OF
preventing the meeting OF NAtonasis an-
nouDced for this Afternoon. Several companies
OF troops have been sent there to preserve order
Natiouaists present bold front, and
seem determined to hold the meeting in spite
of the demonstration made against 1t by The
Oange factions.
DRoM RE. Jan. 1880 p. m Meetings of
beth Natloualists and Orangemen are b. ing
held. Twenty Thousand people are in attend
ance at the meeting Of the Or3ngemen and all
magistrates OF the county are here. There is
greAr excitement among the populace. MesSrs.
T. d. Sullivan aud W. O'BrieD, members OF
Parliament, who are also members OF the
organizing committee of the National league,
are directing the movements Of the National
lists. Three Naiionaists have been arrested
for carving revolvers
The Ocange meeting was held within sight
of the Nationalist gathering The Nationslists
marched from the Catholic chapel IN military
order. An encounter occurred between Ma
tionalists from Treleck, a town not far from
Dromore, and an Orange procession. Orange
men charged the Nation alists but the military
nterfered and afterward proceeded to clear
the streets.
LONDON, Jan. LA despstsh from Dromore
says that tremendous rloting has occurred
there and that several men have been stabbed.
The Orange meeting was held in field close
to Dromore About 10000 were present. Col.
Stuart Knox presided He accused the govern
ment of endeavoring TO obtain the Parnellite
vote by prohibiting loyal and allowing Par
nelIite meetings. Resolutions were passed op-
posing extension of the fr tnchise in Ireland;
cordemning the action of the government IN
allowing seditlous meetings in Ulster; opposing
Home rule in Ireland aud endorsing Lord
Rossemores sction at Rossea. Among the
speakers we're Lord George Hamilton, Lord
Claud Hamilton, Major Hamilton and Lord
Calledon.
The Nationalist meeting was held in field
at the opposite end of the town. The rival
parties were kept apart by large bodies of cav
airy, infantry ond police: Even this force was
hardly able to prevent collision, The NJ
tionaist meeting was attended by about 2, 900
persons, and the usual speeches supporting the
objecfs of the League were delivered.
When the meetings were breaking up IN the
evening, several attempts we're made TO at
tsck each other but lancers, hussars, infantry
aud police prevented a serious disorder. ln an
attempt of the troops to desperse The crowds,
young man named Michael was wounded in
the abdomen with bayonet and it is expected
he will die. Another man was seriously wound
ed. Great confusion prevailed at the railway
station while the various delegations were
boarding the trains by which they returned
home.
AT or the close of the meeting, despite efforts
OF the magistrate, the Orangemen, by deteur
across the aeld and came within short dis
tance of the Nationalist A serious fight be-
tween the two parties ragged for some time DUR
ing s4isief-the cavalry and infantry charged
several times. Shots were exchanged, stones
thrown aud sticks freely used. The infantry
with fixed bayonets escorted the NationalstS
beyond the reach OF Orangemen.
An Engagement with Egyptian Troops.
LONDON Jan. la despatch to the Tunes
from KhaFtoum confirms the report OF an en-
gagemebt batween 800 soloiers of the garrison
OF Gezir4h and force of rebels. The de-
spstca adds: "The soldiers beat off the rebels,
who are now tying to retreat on the border
This movement enarges our postal and tele-
graphic communications.
Thomas Murphy Found Guilty.
CoRK. Jan. THE jury in the case of Thom-
as Morphy, one of the prisoners charged with
being impllcs ted in the killing of Mr.. Spence,
farmer living near here, on Oct. 18th. last
today brought in verdict OF guilty of mau.
slaughter, and the prisoner was remanded for
sentence. Ten persons we're arrested for being
concerned in the murder, two OF OF whom,
Qlinlsn and Murphy, have been convicted or
lnanslaught9r. Other prisoners connected
with the crime are yet to be tried. The muir
Murdered by NihiIists.
ST, PETERSBURG, Jan. 1.-The murder of
Lieut.. Col. Sudeken of gendarmerie on FRI
day night was committed in the RatkoH build
ing near the Moscow railway station. 1t az
pears that he was killed by sever Nihilists
who had gained access to the premises dIsguis-
ed as detectives. N assistant was dangerously
stabbed. The murder is attributed to some re-
cent important arrests OF Nihilists ordered by
Sadeiken The murderers left letter behind
them stating that their next victim would be
Count Tostoi, Minister OF the Interior and
Gau. Gresser, chief OF the ST. Petersburg pc
lice.
IL s;reported that Lieut.. Col. Su6eikin OF the
genda merle was enticed into the Ratkoff
building near the Moscow railway station
where he was killed by several Nihiliss on
Friday night last by false information that q
Socialist meeting was 10 be held there.
The London Failures.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-Ten more failures in the
iron trade are reported in Birmingham, ana
nouneed in the provinces.
The French Constitutional Revision.
PARIS, Jan. lit is stated that the scheme
for the revision of the French Constitution as
proposed by NJ. Ferry, the Prime Minister,
chiefly aims at the abolition of The Office of life
Senat r and restora ion of the scrutn de liste
system of voting. It is believed that the party
Ol Tie ~ Sht WtlA ouppoib INC idOsot EHOpOe1tiun.
still Seeking the Celtic.
Cork, Jan. 1.-The tug Wrestler, which was
sent out to fiud the steamer Celtic. has spoken
two steamers and several sailing vessels, but
without learning anything of the vessel OF
which she was in search During the recent
storm the Wrestler put into BaDtry bay for
shelter, but has started out afresh on her
search.
Eereign Notes.
The amount of bullion Withdrawn from the
Rank of England on balance yesterday was
ESQ, 600.
Herr Belt the public executioner of Brunn,
Austria was found dead in his bed yesterday.
Foul play is suspected.
mun nnNFTNrON