Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-01
FOREIGN.
More Excitement in Ireland.

DUBLIN, December 31st.-There is great
excitement in Dromore, county Down. The
Orangemen are disappointed because the
meeting of Nationalist announced for New
Years Day. has not been prohibited by the
Government, and have determined to prevent
its being held. Troops are arriving there to
preserve order.
NihiIist Printing Office.
WARSAW, December 31st.-A Nihiist
printing office was discovered here on Sstur.
day in an obscure street. The compositors
escaped.
Riot In a Church.
VIENNA, December 31st.-A Jesuit mis-
sionary named Hamerlee, preaching yester-
day in the Church of st. John, denounced
the immortality of workingmen. Some twenty
of the latter arose and denounced the asser-
tions and stoned the pulpit. By the rush of
the congregation for the doors a number Of
people were injured. There have baeu twelve
arrests.
China and France.
LONDON, December 31st.-The Times has
the best authority for stating that China
wants peace, and if France will return to her
original policy on Touquin and abstain from
further hostile action in the Red River coun-
try, pacific agreement is almost certain.
The American Hog.
PARIS, December 31st.- Henri Rochefcrt
has succeeded in making capital out Of the
victory of the American hog over Herrissou.
Minister of Commerce. He exclaimed Sat
urday, surrounded by Deputies and Sena-
tors How cruel it is to think that simply
cochons have at last brought to his right
senses the man whom the furious onslaught
Of the entire radical pres has not hesn able to
demolish !" Another Deputy observes 'Al
lous vcils H arrisson, gus echoue au pore !"
Nothing kills in France so quickly as ridi-
cule. Although Herrisson is Tightening his
gtip on his portfolio, the general opinion is
his Cfficial days are numbered.
The Orange. Catholic War In EewfOund-
land.
ST JOHNS, December 318t.-The excite
ment of the public miRd at Conception Bay
has somewhat abated. OF the Harbor Grace
Orange and Catholic sffray the following is
the latest version: The Orange men
walked out on the morning of st.
Stephens Day, and got as far as the
turn st Paddy McGrsth'5 house, leading
down from Harvey street to Wster street.
They had just arrived at the bridge, and the
hand was playing "Boyne Water" when
they were met by mob and told to come
no further, but to go back. The Roman
Catholics wera arranged in line, those in the
iEOuL Ialh uhNiLB piCholh III ttlSlE iauuS, huu
it had been determined TO use no other
weapons unless in sell. defense. They fought
with these till Head Constable Doyle WAS
shot down, as was also Patrick Callahan, and
then went up the cry from oil hands 60 look
out and in an instant off weut a rafting volley
from several guns. -Four men fell dead, and
fourteen were badly wounded. The rest of
the Orangemen fed, abandoning scsrfs, flags
and banners. Young PAT Darmady tore the
flags into strips, and planted green flags in
their places. He was fred at by
Orangemen and wounded. When the
Orangemen got down into the
city they began breaking the windows of
houses of Catholics and tearing down the
shutters of others whose houses were closed.
They broke the shop windows of John Hen
messy and attacked William Hennessy on the
street. They stopped the horses of DR.. Mac
Donald, the Roman Catholic Bishop, later in
the day, while he was visiting the wounded
men at Bears Gave, and they attempted
to throw him over preoipitous cliff in the
rear Of Coursge's beach, but were prevented
by Father Rowe, herculean Irish priest,
who Inflicted severe blow on the head Of
one of the sssailants with leaden-hsudled
whip, and dispersed the rest. The Bishop
and Father Rowe were escorted the reInair
der of the journey by mounted police. Old
John Schultz got severe beating from the
OrargemeD.