Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-06-25
nisoo,,raging irish EmIgration.

The dublin FreemaHs journal publishes
a long interview with Bishop y Conner Of
Nebraska aud Wyoming in which the pre-
late doprecates extensive Irish immigration.
The bishop says;
For two-thirds OF the people who leave
Ireland as cmigrants 10 America, the change
means "A misfortune and hardship Of a most
terrible kind, beside Il novel drgratiun more
appalling. In the great cities 81 the east
Irish newcomers sink daily uutil fey be-
come the scum al the population, without
money aud without friends. la this con
ditiun they are compelled to do the hard
est and most mental labor and lgoW this
position they can seldom rise. ~ they 90
west their prospects are scarcely any bet
ter In the Nest there is, OF course, land in
abundance, but this land mist NOW be pur-
chased, and The Irish emigrant has no
money
In commenting on the surprising declara-
tions made in the interview, the Journal
expresses the hope that the statements
may save many Irishmen from misery and
ruin beyond the Atlantic.
Among the appointments made recently
by the president were William 4. Day Of
Illinois TO be second auditor Of the treasury,
vice Ferris, resigned by request, and Her
man G.. Wehber to be marshal for the
Southern district Of Illinois. The other
appointments made were: Robert w.
Banks, collector OF Internal revenue for the
district Of Mississippi; :, ThuhriCk Hayward
o! Maryland marshal Of the consularcourt
~ The United States al KanRgwa, Japan;
William y. Fleming Of Kentucky, associate
tustice of the supreme court ofMexicO. Mr..
Flemming is a lawyer of Louisville, lie has
served several terms In the legislature, and
was an elector at large in the last presiden-
tihl election. He was an applicant for the
United States district attorueship Of Ken
lucky, but was defeated by J. G. Wyckltte.
Three hard characters who robbed
store at Black Earth, Wis, a few nights
ago were tracked by armed citizens to a
railroad cut near Cross Plains and sudden
~ bounced upon and ordered TO hold mp
their hands. The robbers obeyed prompt
ly, hut while they were being disarmed aud
relieved Of their booty, two OF their COM
panlons Suddenly appeared on the scene
dhd ordered up the hands Of the captors.
The citizens were forced to comply with the
order, and after paying tribute to the CN-
tent ui whatever valuables and arms they
had about their persons, and were allowed
60 depart
A. Indianapolis Frank Whitney and
Che lies Daniels, convicted burglars, were
arraigned in the criminal court recently.
When Judge Norton asked Whitney ii he
had anything 10 say why sentence should
not be pronounced the prisoner sprang to
his feet abused the court with a vollcy OF
profanity; then, tearing away from the
baliff, hurled pair Of handouts at the
judge. The missile passed over the iudgn's
bead shattcring a heavy glass. Whituey
turned iercely upon the police, and WAS
severely beaten before subdued.
At Sharon, Pa, Thomas Oduy, aged
iorty-eight, was shot and killed by his son
John, aged twenty-one.
Word has been received from The depart
ment of state announcing that the appoint
ment Of Senator Carl Jonas Of Wisconsin
must be revoked, the Austrian government
Directing to the appointment. When n
young man, a student at Prague, Scua tor
Jonas liberal views excited the ire Of the
Austrian government 20 such an extent that
time has failed TO erase the memories oithe
fancied wrong
1t is suspected that Secretary Manning
has decided to ask for the resignation Of
Fifth Auditor u. S. Alexander on July /, II
is also rumored that Mr.. AIexandcr's sue
cessor will he a well-known Minnesota Dem
Ocrat, who has srrved twice in the legisla-
ture and been attorney for his county sew
eral times A, w. Stiles OF Minnesota has
been promoted to 81 200 clerkship in the
sixth auditors office.
w. II. Humphrey postmaster ut Iroquois,
Oak, has resigned. He says: | would
state as the reason that / am and have
been I'm offensive partisan and prefer resig-
nation to removal, Furthermore can get
along without pOstofiice, and feel quite
confident the department will manage in