St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-22
EVENTS IN ERIN.
Tchn EfIIon:s Case still Agitating
the Courts.-DOnatlOns 10 the

Iohn Billions Case still Agitating
the Courts--DonatlOns 10 the
League.
DUBLIN, Dec. 21.-The court to-day re-
fused John DilIon's application for stay
of the order against him to furnish bonds IN
the sum of 81, 600 with two sureties in the
sum of 81. 600 each for future behavior
pending the outcome OF an appeal from the
sentence. At the regular fortnlghuy meet
ing of the executive committee of the Irish
National league to-day it was announced
that since the last meeting there had been
recei we'd in donations from Ireland 81. 70C
and from America 81. 500. Mr.. John Dillon
said he would continue to carry out the
plan of campaign in defiance of the govern
ment. Nobody" he said. has a right to
say the plan of campaign is illegal until a
inrv has decided on the facts" Mr.. Dillon
also said the leaders in this movement de-
sired to benefit the tenants in Ireland with
out the assistance of the moonlighters.
The Express tory makes the following
statement:
An influential wire puller belonging to the
GIadstonian section of the liberal party was
recently asked what he expected from MI.
Parnen. He replied that be expected Mr..
Parnell TO repudiate the plan OF campaign OF
forthwith, ''otherwise," he added, ave are
ruined and Will be pnwerless and in a ridicul-
GUS position when parliament meets.
The tenants of the Duke of Leinster, in
the County of Kildare. met again and
MODIFIED THEIR DEMAND
for reduction in rent. asking now for 20
instead of % per cent. The tenants also
Joined in request that the dukes tenants
at Athey be given the benefit of the pur-
chase clauses of the land act. The friends
of ParnelI say his illness has been Of very
serious nature for several weeks. He is IN
a dangerous condition. When able actively
to resume work he will convene the Irish
parliamentary party in the council cham
bers of the Dublin corporation. Three
farms belonging to Parnelrs brother, John,
were sold at auction to-day at Armagh fol
so per cent. less than they were valued al
three months ago.
At the Connaught aSsizes to-day the pris-
oners accused of assaulting the ballltfs on
the Clanricarde estate at Woodford were
found guilty, and sentence was deferred.
Bishop O'Dwyer, of the diocese of Liner
lex. replying to an address from the Lin
erick corporation, said he thought it his
duty to restrain the ardor of the reformers.
not to stimulate them. At Aramgh to-day
party of men called at the house of John
Proctor and asked to see ProctOrs son.
When the son appeared the men
STABBED HIM TO DEATH
on the doorstep. Two of the asSassins were
arrested. The motive is unknown.
DIn the case of the persons accused of as
saulting bailiffs on the CIanricarde estate, a
Woodford, the jury at the COnnaught seS
sion found the prisoners had committed al
assault. but several of the jurymen cOnsld
cred that the assault was justitiable. Coun
sci for the prisoners submit that no verdic
has been found. The judge directed the
jury to again retire. When they returned
they announced verdict of guilty, but they
expressed their belief that the prisoners haC
the right to defend a neighbours home ano
had acted in ignorance. The judge con
strued this as verdict of guilty.