The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-04
EVICTI0NS IN IRELAND.
LIVELY BATTLE BETWEEN THE PO-
LICE AND THE TENANTS.
THE PEASANTRY YIELD AFTER
A GALLANT FIGHT
other News by Cable.

NNulA llUNt-Nls VIII iuNliA-NA htN
ity on the part of the bailifs and police
has, together with the outrageous SEN
fences imposed upon Messrs. Harrington
and Finucan, aroused the people OF the
Catholic portion of Ireland 20 intense I'M
dienation, which promises, in some To-
calitics. 10 lead 10 blOOdshed Never in
the history of evictions for nonpayment
of rent has the resistance Of the Irish
tenants to the enforcement OF the writs
issued against them under the law, been
so determined as now. and never have
the yindicfiyeness Of the landlords and
the zeal of process-seryers, baillhs, and
police been so conspicuou'ly manifest
That the Government has resolved
upon q wider and more rigid application
Of the Coercion act than heretofore, II Is
everywhere apparent. and the amount OF
suffering i'm Ireland during the next few
months must be largely increased with
determination born of the desperation
which this obvious fact and the c0nse-
quent hopeless outlook, the peasantry are
resoring 10 every possible means TO
thwart the plans of the enemies as the
scenes enacted IN county Donegal yester.
day abundantly attest, and the light will
De q long and bitter one.
THE EVICTION CAMPAIGN BEGUN
LoNDoS. January 3-The eviction
campaign in the Olphert estates, Falcar-
ragh. County Donegal commenced yes
terdav afternoon. Operations had been
DELAYED by The action of the peasants in
breaking down the bridges and I'm other
way. impeding the march of troops and
The police two hundred strong, forming
the eviction army The poor fellows
worked hard and zealously but the
resources of the crowd of eyictors
finally prevailed, and the forces reached
the doomed district eXasperated by de-
laws and hardships and only too ready 20
take vengeance on the people. They
did not DO much harm, but it is doubtful
whether the work will be completed
without bloodshed
An attack was made ON the house of
Patrick C'Donnell a blacksmith Pat
rick kept the cyictOrs so busy that they
were unable 10 move against any other
of the tenants The house bad been pre-
pared in most ingenious fashion for
defense. The doorways and lower win
dow- had been built up, and loop-holes
made on three sides. The garrison, con-
sisting of ten sturdy peasants, were pro
yided with provisions for "a week and
with heaps of stones, pitchiOrks and sim-
liar weapons a big crowd of peas
ants had assembled 10 see the fun,
and among the spectators were Fathers
McFadden and Stephens. both Of whom
have recently suffered Imprisonment for
the cause Amid "A roar of defiance from
the spectators. and the garrison, the
hailifls and police commenced operations.
The soldiers and part of the police sur
rounded the house with fixed bayonets
An attempt was made 20 make hole in
the sable. but the besiegers were soon
beaten back with broken heads, and tor
FUN hour the defenders kept up nerce
/ usilade of stones and other missiles,
the spectators an the while cheering
frantically Al length a magistrate or.
dered the police to take the house by as.
saut. Sergeant McComb CALAMITY led
the forlorn hope, and mounting q ladder
leading 10 the front window, was thrust
back with pitchtOrks and received
wounds i'm the face and legs, and was
finally dashed TO the ground by a Wen
directed stone.
This was too much for the magistrate
THE SACRED BLOOD or A POLICEMAN
had been shed. The riot act was read in
twinkling, and the troops were or.
dered tO fire The soldiers did not relish
the order Many OF them had with
difficulty repressed am inclination
10 cheer the gallant little band
lighting for their homes They, there
. fore. loaded very slowly, and the pause
was taken advantage of by Father
stephens 10 advise the defenders that
having yindicated their manhood, and
given the greatest amount Of trouble %
tine eyictOrs, they might now very well
Weld 20 the supreme force.
The priests advice was taken without
question and Patrick O'DOnnell and hl,
friends descended by means OF the ladder
and surrendered themselves amid the en-.
thusiastic cheer of the onlo0kers. They
will. of course. be sent to prison, but
thev have the comfort OF knowing that q
the evictors proceed at the rate of one
eviction daily it will take months
10 complete them, and that, long before
then. public opinion in England vii
compel the Government to withdraw the
forces of the Crown from insisting in
the work of collecting impossible rent,
for an unjust and tyrannical landlord
JACK THE RpPER's EVIL INFLUENCE
LoNDoN, January 3.-The newspaper
al present TEEN with accounts OF hendisf
murders. Yesterday at Southperchtor
on Somerset a girl ten years OF age
named Dayy was outraged and thef
murdered Her mother found the girl
dead body in a ditch with the hcaC
almost severed from the trunk ant
shOckingly mutilated after the style 0
Jack the Ripper methods. The deet
/ is supposed 20 have been committed by
tramp. NO one has yet been arrested
for the crime.
At Glasgow early this morning, JOIN
Stevenson, young fellow about l9year
F of age. enticed a prostitute named Mary
/ McKinzie into a dark court and stabbed
/ her In the neck and abdomen There wa
apparently no malace whatever for thl
deed. but an insane freak. Stevenson
was arrested. and q bloody knife wa
found in his pocket The only motive
7 one can suggest for the commission o
such atrocities, is that the persons re
sponsble for them have been inhameC
by reading about the Whitechapel hend
and try 10 initiate them.
/ ANXIETY FELT OVER BIsMARCK's HEALTI
BERLIN. January 3.-Great anxiety i
felt over the condition of Prince Bis
marcks health. Much excitement /
eyinced in this city over the repor
that the Chancellor is worse
Five thousand kilograms Of in
Quiry and sympathy have been receives
al Friedrichsruhe The attending ply
sicians have ordered implicit repose an
rest for their patient and he will no
come to Berlin for some time Coun
Herbert Bismarck will remain for III
present with his father.
CABLE FLASHES.
BERLIN, January 3.-The National Gl
zetfe saws At the New Years rcceptio
held by Emperor William Count yo
Moltke advanced TO the Emperor an
expressed the good wishes of the army
In reply 10 Count Won Moltkc the En-
peror said: The occasion upon whic