The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1881-12-10 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

THE STATE OF IRELAND.  On Saturday a man reported at Bathdowney Police Barracks, near Maryborough, Queen's County, that a dead body was lying on the road about two miles from the town, towards Johnston, county Kilkenny. The police, on going to the place, found the body of a young man named Martin Rogers, an attorney's clerk, who had that morning left Bathdowney for the purpose of serving three writs for rent on Mr. Whiteley's property. On the body were found two of the original writs without the copies, showing that these had been served, and the third writ with the copy unserved. The body was lying in a pool of blood, and presented a shocking spectacle, the head having been completely battered in apparently with stones, and the features being unrecognisable. A letter in the poeket led to the identification of the remains. Several persons have been arrested on suspicion. A shocking murder has occurred near iihannon Bridge, the victim being a farmer named Milligan, a tenant on the estate of Mr. Potts, on whose property at Clogan extensive evictions took place last week. Despite the fact that no rent is forthcoming in the district, Milligan paid the money due from him. He was at Athlone on Saturday attending the market, and on leaving before dusk appears to have been followed to a lonely spot three miles from home and brutally murdered. No clue has yet been obtained. On Friday night a body of armed men visited the house of a farmer named Chamberlain at Rahard, county Limerick, and having saturated with paraffin a quantity of reeds close to the dwelling, set fire to it. Chamberlain heeding a noise rushed out, when shots were fired at him and a regular fusilade was kept up until he had reached a place of safety. The police visited the place on Saturday and picked up a large number of rifle bullets. No arrests have been made.  On Saturday night the houses of two process servers, named Talbot and Gleeson, at Frankford, King's County, were burned to the ground, and the inmates had narrow escapes. Talbot received s communication from "Captain Moonlight" lately warning him not to continue his avocation. The house of Mr. John Murphy, farmer, near Coachford, was fired into on Friday night in consequence of his having paid his rent. No one was injured.  :A. man named Willi im Stewart was found dead in the yard of his dwelling house at Belfast on Saturday, his skull being smashed in. How he came by his death is a mystery. His wife and two daughters were in the house, and a married couple. One daughter saw her father in the morning before she went to work at six o'clock. Nothing further was known till be was found dead at night. By his side was a large hammer-hatchet. On Saturday the residence of Captain Richard Lloyd, which isloocupied by seven constables and six emergency men. was attacked by a party of men, who threw stones at the building. Two policemen and two emergency men were on sentry outside all the time, and charged with fixed bayonets, but did not arrest anyone. Forage piquets of military, accompanied by a few police, now patrol the roads at night near Enniskillen. _ .  On Saturday a soldier of the 28th regiment was fired at with a revolver by a Sheriff's bailiff named F eeban, at Parsonstown, and slightly wounded. The soldier closed with his assailant, and succeeded in taking him to the police barracks. Feeban was brought before the magistrates and committed for trial.