Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1883 — ADDITIONAL NEWS. [ARTICLE]

ADDITIONAL NEWS.

Three months ago Pierce Ltinier, Sr., was murdered in Livingston parish, LA His two sons.Guion and Pierce,suspeoted the brothers James and William Curley as the assassins, and in a short time slew the former. William Corley and his brother-in-law, Kobe it Morrison, lay in ambnsh for ihe Lanieis, and in a tight wh ch resulted the two bro.heiS and Wiiilam Cur.ey woie kiLed. The priests in Canada are violently denouncing the attempt that is being made to affiliate all the Irish societies in the Dominion wi.li the new League formed at Phiiaduphia They threaten the terrors of church dis ipliue to their congregations, and urge that ai Canadians and loyal British sui.jecu the Irish people there should not join a quasi-treasonable organization. The people resent the dictation and it now looks as though a bitter struggle between clergy and people is anavoidabia Walter Evans, of Louisville, Ky., has been appointed by President Arthur as Commissioner of Internal Revenue, vice Green B. Baum, resigned. Mr. Evans is a lawyer by profession, served in the Federal army during the rebellion, has been a member of both branches of the Kentucky Legislature, and received the Republican nomination for Governor of the State four years ago. He was one of the 30ft Stalwarts who stood by Grant in the Chicago Convention. Investigation at the United States Land Office at Denver, CoL, has disclosed extensive fraudulent entries, principally of lands valuable for water privileges and grazing purposea The Secretary of the interior nas recommended to the Department of Justice that criminal proceedings be bronght against the persons implicated. James Carey, the informer, was set at liberty in Dublin, and the police guard over his house was doubled. He intends to remain in Dublin, and will prosecute such of his tenants as have refused to pay rent since he became an approver. The Government will divide the rewards between the informers, and will send to foreign countries thdse who desire to quit Ireland... .Much excitement prevails in Ireland regarding the Pope’s circular. Justin McCarthy now favors the formation of an organisation to assist in furthering the Parnell testimonial The Town Council of Dungarvan disapproved of the Vatican pronunciamento, alleging that it would separate priests and people and aid the schemes of secret societies... .The Spanish Government has agreed to pay the indemnity for damage done to property in Cuba in which American citizens were interested, and an appropriation of $526,000 will be inserted in tne Cuban budget, that being the unpaid balance ol the award made by the Washington Commission.... The Marquis of Landsdowne will Bacceed the Marquis of Lome as Governor General ol Canada, and will leave England for the Dominion in October next... .Archbishop Croke declares that his interview with tne Pope has not altered his opinions or position on the Irish question.... William Chambers, the noted encyclopedia pubii her and author, died Edinburgh, aged 83... .King Cet&wayc has encountered a second disastrous defeat in Zululand. At Denver, Col., the trial of William H. Bush, ex-Senator Tabor’s partner in the Windsor Hotel, and until recently manager of the Tabor Opera-House, on the charge ol having embezzled $2,000 from the operahouse while manager, resulted in a verdict of acquittal after live minutes absence ol the jury. The suit was brought byMr.-Ta-bor as-the result of a quarrel between himself and Bush, growing out of the refusal ol Mrs Bush to associate with the new Mrs. Tabor, and has excited in Denver a great deal of feeling again t Mr. Tabor, it being the general impression that the prosecui ion was ma iciouß and groundless. So nigh has the feeling nin that the Denver club, the most prominent organization of the kind in the city, has expelled Mr. Tabor fiom its membership, adopting at ti e same time a resolution to the effect that the expulsion is due to the fact that he married a- woman with wnom members of their families could not associate, and that the object of the c.ud was thereby set aside....Whitewood river, running through Deadwood City, overflowed its banks. That portion of the town up the gulch was badly wrecked by the rushing watera Several bridges were washed away, and serious damage to other property. Four lives were lost. Crook City suffered severely. The property loss is estimated at sr>i$ r >i a > 000. ... .Tne explosion of a boiler in the Wolverine paper-mill at Detroit, wrecked the building—aline new one—and killed the engineer and fireman. The damage to the mill will amount to $60,000.