Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1890 — Page 2

She fjtcpublitan. 6». E. Mabshall, Publisher. *BNBSRLAEB. » INDIAHJ

Thf. report <jf Prof. Elliott on the 'seal fur industry shows that the prespa number Of sesl3 in Ameriean; ■waters does not exceed 100.000, where- | «a it has been represented at 1,000,0.00 ; *hy interested parties. In his opinion ; the utmost care will have to be taken to prevent the extinction of the Industry. ’ » In the great scramble among the European powers for territory in Africa France comes out ahead of all the Other countries, with 2, .100,000 square miles to her credit, or a tract about ten times as large as France herself. None of the big nations, however, have thus far made anything out of their possessions in the dark continent, while. France as a colonizer has never been very in her enterprises of this 9ort anywhere. There is one man in France who would do well to keep away from all meetings of so-called strong-minded women. That man is M. Jules Simon. He proposes a tax of a certain amount ©ach year on all male celibates over a giyen age, and, in explaining why 8@ confines the tax to males, says, with the utmost frankness, that he does not believe any woman ever remain :d single of her own tree will, and that it is unjust to tux anyone for misfortune. This may all be very true, Brer Simon, but it is an ill thing to say in certain circles. We are all aware that it is easer to tell a mortifying lie than a mortifying truth about any man, and the same rule applies to women.

There were large appropriations at the last session of Congress toward half a dozen now war vessels, four of them to be very costly and to bo under construction for a long time. Coni gress is not likely to make a very liberal outlay for additional war ships during the coming winter. The second installments for these vessels and the installments for completing and Arming those previously authorized will maks up about as large an appropriation as Congress may be disposed fc expend. Still, it is possible with a very moderate amount to push ahead the supply of torpedo boats and torpedo cruisers. One vessel of the latter type which the navy is looking for is. a . craft of about 1,200 tons displacement. »nd the groat speed of 26 knots per hour. ' Such a vessel would Btand at Ahe head of hor class in the world, at least in hor day. It is true that, Germany's Adler has made 26J knots an hour for two consecutive hours; but she is a boat of only 152 tons displacement, and far more limited ip her uses and possibilities than the craft contemplated for our navy. The new 759-ton torpedo cruiser already authorised will-be very fast, but the room in her is restricted, everything being sacrificed to speed in a new vessel of the same general type, and 450 or 500 tons more displacement, still higher speed can be secured, besides such accommodations as will maite her comfortable for officers and men and greatly enlarge her sphere of action.^

The world-wide farce that Mr. Stan ley has won by his African explore. Uons. will doubtless prove to bo a stimulus to other African explorers, from whom wo may expect to hear in time to come. The work of exploring the vast continent that stretches from Algeria to Cape Colony, from Senegambia to Mozambique, has not yet been completed, and wide spaces in the interrior are still untrodden by the white traveller. We shall have plenty of other wonderful stories from Africa in course of time. We shall hear of great projects of civilization aad colonization, railroad building and city building. There are many indications that Africa is about to enter upon a new era in her history, under fee guidance of four of the great European powers—England, Germany, Franoe and Italy. It may be presumed our own country will yet gain adwantages from the work of these pow.. an in Africa. We could easily,,at one time, have got possession of Liberia, which is a country that has great natural resources; but we preferred to look after our own business at home. The Black Republic has not flourished as it was hoped it would flourish a half century ago, when it eras under the guardianship o' the American Colonization Society, by which twice ten thousand colored colonists were sent there from this country. The British possessions in Africa ieon the western, eastern, and southern coasts of the continent, and may ®ow be said to include Egypt in the north. There is at this time a great and rapid growth of British trade in Africa. — ew York Sun.

THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Twelve failures were reported on the 11th, Gas has been struck in the’ heart of the city of Pittsburg. The Board of Public Improvement InC vestigation at Cincinnati continues. -The Kentucky constitutionai convention has decided on reporting in favor of a } eret ballot: 1 1 The University of Pennsylvania has res r ceivqd-eiiougb-of Kochs l>mpb totreat i 500 patients. J —Four person- were killed, one fatally and another seriously injured, at a crossing a Bristol, Pa., on the 13th, Tiya fast express train. Chicago broweries announce that they will quit paying license for saloonkeepers, and as a result 1,600 saloons will close Jam Irr 1 —' - -1 ’ — — The temperature at Lydonville, Vt., on the S«b, was 30 degrees below zero. Ice on "file"Kennebec at Augusta, Me., is from 6 to 8 inches thick. Rov. D. J. Mitterling, a Lutheran minister of Galion, 0., has been expelled from the east conference of Wittenberg on the charge of licentiousness. The retail dry goods ilrm of Bell. Miller &Co,, Cincinnati, failed on the 13th, with Labilities of $350,000. Many other failures are reported throuchout-the country. At Bloomfield. la.,reeently,a man named Smith suddenly became insane. His broth er Frank went to take care of him, and on Wednesday he also lost his reason. General Clarkson says that Quay will continue chairman of the Republican National committee, and thinks that both, parties may nominate new men for the Presidency. On the 7th fourth ballot in joint session at Columbia, S. C., J. L. M. Irby, the Alliance candidate, was elected United fatales Senator to succeed Wade Hamilton. The vote stood: Irby 105, Donaldson 10, Hamptou 42. Three big failures were reported in’the East on the 10th. Whitten, Burdette & Young, wholesale clothiers, New York, $500,U00; G. W. Ingalls & Co., shoes, New York, liabilities $100,000; Joseph & John Nightingale, Patterson, N. J., silk manu faclurers

While the young ladies at the Buchtel Akron, 0., were having a frolid on the night of the 13th, the clothes of one of them caught fire and the flames com. municated to the clothing of others, and before they could be rescued two of tho ladies were fatally burned. It was said in New York Friday where Governor Hill now is, that he has decided to give hissupport to Charles A. Dana, for United States Senator. Tammany leaders have declared that the Governor can have the votes of Tammany men._for.any man rwbom he names outside of Smith M. Weed and Roswell P. Flower. t Charles Joplin shot and killed five persons Thursday, at the Jenny lead mine, twelve miles from Ft. Smith, Ark., and then committed suicide by shooting bimself. Those he killed were John Miller, his wife, his grown daughter, Lou Miller; Dr. Stewart, a prominent physician, uud a man whose name Is not known. —- Many medicine men who went toßerlln from abroad to study the Koch treatment are leaving with their hopes of its success abated. Some specialists continue their demonstrations of the treatment, but the others have ceased to offer inquiries for more facilities. Professor Bergmaun, upon concluding his demonstrations, announced that ho had made injections in 200 cases, but would not prononuce defin. itely upon the results or the methods of, the treatment until a year had elapsed. Nevertheless ho reaffirmed his belief in the value of the remedy. Superintendent Porter, of the Census Office, has reoeived from Mr. Hyde, the chief as supervisors, some interesting information concerning the attempted census frauds in Minneapolis and St. Paul. In speaking of the matter Wednesday he said that a more systematic scheme to obtain credit for more population than either city possessed could hardly have been conceiv ed. ~Tn Mi n n eapol ise venthe records of births and deaths were so changed as to correspond with tho excessive population shown by the enumerator’s reports. The investigation has developed the fact that the population of Minnea olis by the first couutwas 24,000 in excess of the actual figures, and that of St. Paul 9,000 in ex cess. President Polk.of the Farmers’ Alliance, has named Friday, Feb. 6, 1891. and Washington as the place of holding the first meeting of the National Legislative Council, Which is composed of the national President and the Presidents of all the State Alliances. An important piece of action taken during the closing moments of the late convention was the adoption of a resolution with reference to the support of all alliances. The policy of the Alliance will be to withhold all support from newspapers which do not support Alliance Departments or at least publish Alliance news regularly. This arrangement does notcompel a support of Alliance measures or an advocacy of Alliance demands on the part of these newspapers in their editorial columns, but does compel a certain degree of friendliness on their part, and amounts to an absolute boycott of all newspapers which do not come up to the terms of the resolution.

FOREIGN. The contest in Ireland has become a factional fight between the friends of Home Rule—Parnell on one side, his opponents on the other. Hoots and groans greet every speaker and leader. The unfriendly feeling between Franoe and Germany has not altogether subsided. The directors of the German railways have refused to allow any reduction for the transport of French goods intended for next year's exhibition at Moscow, and it has been decided to send all the French exhibits by sea to the Russian port of lie val. ' :^7_. The Republic of Guatemala, is besieged by small pox. The disease has made fearful progress. In seven weeks there were 1.2C0 deaths throughout the country, and the number at last accounts was on the increase. But few sanitary precautions were taken when the epidemio first ap-

peered. The result was that the people] have been mowed down by hundred. In j the City of Guatemala dozens of deaths: have occurred daily. The hospitals are crowded, and there is an open field for a ; score or more physicians. The London T:mea saysT TSe'whoiVmon'■ etaiy system in the United States is in a muddle. This condition of affairs is due to piecemeal legislation by unprincipled legislators. Unfortunately, instead of there being signs of amendment, it looks aa if furfcbet-aticnipls will be madeTd leg- ' iskrte in favor of particular classes. The most ominous of these attempts is the demand of the Farmers’ Alliance for more ' currency and that the national banks shall be compelled to lend money on the security of real estate. If the latter demand is i ever granted America will bo launched on , the dangerous path which the Argentine*! Republic has trod since .the evil day the j first cednla was issued. The present crisis ! is of an ordinary character, but is made worse by foolish monetary arrangements. The only sure cure for it is liquidation.

WASHINGTON.

Spencer Morton Clark, who designed and printed the first greenback, died at his home near “Washington on Friday, aged eighty years. He was in the office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury, when, on Aug. 2'J, 1862, it was decided to ' ssue paper money. Mr. Clark suggested the form and design to Secretary Chase arid was authorized to organize the bureau of engraving and printing, which is now one of the largest establishments under the Government. There will be no river and harbor bill this session. Chairman Henderson called the first meeting of the committee Wednesday morning. The subject of framing a bill was discussed, but the point was made tiiatit would be.useless to frame a bill, as there would be no prospects of it 3 passage. The report of the chief of engineers was read, from which it appeared that, owing to the lateness of the passage of last year’s bill and the generous appropriation, there remained, in the case of most of the work, alarge sum of money from the last appropriation which could be used: It was therefore decided not to frame a bill. The House committee on the census Wednesday morning discussed iuformally and without action the reapportionment bill. It was decided to give a hearing Friday to Brooklyn on the demand for a recount of that city, and it was also decided that the question of the accuracy of the countof New York city and similar ques tions with respect to Brooklyn and any other cities should not delay action upon the reapportionment bill. This declaration that there should be speedy action on the reapportionmenirbill received the sup port of all the members of tha rammitinw except two—Messrs. Blount and Holman who expressed the opinion that a determination of the aceuracy of the count in New York city and Brooklyn was essential to a proper consideration of the reappor tionment question. The discussion then turned upon the number of members . that should compose the House, and showed a sentiment favorable to 356, the number originally suggested by Mr. Frank. The. talk in committee did not turn upon party lines, as had been expected, and as a whole the Democratic members are satisfied tha 1 356 is perhaps as fair a number as any which could be proposed, provided that New York is accorded proper consideration. Mr. Holman's idea was that the House was large enough at present, but he recognized the fact that there was strong opposition to lowering the prestige of any State by reducing its representation, and on the other band, Mr. Tillman of South Carolina thought the House not at all large enough, and announced his intention to vote for the largest number any one pro posed.

CONGRESSIONAL.

The Senate debated the Federal election" bill, on the.9th. Senator Pluml* introduced j a free coinage bill. Several measures of' interest to agriculture were reportedSenate bill appropriating $20,000 for the; erection in the Smithsonian grounds of a 1 statue to Robert Dale Owen, of Indiana,as. the member of Congress who introduced the bill for the organization of the Smith-' sonian Institution, and who was chairman of its first regents, was passed. The House defeated the bill, ayes 152, nays 82, providing for the removal of the remains as Gen. Grant from Riverside to Arlington. Public building appropriations were passed as follows: Youngstown, 0., $75,000; Rock Island, 111., $75,000; South Bend, Ind., $75,000; Madison, Ind., $50,000; Lima, 0., $60,000; Bloomington. 111., SIOO,000; Kansas City, Mo., $1,200,000; Akron, 0., $100,000; Rockford, 111., SIOO,OOO. The Senate on the 10th, after the transaction of routine business, debated the election bill. Several public building bills were passed. The House did nothing of importance. The Senate, on the 12th, engaged in a warm political dabate over the rights of negro suffrage in the South. The House consumed nearly the whole day in discussing the permits of a bill for the relief of John L. Rhea and Joseph R. Anderson, of East Tennessee. Notwithstanding a vigorous fight in its favor by Mr. Stone of Kentucky and Mr. Houck of Tennessee, the House, in committee of the whole, recommended its recommittal to the committee on war claims. The committee having risen, the recommendation was agreed to, and bills were passed for the relief of AR»rd & Crozier, Samuel Fels the legal representatives of Peter Lyle Matilda Cook. James A. Gregory, the estate of F. M. Murray and Warren Hall. A bill was introduced in tho Senate Jon the 13th to establish a record and pension office in the War Department. Mr. Jones, of Arkansas, spoke against the elections bill. In the House, notice wis given that Htewpportionment-bilh would J Be called up next Tuesday. A report was made from committee favorable to tho establishment of a merchant marine, A memorial was presented to Congress urging the immediate passage of the Torry bankruptcy bill as a .♦lief to the commercial Interests of the country.

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

Alex. Borens, near Bed ford, killed a full 'grown deer on bjs farm. A wild beast supposed to be a panther,is L playing havoc with stock in Sugar Creek [—township, Vigo countyr" — 1 ' —~ The. towfi of Alamo, Montgomery county is being scourged by diptheria. Many deaths have occurred. : I Dudley, Michener. Daniel MeCauly, Bruce Carr and H. M, LaFollette have asi ißuiuicives in a uusmess enters what, is not stated, \ * The Alliance of Miami county, held ase--cret meeting at Pern, Saturday. It is believed they propose exclusvie dealing jwith certain firms after the Granger plan The Navy Department has approved the ■contract secured by-the Madison ship yard for building thirteen government barges. The same yard recently completed a contract for- thirty barges. The contest over the auditorship of Decatur county has been settled in favor of John J. Puttman, the Democratic candidate, whom the board of canvassers declared elected by four majority. A number of persons in Harrison county has been summoned to appear before the federal grand jury at Indianapolis, and i is supposed to have reference to recent violations of the election law. Patents were granted Hoosier inventors as follows: James Spivklemire, Avon, grain drill; Robert Watts, Shelhyville devise for hanging maps or curtains; John Caven, Indianapolis, domestic water purifier.

The Farmers 1 Alliance and seven hundred merchants held a meeting at Terre Haute, on the 13th, and concluded to bov~ cott Chicago dressed beef. The farmers declare that since dressed beef has come to that city the local market has been de~ stroyed. Martin Prezezizionkowsky, of South Bend, says his name is not hard to pro nounce. He explains that names of this class have many silent letters, and when they are eliminated the pronunciation is within the reach of all. He calls himself “Scuzz-ghin-koff-sky. • Mrs. William Melton, of Muncie, who had been an invalid for several years, was conveyed to the church where Mrs Woodworth is preaching, that she might be benefited, and after much prayer she a-ose from her couch and walked home. She claims a complete and permanent cure. Committees representing the Central Labor Union of Terre Haute and the Farmers’ Alliance of Vigo county held a meeting to propose plans of consolidation, but an obstruction presented itself in the clause permitting the union to bold: its meetings on Sunday, and nothing was affected. The statement is published at Terre Haute that Miss Hallie Voorhecs, the only daughter of-Senator Voorhees, has embraced the Catholic faith, and that she was baptized several daj a ago by Right Rev. Father Chappelle, of Washington, D. C. Previous to her change of faith she was an Episcopalian. Bee Eubanks, of Mitchell, has been indicted for the murder of his sister, Mary Eubanks, and a similar indictment rests; against his aged father, their trial being set for the 24th inst. The same grand jury also indicted John W. Feltner as the murderer of James Huron, and he will be called for trial on the 22d inst. That hotly-contested sl2 hog case, which has been the bone of contention in Montgomery county for over a [ year, and which has cost all the parties concerned over $500,, has been appealed to the supreme court. The petitioner for a new trial filed fifteen exceptions to the case, but the judge overruled them all, henoß the appeal. In answer to an inquiry by the State Superintendent, Attorney General Smith Thursday, gave an opinion that children of school age who are inmates of the State Reformatory and benevolent institutions can not be legally included in the enumeration which furnishes the basis for the apportionment of the school fund. These children are given especial educationalopportunities in the institution which they occupy • t 1 The sixteen-year-old son of John Segstetter, living near Wabash, was horribly bitten by a large and ferocious boar. The boy had entered the pen where the animal was confined, and before he could make his escape the boar was upon him. Before assistance arrived he was one mass of wounds from head to feet, the most severe wounds being about the knees. It is possible that one or both legs will have to be amputated to save his life.

Patents were issued to Indianians on the 9th as follows: G. H. Brower, Roann, evaporator; Tobias Herig, Jasper, tongue support; C. R. Jenne, Port Wayne, animal trap; A. S. Kitelman, Ridgeville, fence post; C. Kornrumpf, Huntingburg, watch case bezel; J. McKim, Thorntown. paint; W. McKerson, Worthington, gripper perforator; W. Tennisou, Mount Vernon, mosquito net frame and sham pillow holder; R. E. Vansant, lock; F. G. Wlselogel, Indianapolis, bleaching hair and apparatus for treating garbage. About 7 o’clock on the evening of Saturday, the 13th fire was discovered in the Wakefield livery stable at Washington Ind. The building was filled with hay, and the flames spread so rapidly as to defy control by the fire department, reaching out to other buildings. Ingersoll’s saloon, Hyatt’s dry goods store, Sam Smith’s hardware store, O. H. Brann’s grocery and several other stores were completely wiped out. The losses will reach $65,000, with $47,000 insurance. Several firemen were badly injured by an explosion of oil barrels, and George Howard, a bystander, was killed bv a horse. It was Washington’s biggest fire. The following is a last of the principal cities of Indiana, with their population by the last census, so far as heard from: Anderson, 10,759; Brazil, 5.902; Columous, 6.705; Crawfordsville, 6,036; Evansvillo, 50,007; Fort Wayne, 35,349; Frankfort, 6,918; Franklin, 3,7337 Goshen, 0,027; Greeusburg, 3,581; Huntington, 7,300; Indianapolis, 107,445: Jeffersonville, 11,274; Kokomo, 8,224; LaPorte, 7,122; Lawrenceburg, 4,280; Logansport, 13,798; Madison, 3523: Michigan City, 10,704: Misha, waka, 3,369; Mount Vernon, 4,710; New Albany, 21.000: Peru, 6,731; Plymouth,

2,723; Princeton, 6,494: Richmond, 16.849: South Bend, 21,786; Valparaiso, 5,(te2: Wabash, 5,196; Washington, 9,052; Warsaw,'3,ss9. aM; About 10 o’clock on the morning of the 1 , 10th, Herbert, the live year old son of Al-fred-Burton, was Boariydecaprtatcdbythv careless handling of a gun by his uncle, Harry Hubbard. Theiittle boy was at the home of his grandmother at Shedtown, a suburb to Muncie, when Hubbard got his shotgun and commenced cleaning it, during j remark: “Uncle Harry, shoot me with that.” Mr. Hubbard, to please and amuse the boy, put aeap on one barrel of the gun and let the hammer down with the muzzle pointed at the boy. In an instant a toad ol No. 8 shot had almost torn the heaa from the boy's body, scattering his brains over the walls and of the room. Th e young man is almost crazed grief. A GROWING STATE DEBT.

The report of State Auditor has been prepared and will soon be submitted to the Governor. The report contains some in. teresting facts and estimates in regard to the State, debt and its rapid increase in the future. Unless the general fund ia raised by legislative action a constantly increasing State debt will soon be a perplexing problem for the financiers. The total receipts from all sources past fiscal year amounted to $1,448,154.45, while the expenses as reckoned for the ensuing year will not fall far short of $3,, OCO.OOO. To this sum add the $205,232.33 of unpaid appropriations and the total is $3,205,232.33. If any special appropriations remade by the legislature that must be made additional to that amount. Tho expenses for 1892 are estimated a $1,873,096, and of 1893 at $1,998,096 Now the deficits-at the end of each of these years respectively would be $757,080.88, $424,139 and $549,939. To these sums of course must be adeed the specific appropriations, if any occur in this period. Thus a conservative estimate, based upon reliable data, makes the average increase of the debt for the next three years at something beyond $500,000 annually. The State debt is now -8,540,015.12. Of this indebtedness, that portion outside the State is $8,056,615.12, while the domestic debt is $484,000, The annual interest on these sums aggregates $273,835. In the next five years an enormous sum will fall due of this: April 1, 1895, $585,000 is due; $600,000 due March 1, 1895: $500,000 due May 1, 1895; $376,000 due April ,!, 1894; $346,000 due April 1,1593, while the prompt payment of $340,000 in 3 per cent, bonds will have to be met April 1, 1892. In view of these facts the report suggests that some specific efforts be made by this legislature to increase the general fund. It is also suggested that the assessment of corporations receive the attention of the leg Mature. The total expenses of maintain ingthe State government during the past year were $2,315,098.99.

PARNELL STILL THE LEADER.

A Great Crowd Greets Him A* He Reacliei Dublin. Mr. Parnell arrived at Kingston at an early hour on the 10th. A body guard of two hundred of his supporters, who had traveled from Dublin on a special train, were on the pier to receive him. Mr. Parnell, accompanied by Mr. Campbell, his ’private secretary, was the last passenger to quit the boat. As he proceeded td the waiting train the crowd became enthusiastic in their demonstrations, and he was cheered again and again. A number of addresses were presented to nim, in reply to which he expressed his thanks for the welcome that had been extended to him. He said ho did not fear the result of the fight he had undertaken. He had never led the Irish party wrong in the past, and would notdo so in the future. The crowd was so dense that Mr. Parnell with difficulty made his way through it. Finally he reached a cab, which he entered with Mr. Kenny. The crowd surrounded the cab, unharnessed the horses ahaxhen’MrrParfteirs eiftmrsiastlc admirers drew the cab through the dark streets until they reached Mr. Kenny’shouse, Ne. 15 Rutland Square, east. As the cab was rolled along the streets the crowd followed, singing “God Save Ireland.” Upon his arrival at Mr. Kenny’s house, Mr. Parnell made a brief speech to tho crowd that had accompanied him there. Lator in the day he will attend a meeting of the committee of the National League.

CHRISTIANS MASSACRED.

Advipps from Chung King, China, by steamer China, state that the troubles at Ta Chu Hsien arose from the massacre of Chinese Christians at Loong Tuy Tsin by members of the Loo Huy Sos Society durng a celebration in honor of the society’s patron deity. After the celebration had asted several days the brotherhood consulted their god.s as to whether it would be safe to plunder the Christians. The reply being in the affirmative the brotherhood made a raid on a number of well-to-do Christian families and carried off a lot of booty. A few days later they made a fresh attack and massacred over twenty persons, nineteen bodies being counted in tho streets. Several more are known to have been cut into pieces and thrown into the river. The mission buildings and many others were burned and the corpses thrown into the flames; On the following day tho brotherhood proceded to another market town and made an assault on the Christians there. The latter fled, but one of them was killed.

DEADLY WINTER TORNADO.

On the Bth, near Monroe, Ga., a tornado cleared a space several miles long and about one hundred yards wide, blowing down houses and killing several people. Jack Henderson and his wife were buried beneath the ruins of thfir home. Henderson was killed, but his wife was not badly hurt. Their baby was carried 300 yard* and was so badly injured that it died shortly after being found. A family of negroes nam-id Jackson were buried In the ruins of their cabin and two of them were killed Another house containing seven negrj39 was blown down, but all the occupants escaped unhurt,

THE IRISH STRUGGLE.

Ab Extremely Blttor Contest Betw»OB tho Faction—Porntli Home Bale. The struggle in Ireland is exciting all the interest of a contest between giadiae tore, says a.X.ondon' special. The English ■ man dearly loves to look on at a prizefight, t and a battle in earnest between leading Irishmen is a luxury that of late years has has been very rare. Eyenthe strongest of British Home rulers can hardly witness it without a perhaps involuntary chuckle of «*»Usfsctlan» iQr the old Adam of ancient antipathies has not yet been quite eradiated. Just now the English press,regardless of politics, is engaged in the congenial task of egging on the combatants and waiting for the first blood. If all accounts from Ireland are true they will not havs long to wait for blood, as tfce excitement is( turning into frenzy, and common decency is forgotten in the explosion of long pentup jealousies and hates. The bitterness of the crowd is Timothy Healy, who. has all' the heat without the self restraint and polish which normally characterize Parnell Saturday he m ade a coarse allusion to tho O’Shea case which nearly drew a blow from one of Parnell’s supporters, and his remark that the campaign cry of the party ought to he “Cuckoo” elicted a protest of! disgust from clergymen who heard it ands who belieW that the battle, however fiercely fought, should not include Chinese stink pots as weapons of combat. The wave of reaction against Mr. Par* nell is becoming more pronounced, The! influence of the priests is rapidly making! itself felt. In {the churches everywhere,! but especially in Kilkenny, the clergy! urged openly upon their hearers the dntyj of following the advice of the bishops and I striking a blow at immorality in high' places by voting against Parnell. Thej Bishop of Cloyne has requested the menu. l hers of the league in his diocese to withdraw from the present organization controlled by Mr. Parnell, and to form a reorganized league, free from alliance with the dircredited leader. The East and South Down branches of the league have stopped remitting to the league treasury, at Dublin, until the right to dispose of the general fund is made more clear. The scenes at the Tipperary" meeting Sunday are regarded as a prelude to a campaign of violence that may reach a degree little short of civil war before the question at issue is finnlly decided by the Irish people. A gang of forty roughs captured the meeting temporarily and carried everything for Parnell. But the country people from a radius of twentysflve miles around came in and the situation was speedily changed. After a lively series of scrimmages the anti-Parnellttes got control of . the meeting and the most violent of tho partisans of Parnell were expelled. The latter had come to the meeting with heavy blackthorns and there is no doubt they meant to break up the meeting. This goes far toward proving the truth of the asser-j tions of Mr. Davitt and his friends that the, support of Mr. Parnell comes from theriff-J raff of the cities, or as he puts it, the “re-! siduum.” Mr. Healey’s statement to the effect that he and Biggar at one time contemplated strangling tho Parnell-O’Shea connection was the subject of severe animadversion: to-day by John O’Connor, one of Parnell’s; supporters, who said to a correspondent! that Biggar had no right to refleet upon, any private affair of Parnell, having him*! self been the paramour of a woman by l whom he had a child, to which child and] mother he bequeathed nearly all his prop-} erty and none to the national cause, Mr.) G’Connor said these facts did not derogate from Mr. Biggar’s services to his country,: and he did wot believe that Biggar had ever joined in any reflection upon Mr. ParnelL

THE THIRD PARTY MOVEMENT.

Call for a National Convention to Be Held at Cincinnati Feb. S 3. The third party movement which origs inated at the recent Farmers’ Allianca convention took definite form Sunday] when the following call for a convention was given to the press: Whereas, In unity there is strength, therefore it is desirable that there should] be a union of all the variously named or-i ganizations that stand on tho same ground. To this end the individuals from various States, whose names are hereto signed, make this call for a National conference: to be composed of delegates from the folvj lowing organizations, namely; The Independent party; the People’s party, by Its! representatives; the Union Labor party,! by its representatives; the late federal] and Confederat soldiers, by their repre-i sentatlves; the Farmers’ Alliance; thel Farmers’ Mutual Benefit Association; tbel Citizens’ Association; the Knights of Las' bor: the Colored Farmers’ Alliance and all other industrial organizations that support the principles of the St. Louis agreement of December, 1889. Each State organization to send one delegate from each Congressional' District and two from the State at large,] and each district organization to send not’ Teas than three delegates; and each county, jorganization not less than one delegate to jbe chosen according to the custom of each (respective organization, during the month’ of January, 1891. Also, tuat the editor of each newspaper is hereby invited as a delev gate who has advocated the principles ofl the St. Louis agreement and supported the candidates nominated thereon in 1890. The delegates will meet in the City oi Cincinnati, 0., on Monday, the 23d day of i February, 1891, at 2 o’clock, p. m., for the -purpose of forming a national union party, ’based upon the fundamental Ideas of I finance, transportation, labor and land, and the transaction of other legitimate 'business in furtherance of the work al* ready begun by those organizations, prev paratory to a united struggle for country and home, in the great political conflict now pending that must decide who in this; country is the sovereign, “the citizen or the dollar 1” The call has a large number of signa«| tures. The Indianians whose names are attached are J. H. Allen, chairman of the People’s party; M. C. Rankin, secretary of TT-vt-d T abor National Committee, andC. A. Power.