The New York herald., 1870-08-11
ST. PATRICK'S IICNIC.

Alliance Association-Unveillng Of Bust
Of O'COnnell-Speech by Mayor Hall.
The members ana friends Of the st. Patricks Mu-
tual Alliance Association held picnic yesterday,
during the afternoon and evening, at Funk's Park,
S1xtythird street and East river. There was very
large attendance, and many well known gentle
men were present Among others were Mayor
A. Oakley Hail, Judge McCunn, commissioner John
Mulaly, Charles A. Law, o Donovan, the sculptor,
Father Corrlgan, OF the Church OF the Most Holy
Trinity (Father Matthews), Cork, Ireland, and
others. MI. william Everitt, chairman OF the COM
mittee, was ably assisted by his experienced friend,
Mr.. James j. Traynor and for q time by Mr.. Michael
Crowley, and they so arranged the preliminaries
that the unveilIng and other ceremonies passed of
with great eclat.
At little after four p. M. Mr.. Callahan The Vice
President OF the Association, introduced Mayor Hall
in neat speech, at the conclusion Of which dozen
or more salutes were fired from a cannon on the
ground and the bust was unveiled. The bust Is a
colossal of the great Liberator and Is the work
ODonovan, the well known sculptor, whose statu.
cite Of Poe and other works have given him consld
cradle reputation. The first critics of this country
| pronounce the O'Connell really wonderful work
| and the finest likeness eXtant.
| After the salute had been fred and the band had
played several pieces Mayor Hall addressed the as
sembage from tho '.grand stand" as follows:-
Gentlemen, Irish-AmerfcanS and members and
guests Of st. Pstrcks Mutual AamceThere ~ fhsa could
month OF the calendar beneath this bright blue
SKY and the deecy clouds, assembled meeting , OF
clOus occasion than this OF the unveng OF bust o!
him whom Mr. Everett Justly eper pre
duced.. Have you not often thought, when you en-:
tered the Park by the noble Fifth avenue entrance
aw the ever bust q nas o &
be ,eraced with what IAN am now nov }r9ua proud
there not by the arstocrats of the land but by dol
lar contributions from the honest. roIgh,handed
the year OF American independence, died on pill
grmage to Rome in the CITY OF Genoa tne 6lrth, i
land where so many Of his friends have since found
pleasant home. O'Connell
DIED WHILE PERFORMING
In his last days q pilgrimage TO Rome. His heart
his native land and It is nHsH pow ono
OF the Irish people. need not tell you Of Daniel
O'Connell-it would be presumptuous on my part
room and tell American children or the life OF
Washington. O'C0nnell has been called by the
English an agtalor but agitation is the school for
men, Washington was O monster agltatOr; st.
Peter, St. Paul and st. Patrick were agitators and
our Saviour Jesus Christ was an agitator. In CIV
the proudest honor in her power and baptized MIN
LiberatOr.
a storm Of applause and at this momen. was
interrupted by rain storm. Mr.. Everett step
ped forward and sheltered him with an umbrella,
when he sald:-The President of your association
Is determined to place my remarks in the shade,
and the powers above are determined they shall not
be dry ones do not appear before you in pri-
said that would only come forth such occasions
In an official capacity, and come to-day because
feet that the entire city Of New York Is heart and
Dand with you IN this
In Consequence Of the shower the meeting was
adjourned to the interior Of the buildlng, where,
after song, brother Of Collector Murphy was in
troduced In the following speech from Mayor Hail.
~ rise on behalf OF my friend Murphy. d0n't
think he should be cassed under the head Of MUIR
ply prate, because he and his brother the Collec-
tor, make a pair OF Murphys-a pratie pair. While
one Mr.. Murphy enjoys the felicity OF cigar with
the President at Long Branch l. as President, to
speak, Of the city OF New York, enjoy cigar with
the brother OF the Collector. have now got through
with rough preface and
THE BROTHER OF MURPHY
may finish the book. MIR. Murphy then sang the
song Of the Macs and the Os, ana gentleman
by actual count 167 Murphys present.
Dancing and other festivities were Kept up during
the evening and oil seemed to enjoy themselves
thoroughly.
While Mayor Hall was addressing the assemblage
O kerosene lamp exploded in the hall OF the prnci-
pal building but the flames were extinguished by
Captain GUNNER and mis- men before any damage
done.