The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-01-30

worthy sources, fresh information regarding
the barbarous treatment of the POLITICAL pris
Oners particularly of Col Richard Burke, who
is now in Chatham prison. III an inflnlteslma
part of the oTuelties which are attributed u
the authorities have been inflicted, nc
words that we could can sufficiently eX'
press our idea of the length to which diaboi
cal ingenuity can go in tho peTpetratlon OF
diabolical acts. We print the following letter
as we have received it; and we can only repeat
that it comes from one upon whom our readers
may place eutirereliancG:v
tfChatharn Prison, Kent, Dec. g. 1869.
"A NJ Sullivan, ESQ., Editor of the Nation:
"Dear Sir--In the-44ildst OF the excitement
regarding the release !of the Irish political
prisoners, 1 suppose the readers of your able
and patriotic journal will attach some interest
to the following facts regarding the imprisou-
ment here of Rosa, Halpin, r.. Burke, Shaw,
Mcclure, Dewey, C. Council, and others. How
far their treatment is changed you may Know
from the fact that while the work waSmade
easier it became moro unhealthy (tlIey are
now confined twenty-five hours ont of the
twenty -four), and they are all so securely shut
mp in the separate penal cells, that they can
hear nothing of the world nor are their visits
allowed by the Home Secretary. When the
only chance they have of seeing their friends
is cut off, you can well judge how sharp be-
is John Devoys, C. U. O'ConhelPs and Richard
Burke's. Some strange things occurred lately
Burke's health. He has found him
self slig6tly salivated and nearly driven mad
by what he believes to be mercury. On the
night of the LIST of December he got the last
dose, and he came very near dying. His rea-
son, however, SUN I9b1IIeC . US scar, anu saw
and showing evident signs Of Illness produced
by some poisonous principle, administered by
some parties eVEdenViy WIN - view OF mahlhS
ment of prisoners there is safeguard but
publicity-when that is denied foul play has
iul swffs, my ulSoii ~ 'neio nt'e peo&
i'll on the night of the LIST, and sent for the
oeel; iSIueeSts ~ iino inc Iot r
Cachouc priest, fEeEs MI, ~ SULLIVAN, sShI lor;
from the intensity of his Suffprin ~ ne did
ROY expect 10 hre III morning ri, ne oiacer re-
1useu TO SEND Ior Iher priest ne lhaVtGr mas mas
eanseo "a q goo9 uea! OF talk, as some OF In: Inc
WSn1 ohcers heaTd II, ana communicated III 10
their comrades. Inc prison authorities want
DuTRe 10 peiieNe ms lis are an lniaSihati0n,
1nat Ihere rs hothlhS the matter win MN, ms
Pains poILliting' anu other symptoms Oh poison
ing Notwithstanding
Rotc BettreeH Soldiers and CiriLdRs-A corre- I
spondent of she Cork Examiner, writing from
Killarney, says: On Sunday evening last a
row occurred between the detachment of the
65th regiment stationed in this town for the
last week and some civilians, which, but for
the interference of the police, would have ter
minated in serious consequences. 1t appears |
that in the early part of the evening some of
the soldiers and few of the civilians in the |
town had been drinking in n public house in |
High street, which understand is their reeog-
missed place of resort, and some difference hay
ing occurred between them, row. which |
threatened to be OF "a serious character, took
pace. 1h1IhiaClon was NJ 4nce-seht TO the
pohce-Darrack, and though there We're but five
of the men in town that eEentng-the rest
having proceeded to Llst9wel TO attend fhe
Lenant-rlSht meeting held IN that town last
monday-Ihe interference OF the ponce pre-
vented a renewal OF the previous row. whist
the police acted as barrier between bothln
timatlon was sent TO the soldiers barrack, at
inc workhouse, OF what had occurred, and +
shortly after a plcqnet arrived IN the town,
and mad the soluierss removed to their barT1ek
Inc disturbance Was'S however renewed last
evening between Party OF the soldiers ana
civilians, and ended IN more serious results
than the coillsion the previous evening
1mmediateiy on making thelr appearance on
Hlgh street, ABOUT the hour OF halt-past eight,
the solalerS We're attacked with stones and
otner lniSsIles' one OF thelh having been badly
injured ms companions showed an inclination
a tha moIio go; +o 90 eue III aUus
ceaIad in checkino IyLat tbraatannd' " t I"
serion melee betZveer both IIartiaa TSa S 81
Jiars yT-ars, escorte6 70 tICir IlprrsnI9 ~ f
tba1o iies serionsiv rIn,eI in one, Of lrso
winch ne was IN the habit OF frequentIug. In