Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-08
FOREIGN.
Bloody Disturbance in Dublin,
W Ireland eiil2a' o. Slows
Amnesty Meeting Broken up
1.5 20 q" by Police. eyed sfais-
IRELAND.
Serious RIot In Dublin-Forsy.seven

-lg 9-A Persons Injured. f- f4a
LONDON, Aug. Ga great riot occurred
In Dublin to day. The Board of Works
prohibited the proposed Feniaa amnesty
meeting, organized by Smythe, member
from West Meath, Sullivan, editor of the
Nation, and O'Byrne, editor of the hish-
man. Notwithstanding, at four O'Clock
p N. q vast crowd assembled around the
Wellington monument in Phoenix Park,
three hundred yards from the vice-royal
lodge, where the royal party were stay
ing. A large force of police was held
IN reserve. A procession was formed,
and Smythe, Sullivan and Nolan at the
head of five hundred men wearing
the green arrived, mounted the monu-
ment and opened the meeting. The Su-
perintendent of Police advanced; the
people groaned and Missed, and the Su-
perintendent who showed q determi-
nation to break up the meeting, was
knocked down, then the police rushed UP
and frightfui fight ensued. The officers
drew their STAINS and felled the people by
scores. The conflict became hotter and
stones were thrown and sticks applied by
the mob, and women and children were
trampled under foot. - 10
The riot lasted half sn hour and forty
seven persons are known to have been
wounded, many seriously. Smythe,
sullivan and Nolan are badly hurt, and
many of the police received bruises.
The hospitals are full of injured and
there is great excitement throughout the
city. .--.-rr ...
The police attacked repeatedly, and
eventually order was restored. The
leaders of the meeting are to be
prosecuted. During the riot the military
were prepared but were not called out.
The fighting extended all the length of
the quay. Every window showing the
flag OF honor to loyalty was smashed.
Houses of LoyalIsts Attacked.
A dispatch from Dublin to day says
the city ia quiet. Several places visited
by the royal party were Quilted by the
Sunday mob. The hospitals are full of
wounded.
A Narrow Escape.
A number of members of the Flushing
yacht club including the District Attorney,
Surrogate, and Treasurer of Queens county
and other prominent citizens, yesterday
embarked on the yacht L9ngmiller for q
pleasure cruise. The yacht struck sub
merged stake and went down at what is
called Little Bay Side. Theparty narrowly
escaped. At one time great excitement
prevailed, the Flushing disaster being re-
ported greater than it was.
Another DIspatch-Over 100 Persons
Wounded.
DUBLIN, Aug. 6-Evening. spite of
the prohibition by the authorities, the
friends of amnesty attempted to hold q
meeting this afternoon in Phoenix Park.
Mir. Smythe, member OF Parliament Mr..
Sullivan, editor OF the Nation, and Mr..
John Sullivan Byrne, of the Irishman,
entered the Park with large crowd.
Police Superintendent Haw, standing on
the Wellington monument, ordered
Smythe and his followers to desist, when
he was hurled to the bottom of the
monument and barbsrously maltreated.
A fearful riot ensued. The police
charged upon the mob aud beat and
kicked men, women and children indis-
The fight lasted half an
hour, when the police, having been REIN
forced, succeeded in dispensing the rioters.
Smythe, Sullivan, and man named
Nolan, were badly wounded. Over 4
hundred injured have been taken to the
hospitals. The authorities are firm in
their determination to prevent any meet
ing, and the leaders of the attempt to-
day will be prosecuted.
Attack on the Residence of the
Prince OF Wales.
Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
NEW YORK, Aug. "a dispatch from
London states that while the participants
in the meeting at Phe ak Park, Dublin,
were returning to their homes, the Vice
Royal Lodge, occupied by the Prince of
" ales and the royal party there, were
assailed by shower of stones. A num-
Der of the windows were smashed and
the building otherwise damaged, but none
of the occupants were injured.
Exit Royalty.
DUBLIN, Aug. The Royal visitors
left the city to-day. Crowds lined the
streets through which they passed, but
not cheer was raised. The people pre-
served dead silence, broken only by
few Kisses. 4.
Public Opinion about the, Disturb
ance.
The conduct of the police at
Phoenix Park yesterday, which is
denounced as Inexecrably brutal,
has embittered the population. The news
papers demand an immediate investigation
The Amnesty Committee has issued an
address. They declare that meeting to
make holiday for royalty would have
been allowed, but because they met to
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