Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-07-21
NEW YORK.
Irish Indignation Meeting.
Speech of Stephen j. Meany'

Sneech of Stephen j. Meany.
Meeting of an Orange Loyal League
New YORK, July 20.--At meeting OF
the Gideon Loyal League Orangemen, iAs1
night, resolutions were adopted tnanAtn9
Gov. Hoffman and the military and ponce
for the protection afforded during inc
parade last Wednesday.
An Irish Indignation meeting-A
Coil for Legal Vegeance.
At an indignation meeting OF nlsh~
American citizens of the 10Th Ward, last 4
night, Stephen J. Meany, In speech
said sHow can we avenge the blood OF
men which has been shed; how are we to
secure proper protection in this country
for men of our own TaceS Shall
Orangemen and Know. Nothings rule this
ciiyP Never never !" ssid the speaker.
''Shall the scenes of WEDNESDAY last De
permitted againY" When he saw the dead
on Wednesday his blood curdled In ms
soul, and he prayed to God that he would
live to see the day when the act
would be avenged. [Cheers. 1t WAS
hard to see armed ruffians striking down
innocent men and women for the crime
Of looking upon the foolish OraDgemen.
Women had been made widows and chill
dren orphans for the caprice of one man
in Albany, who came to New York to
revoke the humane order of the Mayor.
IA voice CHANG him on lamp 4 ost. j
Meany: No, no, my friends, pledge
myself that every drop of blood shed
that day shall be legally avenged, T there
be law in New York. Never again shall
such occurrences be permitted III New
York. Never again shall organize d futfi-
ans be allowed to insult Irish Citizens,
who have fought to uphold the C'onstitu'
ton of the United States. Cheer 3. The
Legislature must prohibit such pro-
cessions in the future. 1t Is
said that a prospectus Will soon
be issued in Williamsburg to obtain names
of native born Americans to organize an
order 10 be called the United Sons OF
America. 1t cannot do less than the
English House of Commons, wb1ch pro-
hibited Orange professions in Ireland.
When was an Orangeman found fighting
the battles of the Uniong HlbtTmans
and Catholics kept aloof from PAL ade on
that day. If they had not done 30 tnefe
would be different story to tell. u the
law does not vindicate itself, then may
say something else to you at another iame.
Gov. Hoffman should never receive. the
votes of Irishmen Never, never.
PetIcoats for Congress.
Tennie c. Clafin publicly announces
herself a candidate for Congress In the
Sth district this city.
EunREgAA.
The funeral of Walter r. Pryor, OF the
9th Regiment, shot during the riot, TOOK
place to day from the Calvary Protestant
Episcopal Church. Rev. Mr.. Fiagg,
Chaplain of the regiment OBLIGATED. Mrs.
Pryor, actress, mother OF the deceased
and many theatrical people attended.
Detachments of the 9Th, l2.h, 2zd and
79ih Regiments and police escorted the
body to Woodlawn Cemetery.
A Law TO Regulate Professions.
The Board of Aldermen to-1sy ap-
pointed special committee, to draft and
report an ordinance to define and regulate
the streets, roads, avenues and public
places of this city, for the purpose OF
public professions other than funeral cor
teges and of peasantTy other than of the
ulltaIy, OISduIASu III puAouH3SS ~ N--o
laws of this city.
A Doubtful Proceeding.
A lady, calling herself Mrs. HoItense
Watson, alleged to be the wife of Judge
Watson, of California, was prosecuted
to-day by Coleman Macy, proprietor OF
the Coleman House, for hotel bill. Her
counsel produced letters to prove that she
was the wife of Judge Watson, and said
she did not intend to defrsud the hotel
people. but that she was disappointed in
a remittance from California. Justice
Shandley sent her to the penitentiary for
| two months. she sWooned when re-
moved to the prison.
EIephantine Arrivals.
The barque Nehemiah, of Boston, ar
rived to day from ColumbO, Ceylon, with
ten elephants, in charge of MIR. Channon
and three natives. Mrs. George W. Pres
colt, wife of the United States CONNER
cial Agent in Ceylon, is passenger.
over s7.OOO,OOO Worth OF Park
The Comptroller of Public Parks states
that the cost of the land of Centrsl Parb
is 1856, 38l; the expenditures for i'm
movement of the Park from May /,
1857, to January, 1871, So, $50, 1872.
Riot Relief.
The trustees of the Riot and Relief
Fund, organized to relieve the wounded
policemen in the riot of 1868; have given
$40. 900 in amounts varying from $500
TO 5000 to policemen wounded in the TO
/ Of July IL.
The Cotton Exchange.
The Cotton Exchange is examining
, location for g mammoth storehouse tol
, cotton, to lessen the price of carriage,
/ sample and storage. A storehouse FOL
q one hundred thousand bales will probs
bly be erected st Brooklyn Duck, where
ships can unload and load.
! Voted Down.
At q convention of Catholic Temper
y ance Societies tonight, motion cersul
| ing the military for firing on the 18th inst
9 was voted down.
Hoffman-BefOret the Riot.
John Boylan, in a letter to the Newark
q n. J. Advertiser, [deniesl that Gen. Nc
: Ouade was sent by Gov. Hoffman to se
y Mayor Hall on Monday morning befor
: the riot, or that he saw the Mayor at a
e that morning. This information MI
Boylan intimates that he has from Gen
McQuade bimself.
MIR. Boylan adds that Gen. McQusd
told me TO write Gov. Hoffman Ion!
letter Monday night and advise him t
I come TO New York, IS he anticipates
s trouble. He says at that time, Monda
1 night, he had no knowledge of Hall
: proc amation suspending the Orange ps
rode Conseouently he did not writ