The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-08-06
The O'Connell Centenary.
The Celebration in Dublin.

DUBLIN, Aug. 5.-lnhe celebration of the hun
dredth anniversary of the birthday of Daniel
O'Connell began here to-day, and will continue
three days.
This morning there were religious ceremonies
in the cathedral. Cardinal Manning oficiated
DR.. Croke, the new Archbishop Of Cashel,
preached on "OConnell, the Liberator." Four
archbishops, forty bishops and five hundred
priests participated in the ceremonies, which
were very impressive. The cathedral was
densely crowded.
This afternoon the oratorio of Elijah will be
sung in the Exhibition palace, and in the even
ing concert of Irish music and a centenary
ode will be recited.
The following members of Parliament attend
as representatives of the Catholic Union:
Dease Maccarthy, Moore, O'Cleary, OReilly
and Smyth The Bishops of Basic and Nantes,
Prince Edward Budzwell of Posen, and DR..
are present; as well as Rev. Fathers Rinald
and Vautry of Rome, DR.. Back, the Popes
Chamberlain, and NJ Falletti, member of the
italian Parliament.
Illness in the family of Lord O'Hagan may
prevent him from delivering the Grafton to-
morrow in Sackville street, in which case it
will be published and distributed.
Ia Rome.
RoME,A 5.-Pontifical high mass was
celebrated to day in the church of the Irish
College as a mark of sympathy with the
OConnell festival.
Duncan & sherman's Customers.
LONDON, Aug. 5.-The officials of the Union
Bank say that no arrangements have been made
with that institution for the redemption of
Duncan, Sherman & Co.'s letters of credit in
the hands of travellers. Negotiations have been
pending since the failure, but are not complet-
ed, and the longer they are postponed the less
is the probability of successful result Let
over one thousand holders of the suspended
firms letters of credit have been heard from in
Germany alone, many OF them utterly destitute
and compelled to apply to the loca! authorities
or to the American Consuls for relief. One
lady, q resident of Massachusetts,, had but 80
francs in money when she heard of the failure.
The American and English people where she
was staying subscribed sufficient funds to pay
her expenses to Hamburg, from which place
she took a Storage passage home.
Appeals for aid from persons holding these
letters come from all sections. A document
stating these facts and denouncing the house
is preparing for publication.
WATERFRONT in Prussia.
BERLIN, Aug. ga waterspout burst over
Kim Rhenish Prussia to-day, which inundated
the place. A bridge and several houses were
swept away and thirteen persons drowned.
Hans Christian Andersen's Death.
COPENHAGEN, Aug 5.-Haps Christian An
dersen died of cancer. There is universal
mourning in Denmark. Deputations from va
Europe will attend the funeral.
Threats to Interrupt Lord O,Hagan's
Speech.
New YORK, Aug. 5.-The Telegram pub.
fishes the following despatch from Dublin
1t is the general belief now that there will be
no disturbance during the parade and cere-
monies tomorrow, at least of a partisan
nature, unless the accession to the ranks of the
professionals from England and Scotland
should take offence at the apprehended turn
the celebration exercises may be given. The
societies have been held in the interest of the
national and international ideas to be repre-
scented in the demonstration tomorrow, and
strong efforts have been made to induce the
Lord Mayors party to substitute Hon. Isaac
Butt in place of Lord O'Hagan as the orator.
A home rule character would thus have been
given the affair." but the efforts failed and threats
are fOolishy made of interruption to Lord
O'Hagan if he speaks.
In Ottawa.
OTTAWA, Ont, Aug. ga proclamation
has been issued by the acting mayor calling
upon the citizens to close their places of bust
ness tomorrow and observe the day as a public
holiday, in honor of O'Connell.
Foreign Notes.
The U. S. an.of-war Franklin anchored off
Deal yesterday.
Steamship Montana, from New York, has
arrived at Queenstown.
Thomas Boggs, hardware dealer, and Pay
satt & King grocery dealers, of Halifax, are in
financial difficulties. Liabilities heavy in both
cases. More failures are talked Of
The British ship Afrcana is believed to have
foundered off Cape Town with all on board.
The action of the publishers of Napoleon
Life of C8ser to recover from his heirs for non
completion of the work has been dismissed.