The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-08-07
THE O'CONNELL CENTENARY.
Celebrations in Various
Cities.
The CeIebrot;ou in Lcv;.,o,.

The Celebration in Lewiston.
LEWISTON, Aug. 6.-To-night the Irs1, pop.
ulation have celebrated the OConnell Centen-
NAL. Services were held at st. Josephs, with
an addaess by Father O'Neil. Nearly every
house with Irish occupants was illuminated,
and many were decked with evergreens and
Chinese lanterns, flags and portraits of O'Con-
nell. The Lewiston Band serenaded, among
others, Mayor Russell and Gov. Dingley. There
is much enthusiasm
I'm Bangor.
BANGOR, Aug. 6.-The Catholic societies OF
this city have enthusiastically celebrated the
O'Connell centennial this evening by large
parade, concluding with an address by Rev.
Father McSweeny at the st. Johns Catholic
church.
BOSTON, Aug. 6.-The O'Connel meeting at
Music Hall tonight was one of the grandest
demonstrations ever witnessed in this city.
The immense building was crowded to over
flowing, hundreds being unable to gain
admission even to the corridors. The hall was
deliberately decorated. Some 200 persons occu-
pied the stage, including the Committee of
Arrangements, Gov. CASTOR, Gen. Banks, Gen.
Benham, VIM. Lloyd Garrison, Fathers Lyn-
Ilcdly, L ldtl6y, OTlIuu, duu OtucTS. "A
poem-"A Nations Test'-was delivered by
John Boyle OReilly. The Grafton upon the
life and services of Daniel O'COnnell by Wen
dell Phillips is pronounced the master effort of
his life.
In New York.
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-Pontifical high mass
in honor of the O'Connell centenary was cele-
brated this morning in st. Stephens church by
Bishop Corrigan, assisted by other clergymen
Masses were also celebrated in a number of
other churches throughout the city.
After order was re-establshed the procession
got under way again and reached Sackville
street at o'clock. where it was received with
loud and deafening cheers. Meantime the coal
porters, who were organized as o workingmen's
society and carrying little American flags, to
the number of a hundred or so, made a diver
sion and got the head of the column, thereby
the second place. The amnesty men displayed
a big black banner at the head of the line and
carried small banners of the same color, each
inscribed in white, Remember the prisoners
in chains" struggle again took place for
the precedence as the column neared the end
of the route. The amnesty men with the
black banner pushed forward with the inten-
ton of being the first upon the platform. The
general mob made rush at the same time, and
scene of great excitement ensued. The
amnesty men climbed one side of the platform
just as the coal pOrters assembled the other, so
that both got on together. Each party seemed
satisfied with the victory, and while affairs
looked very threatening for few minutes no
blows were interchanged. There are appre-
tensions of trouble this evening.
In Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 6.-The O'Connell cen.
tennial was celebrated here to-day by a parade
of the various Cstholic societies and an open
air demonstration in Druid Hill Park, and was
attended by about 5000 persons.
In Ottawa.
OTTAWA. Ont, Aug. 6-The O'Connell cen-
tenary was celebrated in this city in an en-
thusiastic manner Everything passed off
quietly.
I'm Montreal.
MONTREAL, Aug 6.-The O'Connell celebra-
ton in this city to-day was grand success,
About II, 900 persons were in theieprocession.
A great number oil business places were closed
and large crowds lined the streets through
which the procession passed. No disturbance
occurred.
The Festivities in Dublin.
DUBLIN, IRELAND, Aug 6-The O'Connell
centenary celebration continues to-day. The
ceremonies began this morning with a process.
sion. This evening several banquets and balls
will take place.
Dublin was fine affair. Four hundred per-
sons were present A sdespatch was received
from the Pope, giving his blessing to all parti-
cipating in the O'Connell centenary. The
city was illuminated.
The Lord Mayor will read Lord O'Hagan's
address. owing to the illness of OHagan's
daughter. The address states that O'Connell's
birth was in he year when the war for inde-
pendence in america broke out, and American
success in thel first battle at Lexington gave
new life to nationaities in the old world, ami
mating the efforts of the people for freedom
everywhere. sThe triumph of OConnell was not
for Irish Catholics alone, but also for Protest.
ants; and the grand lesson of O'Connelps life
was the assertion of civil and religious liberty.
Such liberty is not necessarily associated with
revolution, and the moral is always to be pre-
ferred to physical force to accomplish great
political results.
DUBLIN, Aug. GA special to tbe N. Y.
Evening Telegram says the grand parade in
honor Of Daniel O'Connell took place to-day.
$4,000 men marched In the column. Thousands
and Scotland were present. At II o'clock the
monster phalanx began the march. Great eu-
thusiasm prevailed The green flag of Erin
was seen hanging from housetops, and in many
places the stars and stripes foated side by side.
60, 700 representatives were present from the
leading trades societies and working mems
unions in Dublin and other Irish cities. There
were also 1000 members of various social, re-
ligious and benevolent societies. The various
'clrcles' or societies of the amnesty association
turned out fully 10000 men. The amnesty
brotherhood made it a point to get to College
Green before the procession formed. As they
passed along the other waitiog ranks of the
processonists the men of the trades societies
raised their hats and saluted them The broth
erhood were loudly cheered for carrying out
their threat to keep at the head of the process
sion. One dispute with them came near lead
ing to the serious shedding of blood. They had
held their position with great tenacity and ve-
hemence, but upon the arrival of the procession
at the Royal Barracks the association was met
by $50 coal porters wearing green sashes and
mounted on powerful horses The assailants
were led by Hon. P. j. Smythe. member of
parliament for Westmeith. Among the coal
stripes. These men attacked the amnesty
brotherhood and a fierce encounter ensued, the
result of which was that the front ranks Of the
amnesty people were broken, and the head of
the column was thrown into disorder. Fists
and sticks were freely used. Broken sconces
was the order of che day, but nobody was kill
ed.