Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-01-06

tain class of Americans to discount the
manners. eord9st, Of Intelligent, edu-
Gated and learned people in this coun-
try when compared with intelligent,
educated and learned people Of Europe,
from the college-trained citizen to those
who have not enjoyed the teaching of
learned professors. 4 correspondent of
the Pittsburg Gazette writes from Dub
lin an account of the meeting Of the
Historical Society of the University Of
Dublin, a. follows. If such. riotous
conduct were to eyincc itself ia an
american college, the institution would
BE- broken up. Read
Mr.. Piunkett said lie should con-
elude ia the language of a iiue old song,
s,o he was not afraid that IN Trinity
College his meaning would be mistaken
wien he quoted from ballad which ap-
peared In the 'Naiiuu'"
s.fhus in our common conntry's Gauss
Our party feelings blended;
Till lasting peace, from equal laws,
On both sides shall have descended.
Til then, the Orange Lily be
Thy btdge, my patriot brotker
The Everlasting Green for nir,
And both for one another"
cloud appiause.l uHas. t.i re
Aud then the riot began anew, aud
more correctly, 1t first really began l
think | never before heard such noise,
or so many different discordant sounds
as then did. The Lord Mayor got up
10 Indignantly repei the aspersions cn
the corporation, but no word of his
was listened to. Sir Joseph Napier
gesticuated in what appeared to be
dumb eutreaiy. Cannon Reichel, a
most eloquent speaker, ani Dean Dick
enson both came forward to uilay the
excitement, bat no attcation whatever
was paid TO them. Ushers with white
wands were seen reeking with perspira-
ton, battling for their lives, trying tc
preserve OF restore order.
Then, as a last resort, Mil ell, the
objections bic. came to. the front tc
speak. But even curiosity had no effect
OH the mob, for such the audience, II
NAV SO call crowd that would not hear
had become trackers were hired
trumpets blown. men howled, screeched
yelled, hissed, whistled and sang. Hal
a dozea regular fist-6ghts were to bt
seen in progress at once, and 10 the
midst of it, several pigeons, supposed
TO be carriers, symbolic of Mr. Miller
were let loose aud few in terror around
the hail.
! 1t was a singular sight. A long
noble hall. around which hung many
full length portraits of famous alumn
of the College. Grafton and Flood
Seresford and Plunkett and Burke
looked down in mute surprise upon theil
descendants and successors below. A
one eud of this hall ON platform wer,
a hundred or more dignifed gentlemen
in evening clothes or academic attire
and between them and the only door O.
escape Was the bowling, roaring. fight
ing, turbulent crowd. confess, fol
myself, | was afraid to GO out, aud ye
at every moment | was expecting an in
vasiou of the platform. There wers
Judges, Church dignitarres, co!leg'
ions, civic authorities, aud noblemeI
gathered together, expecting at ever,
moment TO have to battle fol their very
existences aud fight for their hats anC
clothes.
At last | made up my mind to MAKE
my escape, and joining famous physi
clan and the Dean Of the Chapel Roya
plunged into the crowd aud pushed
for the door which We all three fortu
nately reached without further damage
than the knocking in of or hats.
saw bench, on which sat four or 6y,
diguitar;es, including Southern Ear
and q famous philantbopic 6aronet
seized BY one end and lifted up so as t.
pile all who were sitting on 1t on thu
floor. | saw some young men Will
their coats and shirts literally torn from
their backs, and | saw one or two lad
carried cut faInting.
Nothing of the kind, a. least so muel
of the kind ever occurred in colegt
before At least so they say. Al. !h'
people got out safely, at last, and no
body was much hurt. So | may sa,
that | am glad to have seen cnlieg'
election riot and | must admit that
have never seen anything in America t.
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