Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-07
FOREIGN.
The O'COnnen Demonstration
Yesterday.
Efforts of the HOme-Rulers to
Make Political Capital.
The Banquet Broken up in a Row.
Spain Takes Action on Our
Centennial.
GREAT BRITAIN.

NEW YORK, Aug. Ga special dispatch
| from Dublin says secret meetings Of the
Amnesty Association societies have been
held in the interest of national and inter
national ideas in the demonstration to-
morrow, and strong efforts have been made
to induce the Lord Mayors party to sub
stitute Hon. Isaac Butt in place Of Lord
O'Hagan, who shall pronounce the eulOgy
of O'COnnell. A home rule char
aeter would thus have been given the
affair, but the efforts failed, and threats are
made of interruption Of Lord O'Hagan if
he speaks.
DUBLIN, Aug. G.-The O'ConneIl cente-
nary celebration is continued to-day. The
ceremonies began with a grand procession
through the streets. This evening several
banquets and balls will take place.
The numerous organizations, civic and
military, which were to take part in the
procession to-day began to assemble at an
early hour this morning in st. Stephens
green. There was nuRh delay in the great
numbers forming into line, and the pro
cessiOn did not begin to move till long after
10 o'clock, the appointed hour. The line
Of march was five miles in length, and the
procession extended over this entire dis
lance. II is estimated that there
was nearly 10000 people in line.
The houses and side walks along
the route were crowded with dense mass
of spectators. There was great cheering as
the procession marched past 0Connell's
house and the City Hall, where the great |
liberator delivered his first Grafton against |
the Union. The members Of the Fenian |
Amnesty Association marched with ban |
ner at their head hung with chains; their |
flags were draped with Grape, and other |
emblems Of mourning displayed. Their |
attracted general attention, but |
the demonstration caused no disorder. /
During the progress Of the procession DR..
Isaac Butt, and other HOme-rule /
of Parliament, marched
with the association. In Sackville,
as the divisions of the procession
with band playing, arrived and took up
positions, the scene was grand and stirring.
Long before all had arrived the cOmmemO-
ration ceremonies began at the site Of the
Lord OHagan, who was to
have delivered the Grafton, was not able to
be present, and the Lord Mayor Of Dublin
came forward to read il to the assembled
multitude. The moment he appeared there
vas great uprOar and confusion. The Fee
man amnesty men had moved up to the
,rOnt of the platform, and as the Lord
Mayor began to speak, they shook the chains
attached to their banner in his face
md drowned his voice with shouts of
No whiggery," and loud and long
continued cries for DR.. Butt. The Mayor
made a second attempt to read the speech,
,ut finding il impossible to make himself
heard withdrew from the platform and pro-
,eeded to his carriage under protection Of
he police. DR.. Butt, in response to repeat
d calls, came forward and made a speech,
eyieWing the career Of O'COnnell and |
banking the people for their praisewOrthy
Onduct during the day. He was
most enthusiastically cheered. Speeches
we're also made by Mr.. O'COnner
Power, member Of Parliament for |
Mayo county, and Sullivan, member for
lOuth. The proceedings were then brought |
o a close and the vast assemblage peace
ully dispersed. With the exception of the |
Gene in front of the platform, there was no
eTiOus disturbance during the day.
4 grand banquet, at which the Lord
Mayor presided, was given at the Exhlbi-
ion Palace this evening. The proceedings |
we're marked by no incident OF interest,
Until ole Of the regular tOasts, viz: "The
legislative Ii dependence Of Ireland was
cached. This the Mayor announced and
allied on Chas. Gavan Duffy to re-
pond. Mr.. Duffy, on rising,
VS. greeted with tremendous
Iproar and shouts for Butt. For twenty |
minutes there was a scene Of wild disorder. |
The Mayor made repeated attempts TO gain
hearing, but in vain, and vacated the |
hair. DR.. Butt then rose and began to
peak, when the gas was extinguished and
he company dispersed in great confusion
,efOTe the series Of regular tOasts was I'm
shed.
The sermon delivered by DR.. CrOke yes
erday is much admired for its elOquence, |
,ut is sharply criticised by liberal Cath
lies for drawing a new UlLramOntsne line,
which virtually excludes Liberals from the
hurch. The Dublin Mail says nine parts
f the discourse was devoted to the church
nd one to OCOnnel.
Mr.. O'COnnOr Power, in his speech at
,taekviIle street, after the departure Of the
IayOr, referring to Lord O'Hagan, de-
Jared it was an insult to the memory of
CCOnnell to invite pensioner of the gov
rnment to the platform on such an Oc-
aston. O'COnnell should be honOred as 4
nationalist and emancipation of Ireland.
LONDON, Aug. 6.-Num arOus amend ,
nents having been made in committee to !
he shipping bill introduced into the House
f Commons by Sir Charles Adderley, the
ill passed this afternoon without division.
Eighteen additional cotton mills involved
q the oldham strike closed their doors,
nd the plumber operatives idle is increased
D 10000.