The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-02

their oost'nacy the Daily Nes decorously vicious,
and tho Standard is in white rage. The funny jour.
nails, OF course follow suit and Punch Fn Judy and
others crack Jokes at tho expense OF the PAIR
times witty and nearly always coarse
the HOUSE, UNDER TORTURE
In the House itself they are treated with scarcely
more favor Some Ministers silently irown on them;
others try to browoeat snub them. When either
rises all tho resorts that interrupt disturb intmi
date speakers are INDUCED In. First groans
then como signs; next, ironical cheers tried,
then loud laughter, and finally 1t 10 sought
to drown their unfortunate voices by
loud and ouzzlng conversation. Meantime in
tho midst OF these attacks from all sides, In spite OF
anger and rdiculc in the face OF 600 Toes, open or
concealed, inside the House, and the bitter hostility
OF millions outside Biggar and Parncll pursued the
even tenor oil their way, uumoved, mistaken and I'M
ruined.
NIX. PARSELL's ANCESTRY.
What manner OF men these that thus stead.
lily pursue course eccentric? What are thor oh.
jccss What are their OF action First Mr..
ParneL To toll who he is l must. nrsl. curiously
enough recapituate few incidents Of great American
career The memory OF ''Oid Ironsides" is still
green IN ihe United States. and people have
not yet forgotten tho vencra,on and love with
which the old hero who bore that nicknan
was universally regarded Probably too, there
arc few Americans who DO not know--it may DO lttc
hazily-thc leading incidents OF old Admiral Stew.
arts career. II IS remembered thai he was born in
the latter years OF the last century. of Irish parcnago
that IN his twelfth year he had Interview with GEN
eral Washington and that in the following year. when
he was mature thirteen, he began life cabin boy In
merchant vessel. So far back as 1898 Charles Stew
art changed into the navy of his country receiving
leulenants commission: 1912, when the war
wah England broke out brought HIM and
] f.tr fhorz In
sighed. Immediately aitcr the declaration OF
war Captain Stewart went 10 Washington, where TO
his asto, shmcn,, he found that It had been dotcr-
mined, owing 10 the great strength Of tho British navy
! 10 keep n American vessels az nome he soon broke
down ih.s pusillanlmous resolve, went to the
good ship constitution and III tho following yoar won
the great victory of his lie The story we'll known
oil how the American captain was, the 10Th Of Feb
ruary 1918 attacked Nv two British vessels tho
Cyane. with thifty-iour guns, aud the LevanL with
twenty-one; how, with ADM able strategy, he rakcd
botn his opponents and at tue same tme Kept himself
safe, anu how ne hnaliy alter engagement vi ory
m,uutes, brought oil both the cnemy's ships
captive OF his long hie anerward, ned
oil sknl strategy and of patriotic DEVOTION It IL IN
necessary to speak. 1t Is known that when the reoc
lion broke out though eighy third year, he OIL
Tered his and skill I'm deionce OF MS country
anu that hnay, in November 1869. he diod, full Of
yours and honoIs
! Charles stewards daughter is Mr Parnells mother
and hence comes 10 tnat hts hrst two
Charles owarI So much Tor his maternal descent
On .he raterna sac hc can claim an equally Illus
trious ancestry HIS great grandfalhe va Sir john
Parnel!, a man whose ngures often
and OF other writers who describe tho period
when the irsh Parliament united with that OF
England Sir John Psrnel was III 1900 one of the
most distinguished members OF the Irsi, Legislature
lie was good speaker; he mad nigh character, and
for no Ices than seventeen years h. had orcupcd the
| oinGe ~ irish Chancellor of me Exchequer In ali
movem uts OF popular KIND he mad taken his par
when The voluneers were enrolled III 1852, SIR john
Pafneli wa the conlInander Of the M,rynoroulh
fan ry OF the boic,t of tue volunteer CORDS In
1900. when Casuereaeh brought IN MS Din OF uuou,
SIR John farnell, notwithstanding MS long olcal
irainins notwi hsan aug immense pressure and enor
NOUS Temp atoms, true 10 The cause OF his
try-guvc up Office and, 10 the last moment, Bit
Terry opposed the destruction OF his country's iDda
pcndcnce
Some thirty or thirty live years ago a grandson OF
SIR Jonn PARCEL, travelling the Tn ted Stacs found
himself AZ Wasnnston there he met the daughter
| Of Admiral stewart and was there married to her.
OF such parents and such anc. s,ry comes Charles
Stew RI parnoli Mr.. Parae's her nd Two sisters
are AZ present. resident IN The United states, and,
| nisaec not. have lakcr up their residence perma.
nent there They are, learn iron gentiem "a lately
re urned from the other eide OF the Atlantic gtcu
anu admired members OF ,he best American society.
Mr.. PnTneli himself IS also not nown trans
atlantic circles He paid vst .as year 10 the Unl,ed
States m company VITA Mr.. o'connor Power, N. p,
10 present an ADDRESS IRON the IRISH nation 70 the
WAR HE is LIKE.
1 And now something as 10 the man himself. Fror'
the description hpve gwen of Mr. Pa nell's line
action and results the reader VIII PROBABLY have
conjured up before his 'msg'naon a very alarming
portrait. Probably recollectoDs Of Donnybrook Fair
and the Illustrations TO Charles. Levers novels viii
have helped 10 Greats photograph 10 wh CHI bat
tered hat, pugnacous lace, coat trA.led on the
ground and shIlleah whired IN tho AR will DO tho
prominent features; or. perhaps, falling back
on experiences of The inodern dcmagogue, the
reader figured himself u man with
asquat hgure, voice Of brass lun.s OF leather,
whose chest is always pushed forward and whose Wild
locks noat dcnanLy IN the air II SUCH mental por-
traits have been formed Of M Parell then for the
million'h time has Imagination played false. Mr..
Parncil Is tail, slight man. with f,co aud panncr Of
the utmost tranquility. Ills features are delicate, hts
VOC. usually scntc and evcD-ioned and Whatever
the storm ar und ,!Im, his temper remains cquabe
and urrufed Indeed. at nrst sight ana without close
observation, mr.. ParneIl would pass for Than
usuaiy quiet Englsl gentleman VINO was iond OF a
cigar spoke little. nal no strong emotions ami CHI cfy
desired 10 Ue allowed 10 Keep his hards IN MS pockets
1 Nor IL accent az, more THAN u face OF manner las
he ANY tninv distinctsrly 'fisn, or anything lnca-
lave OF his cbarac. framed, believe. ID Eng.
llsh school, aud AZ Cambridge University, he speaks
with something OF English accent occas onaiy, per-
haps, dshrd with tns slightest soupcon Of Anerican
nasasIs. But underneath all Tins canness there
DO intense anu obstinate sasn: that en- m
WI ich Is the most dan gerouS and Iasiiug-cam,
cold apparently under couplec subecton To reason.
No description oil man IS complete nowadays without
So 10 observation on HIS sartoral envaiopncnt Let
me say, then, that Mr.. Parncl's attire very ike
! HIS manncr-siudously quiet and simple AS he
is but twonty-cgnt years o. age he has
not YET. naturally enough, many great incidents
mark hi Owner OF lar ded
wealthy arstocrats do rnat Is u say, he was mado
! the Hgn Sheriff OF his county. Mos. lrlsbnen, who
thus open, are for tue most oil heir ves types OF The
worst form OF snobbcry; discard all rish sympathics,
affect aD EnglIsr accent ana ice profoundly ashamed
OF their nationality. Mr.. Parnel Is made Of different
mcttle lnbcrting strong national feeling, he, at the
very outset Oi his career, threw himself heart and
soul INTO tDe NATIONAL ranks. While quite STRIPPING,
no STOOD for county Dublin in the popu-
| lar interest. He was defeated. Whcn the
| death OF John Martin left vacancy ~
the county sIeath he again sought election, and this
time ,ucc, sslu Finally, Mr. ParneIi docs not be-
! long TO the same religion the majority OF his
fellow CONFERENCE.-THE Is Protestant.
PARNELL's PARTNER.
Mr.. bigsar IL aso, ~ appearance anu man
ner, much less terrible Than his reputation.
He Is 4 small, delicate looking man, Win
blue eyes, oil almost chdlike mi mess;
manner not entirely free from Dasniuincss, and. IN
Isation, Listens dcercntally to the waggtng Of
otter tongues. Mr. Bggar though midde-agcd
man. has but lately taken an active part in politics.
He has dcvolcd most OF ms life business and has,
! undcrstand omaascd large foTtuuc | nave also
heard that tie has large bu mess relations with Amer
Al FISHERMAN Nv birth, he speaks with something OF
| Scotch accent aud with certain sbruptDess. WITHIN
his small BODY Mr.. Bggsr mas mud Of IndomitaDc
pluck. The House OF commons, or many members of
II, nate the sight Of his lace or the mention OF mis-
name; but quite undisturbed by hostility, secret
/ sol 40 suvs In ttv dian al,