The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-08
AoRo oss THE OCEAN.
The Ant.Rent Agitation Ia ireland Weak,
snlnS OF a Large Body Of Renters
In COuaty MSyI-0peratluus
Toward Launching
Our 0belisk.

correspondent was to-day admitted 10 III
iail at Castelar, tor rtho r,,rno.a ~ ho,Iin
I .',>"." 'N :" ' tne PN' P''eOi -. tic'e''
an interview Win BRENNAN Inc JAIL
an imposing CaStellated structure, and al
together the finest building In the town
Il Is situated on rising pround. command
ing q magnificent yieW Of the country. Mn
most Prominent feature OF the iandscdD,
being the majestic Creagh Patrick, ,inGi
whose graceful stones the legend saws 81
Patrick banished the evil spiTIts from Ira,
land. We were admitted aiter some tlels,
and our name reRistered, Finally NJ
were shown into A large store.room. whsr;
disagreeable.lookine waYder Searched n,
with the zeal Of a New York custom oflicer
not so much for concealed wennons as ia,
surreptitious newspanerS and CIGARS, H.
ter other iormalities the yisitors we're ron,
Quoted along several dark passages S ond
finally at the end Of one of lhem the tnrn. 1
KEYS oDened A small wooded door in a
thick wall, and on looking throuVh n n;acS
OF perforated zinc. one conId ,ee the sCs iscS
OF the prisoner, who was confined in The iSe
debtors room. He seemed cheerinl and
even elated.
Brennan Ia a slim VnIinU iallaNC with a
light mustache, pale face and efIaminsta
appearance. ia stated that he exnor.sJ
bisarrest some timein the njSht heiors !,
actually occurred. He was foiiowed bomS
from the theatre by Detectives He snoEe
thankfully Of the good treatment he re.
ceiyed from the Governor. Ieis allowed
a reading.lamp, two newsDaSers 1a;ly
writing material and other cop yeniencesa
which are not youchsoied In tha Slivo nr;s.
oners, He stated that he Latl intended to
defend himself, but his friends at CastIehsy
had engaged the services Of local counsel
He firmly believed that the Gnvernmant
arrested him 10 prevent his atiendin1 the
meeting al Castlereaph. but hs modestI c y
remarked that the Goyernments action
would not for a moment retsTd the o, s,rsat
land movement, which wonjd he n misor S,e%'
able notation indeed II II wsrs nnoLia 20
stand t6o sacrifice Of a few tmsn IN S nr;Son "
or, II necessary. ON the valiows Us conI5
not see why he had been arrssted ior Lis
speech al Balla. Hesnid nothi no ssditions
for he had moi indorsed tbe wnSds of DoIy
and Killen. but only those n, Dsyitt which
were merely A renetition Of ,hs nrinc;nIaa
OF John Stuart Min. ''N'
Brennan intended 10 repeat the identical
words for which he was arrested. at The
first opportnnity. He wishaS II n hs S;s.
tinctly understood that he ra,nd;a,nS an1,
between ina land so;tst;on nna
the commission Of ontraoes or ihe senJ;nH In
of threatenino Iettars The land ay;totion
had no sympstlIy with sIch cowardiv mi.
nation. Their language was consti,Ht;on.
al. lit;laistone hsIl. Ssed in IreIand sncb
ianpna9e az he nseJ II Scotlo,,d bo ,,.S;;f' 9%i'
proba6ly he in isiI ''''-' ~ '''''
With tliis the inicryiew cndel Tbars
ia li.tlc or no general ;ntersst in GostIoSnr
reraljiny Brennan's mresen 20 ~ there II
the prisoner knew flat iaCt ho wnrld
probably he much disIpDointcd pSrneIl
and Da%Ift will arrive On SIonJuy to NJ.
tend the inycs igatlun " '
Tho land agitation rpce;v.J hlow IN.
day in lie connty al AIayo the hat he'd Of
c0ilspirgcy. Of rihbnn nutrsoas md of
popular meetings, Inv the uneonditionai
OF n lsr.,e bolv NJ ,snants Who
hold Inrms Of SIr Roger Palmer The
Dublin office Of this landlord was crowded.
by hundreds who cana 10 nav their fnII
Tcnt, after having ioT m1r:i,i nyerlr re-.
fused Ia nav n pcnny uHIcsS ihny ,,ot
lwrnly.Gy sc Dor cent rnIurtinn Sir Eo9Sr
Palmer il reuerlIiv ronsij"roj n n1od
landlord. lie refused to reduce ,hs rSnts
because they are alre,,lv sS l1w as tLs
government Valuation Of Ihe hpldinys md
also because he waa convin ceG ths, tho
tenants, being able 10 nav had been in.