Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-12-02

Bsgua.
The call for . meeting Of Irish sym.
pathizsrs at Miners Union hall, Viz.
ginia. last evening. met with . ready 70
spouse. and punosually ct z o'clock the
hall was filed. An organization was
effected BY calling D. E. Mccarthy TO
the chair and appointing II. J. Burke
Secretary. The Chairman stated briefly
and fselingly the object Of the meeting.
and called for an expression Of opinion
a to the best method Of accomplish
ing Il.
Mayor Young said several methods
had been suggested. One was to leave
Subscriptions at some place TO b named;
another wss to send committees round
and solicit the required aid. and the
third, which seemed to him to b the
more feasible plan. ~ TO call . mass
meeting Of citizens Of all classes and ne
tionalitiss and TO take action through an
organisation to bs effected there. One
thing was sure. the distress In Ireland
was great and was likely to be worse be-
fore the winter was over. It was neces-
sary for the Irish In America to put their
hands into their pockets and donate
what they could. or the poor would die
beside their hearth.stones. He believed
tho citizens Of Virginia City would TO
spond literally.
John MoMshou OF Gold Hill was
called out aud introduced BY ths'Chair.
man. Mr.. McMshon thought there wss
NO necessity for much talk. ALI who
read the papers knew there wss great
distress In ireland % we'll a. ore op-
precision. The appeal for aid came to
every generous nature and to every feel.
ing OF humanity. He did not believe
there was . drop Of Irish blood In Amer.
ioa that would not respond to the call.
for IL came from . brave people who for
hundreds Of years had been held In
bondage and had had every right crushed
under foot. But they were uprising
now for one more struggle for liberty,
and the people must not b surprised to
hear ct any time that they had turned
the sword upon their enemies. He Vas
In favor Of committees to canvas diner-
ent districts and for . meeting to express
tho sentiments Of the people here to
accompany the substantial aid secured
and sent.
A. F. Mackay was In favor Of calling
Q mass meeting and going into the bust.
ness in good shape. He moved that .
committee be appointed 70 securs .
proper hall. to notify the public through
the prsss and to make all necessary ar.
rsngemsnta for holding such mass meet
ing.
His motion carried. and the following
gentlemen wsre appointed on the com.
mittee:
First ward-Msrk Feeny. John Cava-
nsush and E. D. Boyle.
Second wafd-Dsnnis Nevin, p. j.
Dunn and p. H. Ford.
Third ward-Csptain j. p. Kelly.
Mayor J. s. Young and Miles Finlen.
Fourth wsrd-John Snow. Hugh Ken.
nsdy and II. J. Burke.
Gold Hill-John McMahon. Captain
Matt. Capavan, George Emmett, r. p.
Heating and Thomas Burke.
The following named gentlemen were
appointed . special committee to draft
resolutions to be submitted to the msss
meeting: John McMahon. Dennis New.
In, A F Macksy. Mayor Young and @.
Cummings. To this committee were
afterwards added the Chairman OF the
mssting-D. E. McCsrthy-and William
Woodburn.
It being thought that the good work
could not b commenced too soon, .
subscription was then opened. Hayes
L Nsvin contributed $50, D. z. McCar.
thy $40. Miles Finlsn $40. p. II. Ford
$40 and others liberal sums. There was
subscribed In . few minutes the sum OF
$2l& so, $s3 Of which was paid down
on the spot In cash.
Mr.. Hayes, OF the nrm Of Hayes i
Nevin, Is Treasurer Of the arst or large
COMMITTEES. and will receive the money
Of those who have subscribed and OF
those who wish to subscribe. The idea
10 to collect a. much money a. possible
and send IL through the proper channel
to tho relief Of the suffering people Of
Ireland, and for the assistance OF
those who are nov contsnding In that
country for homo rule.
Az IL was still early. and no one seemed
inclined to leave. speeches were called
for. Mr.. Callahan responded very hap.
PLY. The woes Of Ireland were al
traced to British tyranny Is their source.
and . terrible picture Mr.. Callahan drew
Of the expressions and suf5srings and
famines Of Ireland. from the days OF
Edward III. to the present. His pic.
iurs OF the famine Of 46. ~ and 'AS
was . tsrribls reality.
The meeting then adjourned 70 meet
ct the call OF the committee.