Morning journal and courier., 1880-02-23

had been elected, 6 contest was made for third
 delegate between Mir. Post and MT. Curtis,
 but the latter was defeated by 12 yotes The
 delegates were then given power to fill any
 vacancies in their number and the convention
 adjourned without instructing them to castthe
 votes of the Republicans of Richmond county
 for any particular person. It is claimed, now
 ever, that Messrs. Wood and Post are ID favor
 of the ex-President, while MT. Van Name Is
 said to lean toward Blaine.
 Mir. Curtis took his defeat good naturediy
 and said 1t was no surprise, as he had not e4-
 pected to receive more than twenty votes in
 the convention. MT. Curtis friends were 1n-
 dignant, especially as thisi is the first time their
 candidate has ever met with defeat, and some
 of them threatened to scratch the ex-President
 should he be nominated. They blamed the
 State administration for their defeat. Con-
 missioner Judd, the leader of the third term
 party, and his followers were jubilant ana 1t
 was evident that they considered themselves
 fortunate in securing victory. Having been
 asked why the delegates were not instructed
 to vote for the ex-President one of MT. Judd's strongest supporters said that it would have
 been dangerous to offer such resolution Tn convention, as his leader had only about twenty five delegates upon whom he could he rely to vote for such proposition.
 Ireland's Distress The Worst Yet tO
 COme-.PrOvisions to Cope with tho
 Suffering.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-The subscriptions to the Herald famine fund yesterday amounted to $9, ,OS7. 30, making total of $237. 1O1.7 The Herald's special cable from Dublin says The distress in Ireland grows more widespread every day. It is only through the admirable machinery of distribution, organized by the Mansion House and Marlborough committees, that actual starvation is checked. The fam inc will probably intensity during the coming fortnight, after which for short period it will be probably less severe in consequence of the employment of labor in the sowing of crops. This done, the worst crisis will follow. Jon athan Pim, who is famous for his labors in 1S47, told the correspondent of the Herald to- day that the worst time would be the last fort night in May, all through June and the first fortnight in July. This is confirmed by ex- periencs. It is also the opinion of every au- thority on the subject. MT. Charles Kennedy, an active member of the Mansion House con- mittee, told me to-day that he believed the present committee could manage the distress for a considerable time, but their funds would be nearly, if not quite, exhausted when the most crushing crisis arrived. He would ad- wise the Herald to make the American fund as large as it could, and then to husband it as far as possible so as to step in when the other funds were low. America would then be the actual saviour and mainstay of the people.
 The Tribune's London special says James Redpath, now in Dublin, reports that he has received letters from almost every barony in Kerry, Mayo, Galway, Sligo, Donegal, South Cork and Clare counties, where the destitu- ton is greatest, ranking in the order named. The writers are mostly priests. The letters indicate that the distress is greater than has been represented in America. It is increasing rapidly and spreading in many directions. Fever is breaking out in a number of districts. The physicians say this is produced by want. Pathetic accounts of nakedness and extreme want come from Arran Island, Valentia and other isles on the west coast. Similar stories come from the counties of Cavan, Fermanagh, Leitrim, Limerick, Monaghan and Roscommon. A Dublin paper publishes a cable dispatch saying that American contributions will now prob | ably cease because it is reported from Dublin | that there is sufficient to prevent further suf- fering. MT. Redpsth says no such fund e1- ists in Dublin, and unless liberal contributions continue he believes that hundreds, probably | of families will perish. Priests and prominent laymen from different districts of the west of Ireland whom MT. Redpath met in Dublin confirm his statements in letters.