Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-05
Farnelr ON the Irish Rent system.

Hfs SPEECH IN NEW YORK LAST NIGHT
Parnell addressed an immense mass meeting
IN Madison square Garden, New York last
night. He said the cause OF the present distress
In ireland is the unequal and artificial system Of
land tenure which prevails In Ireland. The effect
or that cause is OF course distress, and white we
take care TO do the best we can-and the best we
can will be but little 10 relieve the dstress-we
must also take care that we take advantage OF
the uneNampleG opportunity which is now pre-
Sentej to us for the purpose OF sweeping away
the bad system. In lS4I and subsequent years
when the great Irish famine took place. America
came forward the flrSt amongst nations with I'M
eNampled liberality. But did that liberality pre-
vent the famine? Did il prevent millions from
dying ofstarvation or pestilence which followeds
Did II prevent the Punishment OF many more
millions: Did IL prevent scenes in Ireland I'm those
years: scenes on board emigrant shipse No no
charity that can be given by America will avail
10 prevent Irish distress. That must be the
duty OF the British government and we must see
that we shame that government into a sense of
It's obligations Are we to be compelled contin-
uouSly, every ten or twelve years, to appear as
mendtcantS before the world? Then | say to
the people OF this country. II you wish to rescue
us from that position, help us in destroying tho
system which brings IL on. America SUBJ
scIibed, and subscribed literally, in those years.
People OF Ireland living in this country have
been subscribing ever since. Every cent OF their
hard-earned money sent over there with such
true devotion TO their fellow-countrymen has
gone in payment OF excessive rents and In boil
steering up the terrible rent system. L
may state generally that we propose to make
occuperS OF the soil owners. We wish to do
this with as little injury TO what may be con-
Slde1ed TO be vested interests possible. No
phN steal violence, no unconstitutional action Is
contemplated. or In my Judgment necessary. as
| have repeatedly said. American public opinion
Is one OF our greatest weapons, and the land
lords themselves, by invoking that public opin-
ion. have shown the very high value they place
upon 1t. feel that this is very great compli-
ment to you that the proud British aristocracy
should humble itself and appear as suppllants
before this great democracy.
a series OF resolutions expressive of the sense
OF the meeting was then adopted. The receipts
at the boN-o1fce amounted TO more than 81 900.
The Total Solar Eclipse of Jan. IL.
The san Francisco Bulletin, December "a gives
directions to residents of san Francisco who
Will make a trip TO see the phenomena OF the
total solar eclipse OF Sunday, January H. 1880
The central line OF the eclipse crosses the Sail
mas Valley in that state. The Btlletin says:
'As the sun will be about eleven degrees high
at the time of totality, there is no fear of the
coast mountains cutting off the view. The
local time OF the commencement of the eclipse
Is about 2h. 45m., and OF the totality 3h 55a m.
The time OF total observation Is So seconds for
the center OF the path in that locality. The sun
sets with moons shadow still slightly indentIng
the suns upper limb. This total eclipse is the
last that will be visible in any part of the west
during this century. The next will occur on
the goth of May, 1900, and probably few OF the
old arg0nautS will be able to see Ii. 1t Is said
that Robert Neal Paine, of Boston, win endeavor
10 reach this coast TO witness the eclipse, he
having observed nearly every eclipse In the
United States since the commencement Of the
century. From San Francisco Prof. Davidson
Will take coast survey party to the Santa Lucia
Mountains, about thirty miles southwark OF
Monterey, If the season will permit travelling
over a country partly destitute OF roads. Be-
sides the smaller instruments of the survey, he
will carry six-and-a half inch equatorial with
which to define any notable discovery"