, 1880-02-01
PRIEST AND PEASANT.
TEE PR0CEss-sERVER AND THE CoNsrAB-

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PRIEST AND PEASANT.
TEE PRocEss-sERvER AND THE coNsrAB-
U1ARY.
Special Correspondence Ne,r York Herald.
DUBLIN, Jan. BY esterday morning all
the chances seemed to be that this letter
would be the narrative Of 4 tragedy, and
would record how the blood Of slain men had
stained the mountain slopes OF Lough Cor
rib. But, fortunately, nothing so terrible has
occurred, and SO far as yesterday is concerned
the story is harmless enough. But, undoubt-
edly, on Saturday and Sunday everything
seemed to portend a bloody collision and
desperate conflict between the Constabulary
and the people What conjured the storm !?
What influence restrained the pent-up ele-
ments which seemed only piled up for war !?
It seems to have been the priests, and only
they. On Sunday the priests ali around
Mann spoke most energetically at the several
masses to the congregations, imploring them
to avoid any collision with the Constables,
and pointing out that they were simply doing
their duty and obeying the law. The lam
guage of the priests is said to have been
most explicit and firm, and to have In
cluded warning to the people OF the
sinfulness Of provoking a riot which might
lead to the killing Of innocent persons.
These exhortations were renewed, as will be
told hereafter, at most opportune moment.
Maam is perhaps the widest, most sparsely
populated, and certainly one Of the most
picturesque places in .Connemara. Tits not
q village in any ordinary sense of the word.
It is composed of five sets of buildings, all
+o,., Thara ie = },ote1 for the acconmo(}a-
Mo uo.o" 41u.4, ,sh1;a 1area - so+;efv +ha
ton OF tourists, PUBIC house 70 satlsly tne
cravings Of humber class OF thirsty SOULS
q school-house, police barrack (by far the
hast situatad and hest bnjlthouseo of the ive),
80 uV 7a"+,,v- - ssao,,r+-bonsa ,, IN which M
anu an, Esels ~ a,:ar sef Manm l. ahout t,Senfy
eoe AIS HHsi ,SieEthat Is nearly twenty
seven ordinary mles-ITom GalWay MY, a. 1nfos fnI
are three routes 10 Il. 1Mo " Lateul aie ~ ~.
many mles lnTougn Tlla noGt,n I4n,1,r3 io"us a's,
the third IS BY Lough .Corrlo' aianoH;Et i; even ~
mountain road over which E9cfky shS tower
IN such a way that the 1aclMtles TOT oostIHc- 4.s
ton are innumerable. Looking out Tom the
police barrack, which commands an eAlen-
siye view OF the mountaln, SIDES, not y . louse
is to be seen; but 1t Is well KNOWN tnat lne1e
are, plenty Of cabins nesting in the winding
valleys.
WAITING FOB THE coNsTABLEs.
On Saturday night there was force of 200
Constables concentrated at Maam. Some of
fhpTn had fOnlH hE fnH lake. some n1C InITEuEu
~ fnnf n eon9a l7aX heen cnnveyei hT those
innr ce1s Which are one of the institutions Of
tha eoonn+rv and cannot he described. AS
thosa Mon mara are heine drawn m and narndcd
~ front M ~. tta horracEs in the dark Of Sat-
nrdnw eveninp the nrosnect WAS gloomy
cnons1,' Tha 7irst men who arrived saw a
frnwninr mass nf many Hundreds of men.
armed 1Eith shilIalahs. nitchf0rks. scythcs.
snafes and similar weanons: there were
cnmnarafiye1v few women and children. The
men remained Quiet, but evidently watching
every movement Of the C0nStables. sud
denly q horseman appeared, coming from the
direction Of the lake; he was urging ms
horse very fast As soon as ne perceived
that he was noticed by the crowd he stopped,
waved his arms in peculiar way, turned
his horses head and galloped back the
way he came, the crowd breaking up and
following him as quickly as they could. 1t
was evidently preconcerted signal, as the
sequel proved. In about an hours time the
men at the barrack saw the head Of Con-
stabuiary column slowly defiling along the
Iough Corrib. The Constables had been
conVeyed by steamer TO the head of the lake.
II was their arrival which was announced by
the horseman's pantomime. The column was
closely followed by the armed crowd, who
did not attempt to molest the Constab1es, but
Looked worlds of hatred. They took up again
tleir post Of observation on the hillside, and