Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-02-07


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THE New York Herald has not only
made magnificent contribution for
the relief of the suffering and dying
people OfIreland, but it has published
more facts through the efforts of
special correspondents employed to
canvass Ireland and send the results
BY cable than any dozen papers 10
America. This great journal has thus
aroused the people of this country to
a full sense of the awful condition of
the Irish people whi3h will result in
contributions commensurate with our
means and the necessities Of the occa-
sion. 1t appears that actual
distress prevails among the people in
different counties as follows: In
Mayo, 64,5O9; Galway, 1920; Sligo,
1890; Kerry, 33,1OO; Donegal. u.s.
900; Roscommon, 26,l5O; Cork, 23,-
S96 Clare, 1880; Limerick, 5000;
Tipperary, $500; Leitrim, $500; Wick
low, 36OO Monaghan, 23OS; West
meath, 1900; Longford, 1875; Kill
kenny, 1890. Total, 3l2,37O. These
figures are Youched for by Protestant
and Catholic clergy, gentry and public
officials. Appeals continue to pour
into Dublin at the rate of thou
sands daily. Every day repeats new
horrors in the catalogue of suffering
In the detailed reports we found such
such expressions as these; If not re-
lieved soon their suferings will soon
terminate. Scores have lived for
the last fortnight on turnips, with a
little salt. The entire population
Of 1000 will soon be starving. lit
will increase to more than three
quarters Of the population. -"They
are dying for want of food The
destitution is increased by the over
flow of Lough Erne. "A vir-
ulent fever has broken out here. -
"1l3O families will soon be in want"
Over 1000 be in want in a month.
Without government aid it will be
another AZ. Without quick relief
the people will die. For God s sake
send us help, for there is great cry
OF distress here. "-"These people are
suffering from the foods. - Many
have pawned their clothes and bed
ding. Local resources are exhaust
cd. THESE people made every effort
to pay their rent. Crowds of hun.
CRY persons surround my house
daily. -" These, like others, are
eating their seed potatoes. =
Without public works no amount
of aims will save the people from
death. The money thus far receiv-
ed would not support half Of them for
one day. An appalling famine
threatened. - Landlords are all alb.
sentees. Numbers cannot 20 to
church for want of clothing"
For months these people have lived
on Indian meal. 900 families are
literally starving, They will die il
not quickly helped, Local efforts
have been exhausted. Relief for
these families costs ESQ weekly, and
our funds are now exhausted. -
Many must perish unless you send
relief They are living on meal
and turnips. '-"They will starve in a
month. Send help or it will be too
late The Herald of the 4th, from
which these figures are taken, accom-
panieS its subscription by strong
appeal, which closes as follows.
The Herald deems it important to
state that the amount of its subscrip>
tion will be readyat once.
There is no time to be lost when one
third Of a million Of people are crying
for bread. We hope all Americans
will join heartily in a movement for
the relief Of so many famishing people.
We plead with the Irishmen to bury,
or at least postpone, their differences,
and Join heart and soul for
the relief Of suffering which
they are best qualified to un.
derstsnd. Let every man whose
Sympathses are stirred constitute him
seifa collector and forward subscrip.
tious. A large partof our population
consists of lrismen by birth or parent
age, and the prosperity Of our coun.
iSvy has been built up BY
| immigrant Irish labor. Multitudes
Of the people who are starving are
near relatysS Of our our own citiSeus,
and it would be 2 disgrace to look on
coldly while they perish by the most
piteous Of all deaths. Look at our
terrible tables and Judge whether this
earnest appeal is not justified BY the
situation. No true man or true WON
an should be deaf to the despairing
CRY. I" For Gods sake send US bread or
money!
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