Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-04
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
RECEPTION Of PARsElL Al WASH
lkGT0N
Interesting Discussion on the Iron and Steel
TaiH-The lnter- Oceanic Canal
-IeIlOw Fever, &c
Brief kerSingS,
THE PARNELL RECEPTION.
An Ovation to the Grea, AG,'ator.

SleCiaI ,u the KeEisgcr.
WASHINGTON, February >.
In spite oi the Arctic weather that
prevailed last evening. an immense def
egation, consisting OF members Of Con
gress and Irish-Amcrlcan citizens, met
Mr., John Stewart Faruell at the depot
and gave him eo,Iial reception to the
National Capital. senator Jones, oi
FLORIDA, was the irst committeeman IN
trOduced 10 him AMI Suuu afterwards
Messrs. O'Con0r. ui south Carolina,
Mcmahon, OF Ohio. Cox, ol New York
aud Frost Of Missouri, were presented
~ him. When hc reached the crowd oi
Irish-AmerlcanS, they chr"TCd ham with
a gOod will. Tie was escorted to VIII
lar Is and At night delivered an address
in the Hall ui the House uI i;cprrs"nta-
liyes Long before the hour arrived lor
the meeting the corridors ct the House
wing Ol the Cap:tul was crowded, and
when the gallery doors were opened
there WIS mighty rush Tot seats.
Before halt past seven thr aISicS
and doors were packed Nth persons
who were forced b. stand up. ] no
ticel, however, but one negro ia All tue
vast assembly, AMI this Was strange as
they heretofore ON public occasions
have b,vu un hand lu iuTrr ahead ui
white people. There we're but tao uc-
Cupant, ui the diplomatic gallery. aud
while they may have been Russian,
Turk ur prussiau. they we're certainly
not Eughshmeu, ca the ilOpr Ol tue
House. ladies' fishiluably dressed Occu-
picl mvmhvrs' syatS, and lanued and
smiled a. Il all were plenty and sun
shine IA poor old Ireland.
Before the arrival 81 Mr. Parncll, the
conversation among rrlSu,grl guests
was very lively. Nj kvuuL, Mr. Cox
anl Nit. Mcmahon pali court 10 party
Of matrOniy looking hi,ys, while >cna-
tor IlereiUui CuuycTs,i With tie Rev
Dr. Bennett prrsiirn, ui Randolph
Mason COLLEGE. who, with hlu, s4t IA
front Oi the speaker chair. Col Ben.
Wilson and M Randolph Tucker
were entertaining hur looking
lady. when there VAS applause
owing 10 the arrival oi Mr.. Parnril Mr
Randall al once introduced hun aud the
representative ii lrrilHi's rights with
Qua much preliminary, discussed the
lanl tenure system OF his country %
which hr attributed much ul her present
mis,lrtuncs. This made her people, lac
aail. poor. discuutruted and hopeless.
The remedy WAS 20 change the system
- that her farmer may hope to own
his iup. Ills voice Mas not attractive
nor his manner OratoriCh. tie evidently
Is more like his mother, who vaS an
American, than like his Irish father
Tie il tall rather slim and ul lair !
guuutenancv lie Wurc his hair, which
il thin, gnitr short Ills blue swallow
tail with its shining brass buttons, rv.
minded elderly COugtvSSmeu Ul their
dandy days The sp cCh was sensible
hut didn't rNcitc any great. deal ot
applause, When hc sand hv bu.lstvd ui
American blood, however, he was cheer
"a quite loudly by those on the iloOr.
and al the ri,sc ui his speech, which It
took half hour 10 deliver, there WAS
applause all over the hall MIR Parucll
ma lc gOod impression and convinced
everybody that lac is calm, earnest
worker In cause he believes m. A
more impaSsionel orator could excite
more enthusiasm among the men OF
Irish decent, hut would not accomplish |
more permanent good iOr Ireland in
moulding American sentiment IN favor |
Oi the Irish side Oi the land tenure ques-
tiun. Tonight there will be- a ball and |
concert in honor oi him at Masonic Hall |
TODAY he will also be- brought iarc To |
face with tho lra,iing lrishmen Oi the lFs-
trirt. I Omittcl to state that alter the |
speech last night be- held a reception Ia
the hall Of the House anl Mas intro
duCcl 10 a large pumbcr ot Congress
mon aud ladies' by Speaker Randall. IL !
WAS noticeable that the lcalius Demo
Gratis we're all present. General Gar-
field did not put in an appearance, how
ever, and Secretary Rubcsou and Gcn-
cral lIawley were also absent.