Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-30
,PARNELL AND DILLON.
ssELIEF F&sR IRELAND.

HOuse--Addresses by Messrs. Parnell and DilI0n--WelcOme Address by Rev. pr. BacOn--Fifteen Hundred Dollars Raised at the Meeting-The AdmtS- sion MOney--Nearly S2,5 800 i'm All.
 The reception to Messrs. Parnsn and Dil- lon last evening was grand success in every particular. Long before the hour of meeting at the Grand Opera House the crowds of peo- pie commenced gathering in the vicinity of the Elliott House. which was the headquar- ters of the agitators. They had arrived on the o'clock train, and had spoken the pre- vious evening in Troy, N. r., to an immense audience. The sidewalks up and down the street for long distance were crowded with men and women who were anxious to catch a glimpse of the patriot Irishmen when they started from their hotel to go to the hall. About Wooster Square there was great ap- aids were kept busy in assigning the societies places in line as they arrived. The Sarsfeld Guard was the first to arrive and they took their position on the right of the line. Then came the civic societies in the following or der, preceded by the chief marshal and his aids:
 Chief Marshal, John G. Healy.
 Aids
 Major P. Maher, John Reynolds.
 stTJ0hn's @ T; r A. 5: ! nsecietyEPatr1ck - Burns Burns:
 st Moyy's yy r. A. B. i societygMartn oSeSt I oiars.
 Sacred Heart T. 4. B. Society-James Smith.
 s St Ss Patrict,s T. A. B. sosiety@Patrick Faisey.
 Knights of St. Patrick-P. McKenna President. St. Patrick's Mutual Benefit society-Michael Hugh
 
 First Division A. o. H:-JameH Tynan. Second Division A. o. H.-James Healey. Third Division A. o. H.-paniel s. Gilhuly.
 Fifth Division A. O. H.-Martin J. Fleming. sarsfield Club, olan-na-aael Association - L. F. Citizens in carriages and on foot. When all were in line the procession moved up Chapel street. and on reaching the Elliott House halt was made. Messrs. Psrnen and Dillon appeared at the private hotel entrance, when cheer went up that ''made the welkir ring" Men and women crowded forward te get glimpse of the gentlemen, and both men and women were fairly lifted from theil feet and carried along by the crowd. The distinguished visitors and the reception com mittee at last reached their carriages and tht line of march was taken up.to the music o the bands, which added interest to the occa sion. The route was up Chapel to Church Church to Grown, to the Grand Opera House where another large crowd was in waiting tc greet the distinguished gentlemen and cheel upon cheer greeted their coming.
 AT THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE. The Grand Opera House was finely decor ated with flags of all nations, which were prettily swung over the gallery front, witt connecting festoons of red, white and blue The flags of America and Erin were arranged over the principal boxes. Above the galleries from panel to panel of the frescoed wall, rar festoons of the national colors with buncheI of flags at each intersecting point. Upon th' platform were many gentlemen of note il this city and other places. Among them wer' Prof. Cyrus Northrop, ex-Mayor H. M. Welch Hon. N. D. Sperry, Hon. Henry c. Lewis Gen. s. E. Merwin, ex-Mayor Shelton, Rev Kleeberg, Prof. Brewer, Rev. MT. Meserve Judge s. A. York, James G. Whitmore, Col A. Heaton Robertson, ex-Representative Mo Grail, s. Harrison Wagner, Rev. Father Labor, Fitzpatrick, Mulholland and Slocun and other Catholic clergymen of this cit! and many from other towns.
 Messrs. Parnell and Dillon on reaching thu hall were ushered up to the ante-room at tn right of the stage, where they were introduced to Mayor BigeIow, Hon. Henry G. Lewis and various of the Catholic clergy present il that part. MT. Parnell, as is well known, i prominent iu Irish politics and member o | Parliament He is of good descent and O large wealth, owning much landed property MT. Dillon is likewise quite an importan factor in Irish politics and will probably b. run for Parliament from Tipperary. In tn, carriages in the procession were MT. Parnell Mayor Bigelow, MT. Sweeney and Mir. Fox il the first, and MT. Dillon, Major Maher an' Lawrence O'Brien in the second. There wa beautiful display of red fire at Klock's, COT ner of Chapel and Church streets, as the pro | cession was passing; also at other point | fireworks were discharged.
 While the stage was being filled up, th band, which was stationed immediately un der the footlights, struck up ''The Star Span gled Banner" in inspiring strains. The hal was now sea of faces, densely filled in ever, quarter. The strains of ''The Star Spangle' Banner" from the band in front had not die, away ere ''St. Patrick's Day in the Morning burst forth spiritedly from another band sta tioned in the rear gallery. The audienc could not restrain their enthusiasm, and burs I forth with hearty applause from all parts o the house. Women and men and young mel ! filled the house, an d every face was lit up witt interest and expectation.
 At precisely half-past eight loud applaus | burst forth from all quarters. The band il front was playing spirited composition The cause of the ova ton was the appearance before the public of the lions of Intervening Messsrs. Parnell and Dillon, accompanied b, Mayor Bigelow and Messrs Mooarthy, Fox Sweeney, Healy, Reynolds, Driscoll an, | O'Brien of the reception committee, also b, many of the Catholic clergy of this and othe ! cities and towns of the State. The venerabl face of the Rev. Dr. Leonard Bacon, tn honored divine, was seen occupying a seat o honor on the right of the Mayor. The ban, having finished their selection, Edward Me Carthy, stepping forward introduced His Homo Mayor Bigelow, who was greeted with grea | applause. Mayor Bigelow expressed his pleas ure at being called upon to preside and saic one will now address you, one whom we all de \ light to hear, the Rev. Dr. Leonard Bacon Dr. Bacon was received with long continue, applause.
 REV. DR. BAooN's ADDRESS. He said that it seemed to him like what called an Irish blunder Daughter and ap 1 duty laid upon him. But in behalf of thes -TAsk |