New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-22
Urging AID FOR IRELAND.

NETTING AT WINDSOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BY :.
:. cox, r. c. FCCLEsiNr, AND OTHERS.
The Icncft given by the 'Lougshoremcn's Union
benevolent Society No. .. of which Roger Burke Is
president at Windsor Theatre last night, was at
tended by about 300 persons. The first speaker of
the evening was Congressman :. :. Cox, whom
the president introduced "thc Hon. Sunset Cox"
The audience shouted at this, but Mr.. Cox did not
look particularly pleased
In the course Of MS remarks Mr. Cox said that the
troui,les of Ireland were caused by her Infamous
md system He had introduced a bill IN Congress,
granting $500 900 to the starving people OF Ireland
and lie s,Ond exert all his energies TO secure ITS
passage. There were precedcnts for tins bill. In
lSI2 Congress voted to send SJ0,O0O 10 Car
accas city of Venezuela, winch had
been visited b. an earthquake and the
constltutiOnality 81 tins grant upheld by such
strict States-Tights men as John Randolph and John
C. Calhoun. The hill signed by James Madi-
SON 4 bill was also introduced IN Congress III 1917
10 aid Ireland, aud IT passed the Senate ana was
supported by Calhoun and Webster. Private bene-
factions are not enough; our Government must and
Ireland.
cral f. T. Burke, General Martin i. Mcmahon and
William l.. Robinson. The 81. James ltic Corps
was present and gave short exhibition drill. Mrs
paruel and Miss Annie Farncll occupied one OF the
boxes. TIE receipts at the door were $3.50.
DESTROYING MORE THAN THEY STOLE.
Officer Kclly, Of the Seventeenth Precinct, early
Yesterday morning saw q light III she building at
Nos. 1874 aud 1870 East Fourteenth-st and upon
irving the door found that 1t yelled little.
Giving several vigorous pushes, the door flew open,
and a ladder with which 1t had been barricaded
tumbled to the floor. Stepping inside Officer Kelly
was confronted by two ruflians, one Of whom raised
n Jimmy toward HIM in mcnacing manner. Officer
Kelly drew lis revolver, aud fired a shot at one Of
tic fellows, " no sought escape by sldc uOor.
Both men thcrcupOn surrendered. when the off
Ger secured them back 10 back aith some rope
that lay or the floor. Then cautiously moving
toward the door, ne called to an Italian who was
passing in wagon. and sent him for assistance.
The burglars were rcc0pnZrd as John Ryan, alias
Lively" ana Thomas Brady. alias Plum Duck"
OF the wpll-ku0wn lhirtecuth-st. gang Of thieves.
An examination of the premises IN FOurtecnth-St.,
occupied by AruOuX Il lIOchhauscn. showed that
the burglars. Tor the sake OF obtaining few pounds
of copper and brass, had nearly ruined an electric
light machine valued at $1,000 which had been
m9dAfor the Government for the purpose of Illu-
mlnafing the dome of the Capitol nj Washington.
In possession of the burglars were jimmy ana sew
rrai skeleton KEYS The machine tia; was de-
stroyed by Tie thieves the largest in the world.
About the floor were scattered brass and copper
mountings which had been pricd of with the jimmy.
The men gained access TO the plac by forcing the
lock from the front door Justice Patterson, at the
Essex Market Police Cont, LATER held the prisoners
for Trial fixing bci at ~ 900 each.