The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-28
IRISH AFFAIRS.
STATUS OP.LAND LEAGUE MATTERS
AND OTHER POINTS.
Letter or ParntlI 10 Victor HugO-JOhu
DeVOy's Dispatch 10 Secretary
BRrcOuFt - Lord AnneFley'a
Threat ,Rsaeting In Favor
Of the Tenant Classes.


sent the following letter to Victor Hugo;
PARIS, February "a,
ILLUsTRIoUs SIn:-The nobility Of heart,
the deep sympathy with human suffering,
and the exertions in favor OF oppressed
nationslities which have distinguished you
throughout life, encourage me to invoke
your powerful advocacy iu defense Of the
suffering Irish people. The question is
not q seCtariAn question, In It's present
aspect it is SpurelY social question, It's
the cause OF Ave millions OF working men
struggling Tor justice and for the right to
live by their labor in their own land
against q small and privileged class, for.
eign in their origin, foreign In their Rs.
soCiations, and supported in their injua.
tiGe aud tyranny by the armed force Of q
foreign nation, What have been the results
OF the domination OF this CLASP They are
written in the history OF recurring famine,
decimating generation after generation.
No human words can point out the miser.
les and sufferings which have been wit.
messed, even by the youngest among us.
Millions have been driven from the homes
in despair. Hundreds Of thousands have
perished miserably Of hunger in o land
teeming with food. Half OF our popula.
ton exist constantly on the verge OF famine,
while ten thousand landlords, many OF
whom have never seen Ireland, riot In ex,
travagance and luxury on the confsCated
product OF the peoples labor. It'll against
the system which has produced the evils
that we struggle. II is 10 put an end at
once and forever to this detestable state oi
society that we appeal to the conscience Of
all good men, without distinction Of creed,
OF party or OF nationality, to aid US in
shaming the Government Of England
TO do Justice 10 our people.
Do you, honored sir, who have known
how to awaken the sympathy OF mankind
for Les Miserables, we feel that we shall
not appeal In vain when we ask that your
voice shall be raised In behalf OF brave
but unfortunate nation. Accept, ilustri.
Gus sir, the assurance OF my high esteem.
CHAs. STEWART PARNELL.
Mr.. 0'Kelly, who Is here with Mr.. Par.
n ell, wrote q long letter 10 Archbishop
McCabe, defending the course taken by
himself and Nj. Parnell In the recent ne.
gotiations with the Parisian press, and
protesting against the letters Of men like
Belllngham aud Errington. lie says:
Neither Parnel nor myself sought the al.
lance Of any party In France. We did ap.
peal TO French publicists Of all parties and
all shades Of opinion"
Mr.. Parnell and Mr.. 0'Kelly had a long
interview with the Cardinal Archbishop |
Of Paris at the Episcopal Palace this morn.
Ing, and were received with great courte.
Bles. The Archbishop appeared to take a
lively interest In the state OF Ireland. He
earnestly Counseed moderation, and
dprecated any department from legal agi.
tation.
NEw YoRx, February 20.-A Dublin
special aayB. Lord Annerly's threat to
evict all tenants on his LongIord estates
and to take into his own hands about one.
third the entire county, has directed at.
tention to the black shadow oi eviction
which is looming over the vast numbers
OF farmers In Ireland The tenants may
at present be divided into three classes!
First, those who are willing 10 pay, but
afraid to; second, those who can pay, but
will not; third, those neither able nor
willing to pay. The first class are very
numerous. They already show signs, as
Dillon says, Of giving way. The second
class, II is presumed, will follow the ex.
ample OF the frat. But In respect to the
third class, 1t 10 feared great difficulty will
arise with those who cannot pay. Under
he coercion bill, II will be impossible to
resist eviction, Tactics which have worked
30 successfully heretofore will be utterly
useless now, because every person resist.
ng a process, server or baillH, will be liza.
bic To arrest on the spot and receive i'm.
Drisonment for eighteen months, without
rial.
The following is q copy OF the cable.
,ram sent BY John Dewey 10 Harcourt,
mentioned In these dispatches to-day:
10 The Home Secretary, london:
"You say you will stamp US out. Two
IAN play at the game oil stamping out.
rhe days when you can stamp out the
irish people are gone forever.
"JouN DEvoY."
DUBLIN, February 20.-.The amount OF
money invested by the Land League is
considerably under ESQ 900, principally In
American securities. A portion will be
placed in French securities, but Gambet.
as hostility has caused complications In
hat direction.
BERLIN, February 27.-The religious
CEREMONY OF the marriage OF Prince vii.
lam and Princess Augusta was performed
his evening In Chapel Royal Castle, by
he Chief Court Chaplain. A grand court
was afterwards given In White.