Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-14

Referring to the editorial IN last evenings Sr.R
nent the Irish land act. beg to differ with your
Onclusions in that kindly-mesnt article as 90 the
nenent the tenant-famers viii derive from the
1t is pitiaole To see the Dublin and London cor
espondents OF the New York dailies miSrepresent-
2g the rack rented tenantry and praising the
less feudal landlords, but let that pass 1aSsert
most positively, that the priesthood OF Ireland,
Win lew exceptions. and such men as the Illus
t 5ns ArchoiShop Creke, Whom You name as in
canon Doyle, OF Wexford: Very Rev DIR kavanagh
Di kildare, and other dignitartes OF the church:
md the tens OF thousands OF tenant-tamers, in
Guiding Protestants-eyen orsngemen-in the
north of Ireland, are opposed % the land act But
IN order 10 extract any particle OF good that may
be found in IL, and, particulariy. 60 expose It's
sor1hiessness when worked by the land commits
Sioa composed OF Landlords, land agents and
oroken-doWn pro-EngliSh placement, Archbishop
Croake, Mr. Parnell, and the tenant farmers have
resolved to give, and ask for, 1t rafr n1al.
In temporal affairs the whig bishops who SUD-
port Mr.. Gladstone have no following, and really
only speak for themselves. Thank God, Il is now
erS" The latest Dublin and provincial news
papers, 10 hand, support, I'm part, the foregoing:
un Ssp and tS,r lssn greas meeting of tenant
Wexford, presided over by the venerable Canon
Doyle; and the first resolution adopted reads:
THAT the land act is reT'p unsatisfactory"
On same day In another county, (kildare,, a
monster meeting OF the same kind OF material
chose who have vital interest In the agitation)
was held. and the Very Rev Dr. Kavanagh was
called To the chair I'm his opening remarks he said:
We will use the land act as means 10 the GREAT
lais1,u &c.
The Irish people ought to he better able %
understand the value OF the land act and the SIM
| oeI'ity OF the wings than we Leaders OF the land
league, national and local, TO the number OF nearly
TWO hundred without having committed any
nevolent coercion act OF the liberal wings and over
one hundred and thirty are still in the jails.
The truth is until feudal landlordsm is abolished
In the three Kingdoms, IL VIII rule not only Glad
stone, but the Great Briton, and robbed and out
ragged Ireland RICHARD OULAHAH.
october Ii, 1881.
A wELlKNowN CHARACTER DIES IN THE POLICE
ADMINISTRATIONS John Nelson, the well-kncwn
eccentric character, who has been about the
streets OF this city for several years, most OF the
time intoxicated, died this morning on his way TO
the Providence hospital I'm the police ambulance
rom the fourth precinct station house where he
mas frequently been a lodger OF late He once 90
cupied prominent social position.
The Courts.
COURT IN GENERAL TERM
Yesterday, Robinson agt Wall; decree reversing
decree below Zimmerman agt Zimmerman; dis
missed higgins agt Dye; on hearing
CRIMINAL CoURT-Jud0e Cor
Yesterday, George w. Wallace, assault on Sarah
A. Arnold: death or defendant suggested. Joseph
"a Prank Lewis, burglary and larceny AZ the res.
idence OF Samuel Benzinger; guilty. and sentenced
Thomas johnson, second oflense petty larceny: SCI
for October 20 Simon Levi, perjury; recognizance
forfeited forfeited William Turner assaults recosnizance
| intent to kill; continued till Monday.
POLICE CouKr.-hsd0e Smell
To-day, Fanny Thomas. vagrancy; bonds or -
| with destroying a treebox Onicer Shanis testifed
that there are about fifty coored boys on New
anC hSsy a0 are Getting up soldier ,
TO use the Stats for guns. Last night he caught
THIS a Lad IN Tie act Of pulling slat on tree boz
and boisterous; S or Is days John Lanhsdy, vag-
rancy; bonds or 30 days In the workhouse JennIe
Nixon cursing and swearing on the street; 8 or
days Enoch Jackson, falling to maintain the
proper dfstance-10 feet-between his cart and one
IN 'front.' OF him; s. or IS days p. o. Connef,
charged with cruelty TO animals; continued. Roxy
Ross, ARRAY; $40 or 80 days. Thornton Brown,
colored boy, charged with stealing two potatoes
and Emma Stewart, ARRAY; S. or IS days each.
Emma Stewart was charged with assaulting Mary
Dyson, and was sentenced TO 30 days additional
Richard Lee and Walter Nelson, forfeited collat,
eraL Maria ChurchwelI, threats to Jenny Brooks;
assault on d. W. Foster; 81.
Affairs i'm West Washington.
THE COLUMBIA Boat CLUB held special meeting
last night to consider the recent challenge from
the PotomacS, Capt w. III. Gibson I'm the chair A
committee consisting Of Capt Gibson and Iieuts.
such persons as might be designated by the Poto-
macs, with power 10 make all necessary arrange
ments for q 4-oared shell race between the dates
mentioned by the Potomacs I'm their communica-
ton to the Columbias declining 10 or before
the 18th OF the present month, and naming as a
FIRE IN HILLS PAPER WAREHoUsEs-At1 oo'clock
| last night Lieut. Swindells turned I'm an alarm
| from box 731, for fire in Major George Hills
| warehouses, Nos. 32f5 and 32E Water street. be-
tween Potomac and High streets. The fire orig1-
| mated in the interior or the building among the
paper and rags. The fire department responded
promptly, and soon had the flames under control,
the IRE being confined 10 the inside OF the build
tngS Loss about 8, 500; fully insured. The cause
OF the IRE Is not known
The FUNERAL OF Mr. DAVID W. wAILISa, the
actor, whose death has been heretofore mentioned
In THE STAR took place from his late residence, on
High street, between Bridge and Gay streets, yes
terday afternoon. large number OF his profess
sonal colleagues were present. and from their
number the pall-bearers where chosen The re-
mains were encased in a handsome casket, from
]. 7. Clemetnts undertaking establishment, and
the floral tributes were very beautiful and numeF.
Gus. DR.. j. N. Kelley, OF the Dumbarton n. K :
church, offlcated, and the remains were inferred
| at the Presbyterian graveyard.
GRAN;-Arrived by canal-Boat Seneca, with
1SO0 buShel wheat
Sporting Notes.
The winners at Bn ghton yesterday were the
Duke OF Kent, Maggie c, Brambaletta and Topsey.
Courtney won the single scull race at the Elmira
regatta yesterday; Riley second, Lee third. A
heavy rain Was falling while the race was being
al