New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-19
Mr. GEycr JoSEgs Horco1rED BEEF.


The Christmas market AT BRISTOL was on the Thurs
day following; 80 for fear Of what might come, We
asccrtaincd that there was room for them on the
Bristol steamer and on Monday night sent lot OFT 10
Cork for the Tuesday steamer. We sent all the fat
beasts and the score Of ,horthorn bullOcks, thirty IN
AL - ~ Z" lessen 10y hair the number and work OF
feeding those iattcning and also forty iat sheep.
A. our stock had 10 take tho rail AZ Bandon We
feared they would be stopped there BY the mob.
They started carly in the night the police csc0rting
them. and the BandOn police meet ing them there I
suppose they were not pected they were trucked
aud sent oil without trouble. The police At Cork
werr also ready for thom at the train. They were
driven quietly across the town 20 tie steamer and
put in the pens for shipment. The inspectors visited
them. and branded them as healthy for export. IL
only remained TO put them on board ship. mob
suddenly gathered The police arrangements were
capital. Ms ScOtchmau. on looking round as the
row began, could hardly q policeman: looking
again IN a few minutes after. line Of them we'll
armed, were drawn up IN front of the pens. They
when wanted. lie then went a. the Office 10 pay the
freight. there beng plenty Of room in the vessel
near. managing director Nas there. few job
beers who had stock on boanl came IN and objected
10 our stock being shipped. hrdrrctor took fright
though tins company D. The chief steamship COM
pany "a Cork connected with nanv OF the chief mer
chants aud representing them. lie refused to carry
the stock and ordered them 10 De- turned out of the
pens.
There they were. running about the STREET hither
and thItber among the mob Ny men AMI the police
had great difficulty III getting them together again
In the meantime of my men bought load of
hay and brought u 10 he quay To- De put on board
for the voyage. Tie mob .'lTed On 10 and scattered
il Ia all directions NJ Scotchman then went 10 the
glasgow Steamship Company and asked them 10
take the stock Their manager also refused
lie then went 10 the Gncnt southern and
Western Railway when. after tcrHaphing
10 dublin, They honesty aud straghifor-
wArdiy admitted their liability o. common
carriers 90 take the stock. AZ last. they driven
10 the railway yaui which luckily was enclosed
with q gate, so that the mob, winch still tried 90
give trouble could be- kept ont, and they were
tuckod 10 Dublin. As the Scotchmau came home
yelling mob follow ed hnu To the Bantr, station, and
had twlrc 10 BE- driven ont. 10 was needtul 70 tcc-
graph to every station up The line here the tram
stopped Ia have % quart of police At 10 Ia protect
them. At Dublin they Went through % the North
" all " here thu Liverpool steamer ur and they
Wcr put m the pens for shipment. Till they reached
Dublin. NOR than twenty -iuur hours after starring
from home, they hal no food or water. Both were
got ior thcm ul,rc. But our troubles were 10y no
Iur ais at AN end.
Two companies run steamers between Dublin and
Liverpool Both hrsitatcd tu take them. The Gla,-
goN Company was again applied 10, 20 TAKE them 10
,f,,,,,v, and "a hnlh refused. In Dublin Nh God
dard Of the Property Defence Association. who lH,
since done so much good. hy making ,nr' tive the
indignant d,crcr~ oi the courts o aw luO urutrall-
ing mob violence. very kindly took thc matter up.
llc went To Liverpool 10 arrane' iur selling the
sock there surprising no Doubt thr] would BE-
shipped and follow nm. lhcy were not, however.
4 ifinud-a ycry distinguished officer lu the Amy.
~ ho Glanced tO be- 40 fundamentally heard OF The
troubic from me. lie soon male on thai the two
comuauica running steamers To Liverpool feared
that the Other should get the credit with the lubbcr-
ana dIotcr- wlp belonged % ihe Land League, Of
having refused 10 take the stock 80 hr caught
tine manager Of one company. and took HIM IN IN,
car 70 thr maualuT of The other company. and IA
three minutes got them 70 agree that eaoh should
carry hau the .tock-thus Boycottmg the enemy.
They were shipped. accordingly, 10 Liverpool The
statesmen who Wrru asked o. sell them IN the mar
kct being shncn connected with Dublin refused 20
do ~ for the same coWardly reason. An honest
scotch salesman waa however, found above such
unworthy fear and they were sold AZ the following
Monday mornings market, having LETT home the
previous Monday evening.
OF course they had been much Knocked about and
looked much the wore for that and bad feeding
especially tho sheep. which were hrst-nte black
faced Shropshircs, quite fat. They sold badly. /
believe they were killed IN Manchester; and have
since heard that In more than one part Of London
some butchers shops had large placards stuck up
with Mr.. Bence JOncSs BoycOtted Beef"
To end this part of my story. My solicitor at Cork
waited on the steamship company soon after with
claim for E12J l9s. for loss aud expense IN con-e-
qucnce of their neglect OF duty AS common Carriers
~ that time tneN had become ashamed Of their con-
duct, and got 10 know the contempt they had
earned through the kingdom. A check was accord
iugy sent for the sum asked. have heard Thar
the Glasgow company which refused To carry our
stock has hoon well punished too. Many respectable
grazicrs who in the habit OF sending fat stock
from counties near Dublin 10 Glasgow, withdrew
THEN custom from this company, ana are believed To
have caused 10 % heavy loss. have since had no
difficulty ia shipping ny stock " hcir'ci wished.