, 1881-11-27
THE IRISH CONVENTION.

FreparntIonx for Welcoming tie Deie:
ratc.-'Ti,e Biz Guns from Acr1ss the
Sea.
The Committee OF Arrangements Of the Irish
National Reception E,ct 1T the lrsh"ArneF1can
Club rooms yesterday, Mr., john /. Finerty Ill
the chair.
I,rports we're received from the Committees
on Printing and 1'rcss, Reception, Hall Arrange
nlents, Dccoratlons. etc, showing tnat salis1ac-
tory progress was being mat!c.
1t was decided 20 put OUT posters advertising
the reception, al:, tu procure register IN which
to recorh the names Of delegates.
DISPATCHES we're read from louisville. Spring.
field, MISS, Evansville, Hay CITY, Mtcs'.' Lin
colu Nc.., Ottawa, Ont, Windsor, Ont., onah:f'
Council Bulls. Montreal. Quebec, toronto, be-
t7uit, Kansas City. st. Joseph, Scranton, "llkes
barre. etc. announcing thu; Delegates from
these cities would be prescnt ltaaGeS 1or ue4e~
Gates visitors, etc, were determined on
4 communicable was received informing the
committee that the Mcssrs Fo:'l III tue ;!! ~!
UUrl,l, Mrs rarnell. Miss Ford, Ma$"r Pow!eriS
Of scranton. and SIR r. +. O'Conn"r. II. f..
would arrive in this city Monday uoMorrow) ut
7::0 The committee w.lt sc1d party 10 meet
it was announced that Mr. o.Connor, n. T.:
Mr. Hca!y, ~ F., and Father Eugene Sheeny
w have ter head9Har'e5sp p[, az .9S itv ,i,iof Of
the Boston i'itt, the Rev. Lawrence "alsh' aia @
i. u. Flattcry Ut National Land ieaEue Mhn M1!t
haze hcadarters vt thG orano ri iss Wi viii
he ut the Sherman House during the coh'eh-
tiOtl. o...:...o
submitted !: number OF approximate mo1toes.
1t wus determined by IL unanimous tnte tnnl
Judge Mor:.n be usl:cti to preside at fhe rrcep
ton aud the Kcv. H. j. l'orney a.'u s..ei!aT1 a;t'n
tho Judge nnu nsi him tn act III INC cal''c.s ni
dicatcd. The committee lhcn adjourned 10 1nee!
the r tnts nuaIt am1tce vii met
tomorrow t.lunday> ut noon, and the other cum
mtttccS ut = bclucE. .<:o,
The lrisu-American Cub VIII neeI &c aa, ~ pJeie.
session this afternoon 1T o'clock 10 eject oe'e-
tro ayoiI n rush ut Mccormick Hall Wednes-
5 6a} upcn - en-? all % day Tuesday e and Wednesday for
the sale Of tickets.
WHO THEY AEE.
Father Eugene shcchy. who is in hi5 ioth year.
is Il native OF Kroudfurd, Limerick Connty, 1T
RECEIVED bis acade,nicni education ut Ch"rts- ,n;
vile, Cork and graduated from tuo 1I'su ~ ~,
lcge at Paris, where he WIS class1ntc ~ -" ~!
Rev. Father 4lo'nctt, uf Dixon ~ tnis S[ate At ~ H.
visited this country III lS.l, and lectured III lal
c:so where ne Is well md tavorabiy known 70 70
the Irfsh-American popu!atton' paF&Ma'a'y; ;et, ~
priest who has been arrested under the present
Coercion :ct, and indeed. the ohss Ps!eSt ; s.u
Father Tyrrel, who bus been nonuteu w ~ tnn
wcl. Father shcehy is looked tn Us. one ct re tne
most eloquent members Of tho Irish Catholsc
clergy, ,lu1 IS certainly the most poPu1af n1c'''
pc@ Vi the Irish Priesthood now living; x,
Mr. z. n. Hcay, ". ?. for Wexford Clty. "ss
described by MIR Gladstone in his speech Ia, at
Knowsicy us 1T very young Iont!. put ne;,
ublc man. - the ablest OF Mr.. fArnen AG ~
tcnunts." He Is only u years q a@e; auu un ~.
been referred to by the Pal NuH uu-ftts' n.'a ~ -,
Mr. Dlcey in the GentleHlun* .ua04@Me' ~ ~
of the thrre men who have acn'cve4 1spu;; p.;ra
ticn in the present Parliament. az - ,ha1, ~
uf C:st!etown-H Here. cork. and Is nepne" ~. 10
Sir r. D. Sullivan, 81. r., the poet coltnr =. ,e!3 ~
Dublin Ndti,:t lie visited this country III 4o.H.
when he Actc1 as Mr. Iarnells secrctaIy- ,!a+ ~
w.s elected II. I. for Wexford oorough ,,i tast
ycnr without opposition hc ls tue cni:a nx+, mtr
ary man Of tho Parnctlte parliamentary pa.1,
and Is lunSed un It's Il walking chc5c!oPt..at ~ ~
facts, I~nrcs, and carries "no4e a1'n"s' ~
political war material. 1:,- 10
Thomas z. U'Cot,nur, II. T. fur Gat"is t.t:. :tI
q native Of that futno1s tu*n, aHd nas e1uea en.s
at Summerhlll College. Athone. ana toe f.,mr'
University. Galway. Tic cuinIncneeu. ~ !oa ce..
naltsric career in Dublin, aud has oecn 1or s1
erul years nh editorial writer IN the AGnuhA 9l,th
Standard and on Latuucncrcs pan3er, 'nn: onc
His life OF Lurd Beneonsneld is conslastca "1
OF the best pieces or biography receaty is9a o1
and, though very severe ou Hcacohsnetu' Cn'- 4 w.
the praises OF that remarkable man. e!s. - ~ ~
nor was elected Member OF Parnatnent 1or ua,+ -
way City last year over Tarpcy, Lorq-Nasor -.
Dublin, in spite ut. tbs opposiaon OF o'c.1 ~,
-uarish prie5t in that city. Alr. OCoaaof u o11