Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-02
IRELAND,
WILL IusTIEy HIS ARTICLE.


DUBLIN, January 1.-O'Brien, in a speech
at Mallow, said he would justify the article
printed in United Ireland, aud prove that the
prisoners in murder trials had been convict
ed by packed jurIes. He has 236 witnesses
summoned for his defense, including Jenkin-
son, director of the criminal investigation
department; the chief superintendent Of de-
tectives, the crown solicitors, and nearly all
the special jurors in the Lough Mask muir
der case.
o'BRIEN ARRAI6NED.
In the Police Court to-day O'Brien was
arraigned on the charge of sedItious libel,
based on an article entitled Accusing
Spirits" printed in United ireland, of which
paper il was claimed O'Brien was editor.
Sullivan and several Irish members of Par
Lament were present. Sullivan submitted
that there was not particle Of evidence 10
show that OBrien was editor or publisher of
United ireland on December 23d, the date on
which the article complained of appeared.
The prosecution is postponed three weeks
pending consideration of the application of
the defendant to the Court of the Queens
Bench for an order compelling the magis-
trate having charge OF the case TO take evil
dence proving the truth of the statements
made in the srticie.
KISSED BY BOY.
The lord-lieutenant yesterday attended
services in Christ church chapel. He was
Missed at by boy, who was arrested.
MEETING OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Healy and Sexton, members OF Parlia-
ment, attended the meeting of the National
League held in Bray yesterday. Corbett,
nobody need hesitate to join the League, as
Trevelyan, chief secretary for Ireland, adj
mitted that it was legal organization.
Tailor, member of Parliament, said he was
glad to observe that the assembly was main
ly composed of fighting men, by whom he
always liked to be surrounded. He was
certain they knew the day might come when
they should have to use that force by which
every other country had obtained freedom.
He urged organization, if possible, in open
day.
Harrington, secretary of the Organizing
Committee, said he would show the govern
ment that it could not intimidate him. He
was willing TO go to Jail, where he could
study the problem, whether Irish politics
should be carried in upon platform or in
some other place. He had shrewd opin-
ion as to the conclusion at which he would
arrive.
LEAGUE MEETING DISPERSED.
The National League meeting which 'as-
sembled at Ballentown, Kings county, yes
terday, in defiance of the government procla-
nation forsidding it, was dispersed by a
large force of constabulary.
FIGHT BETWEEN SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS.
CORK, January LA detachment of SOL
diers from the foreign service landed Satur-
day evening. They were insulted by drunken
civilians and short conflict ensued. The
soldiers defended themselves with knives.
DMLoN's RESIGNATION POSTPONED.
Dillon has issued an address to the cleo
tors of Tpperary announcing, in Difference
to e wishes of his friends, that he has
agre,I TO postpone his resignation as a mem
Der of Parliament until the fret week Of the
session. Consequently there will be va
cancy about the end of February. He ener-
getically denies that he retires because he is
disguised with parliamentary agitation. He
says he believes more firmly than ever in the
necessity of insuring that Irish represents
tives in Parliament shall be an independent
body Of Nationalist, who will oppose and
harass the government which denies rights
to Ireland. He believes, above all, in or
ganization in Ireland, in America, and
wherever the Irish remain faithful TO their
nationality. He resigns, he says, solely be-
cause his health is broken down, and labor
will be impossible to him for considerable
time, He believes the national cause was