New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-23

II.
Gently been elected in the borough of Mallow by
vote of two to one. has made mos: violent speech
in Parliament, which only few of the Parnellites
had the audacity and shamelessness to applaud.
The recent revelations in Dublin have apparently
fired his enthusiasm instead of REFRESHING It,. In
the course of bis harangue he expressed regret that
the conditions of residence had not enabled him to
vote for James Carey, the infamous Fenian &ader
and informer as Member of the Town Council OF
Dublin. This violent speech seems to have created
a most painful impression in Westminster Inc
election Of 80 blatant a demagogue from borough
which returned Liberal in 1880 is one OF the most
discouraging signs IN Ireland The Lend act and
the Arrears act have been accepted as a practical
basis Of settlement period of systematic lawless-
ness has been brought to end; but the sulen
dislike for English rule remains. 1t will be
strange outcome of the Irish agitation If the demon
alization and defeat of the Land League shall be
followed by the election of as many as seventy Ma
tionalsts 10 the House of Commons when the next
appeal is made to the country
II there is one thing more absurd than another it
is the alacrity with which various prominent IRISH
Americans come forward to pose the head centre,
chef mogul OF what not of the Irish ntr query and
conspiracies. Dir. John Dewey Is asked his opinion
Of the evidence in the Dublin trials and promptly
replies that he does not consider that the testimony
duplicates him in any way In the murder OF Lord
Frederick Cavendish and Chief Secretary Burke
Who said it did, But Mr. Dewey aches to keep his
own personality before the public in any form.
Then. of course, we have Rosa the O'DonOvan,
who. when asked about No. l." won't tell. and re-
marks Il have been driven from my country My
sympathies are with the enemies Of England" Mr.
Manus O Conner says They'll never catch No. l,
take nv word for that Mr. Roger Burke myste-
riously whispers, 1--WE been connected with Irish
movements for good many years" AS curious ex-
amples of an itching for n0tOrety, and desire TO
have the reputation of some connection with con-
spIracy which produced a foul assassination, recent
utterances Of Irish American " leaders" cannot be
easily surpassed.
The other day lady's pet dogs. valued at $500,
were stolen by her servant and sold TO a Broadway
bird-fancier for $25 Fortunately the thief was
arrested something which rarely follows in cases of
dog stealing. This crime has become regularly
organized pursuit in this city. There are men and
BOYS who shadow" valuable dogs to their homes
and then hang about, waiting for a chance to get
possession of the dog; and their coufederates are
always near at hand IN case assistance Is needed.
When the dog is captured 1t is concealed in
some low resort and the newspapers watched
until suitably large reward is offered. Then the
poor brute Is returned through the agency of a GO
between, and the thieves divide the $50 or $50
which they have secured. And they are encouraged
by the knowledge that they can readily dispose of
the animal to uninquisitive dealers in case no re-
ward is forthcoming. There are hundreds of valu-
able dogs in this city. as Ia shown by the annual
Beach Shows. These dogs are regularly licensed
by their owners and are entitled to much prQtec-
ton as any property Of the tax-payinR citizen.
This mIscblevous practice of dog stealing should
be looked after by the police Suspicious charac-
ters having valuable animals in their possession
should be promptly examined, and dog thieves
should receive severe penalties at the hands of
magistrates 1t is only by stern means that the
RAPIDLY growing practice of dog stealing can be re-
pressed.