Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-09
Preparing for Vigorous Campaign Dur.
ing the Coming Session Of Parliament
Bishop McCabe Better.
Distress In the West OF Ireland-Dow.
ling's TriaI-African Exploration
General Foreign Notes.

ton of the well-known facts of the STRAY.
The defense of Bowling was, that Policeman
Cox was shot by Constable Strstford.
cARMAN FITzHARRIs,
who lie supposed 10 have been the driver of
the car employed by the murderers OF Lord
Frederick Cavendish and Burke, has been
arrested.
DISTRESS IN THE WEST OF IRELAND.
LONDON, February 8.-The lord mayor
to-day received deputation asking him to
open a fund for the relief of the distressed
in the West of ireland. The mayor said
such speeches as those made by O'Dounell
| and others at the meeting from which the
| deputation emauated were certain to frus-
| trate the success OF any fund trsceable TO
such agency. He would, however, receive
contributions, and if the amount justified il,
eventually open fund.
INFORMANT ARREST.
| Detectives have arrested Thomas Fiiz-
! patrick in the parish of Poplar, and con-
| veyed him to Ireland, charged with COM
| plicily with the other prisoners arrested for
conspiring 10 murder government officials.
Fitzpatrick is the former associate Of Msllet,
who was recently suspected of turning in
former.
| RELAXING.
The regulation enacted some time ago
| that military telegraph stations in ireland
should remain open all night in cases Of the
sudden necessity for the dispatch OF troops,
| is now suspended.
| BACK IN DUBLIN.
Earl Spencer arrived in Dublin. He was
escorted from the railway station by troop
OF Hussars, followed by cars laden with de-
tectives.
| BISHOP M'cABE BETTER.
Archbishop McCabe is better, but still
very feeble.
| THE IRISH PARLIAMENTARY PARTY.
Parnell, in a communication asking the
attendance OF Irish members of the House
of Commons at the opening of Parliament
next week, says events of the greatest i'm
portance 10 Ireland will be discussed. A
| preliminary meeting Of the party will be
held on the 18th inst ant 10 consider the &C.
ton of Irish members during the session.
ParneIl, writing TO Joseph Walsh concern
| ing possible vacancy in the representative
for county Mayo, deprecates the election Of
| a member who refuses TO take his sest. Ii
the time has come for the Irish members to
retire they should do 80 in body. He
earnestly advocates the adoption of some
| system OF pecuniary compensation 10 menu
bers. If constituencies do not make an
| effort in that direction he would be obliged
to consider whether he could persevere in
/ the thaukless task Of keeping together an
Independent Irish party.
| Fntare FOOD Of the IRISH.
A Mr.. Robert D. Lyons, writing 10 the Lon
don (Eog.) Mail from Dublin, under the date
| Of January 18th, says: "The question OF fu-
ture food supply of the Irish people has, SO
far as am aware, not yet been dealt with.
1t is one, however, OF the greatest possible
Importance, and which has been fercibly
called up before my mind in recent travels
throughout Ireland by the failure of the po-
tato, which has been estimated at over "a :
100000. Scientific researches at the Cork
Model Farm show that every variety of the
potato has been affected by the wetness OF
the season we have passed through, while
the failure of the Champion, the Regent, and
other varieties is mainly chargeabe with
the distress, both present and prospective.
Now, shall this already depressed popula-
ton be left to its own devices to follow a
blind routine and plant The seed OF a tnber
which has left them in such sore plight? i
think il must be admitted that we cannot
hope for an abundant crop in the coming
year from the seed now in The peoples
hands, if, indeed, in the worst districts any
appreciabe quantity at all shall be found
available by st. Patrick's day March 17th),
the usual time for participating in Ire
land. l confess that, after the most pro-
found consideration on which / can give to
the subject, am forced TO conclude that the
Irish people would be we'll advised to adopt
another staple article OF food, and prepare
forthwith for it's extensive substitution for
the potato. I certainly should not recon-
i meud more than half the breadth of The
land Usually devoted to the potato TO be
planted with it in The coming season. The
cat is the next crop in importance and
/ financial value in ireland. 1t thrives well
i as general rule. The people are familiar
with it as crop, though little SO as food
i believe it would be wise, judicous, and a
feasible expedient in the present coujuncture
to recommend the people OF Ireland TO double
the oat crop OF last year, with view to its
use as food. A kindred race-lhe Gaels, OF
Albin Scotland Thrive we'll upon it, No
doubt considerable change in the domestic
needed, but believe the time is opportune
for such change. There id large, II not
general, feeling OF disirust in the potato.
| wish to offer as few and as simple sugges
tions . possible, but it is evident that with
q very little intelligence and enterprise one
or two Of the commsner forms OF vegetable
euch as cabbage or parsnip, might be here
and there add, d, the potato, perhaps, sup
plying one meal each day. / believe it &c
be quite possible, in the two months which
remain, for a few prscticed and scientific
men TO put their heads together and consider
mature proposal for a radical change 10
the dietary of the country-with what great
ultimate social and economic results, l leave
TO the judgment OF the public. While toll
ersb'y safe and reliable food supply
could, L believe, be thus assured,
ana further OF opinion that with
one-tenth part OF the pains 20 success
fully bestowed on fish culture in Americs
(which stands at the head of the list with q
value OF close upon $40 100000 per annum)
France, Germany; Italy, etc., an ample sup.
ply OF the cheaper forms OF fish, with which
the Irish seas literally superabound, could
be made a common article OF diet for the
people OF ireland. From practical inquiries
among those we'll calculated to Judge Of the
wants and wishes OF the Irish people and
influential to guide them, / believe this
great and salutary change in the dietary Of
Ireland could be readily put in operation il
more than one county in the coming year
II will be admitted TO be subject worthy Of
the most immediate and the most profound
consideration"
| GERMANY.
AFRICAN EXPLORATIONS.