The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-18
OBITUARY.
Death Of Hon. Alexander M. Sullivan, the
Famous Irish Leader.

LONDON, Oct 17.-Alexander NJ Sullivan, the
well-known Irish leader, and one of the founders
OF the home-rule movement, died at Dublin this
morning.
Alexander Martin Sullivan was the second son
of Mr.. D. Sullivan of Dublin, descendant OF
the O'Sullivans, of Beare, on the southwest
coast of Ireland. He was born at Bantry in
1880, and received his early education in his ma
tive province. Before the rising of '4S Mr. Sui
Ivan became a member of the Young Ireland
party, but took no prominent part in the move
ment Soon after the rising of 4S he went to
Dublin to study art but about 1858 he became
sub-editor of the Nation, John Cashel Hoey being
edltor-ln-chief In 1857 Hoey retired and Mr.. Sui
Ivan became editor and sole proprietor of the
paper His first visit to the United States was
made during tho latter part of 1851 While here
he travelled great deal and gave an interesting
account of what he saw, in a pamphlet which
he subsequently published, and which contained
the true particulars of the British
massacre in the Wyoming valley, in 1873
On the death of Lucas and the emigration
of Charles Gavan Duffy Mr.. Sullivan was left al
most single handed to fight the national battle
in Dublin. He was aided, however, from other
parts of Ireland by such men as Archbishop Nc
Hale, Father John Kenyon, John Martin and
John Henry Moore but in Dublin the young
journalist still maintained the battle-ground,
odds. Through the friendship of the late Mr..
Donegan, of Dublin he was induced to start
the Morning News which, until the death of Mr..
Donegan and the hostility of Cardinal Cullen
caused its suspension, was the ablest opponent
of the Wings in the fight to West-B ritonize Irish
public opinion. During the excitement in Feb
ruary, 1868, arising out of the execution of Allen,
Larkin and O'Brien, at Manchester, Mr. -Suli.
van, along with John Martin, James Lalor and
Thomas Bracken was indicted for seditious as
sembling for their participation in the erection
of monument to the memory of the men, but
the jury disagreed. In the same court Mr. Sulli-
van was found guilty of publishing sedtious mat
ter in the Weekly News, of which journal he was
proprietor but not editor, and was sentenced to
six months Imprisonment, at the end of which
time he was to give security for his good be-
havor for two years in the sum of G1, 900. While
in prison he declined election as Lord Mayor by
the Dublin corporation, of which he was mem
Der. At the end of four months he was released
from Jail On the day of his release commit
tee was formed to present him with national
testimonial, which he declined, and sum Of
money which had been collected for him he
caused to be placed as an initiatory subscription
to the fund to erect Foey's statue of Grattan,
which is now on College Green. Mr.. Sullivan
was present at the reception of the Home rule
Association, which was formed at a meeting at
the Bilboa Hotel, in Dublin, in May, 1870, and
has ever since advocated its policy. III 1874 he
was returned to Parliament for the county OF
Louth defeating the Right Hon. Chichester
Fortescue, president of the Board of Trade,
who had much influence in the county. In Par
lament he soon became prominent. On the
election of Mr.. Parnell as member for Cork, Mr..
Sullivan was chosen by large majority to sue
coed him as member for Meath. He held this
position until failing health and the demands OF
his private business compelled him to resign4
Several days ago Mr.. Sullivan sought admission
to the Irish bar, but through an anti-national
clique he was refused admission He then re-
moved to England where he soon was admitted,
and where he has since practced In 1877 he
published his most important work, New Ire
land, in which he shows that during the past
forty years Ireland has gained much in political
power, He was always active in matters of so:
the temperance and labor movements. Mr.. Sui
livan was married in 1851 to Miss Donovan
daughter of the late John Donovan, of New Or"
leans La.