Savannah morning news., 1885-06-03
THE PARNELLs ANDIRONsIDEs.
The Historic Estate on the Delaware
Safe for tho Present at Least.
From the Neao York World.

From, the Neao York World.
PHILADELPHIA, June IA representa-
tive of the World visited Bordentown, N.
j., to-day in relation to the report that the
personal property of Mrs. Della T. Stew
art Parnell, mother of the Irish agitator,
Charles Stewart Parnell, at IrOnsides, her
estate near BordentOwn. was to be seized
and sold by the Sheriff at the suit of
Joshua J. Turner and others, of Trenton,
N. j. Mrs. Parnell was not at the
stately old mansion on the
banks Of the Delaware, but Mrs.
Mould, who, for more than a year past
has kept house for Mrs. Parnell at Iron
sides, spoke freely of the published re-
port. 1.-The Sheriff is powerless to levy
on the personal property of Mrs. Parnell
Lere," she said, because it really does
not belong to her at all, having been made
over to me in a strictly legal manner over
a year ago. or, to be exact, on May ii,
1884. When / heard of the posting of the
bill of sale yesterday, l went at once TO
see the Sheriff, but he was not in his
office, so / called on a lawyer and he
wrote a letter to the Sheriff stating the
facts of the case, and he also told me that
the Sheriff could do nothing under the
circumstances.
at is a very small matter anyhow; the
claim only amounts to about $500, and is,
I think, bill for some seeds and garden
supplies furnished to Mrs. ParnelPs son.
] have no doubt that the bill will be set
tied Monday and the matter dropped. At
any rate the Sheriff will do no selling out
around here. 1t is also q mistake to think
that the old mansion and the place itself
have been levied upon, for they are not.
The bill Of particulars makes no mention
of the property. It calls for the sale of
the household furniture and Of some
horses and cows that are in the barn. Our
two carriages and three or four wagons,
the moving machines, plOws and har-
rows andthe crops Of a field of corn and
one OF potatoes that have been planted.
"Mrs. Parnell was greatly annoyed at
the report being published, but she did
not 90 10 New York entirely on that
account. She has been there a great deal
this winter, ana recently has been visit
ing Washington, Miss Cleveland, the
Presidents sister, being one Of her warm
personal friends. She told me that she
was going to New York partly 10 call on
the President, who is there at present. /
do not know when she will return, but
when she does she will find that nothing
has been sold. ! would rather not say
why she transferred the property over 10
me-"
Mrs. Parnell left her friends residence
in this city yesterday for BOrdentown.
The estate Of lrOnsides, near Borden
town, which, II appears, IS not TO be sold,
at least at present, was the home Of Ad-
miral Stewart. Of the Revolution. The
residence stands on a wooded bluff that
frowns down on the Delaware river. Look
ing from the rear windows Of the house
one can see the trees spreading ont like
a great fan and beyond the Delaware hills
and fields. The front of the house, with
its square windows and gabled roof
broad roadway aud lawns, presents the
appearance OF an old English home
stead.
From the Bordentown highway lane
starts suddenly under a green roof of 20
tie west, and following II the visitor is
led from garden 10 garden, through
patches Of woods and across fields until,
a mile away from the highway, the Par
nell mansion bursts upon the view. 10 is
a simple old country bouse. worn by time
and weather. A broad flight Of stairs
leads mp 10 the entrance Here an oaken
door bars the way, and when IL Is swung
back "A broad ball stretches awav. with
rooms on the right and left. From the cen
tire a winding stairway starts up through
The house. Every chamber in the dwell
ing is full oi interest 20 the historian. 10
was Jon one ui these rooms that old
Admiral stewart passed many hours
while his vessel was rotting In the navy
wards. The diningro0m was on the first
floor when the mansion was turned iutO a
summer boarding house. Mrs. Parnelrs
room was on the second fl0ur and faces
the Delaware river. II was in t0is cham
bei tnnt she prepared many Of her most