Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-17
Let them leave these men alone. Let
them 20 ahead. Let the English do the
denouncing."

Let them leave these men alone. Let
| them 90 ahead. Let the English do the
denouncing."
PARNELL TO become A CATHOLIC.
DUBLIN, Aug. I6.-The Irish Times
(Loyalist) reiterates the statement that
Mr.. Parnell will shortly become Roman
Catholic.
Archbishop Walsh in an interview said
he believed tnat the land purchase ques-
tion would never be settled except on
Michael Davitt's naturalization princl-
pies OF just compensation TO actual hold
ers rather than on the principles of Hen
ry George. He commended the scheme
OF Dr.. Dale, as set forth in the Contempo-
rary Review OF juno, accepting Mr..
Gladstone's bill as the minimum start
ing point for the establishment
of a statutory parliament in Dublin, and
! TO leave it an open question with the
! people of England, Wales and Scotland
10 decide whether there shall be one, two
or three parliaments. Archbishop Walsh
| declared that the statement that the Pope
| dtsapproved OF the attitude OF the Irish
clergy towards the Nationalists was
| founded upon malice. 1t was only neces-
sary, he said, to read lie MonIteur du
Rome and La OsserVatore Romano to see
that the Irish cause is safe with the Pope.
A RELIGIOUS OUTBREAK AT DUNGANNON.
AT DungannOn bands of Nationalists
paraded the Protestant quarter of the
town shouting for home rule and cursing
the Queen. A riot broke out and several
persons were injured. The police had to
force their way between the Protestants
and Catholics, thus preventing q deSper-
ate fight. One Nationalist was arrested
with knife in his hand. A renewal Of
the rioting is feared. Party feeling is in
tense.
VICTORIA HOLDS COUNCIL,
LONDON, Aug. 16.-The Queen held a
council this morning at Osborne Castle
with the members of the Ministry. The
terms of the Queens speech, to be read
at the reassemOling of Parliament, were
agreed upon. Lord Salisbury returned TO
London alter the council.
The Times again censures the Protes.
tants OF Belfast for their refusal to submit
to the authorities.
CHURCHILL's IRISH MEASURE.
Referring TO the report that Lord RAN
dolph Churchill is preparing an Irish
measure, the Times says he will have a
long and arduous task. The nature of the
local government proposed must depend,
in some degree, upon the attitude of the
Irish people, and possibly upon the action
of the Irish convention at Chicago. it is
quite certain that nothing like a statu.
tory Parliament will enter into Lord Ran
dolph's scheme, and tnat the development
of the country's government on an cleo
tive system will be applied on the same
principles to all parts OF the Kingdom.
An election was held in Newton, Lam
cashire, yesterday to ill the vacancy in
the House of Commons caused by the ele-
walton to the Paerage Of SIR +. A. Cross.
Mr.. Legh, Conservative, received 1902
votes and Mr.. French, Gladstonian, 1856.
ALL QUIET AT BELFAST.
BELFAST, NOON, Aug. 16.-Tbe militia
ry withdrew from the streets at l O'Clock
this morning. Since then The city has
been quiet.
DEATH OF ONE OF THE WOUNDED.
man named Jackson who was wound
ed in Sunday mornings riot is dead. The
other wounded men progress 1avoraby.
There was some stone throwing last night,
but no one was seriously injured. There
are ominous signs that the authorities
fear an attempt at reprisals tonight on
the part Ofthe m0bs. Public houses are be-
ing closed and other aecautions are being
taken, Scores of prisoners have been
sent to Kilmainnam jail at Dublin to
await trial, the local jails being full.
Catholic newspapers here accuse the
Orangemen of commencing sundays at
tack, while the Protestant papers say
that the Orangemen acted in seli-detense.
OCCASIONAL SHOTS FIRED.
Occasional shots were fired in the city
throughout the day and evening. Men
from Queens Island, while marching,
sang mo home rule for Ireland" a
parody OF "GOd Save Ireland" This
maddened the Catholics, one OF whom
broke through the military Gordon
and charged upon the island
men, yelling his defiance. He
was seized by the police and carried off
TO Jail. Had it not been for their prompt
action his life would have undOu6t edly
been sacrificed. IL has transpired that the
military In charging the MOB last evening
bayoneted Magistrate Burke, who was
assisting a wounded riOter. Burke was
in plain clothes at the time. He was SUBJ
seQuently taken to hospital.
There was rl0ting at Lurgan Sunday,
during which isated shots were fired
and the police hiseed. Troops are now
kept in town under arms.
GLADSTONE NOT TO VISIT IRELAND.
CORK, Aug. 18.-Mr. Gladstone has
written letter to the Mayor OF Cork in
which he says that the report that he in
tends to visit Ireland is untrue. He adds
that ne hopes to be able to take short
| holiday on the continent soon.