Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-21
GREAT MASS RIEETING
To Wind Up The Convention of \
 Irish National League

To Wind Up The Convention of The
 Irish National League.
 CHICAGO, Aug. 20.-Five thousand Irish American men and women faced the plat form in Battery D armory when at 8 o'clock tonight Alexander Sullivan called to or der the mass meeting which brought to close the Irish convention. On the platform were Michael Davitt, Mrs. Parnell, s. J. Randall, Governor Oglesby and the parlia- mentary delegation and Land league officers Governor Oglesby was the first speaker and rendered warm welcome to the visitors MT. Randall then made a brief speech ex- pressing sympathy with home rule, endors- ing Parnell's methods and warning the Irish Americans not to let American politics creep into their counsels with regard to Ireland. MT. Davitt spoke few words and read testimonial from friends in Ireland to MT. Egan asking his acceptance of token of their esteem. Mir. Davitt then handed Mr. Egan magnificent silver tea service in a beautiful mahogany casket. There was great cheering and Mir. Egan made suitable response on accepting the offering. A cablegram from Parnell thanking the con vention for it's action was read amid cheers. William O'Brian, J. Mccullough, an ex- also spoke and the meeting adjourned at late hour.
 Parnell Will Move an Amendment.
 LONDON, Aug 20.-Mr. Parnell will offer in the House of Commons on Tuesday an amendment to the address in reply to the Queens speech embracing a provision for the suspension of evictions under certain cir cumstances.
 Parne1I Returns HIS Thanks.
 LONDON, Aug 20.-Mr Parnell has sent the following cablegram to Judge John Fitz- gerald, the new president of the Irish Ma tionaI league:
 'I thank the Chicago convention for it's encouraging message. The ratification by the convention of our policy and action and the order, union and moderation of it's pro- ceedings have created profound impression here and add great strength to our position"
 Tenants Purchase Their Holdings.
 LONDON, Aug. 20.-The tenants on the es- tate of the London Salters company at Magherafelt, County Londonderry, have pur- chased their holdings from the company un- der the provisions of Ashburn's act. The price paid for the estate is e22O, 900 and the terms 191s years purchase at net an nual valuation. This is from twenty to twenty-five per cent. below the present rents
 The Strike at Thomaston.
 THoMAsToN, Conn.,, August 20.-Only few men are employed at the Northfield knife factory, where the men recently struck for an advance of fifteen per cent. On Monday eleven knifemakers from England arrived here to take the places of the strikers They were met by committee at Reynolds Bridge, few miles below the town, and in- formed that there was strike at the factory. They proceeded as far as Thomaston, but refused to go to work, stating that Superin- tendent Frank Catlin had hired them in London telling them that there was no strike and agreeing to pay their fare, which was to be deducted from their wages at the rate of $1O per month. One of the imported men was an inmate of an almshouse Attorney Baldwin has the case in hand and may be instrumental in having the company prose- cuted for viloation of the United States statute concerning the importation of pauper labor
 The Croquet Winners at Norwich.
 NORWICH, Conn.,. August 2O.-The indica- tions are that the National Croquet associa- tion tournament will close to morrow. Up to seven o'clock tonight eighty games had been played. The record made by Jacobus in his eighth game was broken to-day by Bush of Staten Island. This gives Bush a victory over the prize winners of 1885, he having beaten Botsford on Wednesday. Fol lowing is the record of to-day's games: Wam- bold won from Strong, Loomis, Bush and Spalding; Baldwin won from Spaldine, Dickey from Loomis and Jacobus,