Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-21
FATHER FAHY SET FREE
GALWAY WILD OVER THE Pa
TRIOTIC PRIEST.

An Ovation Accorded Him on Leaving
the Jan and the City Illuminated im
Hia Houor at Night-The Trustees
hoodwink the Poifce and Collect tina
the Nandeleur Rents.
DUBLIN, Dec. 20.-Joseph Richard Cox.
Jeremiah Jordan and Joseph Edward
Kenny, Parnefite members of Parlia-.
ment, succeeded yesterday in hoodwink-
ing the police and collecting and escap-l
Ing with all the rents due from the tens
ants on the Vapdeleuer estates, county
Clare. Some Of the county authorities
are yet In doubt as to whether the Vande.
| leuer rents were certainly collected yess
teEday, or whether the statement tbat
| they were is not part OF a strategem To
throw the police OFF their guard.
William RedmSn, Parnellite member
for North Fermanagh, was to-day served
| with summons to answer charge ot
conspiracy for serving as a trustee os
! rents under the plan OF campaign.
FATHER FAHY RELEASED.
Father Fahy, the priest who early in
September was sentenced TO six months
| imprisonment for refusing 10 give bail
Tor good behavior, was to-day released
| uncondittonallv from GALWAY isI in
which he has since heen confined. Father
Fahy interceded with Agent Lewis OF tho
Cianrcarde estates In behalf OF a NUM-
her OF tenants belonging to his parish in
Woodford. Eviction was threatened and
Father Fahy went TO save them trOm
being evIcted. Agent Lewis treated the
nriest harshlv, and as the latter left be.
said to Lewis: "You are hard-hearted to-
ward Gods poor. May YOU repent Of It.p
| Agent Lewis at once had the priest ar
rested and charged him with threatening
his life. The MAGISTRATES ordered the
priest TO give bail for bis good behavior.
or 60 to jail. He refused TO furnish haI1
for the reason that 1t would be regarded
az an admission that the charge against
him was true. He was accOrdinolv inn
prisoned. The priest met with an ovation
on his release. The city ~ Galway was
Illuminated tonight in bis honor.
THE STANDARDS GROWING.
LONDON, Dec. 20-The standard.
assuming that rents were not collected in
Ireland Yesterday under the plan OF cam.
paIgn. .savs: ''The absence of rent collect
ing Yesterday in Ireland and the fact that
the ParDellites are cOnhning themselves
20 heroic talk indicate that the campaign
Ia ended"
The Standard iuterprets Mr.. Parnelps
sudden appearance in London vs. showing
| an intention on his part 30 make n virtue
of necessity bv refusing to sanction con-
tinuance Of the campaign. "The Par
nellite leaders," the paper saws, care not,
likely TO support William U'Rrien's hint
N let loose lbe energIes OF crime" MIR.
Parneli is ut the EnstOn Station Hotel Ia
this city. He Is III and confined To his
room unable to receive visitors. and in
Obliged to avoid the transaction OF all
business, and is prohibited by his physi-
clans from taking any part in political
discussions.
MIR. Gladstone, In a letter 10 Prof James
Stuart, memb of Parliament, saws he
thinks that home rule measures are con-
servative In the truest sense OF the term.
He adds that II he can help In some meas
ure TO settle the affairs Of Ireland he viii
confer upon Great Britain service
greater than any ne has yet been able to
do.
The leaguers are taking precautions to
prevent another cOun like that at L0ugh-
res. In some instances they are secretly
appointing fresh trustees,
MORE AID FROM AMERICA.
DETROIT, Dec. 20.-rhe following
cablegrsm was sent frAm here to-day by
Dr.. O'Reilly 10 DIR. Kenny, Treasurer OF
the Irish National League in Dublini
Dr.. En1V, Men,Jsr NJ Parliament, Dublin,
Jre1Ipd:
The Irish National League Of America. act
ing on the order of lis executive and bristling
with sentiments OF anii-eVictIon, transmits
you this day NV cahle $4,000.
CHARLES O'REILLY, Treasurer.
This makes $4,000 transmitted by
Treasurer O'Rellly since the ChicagoCon-
vention.