New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-05
WORKING TO HELP IRELAND.
wELL-ATTESDgD MEETINGS IN VARIOUS PARTS oil
CITY.

wELL-ATTENDED MEETINGS IL VARIOUS PARTS OF
The CITY.
The branches Of the Irish National League In
th city and Brooklyn beginning to show discomfort
and irritation the continued posponement OF the an
nOunceent Of Mr. GadstoLes plans for the setfement
o. the Irish question: and the cable BOWS in some OF sat
urdays evening papers that Thursday. the long
promised day for his statement. would see another All
journment has tended Increase this growing uDeas
ness Rossa Is again coming out boldly to prove that lie
IL prophet that there will be Home Rule at ALL
aud bis followers held several meetings yester
day rejoicing the dynamite outlook while ON the other
hand the National League people are beginning to be-
eve measure Home Rule to be conceded VIII
be and unsatisfactory. and so they said at the
meetings yesterday.
An enthusiastic crowd OF Parnellites belonging to the
Fourteenth Ward branch filled the basement OF ST. Pat
rlcks Church. in Mulherry-st- and were encour-
AGED in stirring speech by tho Rev. Father
kearney the pastor of the church. who presided This
branch situated in OF the most popular irish DIS
trcs in the city and. although the people are poor they
have already q large to the cause which
was Increased last nIsht by the piles OF greenoaeHs
which were laid the treasurcr's desk Secretary
Joseph Murphy took the OF several new members
and then ex-senator Eccesue delivered a telling speech
Home Rule may may not DO granted he sald " Dnt
all events the Irish members have made legislation III
Ihe English Parliament Impossible unless the rights Vi
Ireland are respected" ,
Thomas J. OSuivan was in the chair at the meeting
of the Fifth Ward branch Berrigans hal hudson ana
DcsbrOsses t When he announced That theirs was no"
the banner branch the city, having gwen 10 the tf'-
urer OF the Central Council more money han any Oh tue
oihtr branches all The Leaeurrs appandedwlth deehI
ana half OF them went to tue SecrrtaTys desk ana ue
manded subscription books. which they PROMISED
to MI. Patrik Met artpry delivered "a telhng s"ech
When James j. OShaughncssy, Of branch No ZO.xot on
the platform of ~. BOuiiace school Han. tOry-
seventh-sL and SrcOndave aud announced that there
womb be another OF prLea 10 raise more money
Tor Parncll AMI his men. he warmly applahdeu
Secretary James T. Mulhern IN the course OF rOuslhg
speech sail: d" We unCOncrrncd GladstOne may
refuse Justice Ireland. but W. have other means
OF obaining besides through Parliament" Applause
There big gathering OF tine members of 81 Nln-
cent Ferrer's Dracn the basement OF 81 vincent Fe-
rrrs Church, StXtysiStn-st ANA LeNngtonave IhoHHh
only weeks Organized II II one OF tn most lhnhen-
al branches in the city. T. G. Walsh one OF the dele
gatcs the Central Council rrpOrted having handed IN
the last lug of that body 500 on orbAlI OF the
branch. More than $40 has been subscribed since IL
started. General James X. % Belrnc said ME tney
tinkcr1ng about Home Rue the people arc starving
the West Of ireland. But keep up your organ zhtloh
keep up your subscriptions for the American oacslnS
that Ireland IL frightening England To 40 tle
Justice" tAppause. .,
William McC,abr presided at well-atended meeting
OF the seventeenth Ward branch IN Clarendon Hall W.
ID. Gallagher, of tie Municipal Council anu others Wa'e
speeches. after which additional subscriptions were
taken In. =,
Edward j. Corbett presided at meeting of the Man
haitian Branch Brrvoort Hail. IN East FIfty-fonrtn-s
Secretary John Mccarthy announced that the entertain
mrnt at Lexington Avenue Opera H1n>e brought III
81 so sc. which II decided 10 send 10 the Kew Dr
O'Rei!y. In-t of the Municipal Council