Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-23
IRELAND IN AN UPROAR
O'BRlEN'S RELEASE CAUSES lN-
 CREASED ENTHUSIASM.
The Irish Agitator Deeply Moved by the Warm Expressions of Friendship-Bands of Music Serenading MT. Blunt Meath the Walls of Galway Prison.

the Walls of Galway Prison.
 LONDON, Jan. 23.-The intensity of the feel ing of exasperation which generally prevades Ireland is largely increased by the rulnor unquestionably well founded, that the govern ment intends to proclaim the National league in the whole of county Donegal and in parts of counties Down and Armagh, and that the proclamation will be promulgated almost i'm mediately. This report is current in Belfast, and is generally supposed to have come from the government officials there, who undoubt- edly are already in possession of instructions from Dublin for their guidance when the proclamation shall have been issued. In addi- tion to this indication of the purpose of the executive, sufficient information is obtainable to make it probable that the next batch of arrests under the crimes act will include Mr. William J. Reynolds and MT. Michael Me Cartan, members respectively, for East Tyrone and South Down, and Father Connery, president of the Belfast branch of the National league.
 All Ireland is in an upfoar over the re- lease of MT. O'Brien, and the police and troop throughout the country were kept under arms all of Saturday night because of the numerous demonstrations of rejoicing, which it was feared might lead to something worse. The people are undoubtedly i'll Q higher state of excitement now than at any time since the enforcement of the crimes act, and would require very little encouragement to vent their feelings in acts of violence. Many skirmishes between the people and the police are reported to have occurred in vari- ous parts of Ireland, but none of them is known to have resulted seriously.
 The Socialists, in spite of the decision of their cabinet council to heed the governments prohibition of meetings in Trafalgar square, attempted to meet there yesterday. The lead CTS of the movement, Hicks and Goff suc- ceeded in mounting the base of the Nelson monument, and had harangued the crowd a few minutes when the police dislodged them. They were then urged to leave the square quietly, the police explaining that they had no disposition to deal harshly with them, but merely to obey their instructions; but the leaders fatly refused to budge, and counseled their followers to do likewise. Hicks and Golf were then taken into custody and the crowd departed.
 DUBLIN, Jan. 23.-Several bands of music attempted to serenade MT. Blunt in Galway prison Saturday evening, but were prevented from doing so by the police. The musicians withdrew, but subsequently embarked in boats on the river, and proceeded in process sion, by the light of torches, beneath the prison wall, where they played patriotic airs until again interrupted. The commander of the war ship Banterer, lying in the river, sent a detachment of seamen and marines ill boats to arrest the musicians, bat the latter pulled up the river, and their pursuers were unable to catch them, although they chased them a long distance.
 There was general rejoicing, amid great excitement, throughout the south of Ireland during yesterday and last night over the re ~e illuminated large districts, and processions and speechmaking were largely indulged in. Mr. O'Brien is greatly moved by the evidences of sympathy and affection everywhere shown by the people. He is stopping with friend here, and every mail brings to him large number of congratulatory letters. He will attend the banquet to be given to him by the electors of his parliamentary district, and tl.en, by the advice of his physicians, seek the rest he so much needs.
 In an interview yesterday, MT. O'Brier said: 'I felt so we'll when I was liberated from Tullamore jail that I overtaxed my strength, so that am worn out and weary from loss of sleep There was an immense number of letters awaiting me upon leaving the prison, and the number that I have since received has been so great that have not yet been able to read them all. The letters are all expressive of the kindest sympathy and not one of them threatening. The league is on a stronger foundation now than it ever was. MT. Balfour found that the league could only be suppressed by suppressing society, and the action of the government in prosecuting priests showed that it's hopes ot muzzling them by intrigue at Rome had been frustrated"
 MT. O'Brien expressed his belief that MT. Balfour would push matters to extremes until he was called to halt by public opinion. MT. O'Brien said he did not know what his future plans would be, nor could he say what would be those of the National party; but that mattered little, because the spirit of the country, among all classes, had reached de gree far beyond former experience in favor of Irish autonomy.