Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-25
LIME SINGERS.
ParneIl Confined to His Room as
a Result of Tuesdays Scrap.
His Physicians Entertain Grave Fears
for His Eyesight - ParnelI-
ties the AggressorS.
A Rope Preakes and Eighteen Men are Hurled
to sudden Death in a Mining
shaft-Foreisn Notes.
"A Noteworthy Episode. :"

"A Noteworthy Episode"
LONDON, Dec. 17.-The Times KILL
kenny dispatch says: :Davitt's on
slaught Yesterday was so sudden that
Mr.. Parnell and his companions watched
with bated breath the progress of his
dark figure in an astrachan coat as he
hewed his way along to where the fight
was thickest. He received many heavy
blows OH the face, the left side of which
was especially badly marked. The
handful of men with him who had
forced their way from and to the end of
the square all bore traces of severe
usage. MIR. Davitt, presenting himself
ut the very steps of Parnel's vehicle and
breathing defiance with cleaning eyes
and hAggard look. then pushing back
"a eSsS3Ae maddened crowd amid shrill
sssffes OF his partisans and execrations of
his opponents, was
NOTEWORTHY EPISODE
of the fray The Kilkenny correspon-
dent of the News says that man held
MIR Davitt while others struck him. He
also declares that In the fight the Par
neliites were the aggressors. He con-
trusts the Parnel of to-day with the
Parnell of year ago. He says, "when
Mr.. Parnell was denouncing DR.. Tanner
and Mr.. Davitt his white teeth cleaned +,
and his words issued hastily and feroci-
ously. II was not the low, refined voice
of parliament, but the hard, cruel voice
of one hungering for vengence.
PARNELL's EYES.
DUBLIN, Dec. l7.-Though Mr.. Par
neil suffered intense pain from the effects
of the lime that was thrown in his eyes
yesterday, he was able last midnight TO
address from window OF the Victoria
hotel at Kilkenny a large crowd that had
gathered about the hotel. The crowd
became greatly exasperated at the man.
ner in which he had been treated, and
many threats OF vengnnce were made.
This morning Parnell's breakfast was
served to him i'll bed. A close examina-
ton of his eyes revealed the tact that his
sight is not injured. The surgeon in
attendance upon him fears, however,
inflammation may set in. He has ordered
that Parnell keep his eyes closed, and
that hot water foments be constantly ap-
piled to them. 1t is not likely he will be
allowed to leave his room to-day.
DUBLIN, Dec. lit is announced
this afternoon that the surgeon attend
ing Parnell fears that the injury to his
eyes may result in serious consequences.
He has given orders that for the present
he must remain indoors.
LET HIM RAVE IN PEACE.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE News saws 1t
trusts Mr.. Dillon will use his influence to
prevent REPETITION of the criminal
folly of lime throwing. The best way I,
the paper continues, to destroy Parnell 3
power is to let him rave in peace.
DUBLIN, Dec. 1.-THE officials of
Limerick, by vote of 16 to s, have
passed a resolution of confidence in the
McCar,hyites. The Most Rev. John
Mccarthy, Bishop of Cloyne, whose dio-
cese includes a great portion of Cork
county, has issued an episcopal letter. in
which he condemns Mr.. ParnelI. He
declares he is selfish, ungrateful and I'M
patriotic. The letter states that the
bishop has made arrangements to with
draw National league branches in his
diocese from control of those who are
supporting MIR. Paruell.
The local branch of the National
league at Knocklong, county Limerick
yesterday voted in favor OF supporting
Parnell. Father Murphy presided.
Father Barry, parish priest of Rath-
cormack, County Cork. and a prominent
Nationalist in . 'Brien g constituency,
has come ont for Parnell.
INsUPPREssIBLE UNITED IRELAND.
Notwithstanding the injunction issued
against the, suppressed United Ireland,
that paper again appeared. Hereafter
the paper will be entitled Insuppressibie
United Ireland.