The morning call., 1890-12-23
A CRUSHING DEFEAT.
hcCarthyites Carry the Kill
kenny Election.
HenneSSy'S Majority Estimated at Eleven
Hundred or Over.
PasnellS Followers DlSheartelad Over the
ReSult-NO Serious Disturbances at
The Polling Places.
Special to THE MORNING CALI

New YORK, Dec. 23.-The Herald's Kill
kenny correspondent telegraphs: North
Kilkenny has spoken. and though the figures
will not be known before tomorrow, L am
confident that Parnell is badly beaten.
saw him tonight and his face and manner
were eloquent of defeat. 1t was not his
policy to admit defeat, and ne did not do so
until midnight. but he made no claim of
majority and said he would not recommence
hostllitles before the new year. There was
marked contrast between the two camps
tonight. ParnelPs followers are, like their
leader. terribly down in the mouth. DaSitt,
Healy and the other patriots are confident
lii the highest degree.
PARNELLITEs ADMIT THEIR DEFEAT.
Healy and Davitt put Hennessy's major
ity at the same figure, l100, and they feel
sure that as North Kilkenny has gone SO
will go Ireland.
The result OF this contest means much to
Parnell; it also meant much to the priests.
The latter were told by Parnell and his fol-
lowers that defeat meant death to their in
fluence. The priests buckled on their armor,
and fought like members of the church mill
tant in the time OF the crusades.
Parnel locked wretched tonight and
about IL o'clock made a speech in which he
said he would not admit defeat. lie
spoke to deputation of the Workmen's
Club and told them how much he depended
upon them n the present struggle.
At midnight all his supporters acknow-
1ahr l,F, 41,;. =.
night. There may be q disturbance when
the result of the poll is announced to-
morrow, but hardly think so.
ACTIVITY OF THE CLERGY.
The Worlds Kilkenny special says:
There is some talk tonight about Parnell
going personally TO Paris to meet O'Brien
The anti-Parnellites say that O'Bfien will
entertain no proposal for compromise
which visits vengeance on any single Irish
member who has opposed Parnell. La fact,
the chances Of any amicable agreement are
very remote.
The priests were singularly active at the
pOlling-places to-day.
AN ALTERCATIoN.
KILKENNY, Dec. 22.-The polling opened
briskly This morning. The presence of the
military and large force of police scattered
throughout North Kilkenny, seemed to be
a guarantee against any serious breach of
the peace.
An alteration took place between Har-
Tington and a Hunlter o. priests. This was
occasiuned by what Harrington termed "the
priests interference with voters" Hot
words were exchanged, and In spite of Har-
Tington's protests, the priests continued the
work of influencing voters thought to be
leaning toward Parnell.
The contingents' supporters have both
arrived at Castle Conner, which point was
regarded as the key to the constituency.
HOSTILITY TO PARNELL.
Information has been received that Par
nell met with hostile reception there. 1t
is also stated that the miners voted solidly
for Hennessy.
Reports from Johnstown state that it was
with great difficulty the police to-day pre-
vented a serious collision between the ex-
cited rival factions.
The Parnelltes claim majority at Johns
town. The election excitement there in
creased when ii became known that Scully,
the Parnellite candidate, had entered for
NAL protest against the laxity of regulations
in regard to tie admittance of strangers at
the polling stations. He and his friends
asserted that the presence was apparent in
the polling-places of many priests who were
known to be supporters Of Hennessy. This,
they claim, is contrary to law.
HENSEssY's MAJORITY
In Kilkenny the polling passed off quietly.
lin othy Harrington says that priestly coer-
cion was exercised in North Kilkenny, and
that the PaInellites have good grounds to
contest the validity OF Hennessy's election
should he be returned.
In an interview this evening Parnell said
he expected the majority would be small
whichever party won. He hoped the bitter
ness of language that marked the contest
will be forgotten. His eyes are much better
Dayltt this evening said he was confident
that Hcnnessy's majority would be 1000.
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
LONDON, Dec. IA dispatch from Kill
kenny 10 the Daily News says there is not
the slightest doubt that Hennessy has been
elected by at least 500 majority.
a circular just issued informs the British
branches of the National League that the
services Of most of the officials connected
with such branches will not be needed in
future, owing to the present financial posi-
tiOn of the league.
Her Majesty's steamship Magnet left
Portsmouth to-day for Galway, loaded with
meal and potatoes and stores of all descrp-
tions. II is one Of series of cargOes sent
ny inc 10 ItlleNe the starving
Inhabitants Of certain sections of Ireland.
Three other gunb0ats, the Sea Horse,
Britomarte and Grapple, which have been
engaged in similar work for some time.
have been ordered 10 continue the duty
three months longer.
PARNELLITEs ROUTED.
DUBLIN, Dec. 22.-At Carrick- SUR,
Tipperary, tonight. a crowd OF Parnellites
who attempted to make a bonfire of pile Of
copies Of Davitps newspaper were attacked
and routed by Davitt's sympathizers, several
being wounded.
Two carters employed by the Insuppressi-
Bile (newspaper), while driving through the
streets with load of papers this morning
We're compelled by masked men to drive to
Phonix Park, where the papers were torn
10 pieces aud scattered in all directions.
PARNELL SUSTAINED.
CHICAGO, Dec. GA rousing big meet
ing OF lrish-Americans was held at Battery
ID Armory tonight, and adopted, amid en-
thusiastic cheers, resolutions upholding
Parnell and his recent pronouncements
against English dictation in Irish affairs un-
der any circumstances.