Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-12-20
RIOTING IN IRELAND.
Free Fight Between the Opposing
Irish Factions.
Parnell and Davitt Address Meetings
at Ballinakill and Bloody
Row Ensues.
Priest, Poasant:and Politician swing the
Biackthorn - Davltt Fights Mt the
Head OF His Foiiowers-A Bag
of Limo Thrown in Par
neil's Eyes.

Head OF His FoilowerA-A Bag
of Lime Thrown In Par
neils Eyes.
BALLINAKILI, Dec. 17.-Mr. Dayitt,
accompanied by Father O'Halloran, ar
rived in the city square yesterday and
addressed the crowd. There were cheers
and counter cheers and various partisan
shouts from the members of the various
factions, and much disorder. AS Davitt
began his speech, awagon with William
Redmond and Father Ryan and other
Parnellites drove up to tho lower part
of the square. Redmond began speak.
ing simultaneously with Davitt. An
other crowd, headed by Mr.. Tanner and
several priests, also appeared on the
scene about the same time, and the con-
fusion was indescribable. In the midst
of tho uproar Mr.. Parnell and large
party of his supporters made their ap.
pearance. They were greeted with
shouts of: "Tally-ho the fox, behind
Kitty 8 skirts" and other offensive cries
from the anti-Parnellites, while the
Parnell faction replied with equally
violent attacks upon their enemies. Mr..
Parnell addressed the crowd in his vi.
cinity, saying that he would not insult
anybody unnecessarily but in regard to
Hennessy, he was o man who went to
Parliament in 1861 as Tory and sup.
porter of Disraeli, and now wanted to
go as u Liberal and a supporter of Glad.
stone. In 1861 Hennessy defended in
the House of Commons the evictions
then proceeding throughout Kings
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Would Kilkenny take as her represent
ative man who advocated the exter.
mination of tho people?
The disorder increased continually
while Mr.. Parnell was speaking and al
this point there were many fights going
on in the square. The melee became
general, blackthorns and ashplant sticks
being used vigorously. Mr.. Davitt took
a prominent part in the fighting and
soon started for the wagon from which
Mr.. Parnell was speaking. He received
many blows and was pretty badly used
up before he was compelled to desisi
from his purpose of meeting Parnell
face to face. He shouted: Men of Xii.
kenny, came here to defend the rights
of public meeting and free speech, but
our opponents sent their blackguards to
interrupt us. But we have beaten them
back. l never was struck by an English.
man in my life, but / have been struck
to-day many times by our own country
men," His remarks reused his partisans
to renewed demonstrations Of anger.
The police finally dispersed the com
batants. The Parnellite party drove to
Castlecomer and Davitt and Tanner soon
made their appearance in the latter place
also. They at once began to address
open air meetings, dilating upon the
events that had just occurred at Ballin-
akill and asserting that Mr.. Parnell had
brought a mob of hirelings to attack
them. Mr.. Parnelrs carriage, while
| passing, was hooted and Davitt sent
word to Parnell that if he would come
and stand by him (Davitt) he would
guarantee him peaceable hearing.
Mr.. Parnell replied: Il am not in a
position to treat; l am only in posi-
tion to fight" Then addressing small
audience he said he valued the quality
and not the quantity of his hearers. He
Expressed confidence that the voice of
Kilkenny would be for him. He spoke
in an impassioned vein, declaring that
he-would not assail anyone, nor would
he ask permission to speak from cock
sparrow like Tanner, or a jackdaw like
Davitt. A body of Davitt's partisans
coming up, another row occurred. Dur
ing the scrimmage some miscreant threw
q bag of lime at Parnell. 1t struck him
full in the face and the lime filled his
eyes, binding him and causing him in
tense pain. His carriage was just driv-
ing away when the lime was thrown.
After riding some distance he was OBJ
liged to alight at a laborer's cabin in a
fainting condition. A doctor was called
but could do little to assuage the pain;
he urged that Mr.. Parnell should be
driven Immediately to Kilkenny for
proper treatment.
The start was made, but Mr.. Parnell
was unable to endure the agony and an
other stop had to be made at q hotel on
the road, where another doctor endeav-
ored to relieve the sufferer by applying
castor oil to his eyes and attempting to
scrape off the limo with tso point of o
lead pencil. Some slight relief was thus
afforded, and Mr.. Parnell finally reached
the Victoria Hotel in Kilkenny, where
he had to be led to q room, being unable
to use his eyes A surgeon was sum-
moned, who states that all the lime is
now removed from the eyes, but that
Mr.. Parnell is still suffering greatly,
He hopes that the results will not be
serious
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