Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-17
TuMULTuous c4rHrRs FoR DAvITT,
PARNELL sAvAoeLY ASSAULTED.
Struck In the Face with a Lime-Bag and
Rendered sightiess and Painting.
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DUBLIN, December 16.-At Castle Conner
Davitt and Tanner addressed an open-air
assemblsge dwelling upon the incidents at
Balhnahll and asserting that Parnell
brought hired mob there TO attack them.
Just then the carriages containing the
PerneLites passed the crowd which hoot-
ed and pelted them with mud and stones
Psrnell and others Of his party addressed
small crowd. While so doing a num-
Der OF Dayitts followers got together
and began hootlng at the speakers. The
Parnellites closed around the vehicle from
which their orators were speaking, and the
police appeared and tried TO divide the
factions. The meeting ended in scene Of
wild confusion, and Parnell and his friends
drove of amid a shower Of stones and mud.
Frequent attempts 90 assall the members
OF the party were made, and several bags
hlled with lime were thrown at them.
ElarrlngtOns shoulders were covered with
lime and mass Of lime struck Parnell full
In the face. completely binding him.
THE LEADER IN a PAINTING CONDITION.
This insult infuriated Parnell's friends.
Harrington turned and advancing towards
Father Downey. shouted " Coward! You
are disgrace 20 your Church. The police
here again interfered. and Parnell's party.
who had left their cars. again took their
Parnelrs eyes. which were quite closed,
were intensely painful. He was soon
obliged 10 stop his carriage, which heleft
and entered a neIghbOr's cab III faintlng
condition. The local doctor attended him.
The lime had become caked beneath his
eyelids. and the doctor was unable TO re-
move IL for the lack Of proper appliances,
so he urged Parnel to drive as fast as pos
sble to Kilkenny.
INTENSE AGONY.
Arriving at the Victoria Hotel Parnell
had to be led from the wagon TO his room.
He reclined in an armchair, apparently
sightless and suffering the most intense
agony He still remains IN the hands OF
ms doctors. Surgeon Hackett. who at
tended Parnell along the road, stated at q
late hour tonight that all the lime had
been removed, but that the patient was
still suffering intensely. He said that he
did not anticipate, from present appear
ances, permanent injury 90 ParnelPs sight.
M'cABTHY AND HEALY EoUc HLy HANDLED.
Cork, December ia large crowd gath
cred at tho railway station to-day an hour
previons 20 the coming of Mccarthy and
Healy and their associates and made a
force and hostile demonstration on their
arrival. Sticks were brandished in the air
and "A few fights ensued between the men,
bers Of the two factions. The priests
who tried to pacity the people were
brutally attacked. Canon Lyons, who
is seventy years old. was knocked vio-
lently 20 the ground Father Barrett being
struck. turned on his assilants and called
them towards. Mccarthy was hustled
about by the mob and prevented from
reaching his carriage, followed by hoot-
ing crowd. He addressed the meeting in
side the hotel, while the Parnellites held
the rival meeting outside.
A public meeting will be held Wednes-
day at which Mccarthy, Sexton, Maurice,
Healy and isaae will speak.
The Mayor presided at themeeting of the
Parnell leadership committee to-day. lie
announced that satisfactory progress was
beng made and that a fund would be
started TO meet expenses
THE GLADsToNEASs DENOUNCED.
DUBLIN. December 16.-Parnell's section
Of the National League held meeting
here to-day. The announcement was made
that the receipts for the last two weeks
amounted to II I'll, including subscrlp-
tion Of G30O pounds from Mr.. Scully, the
Parnehte candidate for Parliament IN
North Kilkenny. All the speakers at the
meeting denounced the Gladstoneanp party.
THE PARSKLLITZs WITHDREW.
Dublin, December 6.-Eighty-two dele
Gates from branches of the National
League IN hhitilOlN Htih Ai'NfAAss ~ -N"J
at Killacthomas. A proposal was made to
discuss Parnelrs position, whoreupon the
supporters of Parnell, who were in the MI
nority, withdrew from the meeting.
PARNEIL HUNGERING FOR VENGEANCE.
LONDON. December 1.-THE Kilkenny
correspondent of the DAILY Aelcs declares
that in the fights which occurred at the
meetings the Psrnellites were the aggres-
sors. lie contrasts the Parnell OF to-day
with the Parnell of a year ago. He says
" When Parnell was denouncing Tanner
and Davitt his white teeth cleaned and his
words issued harshly and ferociously. IL
was not the low, refined voice of Parlla-
ment. hut the hard, cruel voice OF one
hungering for vengeance. He pat
ted Harrington on the shoulder
in approval of the latter's denunclations
of SIR John Pope Hennessy. How mean
incless the gestures seemed to be Par
nelps face was thinner than | ever before
saw il. The lustre of his eyes was gone.
aud they seemed tired and dazed. He.
smoked many cigarettes. His gcstieula-
tlons and his familarities with his follow
ers were utterly different from anything
| ever saw In his dem eanor before"
BALFoUR's WORK.
LONDON. December 1.-THE Ne'cs, in an
editorial, says il is evident that Balfour
ordered the police to arrest Harrison.