Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-12-25
PARNELL ON TIE RoAD.
The Sight of His Damaged Optic Has
Dramatic Effect ON tna pnnnin

DUBLIN, Dec. 1s-Mr Parnell left xii
kenny for the village of Goresbridge to-
day. despite the protests of his doctors
The physicians warned him that he ran
the risk of increasing the Inflammation Of
his eyes, which, they said, might result in
the loss of his right eye, Mr.. Parncll
drove for ~ miles with his eyes bandagcd,
and with shawl wrapped about his head
and shoulders to protect him from the
bitter cold, He was accompanied Nv
Mcssrs., Scully, John Redmond, O'Kelly
and Nolan.
4 crowd Of many hundreds Of persons,
headed by band of music, met the Par
nellites as they were entering Goresbridge,
On reaching the meeting-place, Mr.. Par
nell and his colleagues descended from the
carriage. The other members of the party
ostentatiously guided the steps of Mr. Par
nell. This action had dramatic effect on
the onlookers. The bitterness between the
rival factions is growing greater hour by
hour. The followers of MIR. Parnell hold
that he is martyr, while the supporters
Of Mr.. Davitt make the same claim for
their leader.
Mr.. Redmond opened hespeechmaking,
He appealed TO the voters to show the
world that they could conduct an election
without descending to disgraeefll scenes.
He said it was the humiliation of Ireland
to find some Of her men participating in
an election, at Il crisis in her national life,
resorting to obscene scurrility that would
disgrace the lowest dregs of city slumS
Cries of "lIealy % "Tanner!nl An ass.ls-
sin had been found to throw quickimc
into the eyes of n defenceless man, whore
name, whatever his shortcomings might
be, would live in history as that If the
greatest lrshman since the days of Hugh
O'Ncill, Cries of "shamen' Was there
a man among them, who, seeing Mr. Par
nell led MANNED before them did nor feel
the blood ceursihg hotly through his vlens?
The speaker here shouted: Were ready
to resent the dastardly, murdcrous out
rageh Cheers. He then said that those
responsible for the deed were not merely
the actual throwers of the lime, hut also
the men who hurled every insult low
thoughts could devise at the head of Mr.
Parnell.
Amid continuous cheering, Mr.. Parncll
was then assisted toward the front of his
wagonette, and addressed the people. He
referred to the split in the Irish party us
due to English dictation. Throughout the
address, however, he generally expressed
himself in terms he had used in previous
speeches.
At the close Of the meeting in Cores
bridge, Mr.. Parnell and his party pro-
ceeded TO the town of Gowran. They were
well received at this place, and Mr., parnell
spoke briefly from d window, to a large
sA'Nsf III NUM- W
DR.. Morris house, where he was staying,
a meeting of McCarthyites was held at
Johnstown to-day, at which MIR. Healy
made an address. At the same time and
place the Parnellites held meeting.
Among the speakers was Edward Har-
rington.
Sir John Pope Hennessey, the candidate
of the Metaphysics, addressed meeting
at urlingford to-day
At n meeting of the corporation of Kill
kenny to-day some of the members intro
duced and attempted to pass a resolution
declaring in favor of Sir John Pope Hen
Messy, the parliamentary candidate of the
McCarthyites. The Parnell men objected
to the proceeding, and the meeting was
soon in an uproar. Some of the Parnellite
members, in their enthusiastic support of
their candidate, challenged their opponents
to fight. Finally the mayor, who is a
McCarhyite, and the other supporters of
Henncssey Withdrew from the meeting.
The Parnellites thereupon elected chair,
man, and passed resolution expressing
confidence in their leader.
Mr.. Davitt has issued a manifesto enti-
tied Facts for Voters and the Parnellite
party have sent out a counter manifesto,
summing up the argument for their side.
The Healyites held successful meeting
at urlingfOrd to-day. Messrs. Healy and
Dayitt were the principal speakers.
The Rev. Mr.. Park, moderator of the
Presbyterian Assembly of Belfast, has