Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-10
eoop NEWs FRoM lRELANp.
The Chief Sccretary's Report OF the Com
dition of iif,lrs There.

The Chief Sccretary's Report of the Com
dition of iiT,irs There.
LONDON. Oct t0.-Mr. Balfour, chief
secretary for Ireland, replying to an in
quiry us to the real condition Of affairs
in ireland, writes as follow,
"We have OF course, received
endless reports and communications
Of all sorts on the subject.
Regarding the potato crop in Arc-
laud, no positive or final conclusion can
be formed until the potatoes IRE dug,
toward the end of October. But all
testimony which is of any value, and
which obviously is not doctored for po-
litical purl oses, appears to Indicate
that the cry of general famine in Ire
land Is wholly absurd, although Ia par
ticular loc ,lities the failure OF the crop
is undoubtedly serious. The measures
that have been taken by the govern
lnent win without question be sunicient
to deal with any real distress which may
be beyond the power Of the ordinary
poor law to meet.
says They Have Overdone N.
A dispatch from Scotland says that
Chief secretary Balfour received with a
smile the news OF the appointment of Il
committee il America to dead with the
threatened famine in Ireland aud that
he romar1el: "Dillon aud the rest have
oyerdone the thing this time. 1t WINS
not famine fund they wanted, but
more money for the plan of campaign.
Tpperary has cost them t30,00J al
read.
I'und, for tin Sufs .rcrs.
No withstaadrg Mr., palfours deola-
may be caused in Ireland by the potato
blight can b. remediel by govern
mcAtal action, the movement to raise u
fund in England for the salfereri con-
tiuues to uttlact supporters Among
tie contributions Thnrsday was one OF
s., 900 from Nlr John q. Bgunncg. Li0-
erai member Of parliament, for Nor h
wich,
rnrne!r. Health.
Mr.. Parncl,'s health is far from satis-
factory. as might hlvo been inferred
from his inability 10 attead the recent
important Nationalist convention Mt
Dublin. His physiciins forbid him
from addressing pablo meetings and
the utmost thlo they will sanction in
the way OF pol,tical activity at present
il that he may meet his colleagues p.i-
vately in conference,
Dang rs That Hcnanca Itaiy.
Prime Minister Crispi, speaking ut
banquet in his honor. at Florence, said
that seductive influences were ut work
to misiead the people by demanding the
rps storation Of redeemed territory. under
the ensign OF patriotism. The adoption
OF irrotantsn would see the whole Of
Europe against Italy. She could not
seek o impose her rule upon Malta nor
iusist that Switzerland recognize the
principles Of her absolute right Of M.
tionality The Austr l-GeI1nan aliance
proved that this right must be inter
preted with moderation. lrredentisin,
which might bring war in its train,
was really directed against the triple
alliance TIE agita,ors did not see the
advances which France WAS IN liking
toward Austria, Or that the agit
favored the Vatican's plans for restor-
alton Of temporal power. The timo
hld arrived to speak frankly, to the end
that MI patriots might openly fl ght
against the agitators, aud sheld Tho
nation from the danger which men
anced it,
ucinicite over Peily's Return.
The little town cf Stifron- Walden,
England, was the scene Of mach rejoice
ing over the safe return of young Pelly
from Canada, where he is popularity be-
lieyed TO have had a narrow escape from
the fate which overlook his companion,
Benwell. The streets of the place are
decorated with flags and arches, and the
numerous friends of the Pelly family are
giving the returned wanderer hearty
welcome.