The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-21
PARNELL ON THE STUMP.
He SAYS LIME AND NOT FLOUR
WAS THROWN AT HIM.

Filth Declared the Foundation on
Which the Opposition Stands He
Promises Ireland a Parliament
Which Will be More Than a Big
Board of Guardians.
DUBLIN. Dec. 20.-Mr Harrington ar
rived in Ireland to-day. He was on the
Aurania and came ashore at Queenstown,
where he was enthusiastically received.
The Freeman's Journal says the priests
who were present at the Castle Conner
meeting, at which Mr.. Parnell was as
saulted, say it was mud. not lime, that was
thrown into Mr.. Parnell's eyes, and asks:
How do they know that's" "Is is not
creditable," says the Journal, "for them 10
be mixed up in outrages of this kind, but
| since it is notorious that they were con-
nected with the affair they ought either to
| have examined the stuff taken from Mr..
/ ParneiFs eyes, or to have respected the
declaration of his doctors as to what the
| substance was"
THE FIGHT AT KILKENNY.
KILKENNY, Dec. 20.-Me srs. Mccarthy
| and Sexton have left Kilkenny. The
McCartlytes are concentrating their efforts
| upon the canvass for votes.
n AuEbuST VI pfloSUS udFO UdkeU
| the field and are making strenuous efforts
| TO secure the election Of Mr. Hennessy.
Drs. beckett and Fitzgerald, Mr.. Par
| nell's physicians, state that the contents of
| the package thrown into Mr.. Parnolrs eyes
was lime, and that the danger of permanent
| injury to his sight is not yet over.
PARNELL SPEAKS.
Mr.. Parnell, despite the injury to his eyes,
| continues TO take an active part in the cam.
| paign To-day he delivered an address
| from window of the hotel. At the OPEN
| ing of his address he referred to his treat
| ment by the McCnrthyites at Castle Conner
| and denied the st .tement that it was -four
| that was thrown in his face and ewes.
He was very positive In his asserti n
| that sla and lime were the subs ances
thrown at him. Mr. Parnell then devoted
| himself TO explaining the political situation
| He declared that he would allow no combs
nation, however powerful, to drive him
| from his duty to Ireland. He would not
| yield to English dictation.
| Mccarthy RIDICULED.
Referring to Mr.. Mccarthy. he ridlculed
| him as a leader who did not have two ounces
| of steel in his whole body. The question
before the Irish people, he said, is whether
ireland should take her politi from Eng
land or from Ireland. The Irish people
| ought not to yield to old women humbugs
who are airing their virtue thr ughout the
country. The whole policy Of his oppo-
nents was the ventilation Of lies
| about miserable scoundrel. They had
nothing to stand upon but filth, but the
| pure waters of public opinion would wash
them and their filth away. If the people
| trusted him he would aim to obtain for
them O parliament which would not be
merely big board of guardians to be
turned out by the batons of police, but
really legislative body not under the con-
tral Of English public opinion, and power
| full to administer to Ireiand's needs, ana to
give Ireland place among the nations.
| GONE TO MEET o'BRIEN.
| Messrs. Mccarthy, Sexton and Condor
| have started for Boulogne to meet William
| O'Brien. Father Humphreys accompanies
the party.
Mr. Parn ell made another speech this
| evening. In the course of his remarks he
| said: "In 1865 God told me to put my hands
to the plow, and obe, ed" Mr. Parnell con-
cluded his speech as follows: Il feel within
me that the day of victory is near at.hand,
and that this is the last bitter and doubtful
| struggle before ireland. l feel that the
| gates Of darkness will open before u.s. We
are even now walking in the valley OF the
shadow Of death, yet the light will surely
cJme-the light of the Irish sun-burst,
which has never been absent and never will
| be; bnt whlch Will always be beacon to
our nation to encourage US to go
| show us the true road. On that
road we will walk together to victory"
| M. Parnell also made brief speeches in
other villages. He has telegraphed to Mr..
| Harrington TO come TO Kilkenny.
Thrt ughout the town Of Skibbereen. in
| Cork, placards have been posted bearing the
words: civil war is certain"
SYMPATHY MEETING REPUDIATED.
New YORK, Dec. Fitzpatrick Gleason,
president of the municipal council of the
| Irish national league, issued card to-day
declaring that the Parnell sympathy mee--
| ing last night In Cooper Institute was not
the action Of the council, but was done in
its name illegally and without the authority
of the council. He disclaims any respon =
sibil.ty for the meeting. its utterances or
| sentiments.