Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-30
CLUBS AND STONES.
The Pleasantries Of Irish
Politics.
A Lively Day in the North
Sligo Campaign.
Rocks and Shillalahs Play Prom
inent Part.
Many Heads Broken-Dr.Tannc Dragged
Through the BIud--Dalton Apol-
osizes to Healy.
Associated Press Dispatches.

SLIGO, March 29.-Today has been the
liveliest day. so far, in the North Sligo
election campaign. By s o'clock this
morning the streets were alive with
people, listening to the music of several
bands. The Parnell contingent. with
their leader, were out by 10 O'Clock, en-
gagged in personal canvassing. Parnell
met with a hostile reception at Strand
Hill, where he found it impossible to
hold meeting, owing to the piercing
yells of his opponents, and he was
finally compelled to retreat to Sligo.
The bishop of the diocese. together
with the priests of the whole district,
denounced Parnell to their congrega-
tions at mass this morning.
Meanwhile the anti-Parnellites. Sex
ton and Collery, Maurice Healy and
Michael Davitt and their party, bent on
an unfortunate attempt to carry the
fight to the enemy's country, started at
0 o'clock in the morning for the Tireragh
district, addressing small gatherings on
their way, till Templeby was reached.
Here hostile camps had been formed.
The Parnellites maintained sullen
silence, but their opponents with ring
ing cheers welcomed the reinforcements.
The Parnellites gathered on the brow Of
hill, armed with blackthorns and
other weapons, threatening to move to-
ward their opponents, but the police in
terfered, and with q line of bayonets
awed the antagonists, and the storm
subsided amid muttered threats and
curses.
All moved in the direction of Dromore
West, where, after a similar scene, the
Parnellites pelted their opponents Wig
orously with stones, until they were
chased and dubbed by the police.
Michael Davitt led his adherents off, all
ducking their heads, and some covering
themselves with rugs to avoid the fusil-
lade of stones. Pinkerton, member of
parliament for Galway, had his head
cut. and several others were injured.
The fusillades of stones continued
until the party was half mile from
Easky. A couple of newspaper men,
following 100 yarda ahehinds tina Dauitt
party, wore attacked by Parnellites, and
so seriously hurt that they were obliged
to stop at q village to have their wounds
dressed. On learning who the wounded
men were the assailants expressed con-
triton.
On trying to enter Easky, the anti
Parnellites found the road barred by
formidable array of Parnellites, and on
the advice OF the police, they retreated
in the direction of Sligo, amid another
shower OF stones and missiles. The
party reached Sligo in the evening,
where they addressed large meeting.
They gave a detailed account OF the
days happenings and the treatment
they received, which they declared the
Parnellite leaders organized on the pre-
vious night in Sligo. They all vowed
vengeance.
DUBLIN, March pa telegram from
Ballina reports that DIR. Tanner was
seriously assaulted by hostile mob to-
day, being knocked down and dragged
PROSTATE through the mud.
DUBLIN, March 29.--Mlchael O'Brien
Dalton has written to Timothy Healy,
apologizing for the. assault which he
made on the latter at Cork on the 23d.
He denies that anyone instigated the
assault, and begs Healy to remember
that the writer, who had just been re-
leased from Jail, was smarting under an
unjust accusation.