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The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
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Parnell and Dillon, commissioned by the Irish Land League, have sailed from Queenstown to New York to seek assistance for relieving pressing distress in Ireland. New York reception committee prepares event at Gilmore's Garden with admission fees and subscriptions from Irish societies and wealthy individuals.
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Active Preparations for the Reception of the Irish Agitators at New York.
New York, December 21.-The following cable dispatch has been received by Dr. Phillip E. Donler, one of the Secretaries of the Parnell reception committee:
Queenstown, December 21.-Parnell and Dillon have just sailed. The Land League commissions them to receive assistance for the relief of the distress which the League will distribute. The distress is very pressing.
Land League, Dublin.
John Dillon, who accompanies Mr. Parnell, is a prominent Dublin barrister and a son of John B. Dillon, the patriot of 1848.
A special meeting of the New York reception committee has been called for an early day to take action on the distress question. All Irish societies are invited to send delegations. It is considered certain that Gilmore's Garden will be engaged for the reception. An admission fee will be charged and the proceeds forwarded to the poor of Ireland. All the wealthy Irishmen in the city will be personally canvassed for subscriptions, and the committee are sanguine of success; so all the Irish organizations are taking an active part in the movement.
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Ireland
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December 21
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committee sanguine of success in fundraising for relief of distress in ireland
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Parnell and Dillon sailed from Queenstown, commissioned by the Land League in Dublin to receive assistance for distributing relief amid very pressing distress. John Dillon is a prominent Dublin barrister and son of 1848 patriot John B. Dillon. New York reception committee, upon receiving cable, calls special meeting, invites Irish societies, plans to engage Gilmore's Garden with admission fee, canvass wealthy Irishmen for subscriptions, and forward proceeds to poor of Ireland.