BROOKLYN MORSELS.
PHILO-CELTS.
The members of the Philo-Celtic Society meet
twice a week at Jefferson Hall, corner of Adams
and Willoughby streets, (opposite the County
Court House,) for the purpose of improving them-
selves, and instructing others, in a knowledge of
the Irish Language: The time of meeting is half
past seven o’clock, and the evenings are Thurs-
days and Sundays.
In addition to imparting instruction in the Irish
language, the society organized a violin class, so
that those who desire to cultivate a knowledge of
music may do so without expense.
We cannot conceive of any place where a father
with his boys could spend a more agreeable even-
ing. The dues of membership are 25 cents a month
If a father or a mother be a member of the society,
his or her children are entitled to partake in the
instructsons in all branches without becoming act¬
ive members themselves. We would, then, urge on
Irish-American fathers and mothers to bring their
children so that they may afford them an opportu-
nity to cultivate a knowledge of the language which
they themselves should know. The Irishman ig-
norant of his national language is the most cur-
ious being in Christendom. What can you make
of him? He would not admit being an English
man, yet, he cannot be called an Irishman for his
language would betray him. We now speak ser-
iously and with due deliberation, and with all the
vehemence which a sense of right inspires, and we
most emphatically declare that we look upon the
Irishman, who is mouthing Irish patrotism and
who ignores the language which gives him that
National Existence as the most hateful being in
creation. Ireland, as an English speaking nation,
can never be separated from England — never.
And those who beguile the people into a belief that
it can deserve to be treated as knaves or fools.
COUNSELLOR JOHN C, McGUIRE VERSUS THE
POLITICIANS — On Friday evening, the 21st of this
month, at the Standard Theatre, the greatest out-
rage ever committed on popular representation
was enacted.
The delegates to nominate city officers assembled
there. The City Judgeship was the only contested
office, and Counsellors John C. McGuire and N.H.
Clement were the principal candidates ; Mr Mc¬
Guire was and is the choice of (at least) fourfifths
of the Democratic voters of the city, yet the poli-
ticians so managed a majority of the delegates as
to nominate Mr Clements, amid the groans and
hisses of the audience And why? Because he is
an Irish-American, and because an Irish-American
politician secured a county nomination the pre-
ceding evening, and lest Mr. McGuire's candidacy
should be a barrier to his election, the majority of
the citizens were euchered out of the nomination.
We who have been laboring for the social eleva-
tion of our race, feel warmly on this subject be-
cause of the degradation which low politicians
bring on our nationality. The Irish-American el-
ement in this city is somewhat over one third of
the population Irish-Americans form about three
fourths of those composing its democracy, yet, out
of seven leading political offices to be filled only
one goes to that element, and this state of affairs,
is brought about by IrishAmerican politicians:
The outbursts of applause which greeted the men-
tion of Mr. McGuire's name in the Convention,
and the groans and hisses which greeted Mr.
Clement's should be a warning to politicians, but
to no effect. They most likely thought to them-
selves, “We have the Irish any way. The slate
was made, and the dastards who were sent to nom-
inate Mr. McGuire conformed to its behests.
They merit the contempt and aversion of honor-
able men, and the thirty delegates who would not
pollute their lips by making the nomination of Mr
Clements unanimous under the circumstances,
deserve well of their manhood, The question now
immediately before us is, are the majority of our
Democratic citizens going to condone this outrage
on their most cherished principles? If they do
submit to this negation of their rights, any treat-
ment which they may hereafter receive is too good
for them. Let them cut the ticket from top to
to bottom. The ballot box only is the place where
they can effectually record their protest, and if
they are men they will do it:
REAL ESTATE. — Being in communication with
Mr. Ropes of Volusia, Florida, I offer over 50 farms
and plots of ground in that state for sale, for from
$500 up. Thirteen of these will be exchanged for
northern property. The most of them are orange
growing farms, with rich hammock land. They
are located in the following counties: — Volusia, Or¬
ange, Brevard, Putnam, and Clay.
FARMS. — ROCKAWAY, L. I. — 15 acres, with
a neat seven roomed cottage, barn & out houses;
a beautiful Summer resdence, price, 6.500. Lewis,
Lewis Co. N. Y. — 100 acres, offices &c,, price, 3.000
Long Meadow, Pike Co, Pa. 115 acres, good house
and out offices ; price, 6.500 ; White Hall, Mich.
100 acres, price, 3.000; Amelia Conrthouse, Va.
198 acres, with two first clsss residences and out-offi-
es, 50 acres of heavy timber . price, 6.000.
HOUSES — Over a hundred houses, in all parts of
the city to select from. Houses from $1,000 to
$30,000.
LOTS, College Point, L. I. — A choice plot
in the leading part of the town, 150 x 200 feet, suit-
able for factory or other building, would exchange
for improved property, is now free and clear.
LOTS — in parcels or singly, from $75 up. Also
Houses and Lots to exchange. Now is the time to
invest in real estate, as, when fairly managed, it
will return from 8 to 10 per cent clean.
These farms will be traded for Brooklyn city
property.
M. J. Logan,
814 Pacific st. Brooklyn.
NOTARY PUBLIC and Commissioner of DEEDS
LOANS Negotiated.
