The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-02-16
MISCELLANEOUS IRISH NEWS.

which contsined, it is said; about EGO. The
parties connected with the Office were alb
sent at the time, and tho thief obtained &C
cess by means Of false key. A "gentle-
manly looking man, who met Mr.. Aun-
gier's clerh>a short distance from the Office
and babe him .good morning" and asked
him show the market=was going" is sus-
peeted- be tho robber, as the clerk ina
short time afterward missed the CASH box.
At Tallaght, recently, two boys, named
Kearney and Corcoran, ere-playing with
gun, which they thought was unloaded.
Unfortunately, it was otherwise, and went
off as Corcoran had it presented at Kear-
ney, who was severely wounded Kearney
was sent Immediately to the hospital, and
it is thought he will recover. Corcoran was
brought before Mr.. Ryan, j. P, but was i'm
mediately discharged from custod y.
A gentleman named John O'DOwd, aged
about seventy years, q professor of langua-
ges, lately residing at % Mulgrave street,
died on the 18th ultimo, after some hours,
illness, from an attack of apoplexy.
Recently, man named Bernard Walsh,
: described as groom, was charged at
Chancery lane police station with having
stabbed Il man named Daniel Ryan in the
abdomen with {: knife at High street, Dub
lin. Itappcared that TIE prisoner had some
alteration with Ryan, and wounded him
desperately. Ryan was forthwith carried
to MERGERS Hospital.
Flood, OF lnchicore, was recently destroyed
by fire.
George Evans, Esq, Portrane, Donabatc.
Swords, has been appointed high sheriff OF
the county, and Edward-H. Kinahan, Esq,
III Merrion square, North, high sheriff OF
the city of Dublin, for the present year.
The Dublin Irishman says: Information
is wanted of William Sicily. When last
heard-of, about eighteen years ago, he was
in London, but has since emigratetl to
Am erica. Any informant n concerning him
will be thankfully received by his brother,
James Sicily, ~ Bride street.
Information is also wanted of John But
Ter. When last heard of, in the year 1853,
was in the Worcester Iron Works, Massa-
'chusetts, U. S. Any information of him
will be thankfully received by his sister,
Julia Butler, :s3 Bride street.
Wickiow.-The furze and heath on Bray
head recently had u marrow escape of being
destroyed by fire, in consequence of tar
barrel which had been set fire to, in honor
of Lord Brabazon's marriage, having been
scattered by mischievous persons, and
setting fire to the heather. -.
Robert +. Ellis, Esq, Sea Park, has been
appointed high sheriff of the. county Wick
low for the present year.
George Posnet, Esq, agent to Lord Pow
erscourt, is about being presented by the
tcnantry of that peer with a massive set of
silver. On the principal articles of the SER
vice the following inscription is engraved ::
I" Presented by the tenantry of the Powers
court estate i'll the counties of Wicklow,
Tyrone, Wexford, and Dublin to George
Posnet, ESP, j. r., agent to Viscount Pow
erscourt, as Il token OF their regard and
esteem, january, 1868"
Verfora.-The Wexford People has the
following: Died i'll Wexford OH the Feast
- OF the Epiphany in the sixty-eighth year of
his age, the iiey. John Richard, late pastor
[0F IN .Nnnatnxyn liz VII
T, were celebrated on Wednesday, January 8,
in the Church OF the immaculate Concep-
ton, Rowe street, the Lord Bishop of
Ferns, the Right Rev. DIR. Fullong, pre-
siding celebrant, Rev. c. Reville, q. S. F.;
deacon, Rev. James Ryan, c. c., Wexford !;
sub-deacon, Rev. Francis NJ. Marshall, G..
c., Wcxford, master of ceremonies, Rev.
John Raiec, c. C., Wexford Chanters,
- Rev. w. Murphy, L. p, Cushenstown, and
Rev. Mr.. Cogan, o. 5. T., Wexford.
Arthur W.,G-Gaianess, ESP, valentia,
Camolii5 hasleen appointed high sheriff OF
the county Wexford for the present year.
RiihcnAy.-ln the Landed Estates Court,
Dublin, the following, as the estate of Eliza
Pope, was RECENTLY sold: The lands of Bal
IybraSil, situate ne :. the-e,ity of Waterford,
, held ir.-1ac saaffTrfe, Containing 26O acres,
ana producing Anet rental of E292, sold to
- NIT. IL. Nerwich, in trust, at f66I0.
Thomas Tyre, Esq, of Uppercourt, Hs sh-
ford, has been appointed high sheriff c the
county, and John ?. Hylaud, Esq, of Cion-
moran, high sheriff OF tho city OF Kilkenny
for the present year.
The Journal congratuates Mr.. VIM.
ODonnell on his accession TO the may
orally of tie :. Marble City" and say,-tffat
the popular enthusiasm which was mani
Tested during his inauguration was but a
just and unanimous endorsement of the
public confidence in him as an energetic
and upright chief ma gistrate.
The name of Daniel iCarrigan, james
green, Kilkenny, shopkeeper,-ha appeared
in the insolvency list. -
CarloD.-William Duckctt, Esq, of Rus
sellstown park, recently died OF heart dis
ease.
Robert Wesley Hall Dare, Esq. of Now
townbairy, has been appointed high sheriff
oil the count% tor the present year.
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