The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-08-23

SuIVau LOuSe, the Curragn.
Mr.. Darby, gardener to Edward Lawren-
son, Esq, J.P., has gathered and weighed
one hundred pounds of fine cherries off one
tree in Nurney garden this season.
The third annual exhibition of reaping
machines, under the auspices of the Athy
Farmers Club, will be held the first week
in August.
K1LKENNr.-In this county it is moro
than likely that Messrs. Ellis and Brien
will be reelected. 1t is believed that Sir
John Gray will be reelected for the city.
AS he plOwed before Gladstone in the field
of Church Reform, the new Parliament
could not afford to do without him.
Reaping has commenced in the upper
part of this county.
New hay is selling in Kilkenny at s3 per
ton.
KINGS COUNTY.-We have to announce
with regret, says the Chronicle, that Mr..
King will not contest the county. Sir Pa
trick O'Brien is expected very shortly to
call on some Of his supporters in Parsons
town.
L1MER1cK.-Mary Galigan, wife of a
stable Woods, at the Limerick city police
court, on the Oath ult., charged with at
tempting to commit suicide by strangling
herself in her room in Mary street.
LoNGFoRD.-The Dublin Irishman says !:
Information is wanted of Bernard Whitney,
Thomas Whitney, Mary Whitney, and Ann
Whitney, who left Longford, Ireland, and
Pennsylvania. Any Information would be
gladly received by their brother, John
Whitney, who is now living at No. 9 Gay
street, Liverpool.
LoUTH.-A scene of extraordinary excite
ment was witnessed on the 18th ult., in the
ancient graveyard of St. Mary's, Drogheda.
a MIR. stype, manager of the foundry of
ago, his friends desired to have him inferred
in the cemetery attached to the parish in
which he had resided for three or four
years. When excavating about four feet
below the surface, the grave digger came
upon a tombstone, which was lifted, and
figures, including a cross, lamb treading
upon a dragon, key, and other devices,
which led some Roman Catholics to suppose
that it covered the remains of dignitary
of their Church. A rumor quickly spread
that the grave of bishop was about to be
came greatly excited, and assembling in
large numbers, provided with spades, they
very soon filed up the grave, replaced the
stone, and declared their determination not
to allow any one to disturb it again. The
Rev. Mr.. Dugyan, the curate, who was
looking on, cntrcated them to take the
stone into the vcstry of the church for pre-
servatiOn, but they Indignantly refused t"
do so. The church wardcns were sent Tor
and underworld to convince them their
error, hut III vain. They INSISTED that
another grave should beopeucd, and offered
to Dig one, i'll the new ground where strain
gers were buried. At length. after tl.c fl
neral hid been d-Iaycl for some hours. :hc
friends ufsHltc deceased off, red to have
another grave opened il the c."wd quietly
dispersed. they refused to do sAprsnS-
ing, no count, that it was :: strataYem tn
rnt tLrpf-.,w,v 'Th,, Roman Cuf;,plir
rate of the parisha rrived, and strongly adj
vised them to accept the proposal, bat they
still refused, and as matters were assuming
a very threatening aspect It WAS found ne
ccssary to send for eighty men of the
Twenty First Royal Scotch Fusiiers, under
the command of Lieutenant Allen, who
formed Il Gordon round the g'avodisgcrs to
protect them while they opened IL fresh
grave. The Rev. Mr.. Duggan, writing to
the Dublin Express states that it could not
have been the grave of an ecclesiastic as the
feet were placed in the direction of the east
as lay people are buried.
MAYo.-Thc Dublin Ifishman says: III
formation is wanted of Ned Lavellc, of
G#tfiHtfi4at, Bttl4iBtt, ih-tlIc county of Mayo,
and, also, of his wife. The last time heard
from, about six years ago, they resided at
II place called Charmont, Pagctt county,
State of Iowa. Any Information of the
above persons will he gratefully received
by Thomas Gauyhan, addressed to Francis
Wall, Ballina.
MEATn.--At the fortnight petty session.
of the Longwool district of this county, .an
the Goth nit, before y. *. Handy and
John Rorke, Es'Is., considerable interest
WAS created in number of prosecutions
brought by the drainage trustees of he
river Dccl against parties (farmcrs) for
having, during the months OF May, June,
and July, injured the banks of said river,
by permitting their cattle to go into the
river, thereby breaking down the banks of
the same, contrary I" the thirtieth Victoria,
chapter forty nine, section twenty three.
The, complaint WAS brought by Messrs.
Ds-trcy and Montgomery, trustees-the
former stating that breach of the act in
CURED IL penalty of fl0.
QUEENS CoUNTY.-Thc Leinster Express
of the 18th ult., says: We understand