The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1868-05-10

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DIGGING In =: fold. in the naightorhood of
Midaleton. held ~ As, John fahill, 9 elesk
found; about two feet under tie surface .
very large .boxn 1t measured six feet h
length, eighteen inches in depth and twelve
inches in width. 1t was made of deal, and
appeared tO have been for a long time I'm
TIP ground, The lid, which was not fas
fathtp surprised to find that it contained
MkAr appeared to him, Mt first sight, q small
HsnpOn, made of wood and bound with
StroDg iron bands. There were also two
PIKE heads, one of which was elegantly fn
ished. The police report that there can be
articles were intended, because the field in
which they were had been, in March, 1867,
in the possession Of q young man named
James O'Sullivan, q clerk in the distllery,
who had the reputation Of being head centre
of the district. 1t is believed that he took
night of the 5th, and the morning Of the 9th
of March, 1867, but he succeeded in making
good his escape to America. ]f Il
The Cork ExaSsiner says: On the Sd ult.,
Mr.. John Curtin, of this city, who had been
arrested under the lord lieutenant's war
two months, was discharged from custody
on q memorial forwarded by Mr.. NJ. ]. Col
Inns, solicitor. Mr.. Patrick Joyce; who had
also been n short time in custody under the
lord lieutenant's warrant, was released
from Mountjoy. Both will, we believe, be
allowed to return to Cork, and resume their
business as publicans.
The same paper, under date Of the 4th
ult. says: The Cork correspondent of the
l11sh Builder notices q considerable inn
provement in the building business in this
city, which for some time had been at a
stand still. Owing to the increased anima-
tion in the trade, the masons, in the middle
of March, obtained an advance Of three shil-
hngs per week on their wages the stone
cutters also demanded concessions, but
were refused, and q strike took place. The
men and employers have generally come to
terms since, and the only works stopped
are those at st. Vincent's, Sundays Well,
for which Mr.. McMullen is contractor. The
carpenters, following the example of the
other trades, are stated to be at present on
strike for similar advance to that obtained
by the masOns. The masters are willing to
yield to the demand on condition that the
hour system " is adopted, but this is OBJ
jected to by the men. The principal works
now in progress are the Protestant cathe-
dral and the alterations in the county Jail,
which include the erection of pretty cha
pei. Tenders have been invited for the
erection Of school buildings, and residence
for the Christian Brothers at Doneraile, at
cost estimated at E30OO, and several other
works are in contemplation. =l.1
On the evening Of the 7th ult., four men
entered the house of Samuel Miner, John
street, Cork, and presenting: q revolver at
him, demanded his arms, in the name of the
Irish Republic. Their conduct was very
ner's daughter, if their demands were not
instantly complied with. Mr.. Miners
fowling-piece was delivered to them, and
ON getting it they decanped.
The Cork correspondent of the Irish
Times, under date of the 9th ult., announces
farmer named Thomas Lynch, of Ballina-
mought, by an unknown party, who de-
manded a revolver, and fred two shots into
the house through a, window, which they
had forced open. No one, however, was
hurt, and the whole story is rather suspi-
.cious.
The parish priest of Groom, Rev. John
Quinlan, in writing to the editor of the
Limerick Reporter, under date of the 9th
ult., says: "The petition for Religious
Equality was signed here on yesterday, and
contained between six and seven hundred
names, headed by Henry Lyons, Esq, J.P.,
Groom House." ----.
& A public meeting of the inhabitants of
Queenstown and the Great Island was con-
vened on Tuesday, 9TH ult., for the purpose
of concerting measures to obtain the discs
tablishment and disendowment of the Prot
eSCauU SnuTcH III 1relhuO Inc mecCluS
was held at the new school house above the
town, and was very numerously and re-
specially attended, the bishop of the do
cese, the Most Rev. DIR. Keane, and
number of his clergy, being among those on
the platform. The meeting was presided
over by DIR. Maurice Power, UP.
L1MERIcK.--TheL Lord Bishop of Limerick
has appointed the Rev. Cornelius Mccarthy,
&C., Ballingarry, Parish Priest Of Knocka-
derra, in the room of the late Rev. Denis
O'Brien, PIP. Rev. James Moran, &C.,
Templeglantin, has been appointed &C. of
Ballingarry. -#..t
The Limerick Easter fair of cattle, sheep.
and pigs, was held on the 9th ult., when
buyers were scarce, though stock was
plenty. The quotations were as follows !: