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

NEW ORLEANS SUNDAY, AUGUST %, 1868.
MISCELLANEOUS IRISH NEWS.
ANTR1M.-On the 21st ult., the thermom-
eter showed eighty degrees and five minutes
in the shade, and one hundred and three in
the SUM- in Belfast. The heat in the shade
is the greatest that has been experienced in
Belfast for the last ten years.
The Oldest inhabitant of the Belfast
workhouse Thomas Entwistle) died on the
morning of the 10Th ult., at the advanced
age of ninety-six years.
Commissioners held the annual inspection
of the harbOr.
ARMAGH.-At Camlough fair, on the Goth
ult., there were not over a dozen of good
beasts shown, which sold at the rate of
from SIS. to Cos. per cwt. Mich cows were
rather lower in price, good animals being
obtained at fl3 each.
CARLow.-The Post of the 18th ult. says:
Mr.. Foley, of Graigue, sent to our Office, on
Friday, a potato of the founder species,
grown on his lands ut Sleaty, weighing two
and one-half pounds, which, we must say,
is the largest we have yet seen. He also
sent a sample of Tartary oats, grown on
the same land, measuring seven feet two
inches, the head alone being eleven inches
in length. .
CAvAN.-John M'Fadden, Esq, Coroner
for this county, held an inquest, on the 21st
ult., near Stradone, on the body of a little
boy named Patrick Farrelly, who died two
days before; and, according to the medical
evidence, his death resulted from sunstrOke.
CoRK.-In Cork, at half past nine o'clock,
on the morning of the 21st ult., four men,
dressed like tradesmen, and without dis
guise, entered the shop of Mr.. Morton, gun
maker, Old George street After closing the
door, two of them presented revolvers at
Mr.. Morton, while the other two deliberate
ly filed a sack with guns, which they car
ried away, leaving their companions on
guard, and having emptied it, returned,
filed it again, and then the whole party
went away. They carried off altogether
found no trace of the perpetrators of the
act the occurrence has caused great excite
ment in Cork.
DERRY.-The Northern Wing of the 21st
ult., says: On Tuesday young man
named William James Craig, aged twenty
five years, of Extraordinarily, wooden
draper, accompanied by DIR. Albert Lane,
OF the same place, went to battle at Down
hill. 1t appear that the doctor was an eX-
pert swimmer, and having gone some dis
tance, he found on his return that Mr..
Craig, who had attempted to follow him,
had gone down and was drowned. About
the same time, young man named Thomas
Gault, from near Extraordinarily was
drowned while bathing at the Castlerock
Station, in presence of his mother.
There was IL serious riot on the 2lst ult.,
in Londonderry. Mr.. Dowse, &C, was
addressing meeting of his friends in the
Corporation Hall, when Il mob assembled
outside, aud, failing to get admission,
smashed the windows and hurled brickbats
in, to the alarm of the meeting. The mill
tary was called out and the crowd dis
persed. The windows of Presbyterian
church were broken in retaliation for those
of the Hall.
The Journal of the 25th ult., says: In
the vicinity of Extraordinarily hay has
cut very light, and grass-lands and cattle
have suffered and are suffering much from
continued drought. Oats on all the dry
lands will also be very short but where
bottom soil is moist and attitude high,
there will be an abundant yield. Tho same
remarks apply to potatoes.
DoNEGAL.-From the Northern Wig of
late date, we copy the following: The
>us,lal quiet little town of Man"rcunnnsham
was very much disturbed on the night of
the 18th ult. A collision between about
twenty Protestant young men and an over
whelming force of Roman Catholics took
place close to the town. Serious cOnse-
not the determined attitude of the magis-
trates and constabula1y ~oyerawed the
people. Quiet reigns all over the district.
DowN.-It is said that Lord Arthur Ed
win Hill Trevor, youngest son of the third
Marquis of Downshire and NIP. for the
county ul Down, Is soon 20 De IalStt TO the
PeeraSc
DuBLIN.-There are ninety unions in Ire
land i'll which u third meal is not Yet
allowed daily to various inmates f ii c
workhouse; and fifty-ive j. which the
workhouse inmates, or some classes of them
are not provided by the board OF guardians
with shoes and stockings.
Throughout Ireland drunkenness has con-
siderably diminished In general there is
not now Il more sober people than the Irish
ON the earth.
The potato crop is better this year than
it has been for years back.
The 18th ultimo, in Dublin is said to
have been the warmest day for the last
forty years.
Cardinal Cullen is now considered out of