The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-03-14

,.s m tbe Portsi tsncae army,
Afterwards surgeon in tho Britihh military Lee |
gion, and subsequently stan surgeon. ne , was
two decorations for services on the Held Of Dat- |
tle He held several local appointmen I'D ms
native town, where he pTaetised ff6F the last
twenty 1--we Years OF his me.
y Ku.DARE--on tho 31st Of January, the pa.
rishioncrs IL Cayagh, county Kildare, presenteu
their worthy parish priest, ehe Rev. Denis Null
downey, with a spiendid CAR By niag.li, q
esteem Ii which be Is 3ustly held by an ciasses
F.rssRRlcK. AN old lnsr named Nash, . sur
veyor was ON d recent night accidentally kill
ed by being struck by the Ahatt OF 2 car on
which M. y. 9, Bsien, n. FL was driving nome
from the Ardsgl1 raiiwAy stafioii. n tsss - =
Z LEIrnrM-Rev. John kenny, G. c., died on
Tho i;ss KillagGa eonnty
Leitrim. in ths htty-nfnth year of his nge,
after q shostf llnesss ard Nsa intSsrsd on the
following Wednesday IN the parish churcn.
-Eourm.-The Louth Fnrrning Society Plow
ing Matches came of at Clerfpppt Park, ON the
Sd ult For che frst class prizes there We're
eleven contestants, the awards being Thomas
Mills Lesighann1ore, first premium, e los:;
James Mullen. Newrath, sscand, ea; Patrick
Mathews, plowInan TO Mr. James Campeeii,
third, 81 TO-; Patrick McDer1nott, plowman to
Lord Clerinoiit, fourth, FL For the second
siiisiiii es los; Thomas Clarke Corbailis, sec
ond, 60; John BrenIan, GibstomH. THIRD,
Tase awards 81 the third class prices were:
Peter Donneliy, plowman 10 Mr.. n. Arthur,
iirss premium, ea IDS; Thenias Mnllaolland,
NORMAN to Mr.. ". Arthur, second, 81; Miehaal
Earaber plowman to Mr.. Patteson, third, 81
Its., Thomas Mccormick, pfowman to Lord
Clermont, fourth, FL.
Mayos--The Mayo E1aasisef, of a late date
says The good ladies of the Convent Of Mercy
in Castlebar, have contributed the supply OF
clothing 80 opportunity sent To the poor school
children by the great Archbishop on the Feast
of the Publication,
MEATH. -Dr. Edward r. Floyd was recehtly
chosen medical officer of Lucan Dispensary
District, vice DrssPnrefoy, deceased.
QUEENS CouNrY.-Kenelm Thomas Digby,
ESQ, NJ. p, by appointment recently received
ut Stradbally n deputation from the National
Teachers of the Queenis County, TO lay before
him q statement of their grievances.
RoscoMMoS.--The Roscommon JonrsG, says
Andrew Fethefston, his wife, four children, and
I their servant maid, residing in Grange, county
Roseomuon, took arsenic in n cake Tor bread
soda, on Wednesday night last, February 3.
DIR. Mclaughlin being sent for, found them III
| 1. diving state, bat under his skdlful care they
are ali expected TO recover,
sLIeo,--Mr. Edward o'Farreli, Of the Sligo
CLdatIioH. has been selected by the Government
| for tile postmastership of Sligo. -
| WTrpPgRAnY. - A Tipperary correspondent
SAYS 1t was announced on last Sunday Dan.
| sly, to the people in the Chapel of New Inn,
Cahir by the Rev. Jnhn Ryan, x, thaI spring
short time before his death. The congregation
prayed most fervently for the repose Of his sonl
At late Borrieoleigh petty sessions, Mr.
| Kennedy of Saat town was elected Petty Ses
lsions Clerk, vacant by the resignation OF Mr.
| Chadwick. SaA
TYRoSR.--A number of Gypsies recently ar.
/ rived IN OmaGh FROM Dungannon, End sen.
camped within about u quarter of mile OF
/ the town. They had six tents erected, in
/ which they Iivad, and TO all appearance seemed
both happy and comfortable, They have beer
selhng fortunes to number Of people since
| their arrival
WATERFoRp. Afiss Anastatia Rrophy, young
4 est child of SIR. John Brophy, of Waterford
was recently professed In the Presentation Con
/ veut Holy Cross. - u IS 5sss u ~
porter of February o, says: The damages eiEuse'
TO the entertainments which had been formed
I lnring the last twenty years along the bank
Of the rivers Suir aud Barrow by the late hig
tides s very great. The tide rose about eigh
or ten feet above ordinary spring tides, an
overfowed the banks,
! ON the 7th uit Mr., Thomas Walsh, anctior
4 Ger of Waterford, disposed of q farm by aue
u tion. The farm is situate ut the county XII
kennysfde of the river SUR, and was formerl,
in the occupation of Michael Minning nun
Der of farmers were present at the sale. Afte
y avery briak competition, Mr. Walsh declare
the nslreh nzer TO be Joseph Magraflis at f6t
The farm was formerly les.at ES6. -
! WEXFORD. Wexford correspondent, says
We have 60 regret the demise of Lawrenc
6weetman, ESD, y. r., Ballymacasey. He be
lnngeA tn-nn ane lent family. rs IL Indicated b
J his family motto, Sc Non noyo sed vetern.H II
was a IIIaIhePlEEw % tho fEtE Most
: Swestman, Lord Bishop of the diocese of Fern
! and Maa most respeetnhly eeilneeted iE th
Il tsossttfyEfis FeHssitas panied
| large funeral coFtegc from Ballymaeasey Heus
) TO the Catholic ch,trchyard, C1onroche; an
: the last solemn ceremonies of the Church ha'
!, Ing there been celebrated over them, they WEI
tinterred in the family vault; under the Shade
J, OF the mission cross IN TINT chnrrhgard.
wRsTMEaTH.-Philip oReilly, Esq, Colan
q her, county WestmeaSh, has been sworn in a
Fl High Sheriff of the county of Longfard, an
& Thomas Gregory, ESQ.,, of Carrickmora, as h
deputy.
n =s-WInKLQw.---ln the Court of Exchequer, Dul
lin, an action was recently brought by job
, ScuIly arni1rst Thomas Gamble for recovery
q Gf0o damages for an alleged breach of ngre
mont Verdict for plaintiff ESQ,
A GRAND CATHEpRAL.--A New Yor
: correspondent of the Cincinnati Gaset
writess
} Tho Roman Catholic Cathedral, at Il
corner of Fiftieth street and Fifth ayenn
.l..Va n,