The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-01-03
elected Mayor of Londonderry for the coming

CoSai iNiSAtEu lJOueTIy, Esq, heu CASTLE, Lon
donderry; George Miller Harvey, Esq, Malin
Hall, Cardonagh; Capt John Leslie, Ballyward
Lodge, Castlewellan.
Mr.. +. ID. McGusty has been appointed crown
prosecutor for the County Donegal.
DowN.-The following are the names return
ed by the Judges of Assize for the selection of
next years High Sheriff for the County Down:
Major Madden Hail. Narrowwater Castle, War
Park, Belfast.
FERMANAGIr.-Mr. McCausland, Q. c., has
been appointed crown prosecutor of the Coun-
ty Fermanagh
GALwAY.-1t is stated by Mr.. Patrick Fergu-
son that some short time ago he went to reside
at Windfcld Mills, Mount Below bridge, Coun-
ty Galway, when he made some costly improve
ments on the land, houses, etc. His landlord,
John Fallon, Esq, of Netterville Lodge, acct
dentally seeing an account OF his expenditure,
sent for Mr.. Ferguson, and unasked, handed
him check for E150, compensation for in-
provements.
MAN Bank is to be opened at Loughrea under
the management of Mr.. c. A. ughnan,
about the first of January next.
KERRY.-In Tralee, on the 22d ult., the ami
versary of the execution OF Allan Larlin, and
OliIien, at Manchester, was commemorated by
the wearing of rosettes OF green and black.
Large numbers wore those emblems of national
mourning, and notable feature i'll the demon
stration that y0nng lads of from twelve
years upwards sportcd them proudly OH their
breasts. Some young ladies braided their hair
with green ribbons, and wore them on their
necks, who would not be outdone by the men
in tcstifying their sympathy for the patriots
who inundated themselves on the altar of
their country.
The Cork Examiner says: A very valuable
slate quarry of several hundred acres in extent,
has lately been discovered on the lands Of Bal
lyoughtra, in the parish of Dunerlin, west of
Kerry.
AT late Kerry ounty-at-large sessions,
presentment was approved for the building of
IL new Courthouse at Cahirceveen, to cost $500,
on the understanding that Trinity College is
to give II site and subscription OF t'iOo.
kuDARE.-In Dublin there recently tried
for the second time, an action entitled Hend-
rick Hcndrick,' brought to test the legiti
macy of OF the late Capt. Charles Hend-
rick, Il. n, who had resided in Mass in 1852,
with widow named Harmon, to whom he was
married by the parish priest of Mass, Rev. Fa-
| Their Doyle. The penal laws, however, rendered
that marriage null and void; but in May, iSos,
they We're married by the Register i'll Dublin,
and the plaintiffs was that he was born
| three months thereafter. The defendant, a
brother of Capt. Hcndrick, contended that the
boy was born before the legal marriage, and
therefore, illcgitimate. On this, the second
trial the jury-reversing the former verdict,
which was for plainttf-found for defendant,
with Il recommendation that the boy should be
provided for.
| Observation-Disclosures VIM. Kealy has been
elected Mayor of Kilkenny for the coming year.
LoUTH.-A Drogheda correspondent, under
date November3O, says: The people of this town
James Woods, the young man who was shot by
| one of the private soldiers of the 9th Regiment
of Foot on the Goth inst, and the circumstances
under which he met his melancholy death, by
having erected over his grave i'll the Cork Gem
etery Il suitable monument. working conf
mittee was appointed in the early part OF the
wceksto collect subscriptions, and see the pro-
| ject properly carried out. Mr.. hughes, proprl-
etor of the Drogheda frgus kindly consented
to become treasurer and patriotic citlZeH
Mr.. Peter johnson, North quay, has undertaken
the duties of secretary. About E2., haVc already
been handed in.
| The vacant Peerage has been conferred by
Queen Victoria Col. John McClintoek, OF
Drumcar, in the county of Louth. Mr.. AlcCln-
took will take Il title from his Donegal or Ty
rome property.
Edward McDonogh has been unanimously
elected Mayor OF Drogheda for the coming year
LniEH1CK-Thomas Boyse J. P.,I has been
! elected Mayor of Limerick for the coming year.
| MAYo.-The MAYO Examiner, November %,
says: Mr.. George III. Moore, NJ y, will be en-
| tertained at Il banquet. to be given by his sup
porters at Bufiina, next Thursday.
SuGo.-A Sligo correspondent, writing on
the day after the, County Sligo election, says ::
The success which was won amid wintry storm
and rain, has been celebrated IN the sunshine OF
| an almost summer day. Sunday and sterday
| were two as Indictment days as ever came out OF
| the sky. To-day has been like n day III June
| On Sunday many hundreds came in here from
distant parts of the country, travelling III open
carts under torrents of rain, in order to be
early at the poll on Monday morning. from
| Geevah, eighteen miles distant, came II process
sion of nearly two hundred electors, headed by
their aged pastor, Father Dominic Noon, on an
open car having generously. given mp the only
amongst the voters. Ont OF the entire parish
only two men proved recreant to country and
creed, and these two We're bailihs of Tory
landlord. The Rev. Owen Feeny and the Rev
| Malachy Brenuan also brought in large contin-
gents from their respective parishes. Last
night every hill, hillork, and rising ground in
the county had its bonfire. in celebration OF the
popular victory, and in honor of the election to
the Imperial Parliament of Il scion of the royal
house OF O'Connor.
T1ppERARY.-We (.Adrocate) sincerely regret
to record the demise of +. Lidwell, ESD, }. T.,
on the 22d November, ut his residence Dromard,
near TempleInore, in the 18th year of his age.
! He was descended from an old and illustrious
family who were ever distinguished for their