The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-01-10
MORNING STAR AND CATHOLIC MESSENGER.
NEW ORLEANS. SUNDAY. JANUARY 10. 1869.
MISCELLANEOUS 1R1sH NEWS.

MISCELLANEOUS IR1sH NEWS.
CoRK.@The Fenian ECaptain" p X O'Brien,
arrested some months ago for attacking houses
and carrying off firearms, but who escaped
from Mallow Brideweu after committal for
trial, was recaptured on the evening of the Sth
nlt. in the neighborhood of Kanturk. He had
gone to the house of man named Lyons, at
Carrarague, Moll Carthy's Bridge, and
forcibly taken gun, with which he decamped
horse which he had stolen from man
direction of Mushra Mountains The police
followed, and eventually up with the
Captain" and arrested him. On being
searched he was fonnd to have a single-barreled
gun, horse-pistol, shot-pouch, strap, and
box of percussion caps. correspondent of the
Cork Examiner furnishes II long description of
the capture and subsequent efforts of O'Brien
to escape. When he had been tied on a car for
removal to Jail, a crowd assembled, to whom he
appealed for his rescue, telling them who he
and re1atre 81 mR,e on 'h The fe mn army,
martyr" Constable Quinn warned the people
to desist from any effort at rescue, saying he
wo9ld shoot the first man who should lay hands
Begley there being but two-had by that
time mounted OBrien's horse, and rode be-
tween the car and the irresolute crowd, where
the captain to his captors. Constable Begley
afterwards, to his great dismay, found that the
cartridge had dropped out of his rife, and the
hammer had fallen. on the nipple, SO that his
weapon would have been perfectly useless save
as a club, had the crowd summoned courage to
spring to the relief of OBrien, who, on seeing
signed himself to his fate, and was carried to
Rathcoole and thence Kanturk.
CARLow.-Mr. William Adds Pagan, of Eel
trim, county Cork, the present NJ. p. for Carlow
borough, is son of the late Mr.. William T.
F1gan, who represented the city of Cork as
Liberal for some years previous to his death in
1S40 He was born i'll 1889 and was educated
at the Jesuit College of stoneyhurst, Lanea-
shire, England. He is Il Captain of the 10Th
Royal Lancers, and, it is almost needless to
add Il Roman Catholic
DUBLIN.-The Corporation met on the 18th
nit, and reelected Sir w. Carroll as Lord
MAYOR for the present year.
The following are the appointments made for
Ireland by Mr.. Gladstone. the new British
Premier: Lord Lieutenant, Earl Spencer; Lord
Chancellor, Mr.. Justice Thomas O'Hagan At
tor General, Charles r. Barry; Judge Advocate
General and Judge Marshal of England, Sir
Colman O'Loghlen; Hon. William M0nsell, NJ.
p. for Limerick, and Capt. Esmonde, NJ. p. for
Waterford, have also been provided for.
GALwAY.-A dangerous lunatic recently es-
capped from the Balinasloe Lunatic Asylum
and ran through the town, followed by Police
Constable Ellis and his mon, who, after a run
of three miles came up with the lunatic,, who
was armed, and tried to wrench the officers
sword from his grasp. The effort failed, how
ever, and the lunatic, whose name is not given,
was recaptured.
= The name of John Carroll, of Cross street,
Galway, baker, appears in the insolvent list.
The Loughrea journal says: Among the con-
templated improvements which are to take
place in Loughrea, we are glad to learn that it
is intended to widen the passages.
KERRY.-The name of Timothy Shanahan
late of Bawnskehy, in the county Of Kerry, far,
mer has appeared in the insOlvent list.
The following house property in Tralee was
recently sold by auction: Three good business
houses, situated in Castle street, and eight
small houses or cottages in France street, more
commonly known Walpole lane. The first
lot consisted of two houses held by yearly ten
ants, who each pay GA per annum They are
held from Sir Z. Denny, under a lease of lives,
renewable for ever, at a head rent of As I'd.
The houses We're first put up singly, and fetched
f140 and 9135 respectively. The whole lot
was then put up and G3Go was bid by Mr..
jeremiah Slattery, who was declared the pur-
chaser. The second lot consisted of ii house
and premises on Castle street. 1t is also held
for lives renewable for ever, at a head rent of
SO 9s. 2l-2d. with Is. renewal fine. The pres
ent tenants pay EGO year. but the auctioneer
stated that E32 year had been offered for it,
This lot was sold also to Mr.. Slattery for 9253
The third and last lot consisted OF eight
small houses in France street, which together
brought a profit rent of t2o Is This IVA. WAS
also knocked down to Mr.. Slattery for 4l91.
The last was decidedly the cheapest of the
whole.
KuKENSY-The house which stood at the
lower end of Patrick street, ON the turn up to
Kilkenny Castle, has been taken by the direct
of the Bank of Ireland for the purpose of
erecting new offices,
KINGS COUNTY. The name of Edmund
Adams, late of Tullamore, in the Kings County,
game dealer and poulterer, has appeared i'll the
insolvcnt list.
KLpARE.-At the last fair of Mas. the
largest supply of cattle We're exhibited that
have been ON the fair green for twelve months
back.
LEITRIM.-The name of Thomas Cramer, of
= DrumIeeran, county Leitrim, grocer and spirit
dealer, has appeared in the insolvent list.
Recently, in the chapel of the Franciscan
Ilrr1m al amin n
tered her notitiate, and received the white veil.
Subsequently Miss Margaret Sinnott pro-
nounced her vows of profession, and received
Paw oCnInt