The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1869-01-17

lelscRILAN1ous IRlsH !

MISCELLANEOUS IRISH NEWb
AnMAGH.-Rev. DR.. Cooke, q popular Presby-
terian clergyman, died in Belfast on the eve3I
ING of tho 10Th ult., at an advanced age: ne
was born near Mahe1Sa; in sns ysaxd at
lie meeting in Belfast, from one OF the deieno-
ers of the city Of Derry.
ANrR1M.-On the 18th ult. the remains Of
young married women nameu .nt o% IN the fan,- ao
;iv hnrvino ground in Derriaghy. On the ar
rival Of, the corsegs at the place OF sepnlture,
;tt = refusal of burial, notwithstanding that
he had been offered the usual Zee. -, ZOE the
opening Of . grave, and that the father OF De,
ceased, Richard osborne nad o%hsrs eeeh os tSe
family for generations back. Those attending
the funeral forced the gates, pushed the rector
~osuy;;thstanding the repeated threats of the
rector to have it exhumed anu laio on tne roao
side.
Antrim. recently died suddenly. He was one
of Belfasts successful merchants.
A man. whose name is not given, was re-
Gently arrested in Belfast, after arriving from
district. He had q heavy rifle, when ne
brought from America, and was taking to his
rifle was taken from him, and he was allowed
to proceed, with the promise that II, on inquiry,
all was found right, he would get license and
his rifle.
nnesented very Rev. John Mcguire with eco,
as a donation towards the funds now Deng co.
lected for the erection, in Glenfarne Church, OF
a memorial altar and mural monument to the
memory OF the late vicar OehciAi' NOV L "'ne
John Rogan.
The 4Rglo-Celt, of a late date, says: man
named veitch, who is well known in the town
and neighborliood of swanlinbar, was recently
charged with having, on tho 9th OF cctocer
last, discharged a loaded pistol in the vicinity
of where two Catholic boys We're standing
c1e case
was. after nearly two hours of the most pain
full scene that Catholics could witness, DIS
missed.
c1.ARE-on the 11th ult., at Tulla, Mr.. join
Frost. of Clonmoney, was elected coroner fol
the county Glars He Mas sn
ed by James Frost, ESQ., J.P., Ballymorf's
There was no other candidate
CoRk.-On the 18th ultimo man named
O'Keeife was arrested on a charge OF being con
eerned in an alleged Fenian attack that tool
fance Of Cant. Warren little outside Cor
city, when the house was searched -iof 'rlii' am
and sword taken. There were three men wli
took part in it, and reward OF tlco was VI VI
fered by the Government for such informatio
as would lead to their arrest Okeehe, IL
said, has been identified by Capt Warren
wife and son as one of the two men mo go
into the house, while the third remained
sentinel at the door.
Cork correspondent, under date OF Decen
nearly nen " a fortnight ago, and which in its fir
- burst caused considerable damage to prope1rt
nths city and county, continued n WITH The n. ra
which accompanied it still Keeps al Ihe 10
lands in the county under water hoods nay
been constant in the rivers III the county. La =,
night the storm increased, and IN the nornii
it carried away an extensive scaffoidlng
front of the new seed establishment OF NJ
Mckenzie Patrick street lhree t e;me men ~ TtIe tire
cSmrrencc and two of them were severely /
iureA. and were conveyed to the iniirmary. ,
oounty mn Mt. Cork e we find the following biograpl
cal data i'll the Dublin Freeman MT. DOWN,
is n solicitor in good practice at SkiDpereeh ~
in Dublin, and chairman OF the lneorporra1t =.
Society of the Attorneys and Solicitors of IL
land. He is Also we believe, local maglstTa
and will be- no doubt, in Parliament, as ne
known to be in Ireland, active in the supPs
of local interests. He is the second son OF n
Eugene Downing, of Kennare county OF Of. ker
his mother being daughter of MIR. Ilmot
MCCARTHY of Kilfadmore, in the same coun
and was horn in 1914 He is married t.
daughter of Mr.. Daniel Mccarthy, OF Air IL
county Cork. ..uor
fataIitv. resulting in the death of a policem
% occurred on last Tuesday night. 1t nav
been reported that number OF persons wo
meet that night to i1hIock drn,IoJH' parties Of
stabulary from both stations We're :I1 oruuaem ~
to the place indicated. The CharleVM1ile me pa
was under the command OF tari iieaI the 4
Vass As the policemen We're entering Ihe - II
in which the drilling was supposed to be go
on. the revolver which Head Constable e '
had in his hand, ON half-cock, accidentally
poded and the ball t,s strndh rsht sds o%os
a~nircd almost Immediately. Not soul
found in the field.
DERRy.-Two persons recently presen
themselves before a clergyman In Colera.ht y
be married in church before nnnnef Oh y. u
friends. The ceremony proeeeaea as US
until the bridegroom was asked to supsc
his name in the registry, when to the cons con
nation of his bride and the friends assemp ~.
he began to compliment the minister, IN n
most absurd manner on the size of his h
and the intellectual powers which that 'bt sho
he possessed. He then snatched up ms na'
Aed from the church. The unfortunate
was mad, and had to be handcutfed, ana ,
n of Dr. /