The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-05-02
n1scELLANEoUs IRISH NEWS.

4, Nr Luke Reilly, at the age OF seVenty-tw
were spent in commercial business, and durin
that time Luke Reilly was very general
known and as generally esteemed LOT ms klnt
agreeable manners and strict integrity.
(yoKx.--The Cork Reporter says; Mr.. J..
Eearns one of the Fenian prisoners who wa
convicted on q charge of treason felony at tn
Special Commission in 1867, and sentenced t.
fifteen years. penal seryitude, was liberated Oh
Wednesday, March "a, and arrived in this city
Mr.. Kearns, who was employed on the printing
staff of this Journal was identiied with tn
Fenian documents and arms and ammunition
discovered at his lodging having formed the
principal feature in the chain OF evidence
Some time since it was reported that his rea-
son was affected, and that he was removed to
an asylum, but we understand that no is now
n 9ssl cor asd Of April s. SAYS: repeti-
tion of the narrowing scenes which were so
continuous at Queenstown during past years,
when the outponring surge OF emigration as
snsnedi such fearful proportions, is commencing
once more as the number OF emigrants is being
maenfIied dai1y. tfhe Nebraska, of the Guion
line, which started on "Wednesday, carried Soo
passengers eincluding those from LIVERPOOL
and had to leave some seventy OF eighty Others
at Queenstown. Tho Cunard steamer Austral-
asian had also to leave large number behind
for which she had no accommodation. Every
train leaving from Cork to Queenstown bears
n similar freight, and every hour the most
afiiicting scenes are witnessed ON the quay and
at the railway station of the latter town.
The ErGminer says that a very gratifying
proof of the reputation Cork port is acquiring
for the repair of vessels is afforded just now.
Not long since it was very common practice
to- see English ships turned away from this
port to be repaired in some English dockyard.
Now the process oe Egsi t ana s 1ne
fitted. There are now at the Victoria Docks
four vessels, each of them exceeding thou
sand tons which haDe ees n .owsa h'hsT as
are the Strathallan, the Maria Hay, and the
iConinga, which have come from London, and
the Gertrude of Liverpool, which has been
brought from Bristol.
The Cork Council has awarded Compensation
to several persons whose windows were broken
on the occasion of the city election
81 DowN.-AH William Johnston, NJ. p, laid |
the foundation stone of new Orange Hall at
Grossgar, on Monday, March 90. He after |
wards addressed q large assemblage, entering |
at some length into defence of Orange prin-
or securing any exclusive rights or undue as |
cendancy over their fellow citizens. The day
orancersen was equal rights with their fellow
subjects. While for himself he claimed the
right TO wear the orange, he would give the
green In celebrating their glorious anniver-
,safies or wearing their favorite colors, Orange
men did NOT intend to give offence to any sec
tion of their countrymen. Mr. Johnston was
enthusiastically received
DuBrxN-On the LIST nit. an order of the
Dublin Commissioners of Police, was read to
the men, by which they will in future be per-
order was received with general satisfaction
by the men. '~e~ 49, Z -. 1890 ~
Queanl Victoria, at the instance of Premier
yea 70 the Widow Of the celsbratsd Irish now
efist, the late William Carleton. 80
g DR. Maurice Coils, anrgegn to, the Meath
The act for the suspension Of the skG5eGs cor
psts IN Ireland expired on Thursday, the LIST nit,
having been in force, owing to continued re-
newals, for just three years. d fas Fsaa -
The Nnti6n of the Sd nit saws: l)ur obituary
TO-DAY contains the announcement of the death
of q hig,ly gifted young man, sent, as his
OF the system Of imprisonment which England
applies to her Irish political offenders. He
was arrested at the same time as his brother, /
Richard Joseph Stoweu, whose death by cruel ;
process, while State prisoner of England, our
readers are not likely to have forgotten; and
he was subjected to the seyerest treatment
while held in Jail, during which time he con- l
tracted the seeds of the disease of which he q
died. IS d
GALwA Y.-His Grace the Archbishop of Tuam l
pronounced the funeral eulogy of the late G
E'runcis4 Blake, ESD, of Gregg, on the 25th of T
March, when the funeral took place. !
AT the late Galway Assizes the action for
ibelg brought by Rev. Father Layelle against /;
Nh. Rrogdfoot, terminated in averdiot for
plaipti h-damages one farthing. Thereupon
was made for COSTS and Judge c
Ei6zgetaA gaid he wonld certify TINT defend. G
ieiAHAz cases -Rer.-F her-Fz.rvsfffe g
against Measrs. Potts, proprietora of Saunders r
aafteks and the IandS1 1;
,royement Company, for alleged libels, were :
" consent adjourned to next assiscs.
Revs Thomas Walsh, r. r., Claregalway, has
yrsttsn e the Ffeee.ds to say that he never T.
ave Mr. 81. f. sO'Flaherty authority to refer Ii
o him FOR character as a. humane landlord. Il
This was in reference to Mr.. O'Ffaherty's evil a
lence m the Galway election case. = . Eli
KRRRy.-The Cork Eraminer, of April 8, IL
ayss Yesterday conference Of Protestant d
lergymen and laymen was held in Tralee in "a
eference to the Established Church bill, the lsf
light Rev Dr.. Graves presiding. Resolutions y
undermining the bill were moved by Lord Ven
ryS the Knght Of Kerry, AID other gentlemen. u,
he Rev, Mr. Wade rector of Kenmare dis NJ
ented from the resolutions and spoke in favor ia
the bill The Rev. gentleman's speech nj
vOked storm of indignation, and his voice til
as drowned in Kisses and cries of turn him SO
at ttraiter,r ETC. The resolutions were car ca
ed by exclamation. a.
IsESsgY--James Esmonde, Esq, of Danes in
lrt, has been appointed to the commission of
10 peace for the County Kilkenny. o.,
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