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

! the Boilers. Having omitted to supply tn
: central one It'll water, whilst he was occupies
at q grinding stone in the yard, the boiler be
: came over-heated, and just as he was entering
4 the house it burst. et
Tie collective sum received in the Limericl
diocese for the families of the political prison
ers amounts to EZRA, of which about E130 wal
contributed in this city, and of this sum about
E95 in st. Michaeps parish alone.
n LoUTH.-Mr. Andrew Pepper, of Ardee, died
on the goth ult, in the ninety-eighth year OF
his age.
! A splendid new life-boat has been stationed
near the mouth of the Boyne, for nse on the
I Drogheda station.
At a late meeting of the Dundallx Board of
Guardians, Lord Clermont was unanimously
reelected Chairman: Sir John Robinson, Bart,
Yice-Chairman, and Bernard Coleman, Esq, J.
p, as Deputy Yice-Chairman. -
The Dundalk> Examiner says Rev. j. Kear-
ney, L. p, Knockbritlge, died on Sunday, 2Sth
of March. The deceased had attained an adj
his health has been falling him. He was a de-
voted priest, tBoe friend and an ardent pa
triot. In him the poor have lost one who was
ever anxious to relieve their wants, and ire
land has lost as true-hearted son ms ever
labored for her veal . -, &C.,
.MAYo.-A bazaar at the Castelar, Convent
of Mercy, which recently closed, was q great
success. f H-fe u S..f Il 800 -
The Castelar, Eransiney of March 90. saws
1t needs no effort to call forth the sympathies
OF the people on behalf of the evieted and
afflicted Patrick Jennings, late of Cross, whose
OF eviction from n happy home-that was the
home of generations of a good old stoek-the
distraction and disappointment; the care of
eight lovely children; the apprehension of
ruin and poverty; the whole mental struggle |
was too much for the feeble health of this good |
and respectable woman. The sad and melan-
choly event is really too sad for us to follow |
farther. Mrs Jennings died of broken heart |
consequent upon the heartless eviction of her |
husband from the home they loved so we'll. |
She was only thirty-four years of age The |
Door chi hav fta
pathy of the people of all classes. An unpre-
cedently large funeral followed the remains to |
the place of interment at Claregalway.
WATERFoRD.-Sub-const Jas Mel
lin, stationed in the manor Waterford COM
mted suicide on the 18th Of March by shoot
der rifle. The Waterford Ne,cs says that some
years backyhe left the constabulary and went
TO America, where he remained for a couple of
years; he then returned, rejoined, and for the
,ast three years has been stationed in the
Manor The act was committed while labor
ng under species of temporary insanity
The Waterford Easter Quarter Sessions be-
gan on the I'd ult., when the chairman, Mr. |
Lloyd, o. C., announced there was blank cal
'ndar whereupon the High Sheriff was pre-
ented with the customary pair of white
On the I'd nit large number of the clergy
# the established church and laity from diff
erent parts of the dioceses of Waterford, Lis
more, Cashel and Emily, met in Synod, under
ne chairmanship of their Bishop, DIR. DAILY, to
Ippoint delegates to the national synodD to
70 held IN Dublin, respecting dsestablishment ,
md disendowment, and to protest against it
the duty being strongly performed
" the several speakers.
WExFoRp.-The Most Rev. DIR. Furlonr.
3ishop of the Diocese of Ferns, had confirna.
ion at Corey on the 29th of March. He was
ttended ON the occasion by the Very Rev.
anon Lacey, p. r, v. f.; the Rev.4Robert :
ninth, Q. C.; the Rev. j. Waddick C. c., and
everal clergymen from the surrounding dis
riots. The number of children who received
he holy sacrament of confirmation was very 6
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