The New York herald., 1873-12-21


rise to such an intense feeling about what the
outer world gives ltseli no trouble at all But the
excitement rises nevertheless and In the case
Of Limerick. for instance, the election OF Mayor
has this year been matter OF much greater local
interest apparently tnan ever was the ELECTION OF
was In a state OF great excitement, so much SO
that section OF the magistrates petitioned for an
extra iorce of police on Monday, the day OF cleo
tlon-a proceeding which gave great offence
to many persons in the town. On Monday morn
ing however. 1t almost seemed to many that the
precauton was a very proper one. The city was all
in comm0tion The women, especially those from
historic Garryowen had taken up the subject with
immense ZEAL they assembled in force at the
Town Hall. The contest was between the present
Mayor, MIR. Ceary, and Mr.. Cregan. The Garry
crowded into the han when the doors we're
opened They cheered Nj Cleary and his support
efs, while they denounced in terms more pItey
candidates were nominated in the midst OF con-
siderable din and great confusion; but Mr.. Cleary
was successful by u to 4. The crowd We're de,
lighted. They rus.ed forward, women and all, and
almost shook sne Mayors right arm of iD the
warmth and Tough fervency OF their congratula-
tions. He had afterwards to drive through the
principal streets OF Limerick, preceded by band
and followed by his still excited but triumphant
supporters. There was, however, no disturbance.
constable appeared on duty armed with black
thorn stick instead OF rife, 1t would be impossible
TO tell. In Cork the conservatives made an effort
ior the may0ralty, but they did not succeed. Mr..
Nagle, an advanced nationalist, was elected by
very large majority. In Drogheda there was
rather unruly scene in the Council. but Alderman
Cantwe was unanimously reelected. In other
places there was no contest.
NEW PALLAS,
county Limerick, must be an extremely uncom-
Portable place Tor peaceable people and dangerous
for even the most unruly. 1t has an ugly reputa-
tion; and still there sufficient NUMBER OF bad
men and cowardly scoundrels in 1t to keep up Its
pre,eminence IN evll ways There seem, as lar as
and the "fOursn Why they are so designated
certainly cannot tell. Perhaps 1t is because they
go In gangs or threes and tours; but, however
this may be, II the TACT that the Chief object
OF their existence is fighting. The one cannot
meet the other without a tussle and, occasionally,
in default OF male victims they set upon women.
The latest instances are OF this latter sort. There
was fair recently at New Pallas. This seems to
be an occasion sacred in the fighting interests or
the "threes" and the "fours." They fight each
other at the fair but Il the market IN this respect
enough, they waylay decent people as they return
home. Three fellows OF one OF these factions
dav was oa naarnr ae Some wfe
his wife, who was pregnant Knowing that their
object was to beat, perhaps to kiil him. but be be,
man fed from his pursuers He speedily found he
had mistaken their characters, for they at once
proved their meaDly savage nature by knocking
the poor woman down and kicking her as only in
satlate brutes could do. She was LETT on the
road insensate. but was somehow conveyed home,
had miscarriage soon alter and died. Her ruiz
ianly assallants have not yet been arrested, and
yet the police at New Pallas said to be a very
does not look like it. Another woman, in slml-
lar condition, was similarly beaten and kicked,
'precarious condition. And these are only two
examples out OF many OF ..lile IN New Palas,
county Limerick There is, think 1T will be ad-
mitted, great need for reformation. The members
OF the ''threes'' and .fours'' factions ought TO
be sent to the Gold Coast. They might be OF some
use against the Ashantees, though their natural
position would be among them.
farmer in Castle Clancy has just supplied some
fresh and not very agreeable work for the criminal
lawyers. He attempted to murder his wife. lie
caught her In an clubhouse, and, beating her ter
riby about the head and body, left her, apparently
went and told some OF the neighbors so, adding
that she had been attacked by party OF men with
The farmer was blnnderer. While he was en-
deavoring thus to deceive the neighbors and the
police, with whom also he communicated, the poor
woman, who was pregnant revived little and
was able to make her way to an adjoining house.
Here she was carefully attended to and medical
man sent for; so that when the police ana her hus-
band-no doubt surprised not to see her where he
SO recently lett her-at last found her she was able
TO identity the vile. mscreant in her villanous
'lOrd and protector She Is still, however, In a
very precarlous condition, and the woudbe muir
derer has been remanded until the result is ascer-
tained. He has made nothing by his black fraud or
rather harefaced story.
WHILE UPON CRIME,
and very disgnsting crime TOO, may & as wen tel
where pigs would seem to have uncommon easy
access to- young infants for feeding purposes.
Miner was attacked by one OF these brutes, and
It's hands torn from its body and eaten. The poor
course, died. 1t surely better so. But on sun
day last worse scene happened on the Bowling
for few minutes, leaving her infant in the cradle
You may imagine her horror on returning to find
the child outside the house with pig buslly tear
ing its bOdy-the throat and breast already terrt-
bly, mangled. 1t was no easy work driving the pig
away, and in few minutes the infants sunerings
ended IN death. Yet 1t seems that in Galway 1t Is
still the habit Of many poor people to keep pigs in
their house.
am sick OF these recitals But before getting
into better material allow me just to mention that
Corough, in county Kildare, has just supplied
us with an instance of highway robbery. farmer
named Flynn, whose place Is called Donore, was
returning home night when he was set upon
by two men, Knocked down and about EGO stolen
from him. Mr.. Flynn informed tn the pol police, and at
Enough now OF
MURDER AND ROBBERY.
Let us come lor moment to Lurgan. where
the magistrates have this week been greatly ex-
ercised about row which occurred IN that not
always orderly town on the 1st OF November last.
know, are distinguished institutions in the
North. In many hands, more especially
s ana a9
OF the music. The "Boyne Water" or Garry
owen" would not 1t would seem, sound half so
they played by military band as they do
when rumbled out OF six drums and solitary but
m Tee % IS py
the energy OF the drummer, who. on great occa-
sions, considers 1t an honor to have bleeding
wrists from the severity OF his exercise. Il is,
therefore, great wonder II the unofiending
drum occasionally becomes the cause OF strife
among its worshippng but not very wise masters.
on this particular single instance the quarrel
arose among a number OF Roman Catholics who
had at least one drum among them, and 1t came to
grief in the melee, supplying, in the end,
slaves with which the angry owners
or the instrument OF musical thunder
beat one another. Why they quarrelled really do
not know, nor does 1t matter much. The magis-
trates after what must, OF course, have been pa
tent hearing, adjourned the case ior six months,
to see, suppose, how the rioters would behave
themselves in the meantime But they can quar-
rel no more their old drum. IL is silent for
ever. II they must have new quarrel, 1t must be
over new drum.
The I,'ish Times in terms OF
GREAT INDIGNATION,
tells the story of an attempt to burn the little
Wesleyan chapel at Clontarf, on Saturday last. The
sacregious fellows, having got into the chapel,
collected all the Bibles, hymn books and papers OF
The church into heaps, the largest heap being
placed in the pulpit, and set fire to them. They
ripped up the cushions cut the bellows
iuiured II and then Qecamped carrYlng