The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-10-24
lFrona Our Own Corrsspondsnt.i
our mIsH LETTERS.

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DuHL1g, Sept 2sth, 1875.
II you, in America, have bean lately visited
by foods and storms, We, here In ireland, have
this week the same story to tell. A terrible
storm, accompanied by heavy rain, burst over
the entire country on Sunday, and was Of
almost unexampled violence. Rivers have
everywhere overfowed their banks, great ex-
pansee Of land have been submerged, bridges
have been swept away, mail cars delayed,
srafhc stopped, crops carried of, and even lives
lost. Besides this, several persons have had
narrow escapes. The storm 20 interfered with
the electric current in the telegraph on Sunday
and Monday nights rs to cause delay Of four
or five hours in the transmission of kilograms
not only from one part Of ireland to another,
but between Englend and Ireland. But let
me psrticularize and just mention few Incl.
DENTS of the storms in the South, for instance
In Cork the water rose TO greater height
than in any year since 1853, and the Valley Of
the Lee was inundated for miles on both sides.
Houses neer the stream were rendered anton-
abass large quantities Of farm prOdUcts Esso
swoptawaS or seriously damaged, and Hundreds
Of sheep were drowned. The current ran with
fearful force. YincenPs bridRswas seriously
damaged and is now closed against public
traffic. A large breach was made in Pope's
Quay, and one or two steamers parted theiS
eables and, drifting considerable distances
had narrow escape. All the streets on the
Marsh and Q part Of the hst Of the city were
under water for several hours, aud great dis
comfort has been entailed on the poorer In
hsbitants. part of the Cork and Maroon
Railway beyond Dooniskey was swept away.
In the Valley of the Blackwater, the foods
have been even more formidable and destruc.
tive. The stream rose from Ave to seven feet
above its ordinary level, and swept with great
fury over q wide tract of country, preaching
fences and carrying away largo quantities Of
property. KAnturk, Mallow, and Fermoy were
flooded, in the last town the depth and force of
the water being unprecedented. A postmsn
was drowned ct the confluence Of the Allaw and
Blaokwater. Near HeadfOrd, in Kerry, girl
was saved only by climbing up tree and re-
naming there whole night till the food had
subeded. Similar casualties are reported from
the Valley Of the Shannon and from several
places in Ulster. In Dublin tho least harm
has been done. Indeed, I have not heard Of
any serious casualties as ell in the city - the
result Of Sundays gale, though in the Channel,
Of course, several are reported.
A dastsrdly outrage is reported from Traleo.
The workshops attached 20 St. JOsoPA'S In
dustrial Schools were found on Ore at 4
O'Clock on Monday morning, and before the
flames were extiBgnishod, damage had been
done to the value Of over E100. The Ere was
the work OF an IRoendiary, the competition Of
tho schools with the regular tradesmen having
excited considerable Jealousy amongst the
latter. There L. no doubt that che Rehoolg are
driving che tradesmsn hard, and, perhaps, tho
composition Il not quite legitimate, Soolng that
the former are supported cut Of the publlc
money; but the setting fire % place which e
doing 90 much good faV ere poor Catholic
youth Of the town, is not o. that aeeOuns the
less insxcusable. In Galway oeane time aincs,
the printer had . similar GrloEanca against
the Industrial School there; bat shsy pro-
eeeded 20 no such vile Measures ~ those which
have been taken in TraIeo TO bring it 70 an
end.
Mr.. Vance, the member for ARmagh, a. old
orangsman, having died last week, tWo oandi-
datos have cono forward for the yaoant seat in
PnFlIament.-ATr. Kaye, q baEFistoE. atlaW, and
AGr. d. Baresford, son Of the PrOtsstAna gentle
man who calls himself Archbishop Of Armagh,
aud 1ancies, porhaps, that he e the latest auo-
C0t1OE OK 1ts EoSElCAt oSbA olAa ANpHaoh9NA
ara, from the Irish snd CatholIo point Of VisW, !
- bad men as can BE-; a3d get 1nhaPPily, &c Is |
by either Of them, OF b. aOme men like them |
that the ancient eooIssiasti0ai capital Of Co
thSlio ireland is "a be represented Ia ParIia-
meat There are Ereat many Catholics in
Armsgh--perhapa, che majority Of she 10
hahitants ara Catholics; but then thoss are
AZ al IL tIs poeTa eeeeu1ants /
~ ga fs.poiisd osnofa q tss esiis who