The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-15
Irish News

From Late Dublin and Cork Exchanges.1
Suspected Murder-On Monday morn
ing, near the railway bridge at Bula,
County Mayo, the body OF man named
Bourke was discovered, and from some
wounds upon his head he is supposed to
have been murdered. Two brothers
| named Langley were afterwards appre-
hended on suspicion and lodged In
Castelar, Jail, pending the result of
the inquest.
Agrarian Outrage-On Tuesday night =,
abOut9 y O'Clock, as farmer named Nc
Cabe. residing at Kaockdrin, Kings
County, was about to go to bed snot
was fired at him through the window,
shattering the glass, and some Of the
pellets lodging In the opposite wall.
McCabe, who escaped unhurt, does not
app5ar anxious that the perpetatOr OF
the outrage should be discovered.
The Irish Court Season-The Lord
Lieutenant and the Duchess of Marl-
borough will In future hold their
Court season three weeks earlier than
heretofore, thus term mating it on the
1st instead of the 17th of March. By
this arrangement many peers, judges,
members Of Parliament, and grand
jurors, who, owing to the meeting OF
Parliament and the assi7es, now find it
difficult to attend, Will be able to be
present. The national ball will, how.
| ever, be given as usual at the Castle,
| their Grace returning in state from The
Ylceregal Lodge, on the 17th March, for
the celebration Of ST. Patrick's Day,
thus rendering that festival more dis
tlnct and brilliant,
Singular Suicide james Wright, a
publican, of Townsend street, shot him
self at 4 o'clock on Monday evening. in
| the hall of the house, No. st. Andrew
street He had gone there to transact
some business with Mr.. Stewart, a So
licitor. MIR. Stewart Tas out, and, after
waiting short time, deceased went into
the passage and fired through his moutu.
The body was taken to Mercel's Hospi
tai. twas said that deceased had been
drinking rather heavily for some days.
The Inquest resulted in verdict OF in
sanity. There was found upon him a
paper with these words: "W. j. Stuart,
solicitor, st. Andrew slreet-YOu have
thwarted me for two years for your own
ends, and made me reckless, unsettled
man. My death be on your shoulders"
He had called at Mr.. Stuart's Office b.
fore destroying himself, but had not seen
the gentleman, who deposed that he had
only seen him twice within the last two
years. There was no foundation for the
assertion in the document. The de-
ceased's relatives admitted this, and
that he had been drinking for a few
days, though he was sober when he
committed suicide.
Mr.. Parnell at Home-Mr. Parnell, NJ.
T., paid visit 10 his constituents al
Ject OF the Honorable Members visit
was to deliver lecture on The Parlia-
ment OF Ireland, Past, Present and Fu-
ture." Advantage was taken of the
occasion, however, TO give a political
tinge TO the pfoct edings. Some of the
houses were decorated with laurels; and
one OF the arches which spauned the
principal street bore the words: "Ire.
and demands u more vigorous policy"
Mr.. Parnell, on his arrival at the sta
tlon, was met by about a dozen priests
ana several members Of The local body OF
Town Commissioners. The band OF The
bakers OF Meath" was also on the
platform, and as the train steamed in
struck up "God save Ireland" The
Honorable Member was then presented
with an address from the Town Com
mlssloners, in which, while paying a
tribute of praise and gratitude to him as
their representative, tney "adyisedly abb
stained from pronouuciug any opinion
ON the great political problem at present
absorbing the public MIND" believing
that it would be "a patriotic duty to
leave the solution to the wisdom OF the
National Conference"
Mr.. ParnelI, in replying, said he thought
they had acted wisely ana well in avoid
ing any expression Of opinion on the
great national question which was now
agtating lrlshm ~ all over the world. |