The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-09
Irish News.

From Late Dublin and Cork Papers.
The Vacancy at Dungarvan-A meet
ing Of the Home Rule electors was held
on Monday night to select candidate,
when vote by ballot took place. The
result was that Mr.. O'Donnell was
chosen as candidate, and Messrs.
ONeill, Plunkett and Slattery have re-
tired in his favor. Mr.. ODouneu ad-
dressed The electors on Tuesday morn
ing.
The Duke of Connaught distributed
the prizes at the Dublin. University
athletic sports, in the presence OF about
twenty thousand persons.
Mr.. Young The rumor that the mur-
der OF Mr. Young, OF Cas- tlerea, was due
to causes other Lnan agrarian receives
confirmation from statement published
by the tenants, detailing numerous acts
| OF his kindness towards Them. The many
\ instances they give of his generosity are
| totally inconsistent with The possibility
OF his having been regarded as an OBJ
noxious landlord. The tenantry and
snopkeepers of the town are subscribing
i'll addition to the reward, which at pres
ent amounts to I'll 800. -
| The Sunday Closing Bill-At a time
when the advocates OF the Sunday Clos.
| ing Bill are endeavoring to press tue
measure forward as il Sunday drinking
were some great and urgent evil which
required 10 be Immediately stamped out,
il may be well to call attention to the
observations OF the Magistrates at the
Limerick Police Court. On Sunday last
a great popular procession took place in
Limerick n honor OF the Jubilee OF the
| ~
eral illumination, ana the streets were
lhroDged till late hour, not only by the
ordinary denizens OF the city, but by
thousands of strangers from the country.
the people are in the habit OF induig.
ing in drink TO such an extent as to make
it necessary to close The public houses
against them, some trace OF their eX
cesses ought to have been visible alter
such gathering as that in Limerick.
But what is the fact? IL was stated
from the Bencn that the tranquility OF
the city was not Interrupted tor mo-
ment, and that not single person was
brought before the magistrates lor dl un-
kenness or disofderly conduct. DR..
[OShaughnessy, Mr.. Spillane, Mr. Hall,
and the Mayor concurred i'll bearing tes-
timony to the sober and orderly demean.
or Of the people. We are not dispose
to thwart any fair measure for the i'm
proyement OF the morals and habits oil
the people, but before measure like
Sunday closing is passed tue necessity
Tor it and its chances OF success ought
10 De carefully considered. The moral
OF the scene ON sunday is that i'll Liner
ick, at all events, the great masses OF the
people can conduct them ,elves in per
iectly exemplary manner without TIN
aid of coercive Legislation.
The Betting Atfair-Mr. Barton de
liYered lbs decision, on Saturday in tn'
betting cases. He fued William Pa
sons $50 for being the occukier Of BET
ting pace under The third section of the
Betting Act, and under the fourth sec
lion for The Otfense COMM ted on MAY
70, in assisting, he was nned f40. Th'
defendant OIyer was fined t4O unde
the fourth section for lhe ottense com
mltted ON May rs, and Wtliam Kay IL
Was tineu ESQ undeE tle third section 10
the ot(ense committed ON May "a