The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-03


WilIful Murder-Mr. McDonogh, the
petty sessions clerk Of Dunmore, was
shot dead about seven miles from Tuam
on Monday night. No cause is assigned
for the murder.
Crime in Ireland-For the first time
for a considerable number of years 1t
has been resolved to hold winter Assize
Courts in three or four VI the central
towns in Ireland.
rieVance-Consterna ton has been
caused among the members Of the Dub.
lin liquor trade by the refusal at the
annual session of no fewer than eighty.
licenses fns a OF per persons ns,v who o had
private meeting on the subject.
Robbery OF 6 Il ,300-A few DAYS ago the
establishment ot Messrs. Nelson, pawn.
brokers, Llsburn, near Belfast, was
broken into and FL 800 worth of watches
and jeWelry carried off. Five arrests
have been made in connection with the
burglary.
An Unlucky Shot-A Iaborer near
Balbriggan while at work was acciden-
tally shot, few days since, and severe.
y wounded in the face, by Mr.. Shuttle
worth, farmor residing at that place,
who had been shooting st rabbits, and in
taking aim the men were unseen. DR..
McEVoy, OF BaIbriggan, extracted sew
eral grains OF shot from his face. One
OF his eyes Is destroyed.
Shot-At Kinawley, in the County of
Fermanagh, Ireland, at about haIf-past
6 O'Clock the other night, farmer.
named John N offatt, OF Clonturk, was
fred at while he was In one OF his out
offices. He was wounded in the arm
aud side, but most Of the charge lodged
in tub ne was carrying. 1t Is said lie
had previously received a Threatening
letter about a piece OF land which he
had got.
Discovery Of Ancient Coins-Not many
days ago a man wAilst digging in a field
u short distance firm Mullingar cam @
across a piece OF old rotten flannel.
which on examination proved to. CON
tain about one hundred ancient silver
coins-one belonging to the reign of
Edward vi, flLy-lhree OF Elizabeth.
twenty-five of James l, twenty OF
Charles l, including three pieces OF
Philip ana Mary, tour Spanish crowns,
and one foreign nondescript. All were
purchased by The enterprising firm OF
the Messrs. Tuite, ailVersmiths and
jewellers, Muiliugar, for nominal sum,
but have since been disposed of to a
Scotch gentleman.
Daring Forgeries and Clever Arrest
A man named Fulton has been arrested
in London on the charge OF being con-
cerned in an audaclOuS robbery III Bel
last. In his possession ESQ was found.
1t appears that u person representing
himself as an American ship-oWner
called on a Belfast firm engaged in the
rope and tWine trade. He asked one OF
the principals for check in excuange
Tor ten soyereigns, as matter Of con-
venience. The cneck was given, and
was subsequently, paid in Glasgow.
This movement enabled the former to
maze counterfeit OF the signature for
&3Il l3s, which was afterwards presented
" lue Belfast Bank and cashed. During
The evening the teller Of the bank anu
the supposed drawer met accidentally,
and in answer to the iormer's inquiries
the latter gentleman denied that he ha
sent any check Tor the sum mentioned,
and the police were then communicated
with. Alter cashing the 937l, one of the
TO gers proceeded to the National Bank
ana obtained draft on London for E2O0.
A telegram to London led TO FulLvE's
apprehension.
EuucallOn III 1relanQ-On sunday
circular letter was read in all the Ro-
man Catholic chapels in Dublin, In
which the rector OF the Catholic Uni
referring to Mr.. Gladstone's
visit, says that five millions OF Roman
Catholics demand educational equality,
which may be obtained either by level |
Ing up OF leveling down, by disendowins
TRINITY College and selling it's estates, |
Or by end0wing the Catholic University |
Either OF the ways must pc done. II |
was to be hoped," he adds, "that that
statesman, Lord Beacous-
field, would ere now have broken tue |
Lrammels whicn surround ana impede |
CaLnollc education in Ireland, bul |
Instead OF any concession to the ex-
pressed wish OF the Catholics, it wou d |
seem that the uuholy warfare in favor OF |
mixed education was to be renewed auu |
carried on with redouDled tOrce. A |
'ystem which England had repudiated |
1t the last general election was, in the |
estimate OF English statesmen. good |
enough lor Ireland"