The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-01
nineteen cases ofmatches, but these escaped

nineteen cases of matches, but these escaped
the fire.
Annual distribution of prizes to the sue
cessful pupils of the Catholic University
School, Lesson street, Dublin, took place at
the University, Stephens Green, on July
10th.
In the Limerick breach of promise of mar
riage case of Fitzgerald against Gibbons,
verdict by consent of f2,500 damages was
taken on July 9th in the Court Of Queens
Bench.
On June 25th John George Bingham
Lord Clanmorris-was married to Miss Ma
tilda Catherine, the only daughter and
heiress of Robert Edward Ward, D.L., of
Bangor Castle.
Arthur Keane, gardener, aged twenty-six,
and Joseph Keane, carpenter, aged twenty
four, residing with their widowed mother
in Kells, were drowned while bathing in the
Deeps of Kilmainham, July 18th.
Rev. Patrick O'Leary, who had been one
of the leading teachers in the st. Brendan
Seminary, Killarney, and also Chaplain at
Derrycunnihy, has been transferred to
Maynooth College, and promoted to the
rank of deacon.
Mr.. Stokes, the champion sculler of the
Boyne, is to go to Limerick to contest the
championship of the Shannon. In 1875 Mr..
Stokes won the Shannon Challenge Cup;
should he prove victor at the coming re-
gatta the cup becomes his property.
In the part of Armagh bordering on
Newry, County Down, the crops are making
great progress, and an abundant harvest is
expected. Potatoes are fortnight earlier
than last year, and are now selling at lad.
per stone. Hay making proceeds briskly.
Robert Walker Lurgan, ploughman to
John Henning, was employed on July I'd
building cock of hay. On sliding down
after finishing it he came in contact with a
rake, which ran eight inches into his abdo-
men. No hopes are entertained of his re-
covery.
A correspondent, writing from County
Glare says the high floods have done much
damage to hay and some plots of potatoes
in low-lying grounds. There are many in
stances where newly-cut hay has been
washed away, and in few cases the potato
crop has been washed away soil and crops.
A Boyle correspondent of July 10th
writes ''On the whole the farmers here
have reason to congratulate themselves on
the satisfactory appearance of all the crops;
but whether the harvest may prove as lux
uriant as is now anticipated depends in a
great measure on the kind of weather fo1
| the next two months"
Typfernan, a parish in the barony OF
Corkacree, County Westmeath, contains
one thousand eight hundred and forty-fve
miles of arabic and pasture lands. Though
this land could we'll support twenty times
its present population easily, under the
present land system, as upheld by English
legislation, it is as much as the inhabitants
can do to pay the rent and live"
The annual distribution of prizes of st
Patricks College Cavan, took place on JUNE
28th, in the presence of Right Rev. Dr. Con
atty. The gold medal, given by Rev. Pat
rick Smith, of New Jersey, for proficiency
in moral and dogmatic theology, was award
ed ex equo to Messrs. Fitzsimmons anc
Reilly; the Greek solus, subject, 'Moderr
Greeks" was awarded to Master Charlie
Brady; the French solus, subject "Civiliza
tion' was won by Master John McHugh
Of Black Lion.