The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-21
Irish News.


From late Irish ExchangeSl
Mr.. George Blackal. of Killard, produced
some of the best-oonditioned cattle at the
Kilkee fair.
At the Ennistymon butter market there
was fair supply of butter. The highest
price paid was 63 shillings.
Rev. Father Burke preached charity
sermon in, the abbey chapel, Loughrea, in
County Galway, the proceeds for the repairs
of the abbey.
Mr.. George C. Willis, who has been for
eight years in charge OF the coastguard sta
ton at Hollywood, has retired from the SER
vice on a pension of f54 per annum.
The Belfast T. A. Association, st. Mala-
chys Branch, is in a flourishing condition..
At every meeting new members are. admit
ted. Father Greene lectured on "Electrlcl-
ty'' at the last meeting.
Mr.. Henry Baldwin Foott, the only mag.
istrate in the United Kingdom who had
passed the extraordinary age of one hum
dred years, died recently at Cunigacunna
Castle, i'll the County OF Cork.
I On Saturday., Nov 23d, Richard W.
Doherty, Jr., of Oak Villa, Bandon, county
of Cork, was sworn in before the Dord
Chancellor as a solicitor for the supreme
Court OF Judicature i'll Ireland.
A correspondent of Nov. 30th says the
streets in Armagh and the roads leading into
town were almost sheet of ice, and the
horses which were not prepared could
scarcely walk, and great many OF them
fell. One fine animal i'll coal cart 1ell III
Frederick street and was Killed
The Ulster Examiner concludes long ar
ticle with the following on Mr.. Butt: "A
declaration of policy should be made by the
leader of the Irish party, and made before
the assembling of Parliament. The coun-
try is in favor of more energy, and even MI
Butt must bend to the will Of the people,
The Directorate of the Newry and Ar
magh Railway Company has approved OF
its amalgamation with the Great Northern
Railway, and recommended the sharehold-
erS to accept the terms offered by the Board
of the latter railway. The consent OF Far
lament is necessary for the transfer pro-
posed.
The number of emigrants who left Ire
land during the last quarter was eleven
thousand six hundred and eighty-nine, be-
ing twelve more than in the corresponding
period of last year, but three thousand hVe
hundred and eighty-tive less than the aver
age number in the third quarter OF the last
ten years. ..,.
A new cemetery is projected for the Prot
estants of the city of Limerick. A commit
ice has been appointed ITO acquire intorma..
ton as to the extent position, and value of
a suitable piece of ground to convert into
Protestant cemetery, and that they report
to public meeting of the Protestanls OF
Limerick"
The proposal to increase the salary of the
Ca holIc chaplain of the Limerick Work
house to f225 year was re-discussed by the
guardians. The opposition was led by Mr.,
Delmege, who described the Irish Catholic
clergy as the best paid priesthood in Eu-
rope. The increase was however, voted by
an immense majority.
Two brothers of the name of Lydon, ac-
companied by two other young men, went
out in a boat on the Corrib, in Galway, No
venlber 26th. One Of the Lydons had an
old gun in his possession for the purpose OF
shooting birds. The gun snapped, and the
contents consisting of some heavy shot, en-
tered the brother somewhere about the re-
gion of the stomach, from which he died i'll
few hours.
The importance of holding of land in
| Ulster is now becoming paramount, mas
much as Mr. John McGinity, of Armagh
auc.oneer sold by public auction, on Nov.
2Oth, ten acres of land in the townland OF
Tullydoey, Blackwa ertown, County Ty-
rome, for the sum of f24 per acre, the prop
erty of VIM. Thompson, and held at the
yearly rent of fl0 los, lOd. VIM. Mchen-
zie was the purchaser. ..~.-a