The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-07

from Late Irish Exchanges1
Mary Anne, wife Of VIM. Buttery, died
July 9th, at Eyre Square, Galway.
County Wicklow has the lowest birth-rate
in Ireland for the quarter ending December
3lst.
Bishop McEvilly, of Galway, confirmed
about four hundred children at Moycullen,
July 18th.
Potato blight has made its appearance in
some parts of County Wexford, but not to
any alarming extent.
Arrangements were made on July 4th for
the re-starting of the Ballygeary Railway
Works, under Mr., Winder, {. E.
John Coleman, of Mall Lane, Waterford,
while fishing at kilbarry July 18th, caught
a very large pike, weighing about twenty
pounds
Miss Clara L. Balfour, aged seventy, died
recently at Corydon, Surrey. She was
noted as an authoress lecturer, and for her
services in the temperance cause.
Miss Mary Phillips daughter of NJ W.
Phillips, Sligo, received the habit of the
holy order of Charity at Our Lady's Mount
Harold's Cross, Dublin, July 10th.
At Nenagh Asszes, July 10th, Justice
Deasy confirmed presentment of G5O0 to
Margaret German for the murder of her
son, the same to be levied off the district.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Rice, who
had been prOprietress of the Prince Of
Wales Hotel. Antrim for some years. took
place July 18th. Her Eemains were inferred
in Milltown Cemetery.
On July 10th woman named Diamond,
of River Lane, Portadown, While attempt
ing TO find her way from her bedroom to
the kitchen, fell down a fight of stairs, and,
striking her head violently upon the
ground, was instantly killed.
Annual midsummer examination and dis
tribution of prizes of the boarding and day
schools of the Dominican Convent. Taylors
Hill Galway took place July 9th before a
large number of persons The programme
was carried out i'll very successful way.
A fire broke out in the engine-house of
Daniel MCkinney's saw-mills and bobbin
Dublin Road Belfast, July
1lth. The blocking house and bObbin shops
were compile ely gutted. The full amount
Of damage done amounts to 900; unin-
sured.
At the Monaghan Assizes the Ballintrain
murder case, in which Patrick McCaul was
indicted for having on the 18th of May, at
near Lough Bawn, killed his
wife, Margaret McCaul, was heard. The
jury acquitted. the prisoner, who was dis
charged.
On Browns Bay, farm belonging to G.
Smyth, lslandmagee, in Antrim, some stalks
Of potatoes turned up, and on one there
We're found to be thirty-seven potatoes,
nearly all of an average size. If the blight
lyn to 10 M
on the farm will be large.
Annual charity sermon in aid of the funds
of the Dominican Church, Dundalk, was
preached in that edifice July 7th by Rev.
J. p. DAILY, 0. P, Dublin. After the SER
mon a collection was made, Messrs. NJ.
Kelly, J. p, 7. Brown and ]. Murphy
acting as collectors. A large sum was
realized.
So much rain fell lately between the Ban
teer and LOmbardstoWn Station on the Kill
larney Railway that it caused landslip,
and several acres in extent were brought
down by mountain flood and covered
large portion of the railway about mile
and half from the Lombardstown Station
at the western ide.-[Correspondent, July
Goth.
In the district of Mallow it is to be re-
gretted that the potato crop is gradually be-
coming diseased with the blight Wheat
seems to be in promising condition. Oats,
with the exception of where they are sown
in mountainous lands, appear good. There
is scarcely any barley sown in this neigh
borhood. Green crops in general are most
healthy. There is an abundant supply OF
grass and OF hay.
The potato blight has made Its appearance
in the neighborhood of Moneymore. Of
course only the earlier sorts are affected,
such as American roses, founders, etc. but
it has never been known to appear at such
an early period. The weather, too, for the
last ten days was not favorable to its extern
sion, as the nights were breezy and occa-
sional refreshing showers, but no heavy
rains. This crop looks admirably, and it is
to be hoped that the disease may be stayed
in its progress. The oat crop is in general
poor, fax far below the average, green crops
good, and upland and meadow grass
splendid crop.
An amusing breach OF promise case has
Just been tried at the Limerick Assizes.
The plaintiff was widow named Duhig,
and the defendant was James Clune,
farmer and wdower Both parties were
in life, and each possessed a con-
family, the fair plaintiff having
the modest number of seven children, and
the gay Loihario about double that figure.
No love letters appeared to have passed, yet
there was touch OF romance leavened by
in the narrative of the plaintiff,
where she related the amours of her love
stricken swain, whom, she declared, fell in
love With her at first sight The jury COM
pensated the plaintiff for her disappoint-
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