The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-24
Irish News.
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largely attended. The Clifden races also
came off on the same day.
Dominican Convent School, Mount st.
Joseph, Galway commenced recently with
a large attendance of pupils.
John P. Heenan, of St. Michaels Semi
nary, Ballinasloe, passed a successful exam
ination recently at Maynooth College.
Guardians of Limerick Union have
adopted a resolution increasing the pound
age of the rate collectors generally from 3D.
to 4d.
Professor MacDouall, Ill. d., who for many
years has filled the Greek Chair in the
Queens College, Belfast, has resigned his
post.
Scarlatina is at present raging to such an
extent in Lurgan and Portadown that sew
eral schools in both places have had to be
closed
A charity sermon, in aid of St. Malachy' S
Female School, Sussex Place, Belfast was
preached on September 29th by Rev. DR..
McCabe.
The stoc,, crops and household furniture
of Mount Bernard, the residence of T.. w.
Sage near Woodlawn, are to be sold at auc-
ton, October 18th.
JulHtS, sui VI bllc ldtt I1cHIy ClIlltlOllS
Backrock, and Maggie, daughter of Patrick
O Callaghan, Ovens, we're married Septem-
Der 24th at Ovens.
The ship civilian" of Belfast, Captain
Lynch, master, went ashore recently near
the Null of Kintyre The crew were res
cued with much difficulty.
Large window over the high altar in st.
Patrick Church, Portadown, has been filled
with beautiful stained glass, presented by
Chas. Byrne of that town.
The Ballinrobe Guardians insist upon the
payment of ego penalty incurred by land
lord who evicted tenant without notice to
the Relieving Officer within the Union.
Average death rate of the large towns of
the United Kingdom for the week ending
October 9th, was q per 1000 of the popula-
ton per annum. The rate in Dublin was
20.
Part of the lands of Coneywarren, con-
tanning fifty acres, situatedn near 0magh, and
owned by c. Scott, J. P, was sold by public
auction on October lst to Robert Ferguson,
Omagh, for f3 800.
Guardians of South Dublin Union have
appointed committees to carry out the pro-
visions of the Cattle Disease Act, 1871, and
appointed an inspector and valuer at sal
ary of $500 year.
Hugh Kennedy, MD, Gardiner r's-place,
Dublin, and Mary c., niece of John Nihill,
MD, Tulla, County Clare, were married on
Oct. 1st, at the Cathedral, Marlborough
street, Dublin, by Rev. Denis Sheehan, c. c.
James, son of Edward Brady, Killywoola-
CHAN, Arboe, County Tyrone, and Maggie
daughter of Matthew Quinn, c. E., Killy-
colby, Ardboe, were married recently in
Arboe Catholic Church by the Rev. p
Fox, c. G..
Mr.. Dudley Persee, having resigned the
Recordership of Galway the Office of Re-
corder has been united to that of County
Court Judge and conferred on Mr. Thomas
Rice Hem, the present County Court Judge
of Galway.
Mr. David Crawford, Legacurry, has been
appointed by the Commissioners of Taxes,
Custom-house, Dublin. Income Tax Col
lector for the electoral divisions of Derra-
bard, Draughton, Seskinore, Camowen and
Deryaghory in the Omagh Union.
1t is stated that the Directors of the Bel
fast Tramway Company have forwarded
communication respectfully declining to re-
ceive the deputation which had been ap-
pointed to wait upon them for the purpose
continuance of the tramcars ON Sundays
A meeting of the promoters of an agri-
cultural and cattle show for Cavan was held
in the Courthouse on September 9th. The
following resolution was adopted: "That
cattle show be established in Cavan, and
that circulars be sent to the landed propri-
etors and others interested in the prosperity
Of our county, requesting their co-opera.
tion."
The National Teachers Central Commit
tee held a meeting in Dublin recently, and
adopted the following resolutions: THAT
we strongly recommend the various associ-
atoms throughout the country to appoint
deputations 10 wait upon their M. P.'s in
each county and borough, with view to
urging satisfactory settlement of the
teachers claims early next session, and to
lay before the M. P's statistics and other
particulars in respect of the teachers case"
In Wexford County 202 marriages were
registered for the quarter ending the 31st
of March last. OF births 9SS were registered
for the quarter ending June Both, and there