The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-30
irish News.
From late Irish Exchanges.1


Patrick Common, of Kinnega County, Ar
magh, dropped dead while at work in a
field.
James Lizard Pattison, Clandeboye, has
been appointed to the Commission of the
Peace for the County Down.
James Mcdonnell, shoemaker aged 65
years, was found dead in his house, Market
street, Dundalk, County Louth, recently.
Robert Crawford, Stonewald, Ballyshan-
non, has been appointed to the Commits
sion of the Peace for the County Donegal.
A young man named Naughton was
killed near Ennis by his horse taking flight.
Three women and his father were also in
the car at the time of the accident, but
escaped uninjured.
At Youghal Strand, County Cork, found
atons are being laid for a vast permanent
sea wall in front of the beautiful villas
which have been built on the Strand. This
wall will be of solid concrete nine feet
thick.
At Longford Assizes the Lord Chief JUS
tice heard claim made BY man named
Maguire, who claimed compensation under
the Peace Preservation Act, he having been
waylaid and beaten on the road. The Judge
confirmed the ruling OF the Grand Jury,
who held that it was not proved that any
evidence was kept back, and rejected the
claim.
An action has been brought by Richard
Love, OF Belfast, to recover from George
Mckay of Glassough, County Monaghan,
f300 damages, for alleged breach of con-
tract, to employ plaintiff for five years as
his agent in Belfast for the sale of his mar
BILE stone and monument products. There
is an alternative course OF action against
Geo. Mckay, Jr., for alleged false represent
alton.
A coast guard pensioner named William
Mckinley, who resided with his wife and
family at BellmOunt, near Carlingford
committed suicide recently BY tying stone
Of about 2Slbs. weight to his neck with a
silk handkerchief, and throwing himself into
deep pool of water about half a mile from
his own house. An inquest on the body
was held, and verdict rendered in accord
ance with the facts.
At the Cavan Union meeting Samuel San
derson, J.P., presiding the special business
before the board was to devise some meth
cd of reducing the expenditure and thus
relieving the cverburdened rate payers dur
ing the present depression. 1t was ulti-
mately agreed that the Union cease to be
contributory, thus effecting saving of
$500 per annum; and that strict surveil-
lance be kept over the administration of
outdoor relief, whereby it is expected that
a further saving of from f500 to 81 900
can be effected.
A man named Barry and his son were
employed cutting turf in the vicinity of
Athea, near Newcastle West, when they
discovered a human skeleton, partly
crumbled away. The head was not dsfg-
ured, and bore part of the hair, which was
of brownish color and very long, appa-
rently that of a womans. All the bones
were found except those of one arm, which
are missing. Portions of the flesh and
sinews were attached to the thigh bone.
Considerable excitement has been caused
on the discovery, and the inhabitants of
that locality appear to be much bewildered,
as tradition does not state that any one of
the like was missing for at least the last
hundred wears.