The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-12
Irish News.
IFrom late Irish Exchanges.l

From laLe lFlSn EXfnangeS.t
John Cooper, of AZ Market street. Lurgan,
in the county of Armagh, ironmonger, is a
bankrupt
An affray occurred in Limerick between
dock laboreis and Italian sailors, whom
they called "Garibaldians." Seven Italians
have been arrested.
A large -four mill was burned at Harold's
Cross, Dublin. The Church of St. Paul of
the Cross, belonging to the Passionist Faith
ers, had very narrow escape.
A slater named Mullies was at work at
house in Main street, Fethard, when the
scaffolding gave way, and he being precipi-
ia ed to the ground, was killed on the spot.
On Tuesday last man named John Car
roll, of Rathmoyle, was buried at Ballin-
robne1, after having attained the age of
ninetv.n inc years. He could read up to
within few days of his death.
Atst. stephsn's Church, Dublin, Robert
Francis. second son of the late Rev. John
+. Gordon, rector of Annahill, County
Down, to Alice Annie, only surviving
daughter of Arthur Sha~man Crawford,
Ballymenoch County Down.
Mrs. Cosgrove, wife of farme.r near
Katesbridge. County Down, was found dead
III neT DeC, Win neT iHidnt SieeplIf2 ny 1eh
side. Mrs. Cos@rove aged thirty, apparently
in good health. The coroner's jury re-
turlied verdict that death resulted from
disease of the heart.
In Belfast between one and two hundred
persons hoisted black flag on pole and
commenced march through the town, the
flag bearing the touching motto, Work or
Meat" The police came upon the process
sionis In their march, and they dropped
the flag and scampered of.
Owing to the storm on the 18th great tor
rem swept down the Rostrevor Noun aims,
near Newry, and on Saturday morning the
wall of the reservoir at Forrest Brook Beet
ling Mills was burst. Two buildings were
leveled to the ground, and damage done
amounting to $4,000. One man was
drowned.
At Cavanreagh, near Sixmilecross, the
dead body of q woman was discovered in a
trench at the roadside by w. H. Bratten.
1t was that of a sober. industrious woman
named Margaret Montgomery, the mother
of four children, whom she supported by
selling small articles of grocery through the
country.
Recently fire broke out in Mr.. Michael
O'Connell's house, and that Of Mr.. VIM.
Murphy, Bridge street, Malow. The con-
fagraton attrac' ed ain immense crowd, and
we're IL not tor the energetic services rem
dered by Mr.. VIM. Finnigan the houses of
Mr. J. OConnell and Mr.. Daniel O'Shea
would have been burned, There is great
necessity for fire engine.
Mr.. Dougal, who lives near Dungannon,
recently lost COW, value $l2, and believing
it to have been stolen and possibly brought
to Sixnlecross Fair, he communicated the
fact to the Dungannon Constabuiary, who
telegraphed to the neighboring stations.
Half an hour after the Beragh police got
the telegram they had the cow secured and
its custodian, who gave the name Of Hey
burn, arrested On suspicion.
Mrs. Maxwell, of Kilkenny, has passed
away, in the eighty-fifth year of her age,
strengthened by the sacraments of the
Church. Mrs. Maxwell was for over half a
century proprietress of the Kilkenny Jour
nal, and was justly esteemed in her native
city for her excellent qualities. She was
widow of the late Alderman Cornelius
Maxwell, stanch o. Connellte. Since his
death Mrs. Maxwell has carried on the
Journal.
An explosion in the Balincollig Powder
Mills was fortunately not of fatal charac-
ter. A quantity of prepared powder, stored
in one of the sheds, through some unknown
cause, exploded, and demolished the build
ing. There were eight hands in the build
ing, and they had fortunately gone to din
ner short time before the occurrence. The
shock was felt in Ballincolligand the neigh
borhood, and the other buildings of the
works were much shaken
At the meeting Of the Ballmasloe Guar
dans DIR. Sharkey. of Creagh District, sub
mitted the following: 81 visited the house
of man named Gerraghty. in bog. It is
built of sods and stones During my long
experience do not remember to have seen
such human residence. have seen some
equally destitute OF comfort, but in this
the element of extreme personal danger is
supefadded During great part Of the
year he has no mode of ingress or egress
but through the grounds Of an obliging