The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-12

| plosion was caused by two men approach
| ing (they not knowing that the gas was
turned on) with naked light.
Michael Tiernan, who was committed on
remand, charged with the murder of Mary
Sweeney, aged rs years, at Ravensweil
House, Little Bray, was again brought up
at the Bray Court House for the purpose OF
| having the further intornations in the
case. He was committed for trial.
A collision occurred between the Mary
Ellen, of Belfast, and the Alert, OF
Drogheda, resulting in the loss of the latter
| vessel. The Alert, coal laden, from Ayr to
Drogheda, was proceeding up the Tough for
shelter, and when opposite Greenisland Was
run into by the Mary Ellen, sinking almost
instantly
Christopher Foyle, aged sixteen. residing
in Green Lane, Drogheda, County Louth,
when taking walk along the Rampant,
close to which the Boyne runs, was seized
with fit and fell into the river Although
several persons witnessed the occurrence
they could render no assistance, and lie was
drowned.
An inquest was held by Dr. Dill, Borough
Coroner, and jury, in the Royal Hospital,
on man named Thomas Byrne, who was
admitted on the previous evening, suffering
from fracture Of the ribs and general con-
tusions, caused by being crushed by dray
at the Smthfcld Brewery. County Antrim.
The jury returned verdict of accidental
death.
All the laborers in the employment of
the Newry & Dundalk Steam Packet Com
panv resolved to strike at the instance of
the Dundalk LaborerS' Association, of which
some of the mates in the employment Of
the company are members. The pay Of the
mates and engineers on board Of the COM
pany's vessels has been reduced. The re-
suit has been that the directors ceased run
ming steamers between Dundalk and l.i>-
erpoo.
An investigation was held at the Curragl,
County Kildare, into charges preferred
against Mr.. John Griffin, for twenty five
years master OF the important Curragh
Camp Post-officc. When searched twenty
letters were found in his possession. The
affair has caused very painful feeling in
the locality where Mr.. Griffin. who is mar
riea and has large family, was liked by all
classes. The emolunents of the Office
amount in all to nearly f300 year, and in
twelve months more the prisoner would be
entitled to retire on large pension.
At meeting of the Cork Farmers Club,
ID. Riordan, the chairman, a large agricul-
turist, well known in the south Of Ireland,
laid before the Club a very remarkable ac-
count of the agrarian condition of the south
of Ireland. He said the tenant farmers
were unable to pay either their rents or
other liabilities and as an evidence pointed
to the records of the Civil Bill Courts where
an enormous number of processes and eject
mcnts are entered, the unfortunate defend
ants not disputing the claim for land or
money, but being entirely unable TO pay
either their rent or debt. Mr.. Riordan
very truly said that the great feature of the
present distress was that the once wealthy
farmers of England were suffering nearly
as much as the poor Irish farmers, and in
dicated the cause with great truth and
tersencss by saying that English and Irish
farmers had TO ''corupetc with America.
where the farmers get the land for nothing.
while here they were rack-rented and
Obliged to pay more rent than the land
could pay.