The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-12
Irish News.
From late Irish Exchancesl


Rev. DIR. Hugh McNeile Dean of Ripon
died recently in his eghty-fourth year at
Bournemouth.
John Mcdonald, of Kcrght, County
Wexford, was kicked in the temple by a
horse, which caused his death.
After prOtracted illness. Sister Bridget
died at the Convent Of the Sisters of Mercy,
allyshannon, County Donegal.
Mr.. Henry Carson, theological student
Of Magee College, died suddenly at Mari
borough Terrace County Derry, Of heart
disease.
Mr.. Thomas Mcdowell late Head Warder
of Cavan Jail, County Cavan, has been su-
perannuated on pension OF G42 It's Cd per
annum.
GlO,COO has been advanced towards the
construction Of Il dry-dock in Waterford
Harbor, and the work will be commenced
at once.
Mrs Mary Lynch, aged ninety years, Of
kildOrough, County Cavan, was killed by
some calves knocking her down and tramp
ling on her,
Michael Simon sustained a fracture of the
skull by falling through Il trap door in
Guinness brewery, James street, Dublin.
Very little hope is entertained Of hiSsecoy-
cry.
John Winter Humphreys, of Ballyhaise
House, BulIyhaise, was sworn in as High
Sheriff Of the County tavan, and John NJ.
J. Townley, OF Clone"yy, Cavan, as Under
Sheriff.
James Foley, for using snares to catch
hares and rabbits, in the warren of Mr..
Power DID,, of Faithlegge. County Water
ford was fined Il and imprisoned for four
teen days.
Joseph Wilson was arrested in Liverpool,
on warrant issued by the Magistrate OF
Belfast, charged with dcfalcatiOn in his ac-
counts. He was a Collector Of poor rates,
and had escaped detection since 1874.
The Eighty-sixth tRoyal County DOWN
Regiment stationed at Chatham, has been
ordered to supply volunteers for the Ninety
fourth Regiment. in order to bring it up %
its war footing
Patrick Kane, q watchman in the city of
Dublin Distillery Company, who lived in
Dorset Lane, while turning into Dorset
street fell When brought to Mater Miser-
cordin Hospital he was dead.
A road contractor and small farmer
named Patrick Burns was found dead in 4
small pool on the road between Camough
and REORGANIZATION, County Down. Yer
dict of the Coroner's Jury was death from
exposure.
Mary Hawkins was Soand dead in her bed
1t is Supposed that the woman was mGr-
dered at her home, called Lathnure, near
Clonroche She was widow and lived by
herself Up to the present no arrests have
been made.
At Ennis, County Clare, three persons
named Lambert, Hassett and Leader were
put under arrest and remanded till next
Petty Sessions on the charge of stealing
some pieces of American meat from a rail-
way wagon box.
An enormous increase in the death rate
Of Urban County, Limerick, has caused the
authorities to adopt sanitary measures to
prevent the spreading of infectious diseases.
The death rate during the month of Janu-
ary averaged 454 per one thousand.
The Signal Bridge at Cork, erected about
eight years ago, came down with q great
crash, owing to travelling crane which was
on wagon attached to luggage train
coming in contact with it, causing it TO give
way in the center and blocking up the line
completely.
n ReHeral meeting Ol tne directors ana
shareholders of the Castleisland Railway
Company was held in the County Court
house, Tralee. to consider the sale of the
line to the Great Southern and Western
Railway for $4,000. A resolution to sell
the road was adopted.
A Government Inquiry was held respect
ing an explosion which took place in the
Newbridge, County Kildare, gas-house re-
Gently. The evidence proved that the ex-