The Irish standard., 1886-12-04

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ment and hard labor. He was obliged
to remain in the prison hospital until he
died.
CAVAN.
A murder is alleged to have been com
mitted in this county, the victim being
a young man named Quinn, who was
the chief support of an aged mother.
Both resided in the village of Bally-
naugh, four miles from Cavan. -Four ar
rests were made. The matter is being in
vestigated by the police.
At a meeting Of the Cavan branch OF
the National League, Oct. 81, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted: ''That
we emphatically contradict the state
ment which has gone forth from. the
meeting of the Headfort tenantry-'that
Major Saunderson, M. p, has remitted
20 per cent. on the November rents
the true fact being he has refused any
abatement to those who dared to enter
the Land Court, or who,. having ac-
cepted friendly settlement, received a
reduction equal to or near 20 per cent,
and we therefore publicly assert that
the great majority of the Majors ten
antry have been denied any relief what
ever"
CLARE.
Michael r. Kelly, j. F., Of Fangrove,.
was, on Oct. 30, fired at and wounded
when on his way home from Ennis, after
attending the quar- er sessions. Six ar
rests have been made. The wounds
were not serious. Kelly is agent for his
brother, John Kelly, D. L., a large land
owner of Islandmore, whose extreme
meanness to his tenants have caused his
agent to be boycotted. Two publicans
who had refused to supply the agent
with goods were refused their annual
certificates by the magistrates of Six
milebridge, and, an appeal having been
brought, it was heard at Ennis quarter
sessions. Kelly was examined, and on
his evidence the court unanimously re-
fused the appeal.
CORK.
The barley crop has been a failure this
year.
Timothy Hurley, the tenant farmer
who recently so pluckily defended his
homestead at Castleview, near Clona-
kitty, against the forces of aggressive
land1ordism, has become a popular hero
in the south. The affair is known
throughout Ireland as the defense of
''Tim Hurley's Castle" It was learned
with general regret that on the night of
the day of his heroic resistance to the
siege of his castle, he had been arrested
by a police ambuscade, and regret deep
ened into astonishment when it was
learned that he was charged with the
unlawful possession of dynamite. He
was brought up on this charge at the
Tomoleague petty sessions on Novem-
ber1. An enthusiastic demonstration
on the part OF the people of the sur
rounding districts took place. Two
brass bands and cheering crowds sa-
luted Tim as he emerged from the train
which brought him from Cork Jail, and
the same accompaniments preceded and
followed him on his march to the court
house, despite the efforts of a large
armed escort, and the demonstration
was kept up in the vicinity thereof all
through the hearing of the charge. He
was remanded for trial, bail being ac-
cepted.
DUBLIN.
The Irish Lights Board adopted
resolution to use Irish manufactured
cloth in future.
The new asylum for the male blind at
Drumcondra was consecrated on Sun
day, Nov. Z, by Archbishop Walsh,
At 7.4O p. m. on November 2, the
southern suburbs of the city were bril-
liantly Illuminated by a large meteor
which rose in the east at point over
the Dublin Mountains, and moving
with exceeding velocity in an upward
and circular course, descended and dis
appeared in a westerly direction, hav-
ing been visible for almost three Sec
onds.
The grand New Leinster Hall, erected
by Mr.. Michael Gum, in Hawkins
street, Dublin, on the site of the old
Theatre Royal, opened on the night of
November 6, with concert by Madame
Patti. The building accommodates
about 8, 900 persons. The architect was
Mr.. Phibbs, and the builders were
Messrs. Martin.
DOWN.
When the train that left Belfast for
Dublin at o'clock on the morning of
November had reached quarter of a