The Irish standard., 1886-09-11

LSH STANDARD: SATJ
North Donegal, have been asked by the
National party to look after the Ma
tionalist claims for theborough of Lon
donder1y at the coming revision ses-
sions there.
On August IL the Orange Apprentice
party celebrated the anniversary known
as the Relief Of Derry.'' Those par
ticipating IN the display were mostly
from the county. Considerable excite
ment occurred, and a few bottles were
thrown at the procession by unknown
parties. The police were stoned sew
eral times by the professionals, but no
serious trouble occurred.
LIMERICK.
At the meeting of the Limerick
Board of Guardians, August IL, dis
cussion arose as to the placing of
names on the voters list. Complaints
were made by several that their names
were not on the published list, al
though fully qualified. The clerk
stated that in all these cases and a
great many more the papers had not
been received by him in time. Mr..
James O'Nlara said that the Domini-
can Fathers in the city and The priests
of St. Michael's parish were not on the
list. After a discussion it was resolved
that the names of all complainants
should be furnished to the clerk to re-
port the circumstances Of each case.
LOuTH. ...
The Sisters of Mercy, Dundalk, have
commenced to build new female in
dustrial school.
The Natlonalists of Drogheda are to
be heartily congratulated on the splen-
did victory which the Independent Club
candidates have secured in the elections
to the HarbQr Board. There were
nine vacancies. and for these eight of
the men supported by the club got in.
MAYO.
On August "A, seizure for rent
under writ Of ia. at suit of the Mar
quis Of Sligo, against a farmer named
Patrick Gibbons, residing near West
port, was effected by the sheriff s bail
ifs, who seized and impounded seven
head Of cattle, his property. The bail
ifs, accompanied by posse Of police,
then proceeded to Louisburg, 10 miles
west of this town, where they were to
make other seizures under executions
for rent at suit of the same landlord.
1t is expected that these are but the
of evictions. 1t is stated
that number of writs and ejectments
hove been issued by the Marquis
against a large number Of his tenants,
and numerous evictlons are monlentar-
lily expected.
MEATH.
The workmen and tenantry on the
estate of Thos. Boylan, Esq, Hilltown
County Meath-90 in number-signal-
ized his coming of age by the presenta-
tion of addresses and series Of popular
The worknlen and labor
ers presented an address on Sunday,
August Is, and the tenantry on August
IL. On August 13 a grand ball and
supper was given in Hilltown House.
QUEEN IS COUNTY.
DR.. W. o. Jacob, son of the retiring
physician in the Marlborough Lunatic
Asylum, has been elected to that posi-
tion.
... IIPPERARY. ".r
An inquest was held on August Z, at
Carrowkeale, on the body Of James
Gleeson, farmer, who died from the eff:
fects Of injuries received in a quarrel
with neighbor on July "a. The Jury
found the following verdict: "We find
that James Gleeson died at Carrow-
keale on August S, 1886, from acute in-
fammation of the brain, caused by
fracture Of the skull, inflicted by some
person or persons unknown to u.s.
at Cappawnite petty sessions on
9, an evicted tenant named
Michael Bradshaw, G|ashdrum, was
summoned for taking forcible possess
sion on June 26 last. In the testimony
it was shown that the relieving officer
was not served with the notice of evic-
tion, but that somebody else was served
instead. It was also sworn by bailif
that the defendant took possession Of
the house the day after the eviction.
TYRONE.
Mr.. Thomas F. Brady sat on August
8 in the court house at Moville to in
quire into the alleged decrease of fish
on the north coast. All the witnesses
stated that the decrease was due to the
stormy weather which drove the fish
out to sea and that the fishermen had
not sufficiently large boats to use.
WEXFORD.