The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1886-06-05
THE IRISH STANDARD: SATURDAY., JUNE s. 1886.


ing, over which Mr.. John Flood, T. %.
G., presided, voted resolutions thank
ing Gladstone for his Home Rule bill.
SLIGO.
Recently the people of the parish of
Kilgree assembled in and outside the
rooms of the Gurteen branch to mark
their detestation of the grabbing of the
farm of Mrs. McDermott, Of Lisballaly,
who was evicted on Easter Saturday
for the non-payment Of an impossible
rent. The meeting was addressed at
great length and in telling manner BY
Messrs. Cawley, Spilman, Rafferty,,
Casey and other delegates from the
Ballaghderrin branch. The best way
the people could show their adherence
was by joining the league. One hun
bred and twenty members were en-
rolled.
Fair was held at Ballymoate on the
18th ult.
IIPPERARY.
Kilcommon league is to enrol new
members tomorrow, June s, after
which none will be accepted.
Broadford league, Rev. E. Russell,
G. c., presiding, voted at it's meeting to
demand 80 per cent. reduction in bog
rent.
AT the weekly meeting Of the Tip
perary Board Ut Guardians, held recent
ly, the cases Of two OF the evicted ten
ants On the estate Of Major Hare, of
Cheshire, England, were considered.
The board voted to allow one of the
tenants. William Barry, 30s. week for
four weeks, and the other, Tim Con-
way, will be given FL s. week for the
same time Resolutions were also
adopted condemning the cruel treat
ment Of his tenants by Major Hare.
At the quarterly meeting of the
Cashel National Teachers Association
the following resolution was unani-
mously adopted: IS That we request
the commissioners of National Educa-
ton to place stenography us an extra
branch on the programme of illstruc-
ton in National Schools"
TYRONE.
The house Of a respectable farmer
named Edward Doogan, at a place
called Baliynahoghy, about ten miles
from Dungannony was recently burned
down. In 1881 .Doogan took farm
from which man named Donneliy had
been evicted. Since then a tombstone,
which was erected to members OF his
family in the Roman Catholic grave
yard, was broken in pieces. a new
one, which was afterwards set up, YVES
tarred and otherwise injured. On the
3Oth April, a new house which had just
been built, was burned to the ground,
and four good heifers persisted in the
flames. Happily no one was living i'll
the house at the time. Informations
have been sworn, as the outrage is be-
lieved to be agrarian. Compensation
DO the amount of e4OO has been claimed,
WATERFORD.
AT a late meeting of the Lismore
Board Of Guardians. the vice-chairman,
Mr.. r. J. Walsh, presiding, it was UNI
animous}y decided to recommend tbs
name of MIR. Jeremiah Slasttery, Lis
more, to the lord lieutenant Of the
county as being a tit and suitable gen.
tleman to fill the position of a justice Of
the peace. The guardians adopted this
course, after discussing the fact that
there is no Catholic guardian in the
barony Of Coshn1ore and Coshbrlde,
where. there are three petty session dis
tricts. The guardians expressed them
selves to the OBJECT that it was their
opinion that Mr.. Slattery was gentle
man whom the public Of all classes and
creeds would put confidence in.
WEsTa1EATH.
There was slight fire in the Mullin-
gar Workhouse on the morning of the
9Th ult., while the guardians were in
session.
WEXFORD. W.
A few days ago, says the Enniscorthy
Waterman Of the Sth, the body OF a
man was found floating in the river
Barrow at New Ross. An inquest
was held and every inquiry made by
the police to discover who he was, but
without effect.
WICKLOW.
AT the Baltinglass board Of guar
dams on the 18th ult., schemes were
passed for the erection Of forty-four
laborers' cottages at the cost OF e430o.
Major Brogan, Slaney Park, Wick
low, has given Mr.. l.. Bradley, Mullin-
gar, a further reduction Of 5 per cent,
making in all a reduction of 20 per
cent, on the present gale.
Mr.. w. j. Corbet, NJ. P, has been
presented with an address and testi-
monial in recognition of his services as
tho tried and tr1stad ranresnntat of