The Irish standard., 1886-05-01
KINGS.

Mr.. Thomas Wheeler, Mrs. Bridge
Flanagan and Mrs. Ellen Shaughnessy
Only a years rent is due; the tenant:
are hard-wor]5ing and Industrious, anC
b7 no means extreme in their politica?
opinions.
At the recent poor law elections il
the Rathcabbin division. Mr.. Terence
O'Brien opposed the Nationalist sitting
guardian. and by the landlords voting
solid for him he secured victory. III
other divisions some Conservatives got
in.
LEITRIM.
at it's last meeting the Ballinaglera
league passed the following resolution
THAT we congratulate Mr.. PatricA
Ryan on his triumpha| return as guar
dian for Drumri]iy, east division Of
Carrick- k-on-Shannon union, and return
our thanks to the voters who gave
eight to one against the landlords
nominee
The Carrigallen league resolved a!
it's last meeting: THAT in view of the
widespread depression and the unre'
}enting tyrannical exactions of the land
class in enforcing sentences Of death
we call upon the government to inter,
pose between the people and their op
pressors by putting stay upon evic.
Jiens until the burning question of land
tenure is effectually settled This pro
lection is all the more necessary by rea-
son of the blind opposition which this
favored faction is Offering to Mr. Glad
stones efforts to bring peace and
prosperity to Ireland"
LIMERICK.
At the meeting Of the Limerick City
branch OF tn National League on Thurs.
day, the 1st ult., the mayor (Mr. Ste
phen O'AIara) commented at length on
the speech delivered by Mr. James
Spaight at the recent ]oyalist meeting
in Cork, and condemned it as inciting
to discord between Catholics and Pro
testants and Ireland.
At the Limerick petty sessions on the
End u]t. a man named James Storan,
charged with having committed q vio-
lent assault on the police, was sen
fenced to month imprisonment with
hard labor.
LONGFORD.
With his customary energy, Father
Donohoe, 2. P, is pushing on the flu
ishing touches that the chapel and its
surroundings require. Great credit is
given to Mr. Hughes, who designed the
whole work, and critics say by his abil-
ity, and thorough knowledge OF his
business IN all it's details, much money
has been saved in the work.
The Mohill Union claims to be one of
the most thoroughly national ones in
all Ireland.
MONAGHAN.
In Castleblaney, at the recent poor
law elections, there were contests in
four divisions. The new board now
consists Of sixteen Nationalists and
nine Conservatives, in addition to
twenty-four ex-oficios.
MAYO.
Some dissatisfaction exists among
the Balina public on account of ap-
pointing MIR. George I. Pollexfen of
the I. l.. P. U. as one of the stewards
OF the Ballina race meeting. After Mr..
Follexfen's recent utterances, in con-
junction with those OF Mahaffy & Co.,
in Sligo, the thing is justly regarded as
an insult to the general feeling of the
subscribers to the meeting.
MEATH.
During the late election in Kells
Union the Orange and Freemason
party obtained substantial aid from
certain Orange "Cawtholics. Con-
sp1cuous amongst those was MI. Ed
ward Farrell, of Moynalty, son of g
gentleman seldom called in the district
by either Christian Or surname.
QUEENS.
The months memory Office for Mrs.
Anne 3lcConaghty was held in the
parish church Of Stradbally on Thurs
day, April 1. There was a large at
tendance of the priests of the diocese
and friends of the deceased, who was
mother Of the Rev. III. MaConaghty
2. p, of Ballyfn.
TIPPERARY.
At the last meeting of the Newport
league six laborers were selected to ac-
company the local p. L. G. and clergy
to give evidence at Nenagh before Mr..
Burke, local government board inspect
or, and Mr.. Deane, inspector of sites.
the 23d inst, in reference to the addl-
tional new cottages for laborers about
tc be built. A sum of e5 was voted as
first instalment to the funds Of Cen
tral branch.
WESTMEATH.
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