The Irish standard., 1886-04-17

1E. IRISH STANDARD:
tured and leaf, which had been on hand
at the time, were entirely consumed.
The fire is supposed to have originate
sometime about midnight. Loss, ESQ.,
GOO; fully insured.
At the last meeting of the Burr
Union there were present Chairman
Biddulph, James Browne, Thomas Sui
livan, Joseph Dolan, John Galbraith,
Adam Mitchell and George Smith.
LONGFORD.
The national festival passed off at
Longwood with the usual quietness, no
demonstration taking place except
that of the turn out of the Longford
brass band at midnight to herald in the
festival. The band was accompanied
with torches. Heavy falls of snow,
which commenced early the day be-
fore, continued during the greater part
Of the forenoon.
The election Of guardians for Delvin
union closed on the 11th ult. There
was no opposition to the National1sts
in sixteen electoral divisions of the
union.
LOUTH. .....
The national festival was celebrated
at DundaIk in the usual manner. From
religious point of view the holiday
was observed in very becoming spirit,
large congregations attending at the
different masses. The number Of peo-
pie in town would not bear comparison
with former years, yet there was a
goodly gathering, and the triple leaf
was very generally worn.
The national festival was marked at
Drogheda by severe weather. The day
was ushered in by a fall of rain, and
afterwards, at intervals, snow and sleet
descended. There were very few coun-
try people in town, the elements, no
doubt, keeping them at home. The
shipping and fine feet of steamers in
the river wore their gayest bunting.
MAYO.
Owing to the death OF John I.
Burke, Esq. an election of coroner for
the baronies of Cara, Murlisk, and
Burrishoole, will be shortly held, and
Mr.. Patrick j. Kelly, solicitor, of Cas-
tlebar, intends to offer himself as can~
didate.
Great sympathy is felt in the neigh
borhood of Bohcla for Mrs. Sheridan,
one of the foremost members of the
Ladies' Land League, who has been
evicted by Sir Charles Gore. Her Pc
riod of redemption had only just ex-
pired when she offered the rents and
costs due; but, as her holding was
wanted as site for a police barrack,
the agent insisted On his legal rights.
Her farm has since been grabbed.
In the Land Court, Dublin, in the
case of the Taaffe estae, County Mayo,
Mr.. V. B. Dillon, Jr., applied OR behalf
of the tenants that the receiver should
be directed to accept a years rent in
full for all rent and arrears Of rent up
to the 1st of November last
MEATH.
at a meeting OF the Irish National
League held in the town hall, Kells,
Rev. L. Gaughran, president, in the
chair, the following resolution was ur1-
animously adopted: ''That we con-
denim as heartless and tyrannical the
action of those magnates who are CO.
ercjng their laborers and servants to
sign an anti-home rule memorial in the
hope that they will thereby impose on
Mr.. Gladstone and his government
at "a meeting of the Oldcastle branch
of the National League on Sunday, the
14th ult., the following resolution was
adopted: ''That we emphatically con-
denim the landlords, the graziers, and
the farmers of the Oldcastle union who
have shown and are showing an united
and determined opposition to the erec-
ton of laborers' cottages in the union.
QUEENS.
The A.ghaboe National League on
Sunday, the l4th ult., passed a. resolu-
tion calling on the Nationalist guar
dians Of the Abbeyleix and Donagh-
more unions to oppose the reelection
| to the chairmanship of their boards Of
Lores de vesci and Castletown.
at marlborough, on Monday, the
| 18th u}t., two farms Of land were put
up for sale for non-payment Of rent. In
both instances it was decided to let the
| land lie on the landlords hands.
SLIGO.
! The National festival passed over in
Sligo in the usual manner. At mid
day tie local bands paraded the town.
During the day large crowds came into
town. In the cathedral panegyric on
the Patron Saint was preached by Bev.
j. Malone, G. c., in an eloquent and
| impressive manner, to a large congre-
cation. There was remarkable fall
ing off in the time-honored custom of
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