The Irish standard., 1886-05-01

ly collecting funds in America for the
completion of the Queenstown Cathe
dral. An address was presented. or
behalf Of the Cathedral Committee an6
Catholics of Queenstown to the rever
end gentlemen. In all G5, 900 was col
lected. which reduces the debt now due
on the church.
About two months ago a farmer
named Patrick Donovan was evictel
from his holding at Dromuligh, neal
Bantry, on the property of Mr.. R. II
E. White. The six months allowed fol
redemption expired, and people are
greatly surprised to find that the ne
phew of the evicted man was put into
possession, having not only paid all the
arrears due from the previous tenant
but actually promised an increase in
the yearly rent.
At the convent, Mount St. Joseph:s
Deane- Bolton, the following ladies re-
Gently received the habit OF the Sisters
of the Holy Cross and Passion: Miss
Thornhill, Kildorrey lin religion Sister
NJ. Juliana); Miss Mary A. O;Donnell
Kilaorrey lin religion Sister M. Glenn
ent); Miss Margaret Quinn lin religion
Sister NJ. Rosalie); Miss. Sarah Anne
Kinder lin religion Sister M. Anselm):
Miss Catherine Duffy lin religion Sis
ter M. Joseph); Miss Minnie O'Neill
lin religion Sister NJ. Paula); and Miss
Kathleen Crinion Tin religion Sister NJ
Hyacintha\.
DERRY.
AT the last weekly meeting of the
Londonderry Union there were pres
ent: Mr.. John B. Beresford, d. L..
chairman Of the board, presiding:
Messrs. Joseph Alexander. j. F., Will
liam J. Hanna, J. T., Robert G. Ed
wards, James McCloskey, John Steele,
Orr, James Fleming, Thos.
nj. d., Thomas Davis:
NJ. D., j. P, Thomas McDonagh, John
A. Alexander, J. F., Ezekiel Teaz.
DONEGAL.
Last month a lecture, under the aus
pices of the Stranorlar parish church,
was delivered in the Union Hall, by
the Rev. William Hunt, 3 A. G, E.,
senior moderator and gold medallist,
T. G. d. The Rev. James A. Craw-
ford, rector of the parish, occupied the
chair, and in a few appropriate re-
marks introduced the lecturer, who
chose for his subject Earthquakes and
Volcanoes"
Magistrates appointed in this county
by the last Tory Government were: E.
D. Hewetson, J. II. Bible, j. A. Ham
ilton, w. Jeffcott.
DOWN.
In the recent poor law elections at
Poltaferry; there were three candidates
for the two vacant seats, Messrs. John
Knox, Nationalist; William Savage,
and Francis Little, I4oyalist.
Knox headed the poll. Savage came in
Little was defeated. MI. Knox
is the first Catholic returned for Porta-
ferry since the workhouse was built.
DUBLIN.
AT the poor law elections Messrs.
Duff and Birmingham, Nationalist.
were elected in the Triuity ward; in the
South City ward the sitting members
Messrs. Handbook and Deane. Tories,
were retained; !; two Nationialists;
Messrs. DO lagh and Flood, were elect
ed IN Clondalkin district, and three.
Messrs. Dunn, Stubbs and Bagnal, in
the Tallaght division.
The failure of Messrs. Bethel & Co.,
of London, Bromwich and Dublin, tar
distillers and creosoters, will, it is be-
lieved, to some extent affect the AL
lance Gas Company, Dublin. The gas
company had a contract with this firm
for the sale of tar at a high price, and it
is not anticipated that any such price
will be obtained in any future contract.
FERMANAGH.
Mr.. r.. A.'Proctor, who is on a lectur-
ing tour in this county, discoursed on
1.-The Moon,' in the Town Hall, Ennis
killen, last month. His views OF the
lunar surface were interesting. Colonel
Frampton presided, and received a cor
dial vote OF thanks. The house was a
good one.
GALWAY.
The Monarch line will commence,
May l9, its service from Galway for
American ports.
j. p. Fogarty, Esq, 2. L. G., Gal
way, has notified his intention to give
to his tenants reductions Of rent to date
from 1st OF April. The reductions
which MI. Fogarty has made are Is per
cent. off the rents Of well-to-do persons,
and 25 per cent. off those of the poor
tenement tenants.
KERRY.
Mr.. Henry Doran, Lord Kenmare's