The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-08-04

Afghan Assizes on Saturday, July Z, but,
as there was no criminal cases to go be-
fore the Jury. ne received the usual
pair Of white gloves.
ROSCOMMON.
Lord Kingston was, on June 80,
elected chairman of the Boyle Board of
Guardians, in succession to the late
Colonel King-Harman, a Nationalist
candidate being defeated.
SLIGO.
In opening the Ass1zes for county
Sligo on Saturday, July Z, MI. Baron
Dowse congratulated the grand jury on
the satisfactory condition Of the county.
DR.. McSwiney. who has been under
medical treatment in Sligo prison. was
discharged on June 80. The other
prisoners who were charged with con-
spiracv to boycott shopkeeper named
Michael Coffee. Gurteen, were dis.
charged on the previous day.
at the county Sligo Assizes on Mon
day in connection with the decision on
a case of the burning of a number of
small houses, Mr.. Baron Dowse sug
gested that the members of the Gaelic
Athletic Association should form them
selves into volunteer fire brigades in
towns like Sligo where the corporation
was SO negligent.
On July 6, Mr.. Edmund I.eamy was
returned. unopposed, as the representa-.
tive of South Sligo in Parliament. In
addressing his constituents at Bally-
mote MIR. Leamy thanked them on the
part of Mr.. Parnell for the honor they
had done him and the confidence they
had shown him. They had thereby
answered the foul calumnies that had
been launched against their leader in
the English Parliament aud the English
press. He assured them that as long as
he remained in Parliament be should
be true TO the Irish leaders, and do bis
level best for the Irish eau
TIPPERARY.
At the opening of the Tipperary as.
sizes at Nenagh, Joseph Lloyd and
James Sweeney were charged with the
murder of Thomas Kennedy, at Temple
more, in May last. The Attorney
General said in consequence Of derelic-
ton of duty on the part Of the high
sheriff in not summonlng special jury
he must ask for an adjournment until
August 21st. Judge O'Brien made an
order for adjournment accordingly.
On June 30 evictions were resumed on
the Cormack estate at Modeshill. The
solicitor to the estate and number Of
Emergency Men, accompanied by the
inevitable battering ram, left Thurles
for Modeshill, and stole a march on tho
tenants, who had not expected them.
Two tenants were eyicted, possession
being quietly given up. A hundred
policemen protected the eyicting party,
who afterwards proceeded to Mohober
and evlcted an old man, so years of age:
on the property Of Mr.. T.. B. Apj0hn~
1t was a very cruel proceeding. The
old man was in dying state, and both
the county inspector and the represen-
tative of the sheriff interviewed to pre-
vent the eviction taking place. It was
of no avail, He was taken out to the
road on the bed and left there.
TYRONE.
A fair was held at Pomeroy on the
10th inst.
WEXFORD
The last of the Ballykerogue eviction
prisoners were last week released from
Wexford jail, where they hav. under
gone the full sentence ordered by the
Crimes Act six months imprisonment
An immense concourse Of people met
them at the station, and headed BY all
the representative men in the town and
district, the large crowds cheered loudly
for the released men.
.=s. WICKLOW.
= AZ proclamation appears ina late issue
of the Gazette, signed $ Henry Brnen."
ana countersigned' BY Prince Edward of
sake Feimar, and. the Lord Chancellor;
proclaiminR county klow under
lssction 8. the Coercion Act. d.