The Irish standard., 1888-02-04

at Warrenport Petty Sessions. o.
January s, Thomas McAnuity. Sheriff
haili1f, was returned for trial to Newr,
Petty Sessions on a charge of having
| shot john and Patrick Burns-the for
mer i'll the leg-at Aughavilia, on DC
! tober Is. John and Patrick Burn
! were also commi ted for trial for at
| tempting to retake possession Of {
farm Of which McAnulty was in charge
On Jan, 9. at Warrenpoint Petty'Ses
sions. Thomas McAnulLy. sheriff S
bailIff WAS returned for trial on charge
Of shooting an evicted tenant named
Patrick Burns, on Oct. e. last. Brr-
na1d Burns John Burns and Sarah
Burns were returned for trial on a
charge Of having attempted on the
ame date to take forclble possession
of the house from which they had been
evicteu,
DUBLIN.
The Rey. Bartholomew MacCarthy.
II. d., has been elected professor of THE
Celtic Languages at the Royal Irlsb
Academy.
KERRY.
Lord kenmare's bailitfs have seized
cattle belonging to the Curtin family
for rent due.
KILDARE.
AT the Quarter Sessions, held in Mas
On January 3, Judge barley was pres,
ented with g. pair of white gloves by the
ub Sheriff, acting for the High Sher-
lit, there being uo criminal Cases on the
calendar His Honor congratulate d
t.e grand Jury OIL the stale Of the
county.
KILKENNY.
Mr. NJ. Z. kgan, was Oh January q,
again inaugurated as Nationalist Mayor
Of Kilkenny City. His inaugural ad-
dress Was splendid Nationalist uocu-
ment.
KINGS COUNTY.
On the Fallon estate on Lusmagh,
near Banayher, the landlord has al
lowed the tenantry so per cent reduc-
tlon rn The rents due. Several other
landlords in the district have given re-
due ions from three to six shillings on
the pound.
LIMERICK.
Mr.. Francis A. OKeefe was, ON jan
uary z, Installed Mayor of Limerick,
and Mr.. Stephen 0 Meara High Sner-
lit for that ci y.
LONGFORD.
The ten nts on J. B. Hearcle's prop.
ertJ, at Russ, Lou1hlinstown and Ba-
r rsttogher, met their agent, Mr., 20 l.
lumb, in November, aud demanded a
reduction of 20 per cent. which was re
fused. They then adopted the ''plan of
o. Christman Eve one of
them was served with process. On
Jan. 2, the process-server, Daily, from
Mullingar, came to serve the rest of
them, but the women Of the district as
sembled and took the processes from
INN.
LONDONDERRY.
Sir William Mullen, Conservative,
Was installed as Mayor Of Derry City ON
Monday, Jan. 2. There was little dis
play.
At a meeting of the Derry Corpor-
alton. held on Jan. IL, a motion was
carried admitting reporters of the Press
TO committee meetings Of the council,
from which they have previously been
excluded.
LOUTH.
Mr. Philip o. REILLY, an old 81 man,
and by trade q carpenter and builder,
Of Drogheda, died recently.
MAYO,
On Jan. s, the jubilee of His Holiness
Pope Lso Kill. was celebrated in Bel
lima with great expressions Of popular
rejoicing. The town was from end to
end illuminated in a manner rarely IT
ever before eQuaIled. In tae evening
the mechanics band turned out and
played through the streets and before
the residences OF the Rev. DR.. Conway
aud the local clergy. Crowds of people
filled the streets.
SLIGO.
Mr.. Thos. McHugh, the popular edi-
tor Of the Sligo Champion, was inaugu-
rated as NatlOnlist Mayor of Sligo town
on Jan 2. There was large attend.
ance at the inaugural exercises aud
much enthusiasm was displayed.
TIPPERARY.
Mr.. Edward Murphy was installed as
;he Nationalist Mayor Of Clonmel on
January 2. amid great applause.
At the Cashel Petty sessions on Jan