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est desire to meet the goodwill Of all
his colleagues.
Mr.. Peter White. who has been repre-
senting the Irish Woollen Manufacture
ing and Export company, for several
months in the United States, arrived
in Queenstown the other day on board
the Servia. He reports that from a
business point of view, his trip has
been very successful.
GALWAY.
A meeting of Ballinamore branch was
held Sunday, April l, for the purpose of
electing officers and committee for the
coming year. The following is the re-
sult:-A. j. Heavy, president; NJ.
Coughlin, vice president; T. Heavy,
treasurer; Patrick O'Connor, secretary;
P. Kinsella, assistant secretary; and a
committee of sixteen.
KINGS COUNTY.
MIR. G. ]. Bannon, of Irishtown, Bal
]inacorriga, has commenced eviction
proceedings against his Broughal
(Kings's County, tenants who have
adopted the Plan of Campaign. Some
time ago the tenants interest in num-
Der Of the holdings was disposed Of by
public auction IN Tullamore, the land
lords representative buying in at nom.
inal sums. On Wednesday $50 police
from the Kings and Queens Counties,
under command of Mr.. McSheehY, r.
M. Birr; Mr.. Hayes, county inspector,
Tullamore; Mr.. Byrne, district inspec-
tor, Birr: and Mr.. Hurst, district in.
spector, Ferbane, escorted the sheriff.
MI. r. Ball, and number Of bailiffs to
the districts. The entire cava|cade pro-
ceeded to the house OF a tenant named
Rody Dooley. The advent Of the sheriff
and his immense protection party was
totally unexpected, and the eviction was
carried out without any resistance; but
before the dwellinghouse and outoftices
were cleared out a large crowd of per-
sons had assembled, who cheered for the
Plan of Campaign and groaned these
engaged in carrying out the eviction.
This tenant held ST acres ofpartly moor.
land, the rent of which was $40, the
valuation being e51. When the land
lord took proceedings there was but
half q years rent due, with the hanging
gale according to settlement previ
ous]y entered into. There are now two
years rent due, and the tenant offered
to pay one years rent. less a reduction
of IS in the pound. Since June, 1885,
this tenant paid se235 10c. Rody Dooley
has ten children. After the eviction
the doors were locked, and the evicting
party lett tor home, it being late
and too wet to proceed further with | he
work of determination. MI. Garvey,
the agent, and his son We're present,
but the landlord was not. The tenant
retook possession the same night. Rev.
Father Scally, G. G. Frankfort, was
present during the eviction.
LIMERICK
Mayor O'Keere, of Limerick (Par
nellite), has been elected to fill the va
cancy in the House of Commons for
Limerick. caused by the resignation of
MIR. Henry J, Gill (also l'arnellite).
MI. William O'Brien declared that the
arrest Of MI. John Dillon would not
interfere " it'll the progress Of the plan
Of campaign.
a meeting Of Coolcappa branch was
held Easter Sunday, Rev. w. Downes,
z. L., presiding. The eyicted tenants
fund was declared closed, and the
amount directed to be forwarded to the
Mayor of Limerick. The committee
tender their grateful acknowledgements
to the bulk of the farmers Of the parish |
for haylng so generously responded,
The proposed election of committee and
officers OF the branch for the ensuing |
year was again postponed until next
meeting. A resolution expressing pro
found grief at the much lamented death |
of q. DWyer GRAY, M. F., and Offering
sincere sympathy to his sorrowing rela-
tiyes and friends, was unanimously !
adopted. A resolution congratulating
MIR. 0 Brien, M. p, on his latest victory
at Youghal in asserting in such sig
ni6cant manner the right of free speech,
was also adopted. The originators and
promoters of the boot factory at Lime
rick were highly and deseryedly COM
mended. Some other routine business
having been transacted, the meeting
LONDONDERRY.
Thomas MCLEAN, harbor master,
Colraine, was drowned on March 70, at
the mouth of the River Bann. He was
on board steam tug, which was towing
a schooner, when he was washed over
board.
LEITRIM.
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