The Irish standard., 1888-01-21

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fonrs hands. Unless protectnd bv
those responsible for the direction Of
prison discipline I should incur the
risk Of ill-treatnent, or perhaps fare
worse -
FERMANAGH.
The tenant farmers Of this county
Look upon the recent reduction Of rents
hv the land commission as an install
ment only Of what is due and what
must eventually come.
GALWAY.
a dispatch of Jan,larv IS saws VII
fred Rlnnt has been m Hved to a warmer
cell in prison and his ovsarcoat has been
returned to MIN. The other day n band
tried to sarenada him, but was pre-
vented by the police.
KERRY.
Proclamations We're posted On the
18Th u1t. at Tralee prohibiting public
assemblies during the trial of MIR. EIar-
rington NJ. i.
KILDARE.
On the 17th ult., sergeant Of the
Highland Light Infantry committed
suicide at the Currag} by cutting his
throat from ear to ear.
KILKENNY.
A meeting of Unionists was held in
Kilkenny on Tuasdav. Dacemhpr 26.
The meeting took place in the nictnre
gallery of the Marunis OF Ormonde $
palatial residan;;a. The large apart
mnnt was chiefly filled with respectable
farmers Of tha neighborhooa.
KINGS COUNTY.
The Catholic yyar,lprs at Tnllanore,
it is said. are treated in an exceptional
manner by the Protestant jail officials.
They are kept o,l duty two hours longer
than the Protestant warders, and are
not alAwed to approach Mr.. O'Brien's
quarters.
LETTRIM.
at a meeting Of thee 'mmittaa of the
Killenumery branch On the 26th nit.
Rav. John G Brady. c. &! president,
in the chair, the s,n1 OF G5 was unani-
voted to fhe Central Executive
AS the first lnsJaltnent. a vote Of
thanks to the worthy rev. chairman
terminated the p, ,oceedings.
LIMERICK
Said the Cork Herald on the Oath ult.:
Mr.. j. r Cox, Nj. F for whose arrest
four warrants are in the hands Of the
police. has been in the limerick dis
trict since Saturday la Il. On Sunday
he addressed a public meeting at
Moye1. county Clare. and on Wednes-
day spoke at q similar gathering. at
Cratloe, six miles from Limerick. De-
tectives are making efforts tn Obtain a
clue to the honorable members where
abouts and have hard luck.
lAt)NGf )ED.
The parochia1 clergy of Lnngford
have gratelv acknowledged recoipt of
the following SIMS in aid of the poor
of the town: From Captain Thack"rv,
sergeant major and sorgaants. military
barracks, Longford. e5; from Matthew
Farrell. Longford, e2
LOuTH.
Ar7ea Christmas fair attracted a
large throng of dealers and buyers.
MAYO.
Mnlhranny fair was the last one to
he held in the, county Mayo during the
departed year.
The election Of a successor to DIR.
Mccormick in June having cen de-
c|arpd void and the then selected can-
aidates have been declared ineligible
for re-nom1natlon by the Holy See.
new election was held at Swintord.
DECEMBER 1a. His Grace the Most Rev.
DR.. McEvilly presiding. After the
Solemn High Mass of the Holy Ghost
in the parish church the election was
with, with the following re-
suit: dignissimns, Canon Thomas
I4nftus, Charlestown. 70; 6ignior. Rev.
DR.. Lvster, Sligo, 4; dignus, Canon
Mel cDermott, l.
MEATH.
Another league demonstration will
be held in the Kills district soon, 1t
not prevented, in which case it will be
held elsewhere.
The farmers Of Royal Meath, said
United Ireland, ON the 24th nlr., NAV
we'll shout, 'sIIip. hip, h,lrrah = over
The splendid triumph Bishop Nnlty,s
secretary announced to them OIL Tues
day. Little Castlereagh. in conse-
qnence Of the objection Of the Meath
Farmers to a cOerciOnist lord lieutenant
On their. lands, has intimated his inten,
lion not to hnnt.agaia with the Meath
hounds. and the master Of the Meaths /
j, 90 Fl fnrmalIv cnmmn nicated this vel.