The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-02-02
MAYO.

MAYO.
A meeting of all the members of The
Kilkelly and Glaun branch was held at
Kllkelly Sunday. the 9th ult., for the
purpose of electing officers for the ensu-
ing year. The old officers were re-
elected. After the election a meeting
of the members of committee was held
Rev. n. Henry, Z. c., in the chair.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That we congratulate Mr..
O'Donnell and the other tenants on Che
Oliphert estate on the gallant defence
they made for their homes; all Ireland
admires their determination and self
sacrifice, and we assure them that they
shall live long in our memories, and we
believe that their. noble and heroic
struggle against landlordism has en-:
deared them to the hearts, Of all Irish
mem
ROsCOMAON. gSss
In October last the tenants on the
estate of AFR. l.. j. Mcdonnell, Of Msr:
rion. square, Dublin, situated at Curry,
in this county. declined paying their
rents unless neutrality-suspicious. were
given them. This the landlord de-
clined doing, and forthwith processes
were issued against the tenants. The
tenants held out in determined man
ner, and they have just been allowed a
reduction of Is per cent. The costs Of
proceedings have been wiped cut, and
the rents have been paid.
SLIGO.
The Ursuline Convent. Sligo, was, on
the 3rd ait, the scene Of very impos-
ing ceremony. when Miss Eleanor NJ.
o Conner, in religion Sister Mary Co.
ella, third eldest daughter OF the late
Thomas O. Conner, Pallas, county Gal
way, made her religious vows. The
celebrant was the Must Rev. DR.. Gill
looly, Lord Bishop of Elphin, assisted
by the Most Rev. DR.. LysteY, Lord
Bishop OF Achonry; the Rev. Father
Mclaughlin, and several clergyman Of
the diocese, all of whom. together with
the friends aud relations OF the happy
yeliguese, were most Hospitality enter
tanned by the good and generous nuns.
TIpPERARY.
The deputy sab. sheriff OF the county,
assisted by ba lifts, and protected bv
police, has eYicted three tenants named
Edmond Qulrke, Daniel Lenihan. and
Willis1n Dryer, from their small hold.
ings at BAnsha.
The National League meeting adver-
tised to be ne!d at Klllena,1le on Sun
dav. the 18th ulS.. was abandoned, Mir,
Dillon, who was to have been the chief
speaker, having been forbidden by his
physicians to address outdoor meetings
during the winter and spring.
An emergencYman named Ned Tobin,
who has been boycotted for nearly Eve
years in Clonmel for taking several
evicted farms, and who is supposed to
be the principal witness IN the prosecu~
tons against Mr.. Condor, Nd. T.. and
others, solicited an interview with the
priests OF his parish in Clonmel on Mon.
day, January Z, and offered a sum of
31OO as & solatium 20 those whose homes
he grabbed. He was referred to the
parish priest where the grabbing oc-
CURED. TO VIII I'M Tobin again handed a
cheque for sl0o, but without t,e un~
conditional surrender CT the farms the
money Offering would not 90 accepted.
WATERFORD.
The Most Rev. DR.. Power, Lord
B,shop Of Waterford, paid his first visit
recently to the home for the poor so
capably presided ever by Tho Little
Sisters Of the Poor. His loldship after
haying carefully inspected tbs whole
place addressed the inmates at length.
lie expressed himself highly gratitied
with the excellent order and general ap-
pearance Of the establishment, and re-
marked that the good feeling apparent
amongst the Old people was greatly to
be commended. He WAS sorry the same
kindly feeling was not prevalent out
side. His lordship was very warmly
thanked for his great kindness and
consideration in being so considerate to
the poor.
WEXFORD.
At q meeting of the County Wexford
Convention, all the branches Of the
National League being represented, it
was unanimously resolved to vote $500
to Mr.. John Dillon towards the support
of eYicted tenants.
Some New Enterprises.
New York Sun: There is on foot
A scheme to furnish dudes with
brains;
A scheme to refine sugar by kerosene;
A scheme to manufacture suit to
enable suicides to jump into the water
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