The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-04-05

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evicted under civil bill processes.
GALWAY.
i At Woodford Petty Sessions. on tn
24th ult., an EmergencYman named
McKeever, who is employed on tn
Clanricarde estate, was summoned b,
Constable Sheehan for being drunl
while having a loaded revolver in hi
possession. The constable stated tina
McKeever when arrested threatened t.
shoot him. McKeever was fined s:
and q. costs, which he promptly handed
to the petty sessions clerk.
KERRY.
The Most Rev. DR.. Coffey has made
some changes among the priests in the
diocese of Kerry. The Rev. T. Pierce
D d., O'Dorney, goes to Cahirciveen
vice the Rev. D. McGillycuddy. c. c..
who goes to Listowel. 1t is said that
the Rev. James Scanlan, G. c., is to re-
place Father Pierce in O'Dorney.
KILDARE.
Chief Baron Palles opened the Spring
Asslzes for the county Kildare, at Mas
on the 9Th instant He was accompanied
by Mr.. j. G. Murphy, High Sheriff
There were only few bills 1.-TWO OF
which had been held over from the
Winter Assizes.) to go before the Grand
Jury.
KILKENNY.
In Kilkenny, on Wednesday, March
5th, the feast of St. Kieran, the patron
saint of OssorY, was celebrated with
great solemnitY in St. Mary's Cathedral.
The panegyric Of the Saint was preached
by the Rev. M, Murphy. of Castletnwn.
A point of interest in the ceremonies
was the installation Of the VERY Rev.
Thomas Canon. Kelly, the new Dean Q!
Ossory, ard successor to the late Ia
mented Dean McDonald. -Four new
Canons Very Revs. Canon Phelan, P.
F., Windgap; Canon James HOLMAN.
P, p, Rosbercon; Canon Cody, 2: F.,
Castleconner; and Canon Walter Keo-
CHAN, z. p, Camross, were likewise in.
stalled.
KINGS.
In Tullamore, on the Sd instant, the
Assizes were opened by Justice Muir
ply. In his address to the Grand Jury
(of which Captain Drought, j. r., was
foreman), he said that the cases to 20
before them were only five IN all, and
did not call for any observations from
him.
LEITRIM.
The new Catholic church Of Droma.
hare was consecrated on Sunday,
March 9, by Most Rev. DR.. McGennis,
Bishop of Fillmore. Very Rev. DR..
Mcclure, V.G .Manorhamilton, preach
ed the sermon on the occasion.
LIMERICK.
DR.. Robert Kane, j. p, a former
Mayor Of Limerick, and the oldest
medical practitioner in the city, died on
the morning Of the 5th instant, at his
residence in George street, Limerick, at
an advanced age. He had been sur
geon in the British Navy before settling
down to practice in Limerick, and was
universally respected.
LONGFORD.
In Longford, on she 4th instant, JUS.
tlce Holmes, accompanied by Mr.. L.
Reynolds, the High Sheriff, opened the
Assixes, and congratulated the Grand
Jury on the fact that the criminal list
Of cases was not long, there being only
1--WE cases in all. four of which were Of a
trivial kind.
n. LOUTH.
On the 5th instant, the COolgreanY
prisoners in Dundalk jail, Messrs. Mel
Ion and Ryan, were visited by Mr.
Simon Jordan. Mayor Of Drogheda,
who found them IN excellent spirits.
Mr.. Joseph Maxwell, I. G.. Dundalk,
visits the prisoners daily. M
MEATH.
On the Bird instant, the Assizas for
the county OF Meath was opened IN
Trim. by Justice Harrison and Justice
Gibson. Justice Harrison presided in
the Crown Court. The commission
having been read by Mr.. cGaffrey,
clerk of the peace, the following gentle
men were sworn on the Grand Jury:
Nathaniel Hume DYas [foreman), Sir
John Ion Dillon. James Lennox Nap
per, Robert Fowler, Thomas Gerard.
Jas. IS. Winter, Major HI G. Singleton,
Robert g. Dunville. Thomas RothWea.
&. RI. FitzH Herbert, Patrick Thunder,
|Nugent Eyerard. j p. Pollard,
Major John Kearney. George G. Muir
ply. George Nc eagh. 3. Robert,
Thomas Butter, Patrick j Dunno, John
Garnett, w Hmm Thompson. jr.,
Hugh Cullen. ] ohm 3. Penrose, Justice