The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-12-20

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Railway company expressing his hop
I that the work in connection with tn,
\ line from Galway to Clifden woult
Ic0mmence as soon as possible, and alst
stating that the line should be com
menced 10 sections so as to afford .em
plOvment In parts where it was mos
required.
KILKENNY.
| The tenants on the Baker and Biz
chall estates, County Kilkenny, are
celebrating victory over landlordism.
The evlcJions on the Birchall estate
commenced about six years ago, no rent
being paid by any tenants. by an ar
rangement now concluded the evicted
tenants 10 back at considerably reduced
rents, and those who have held posses
sion are allowed attachments of thirteen
shillings in the pound, On the Baker
estates the reduction granted is about
fifty per cent. Both estates will shortly
be offered to the tenants at sixteen
years purchase.
LONGFORD.
at the meeting Of the Drogheda
Board of Guardians, James McQ lillian
presiding, report was received from
Alderman MaDgan and Patrick Fullan
relative to the Introduction OF the nuns
into the workhouse hospital. The COM
mittee, after consideration, reported
they were satisfied the change would
meet the approval Of the guardians and
render possible better supervision of
the patients than at present.
LIMERICK.
At a special meeting of the town
commissioners, held last week, a depu-
tatlon of the Rathkeale Irish Democra-
tic Labor Federation waited on the
commissioners and presented resolu.
lions calling on them to provide en-
Dloyment for the laborers OF the town
and surrounding district.
MEATH.
The meeting held recently in Navan
to keep alive the spirit of nationality
and assist the fund for the tenants de
fence association was one of the finest
ever witnessed in the country and is
now bearing fruit IN the subscriptions
pouring into the fund.
MAYO,
Such great misery exists in the West
ern district that the local government
board called on the guardians to give
the matter their serious consideration.
After lengthy discussion on the dis
tress, the guardians postponed the con
sideration of the local government
board letter for fortnight.
QUEENS.
A we'll organized meeting was held
at Clou9h, Queens county. The object
of the meeting was to establish a branch
Of the Dublin United Laborers' league,
MIR. Walker, Castlecomer presided.
Fathers Power, Timothy and Maher,
Messrs. Breen, Tyrreil and Jones,
Dublin, and Mr.. Coleman, Athy, were
present. Resolutions pledglng the
meeting to support the principles Of Che
union were passed.
ROSCCMMON.
The death OF Thomas Morris, which
occurred recently, has robbed our conl~
munity Of highly esteemd friend and
staunch Nationalist. The numbers at
tending his funeral attested to the Uni
yersal feeling Of regret at his demise
and the respect in which he was held
whilst living,
TIPPERARY.
The removables fined Father Hum
phrey EGO for an alleged assault on
policeman's wife. The people have
paid the fine and presented him with.
ESQ besiC es. The ESQ he will devote to
getting up small library for the Sacred
Heart COnfraternity.
The recognizances of Messrs. O'Br.en
and Dillon were estreated by the remOy
ables at Tipperary last week. The
crown will proceed to collect the bail
monev, $4,000, but it will be about the
smallest medium of qualification which
Mr.. Balfour will extract from the
theatrical display 10 Tipperary.
WATERFORD,
Last week the seamen in the employ
of the Waterford Steamship company
gave seven days. notice of their lnten-
ton to strike work because Of the dis
missal OF one of the hands-a union
man-but on the arrival of the steamer
in Liverpool, the captain anticipated
the strike. and, Diminishing the hands
shipped crew OF "blacklegs," and ad