The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-03-01
THE IRISH STANDARD: : SATURDAY., MARCH 4.

.Ireland as She is and What She Ma
Become" on the evening of January e
MIR Edward Walsh, Mayor of Wex
for, is now condBed in Kilmainham jail
de was visited by Lord Mayor Kenned'
1 of Dublin on January 80, and was II
I good spirits, although he suffered from
a weakness of the eyes.
1 At the meeting of the Kingsbrldgt
and BroadstoDe Branches Of the Anal
gamated Society of Railway Servants
on January 80, it was reported that 3, O0(
men had joined the association in Ire
land during the past month.
| At a public meeting under the aus.
pieces of the Protestant Home Rule As
s0ciation in Dublin on January Is. the
| Rev Matthew Kerr, Presbyterian
minister of Cork, spoke on '.What Irish
Professionals Will Gain by Home Rule. .
Professor Stuart, NJ p, and others also
spoke.
GALWAY.
DR.. Bernard. the Protestant Bishop
of Tuam, died on Jan, 81, at the Palace,
Tuam, in the eightleth year of his age,
Bishop Bernard was very popular
among Catholics as we'll as Professionals
in Iuam He was of very generous
nature and always friend of the poor
of all creeds. His charity was not con-
fined to his own f ,ck; it was freely ex-
tended to all in need. The Tuam poor
have lost good friend.
LOUTH.
The Rev. George Taffe. P. T.. of Col
lon, died suddenly on Jan. 81, at the
age of sixty five years. He was bro
ther of the Rev. Thomas Taffe, of Tul
lyallen. When he was appointed parish
priest of Colon IN his native county
twenty years ago, he took the side of
the people against their oDprrssors.
He took an active part in forming the
Tenants Defense Association in this
county, in days when people had not
a powerful organization at their back to
defend them against rack-rentlng of
the landlords. In 1874, in the struggle
between Whiggery and Toryism and
Home rule. the late Mr.. A. M. Sullivan
opposed the Hon. Chichester Fortescue,
now Lord Carlingforc, in the represen-
tation of Louth, and it was due in a
large measure to the efforts of Father
Taffe, with Father Henry Mckee, at
and Father Hugh Muir
ply in the kingdom OF Cooley, that Mr..
Sullivan was triumphantly returned.
The death OF Fir. Taffe is deeply regret
led by all.
LONGFORD.
At Ardagh, on January %, ten farm
RS were charged with unlawful assem-
)ly at Liscormick on November 20 last,
Ind with unlawfully removing hay
rom the lands of an evicted tenant
named Luke Farrell, of which LordI
Annaly is owner. Luke Farrell was
entenced to twenty one days imprlson
nent with hard labor, and the other
line defendants to fourteen days.
LONDONDERRY.
The Most Rev. DR.. q Doherty has re-
eived the Papal Rescrlpt, and his con-
ecration as Bishop of Derry will take
lace in st. Engene's Cathedral, on
sunday, March 2.
LIMERICK.
A remarkable victory has been
chieved by Mr.. Walsh, a tenant on
he estate of the junior O'Grady, at
Doom In the year 1882 Mr.. Walsh ap
lied to his landlord for an abatement
f thirty per cent. which was refused,
nd Mr.. Walsh was evicted. Since
hen the farm has been in charge of
sold by public auction
nd retaken and worked by the land .
ord. After all. 1t seems that it has :
zen found an unprcftab'e transaction.
nd now, after six years, Mr.. Walsh is
elnstated in the full ENJOYMENT of his
occupancy. his demands as to rental .
eing conceded in their entirety. /.
MAYO.
Twelve cars laden with police, ac-
by the sheriff. three district
ospectors. and two Emergency men,
9ft Claremorris recently for the pur-
ose of carving out some evictiOus on
be property of James Howe Brown, at
place named Carrakeel. between 7
;laremorris and Ballyhaunis. There 9
7ere but two tenants evicted, one an c
ged widow named Mulcleen, with her {
aughter, the other man named Com.
,illa, having large family. No seri- q