The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-12-06
ANTRIM.


ANTRIM.
On the night of October 3lst, q ter
rifle storm ragged along the coast Of
Ireland. A little below Belfastn yacht,
the Urania, was driven ashore, aud the
owner, Lord Lantelupe, was drowned.
He was the eldest son Of Earl dc la
War;, an English nobleman from whose
family the name of the state Of Del
aware is derived. The storm was one
of the worst experienced on the Antrim
coast for years aud widespread damage
was done. Large tracts of land were
submerged near Ballymena. Some
houses there were flooded 50 that the
occupants were obliged to remove their
furniture The Bail, money road was
flooded three feet deep for quarter of
amile. The Braid water Spinning mills
we're so inundated that the 5000 hands
had to leave work, and one little girl
narrowly escaped drowning in the
streets.
CORK,
Saturday, November LIST, was the sec
ond anniversary Of the fatal Stabbing
Of Patrick Aherne by the police at
Middleton, but, unlike last year, the
town was not proclaimed to prevent a
demonstration. The police, however,
interested themselves about the grave
of their victim in Churchtown grave
yard, two miles from MlddletOWn. Here
two police constables were placed on
duty, where they remained all day,
watching the grave of poor Aherne.
The grave OF the murdered young man
was visited by his parents and some
friends, when Wreatbs and immOrtelles
were placed there by his Borrowing
family.
DUBLIN.
ON Oct. 3lst Mr.. John Kelly, the
National League organizer, was re-
leased from TulIamore prison, having
completed his coercion sentence, He
was met by party OF friends, includ-
Ing MIR. John Clancy, sub-sheriff of
Dublin, and Mr.. ID. Hish0n. MIR. Kelly
looked much cut up as the result OF his
imprisonment, and has lost weight con-
siderably, but is In excellent spirits.
The discipline. at TullamOre, he stated.
is more irksome and annoying to the
prisoners than that of any other prison
he has been in during his varied ex
perlence as u coercion criminal" Mr..
Kelly came up to Dublin in the evening,
large number Of the people Of Tulla
moro seeing him off.
DERRY.
On the morning of Sunday, Nov. a.,
q daring burglary was committed at
Magheramason Manse, during the alb
sence Of Rev. +. Moore and bis house
hold. The manse, which is new
building, is situated quite close to the
Presbyterian church, and within full
view OF 1t. The burglars obtained en-
trance by cutting a pane out OF the
kitchen window, which enableds them
to raise the sash and thus gain admis
sion to the house. Oace inside. they
proceeded in the most thorough manner
to search the rooms. So lelsurely did
the robbers proceed that roast which
was in the oven. was taken out and the
cook. d portion eaten, aud tea was also
made and partaken Of. The parties
then decamped, carrying off quantity
of silver plate, about EtO in money,
watches and other articles Of value.
GALWAY.
At meeting of the Catholic priests
of the neiQhborhood Of Louahrea ana
surrounding districts, held on Novem-
Der 9Th, the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted: /. That from
Intimate personal knowledge OF the con
dition Of things in our respective par
ishes, we declare that in many places
the potato crop il almost 9 complete
failure, whilst even in the best clIcum-
tanced localities there is SCARCELY hall
an average crop-and that ONLY IN ex-
ceptlonal cases Is the potato healthy
food. 2. That the failure ct the prin'
ciple food Of our people, coupled with
the serious fall in the price of farm arm
stock, will lead to famine among thou.
sands &c onr dock unless external I'D