The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-19

bank that the fund may be applied to the
relief of evicted tenants. 1t was for their
benefit the money was subscribed.
Nine hundred thousand dollars of the
S10OO0,0OO surplus revenue has been al
lotted to Ireland. Scotland gets none be-
cause she contributed none to the national
exchequer. The surplus in each case Is to
be devoted to educational purposes
Sir Edward Watken. of Wales. has built
private chalet on the top of Snowden
mountain. one of the loftiest In Wales. He
Is erecting an electric light that will be
seen not only over the greater part of Eng
land aud Scotland. but from Ireland also.
Mr.. Howard st. George, q Galway gen.
tleman. has just returned from New York
with his bride. q native of that city. Mr..
st. George and his best man went there
q few weeks ago for the marriage cere-
mony, which took place at the brides home.
The organizing committee of the Irish
National League has summoned national
convention of delegates from all the
branches In Ireland to meet in Dublin on
the 23d of July. The meeting will be pre-
sided over by its president, Mr.. &. ;. Par
nell.
The English Times says it 10 reported
that at the next general election an effort
will be made to substitute men of inde-
pendent means-Catholics-for those of the
present Irish par,a%entary n party Syi. who
from the people.
man named Hunter. . resident of the
city of Dublin. was sentenced the other
day. to fourteen years Imprisonment The
principal charge against him was breaking,
mQliclnnSlU "a Red
mOnd. of the great Father Mathew. 1t was
valued at 81, $50.
At the last quarter sessions held in Kill
rush. Clare county. fifty DEGREES for rent
were obtained against that number of ten
ants on the estate of Mr. w. II. Fitzgerald.
There were many other DEGREES issued
against tenants on the estates of Lord An
nally. Mr.. DeCourcy aud others.
The Lora Lieutenant of Ireland has
accepted an invitation from the Limerick
horse-show committee to visit that city on
the occasion of the forthcoming horse
show. 1t is thought his visit will extend
over three or four days. and the shOw prom
Uses to be the biggest success of any held
there for many years.
Martin Killeen. of Keelogues. near Lyre-
court. Galway county. died lately. at the
age of forty-tbree years. He was one of
the earliest supporters of the Plan of Cam
paign. and was evicted by Lord Clanricarde
from his farm of 2S3 acres The house and
many other valuable improvements were
erected by his father without costing the
landlord a cent. MIR. Killeen ever since has
lived in hut erected by the Plan of Cam
paign committee.
The Registrar general for Ireland, in his
last report. comments strongly upon the
high death-rate amongst young children in
the city of Dublin The reason that he al
ludes SO particularly to this death-rate is
that SO many of these children die without
medical attendance, OF, in fact. any effort
to save their lives. He adds that the num-
Der of children that are allowed to die. so
that the parents may receive the insurance
money, would be disgrace to any country.
At Kelfearagh. in West Clare. the police
and bailiffs, under the orders of the deputy
sheriff, seized some cattle belonging to q
tenant on account of q decree obtained
against him for rent. A crowd collect ted
and pelted the police with stones. taking
the cattle from them and breaking one of
their rifles. The deputy sheriff sent for
extra police who, when they arrived.
charged the crowd with fixed bayonets
drove them back and captured the cattle.