The Irish standard., 1891-01-24

ceased were Of a very advanced age
aud their death is attributed TO alice"
| lion of the heart.
I.ONGFORD.
The Longford branch of the National
League and the town commissioners
recently PASSED resolutions OF conf
deucp ia Mr.. Parnell as the leader ct
the Irish people. at a meeting OF The
local branch OF the National League,
on January 4th, there was such warm
exchange of views upon the subject ct
MIR. ParnelI's leadership that che assem-
blage was disrupted The anti Parnell
faction, headed by the secretary aud
treasurer, left the place OF meeting in
body. The majority of those who
attended the meeting, together with
the President, all being Parnellites ,
remained in possession of the hall.
and reatlirmed the resolutions OF cOufi-
dence previously passed by that body.
TIrPERARY.
By the death in the prime OF life Of
the Rev. John r.. Ryan, G. c., ThurIes,
the archdiocese of Cashel has lost one
of its ablest missioners, the poor one OF
their most devoted friends, and Ireland
one Of her most intrepid sons. Father
John Ryan's career has been one of
successful achievement in manv spheres.
In St. Patrick's College, Tharles, of
which he was a loyal alumnus, he began
his prestjy life as a professor and dean.
and CEere IS many Il missioner not OnIV
in Ireland but America and Australia
whose ewes will ill at the news OF their
old masters death. From Ihuries
college he was sent to Templemore,
and there in the course of a few years
he won the hearts OF all, especially OF
che young, for whom he had ever a sin
guIar attraction, and in whose service.
both i'm school and sodalitY, he ungrudg
ingly spenJ himself. The day or his
removal to the higher position OF curate
of the Cathedral parish OF Thurles was
a sad one for Templemore; and to his
dying day the love for his children
there was fresh in his heart, In his
last mission he made friends Of all who
knew him from the Archbishop to the
little children WhOWere his chosen ones.
Thurles is plunged in grief at his loss,
and there iS not home where he will
not be sadly missed. BY his fellow
priests Father John was revered as a
true friend, outspoken to all, patiently
honest, and. in what he deemed the
path of duty, as fearle IS as he was
hont st. The Christmas gathering
around his coffin was sorrowfui one,
but not one of those who m0urned him
doubt the grace of his death or the
brightness of his crown.
WATERFORD.
A reply has been received from the
Duke OF Devonshire to the memorial
recently forwarded to him from his
tenantry through Lord Edward Caven,
dish. who was staying at the time On
visit at Llsmore Castle, The tenantry
RI Qut sted a reduction of thirty per cent.
off their rents, stating that the reduc
ton would only be proportionate with
the losses they had sustained from the
failure of the potato crop, the fall IN the
price of cattle, the small price and
pyouuce Of butter. the high rate OF
wages to be paid to labOrers. the in
crease in the county cess on account OF
the railway baronial guarantee, and
other causes. The Duke. in his reply,
states that, after fully and carefully
considering the different points ad-
yanced by the tenants in their memorial
he saw no exceptional reasons for
deyiating from the arrangements
which had already been made on
the estate for giving attachments
off the present lents-viz., III per cent,
to the tenants in general, and 22a
per cent. to the tenants in districts
where the potato crop was q partial
failure. Arrangements had further
been made to distribute supply OF
seed potatoes at nominal price to
tenants who suffered from q failure Of
the potato crop.
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