The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-07-11
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On Sunday evening, June 9TH a
Young lad named Patrick McCann losG
his life in crush, going into a sacred
concert at the Olympia Palace, Belfast.
When going in the lad was seen to
faint, and was brought out by two
Young men, who conveyed him to the
police barrick at Glengall place. The
police made every exertion to restore
animation, but without avail. DR.. Tor
rens was sent for, and on seeing the
lad pronounced life to bs extinct. The
deceased was an inmate Of Elm House
on the Crumliu road, and was native
of-Portadown.
ARMAGH.
AT twelve O'Clock Mass in St. Pat
rick's Cathedral, Armagh, on Sunday,
June 18th, his Grace Most
Rev. DR.. Logue, Primate of ALI Irela nd
presiding, Very Rev. Canon Brosnan,
2. p, of Cahirciveen, by permission of
his Grace, preached in aid of the Q Con
nell Memorial church. The Very Rev
preacher read letter from his Grace
recommending the good work to the
Catholics Of ireland, and pointed out
that this church was being erected as a
national memorial by the whole Irish
people to the memory of the great Lib
orator. He also read the observations
made personally to him by his Holiness
Pope Leo XIII, in 1883. at a private
audience with that i}lustrious Pontif.
A collection was made at the evening
service, and also at the residences of
the practitioners during the following
day.
CAVAN. ..
The assizes will open in Cavan on
July q. The Judges will be Justice
johnson and Justice Holmes.
....... CLAIRE. ..r
On June 9th a report was received In
Kilrush of an encounter on the previous
day at a place called Kiftereagb, be-
tween a large crowd and the police,
who were protecting a sheriff's bailitf
named Eustice, who had been effecting
a seizure for furbray. The police were
driven back with stones, and the seized
cattle were rescued. The sheriff's dep
uty then sent for additional police to
Hikes, who on arrival, charged the
crowd with fixed bayonets and retook
the cattle, the crowd again Offering
determined resistance.
i i.' CORK.
At their meeting the Cork Corpora
ton, on June 18th, on the recommends
tion of the special commute, appointed
to consider the matter decided to erect
a temporary Courthouse and offices on
portion of the Corn Market premises,
in accordance with the plans prepared
by the City engineer, and approved of
cy the County Surveyor at cost not
exceeding $500 to be paid in equal pro-
portions by the Corporation and the
County Grand Jury. Steps were also
taken for the furnishing and putting up
Of the new Municipal Buildings.
DERRY.
The Derry Journal completed its 12Oth
year on Wednesday, the Sd Of June. 1t
is now, therefore, the third Oldest news
paper in Ireland in point of continuous
DONEGAL.
The Rev. J. Doherty, Adm, earn
donagh, was recently presented with
an address and purse of sovereigns by
his. friends and admirers in the parish
of St. Eugenes, Derry where the rever-
end gentleman until his recent removal
had been Administrator. After the
presentation had been made and the
address and reply read, the reverend
gentleman entertained a large company
to dinner in the local hotel, where q
pleasant evening was spent.
DOWN.
Mr.. Joseph O'Reilly, Of Dublin. has
recently executed a life sized statue Of
j Our Lady of Lourdes. for erection in
tie cloister grounds of the Convent Of
Mercy. Downpatrick. He has received
I from the Superioress a letter expressing
her high apprec iatlon Of the figure as 9
i work Of art. s.5#:
DUBLIN. 5..li.a
The official fishery statistics, SETTING
forth the quaAtit and value Of the fish