The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-03-14

The clearances have caused great indig-
AatiOn, as the info rtunate people are In
q wretched condition. u .ls
GALWAY.
On Friday, February 18th. about $50
men who had been employed on the
works Of the Galway and Citizen rail
way. since the previous Monday. struck
work. and retired from the scene Of
operations. The grounds of their re-
fnsal to work were that IN addition to
stopping two days wages from the
week, so as to run them into the next.
and make the working week terminate
on Thursday night, a sum of %. Was
stopped fran each man on account of
the shovel supplied to him. This made
the weeks wages g.. which certainly
was rather inadequate.
KINGS.
In the recent final coDjoint examina-
tons of the ROYAL College OF Physicians
and ROYAL College of Surgeons. ireland.
among the successful candidates was
Mr.. Gustave III. Moorehead, brother
Dr.. Moorehead, of TullamOre. who
rendered such excellent service in con-
nectlon with the exposure Of the treat
ment Of political prisoners in Tullamore
Jail.
KILKENNY.
The election Of town councillor for
the Ward Or st. Canice, Kilkenny, took
place on February 18th. The Ward
was represented by Mr. p. M. E9an
who resigned on becoming Borough
treasurer. There were two candidates
nominated for the position. Mr.. M. L..
Potter, High street, and Mr.. John
Sherman, Dean street. Mr.. James
Wade, L. c.. acted as presiding officer.
The polling took place in the council
chamber, city hall, and the result was
that the number OF votes given for Mr..
M. L. Potter was IS; Mr.. John Shear
man 81; majority Tor Potter 81 Mr.. Pot
ter was, accordingly. declared elected.
KERRY.
Ihe Kerry Spring Assizes will open
In Tralee on Thursday, March 18th, be-
fore Chief Justice O'Brien and Chief
Baron Pa!les.
The Killarney Board of Guardians. at
their last meeting, passed a resolution
expressing sympathy with Messrs.
Dillon and O'Brien on their arrest.
KILDARE.
Shortly after seven o'clock on the
night of February 18TH a fire broke out
in the extensive stabllng premises
owned Dy Mr.. James Coady, Salllns.
Immediately after the alarm was given
a large number OF people from Sallins
village and Mass collected. and, with
the assistance OF che constabulary from
both towns, the FIRE was kept in check
until the arrival of Che fire engine from
Mass military Depot. Six horses which
we're in the stables were rescued with
out injury and the efforts of the yolun.
teers were directed to cutting the fire
Off FROM another range Of stables and
dwelling houses. The fire was got un-
der without much difficulty owing to
the proximity of the promises to tbs
canal. The damage is estimated at
e1O0, which is covered by insurance.
IEITRIM.
At Manorhamiiton. on February 5th,
che cases of the late Mr.. TotteEham'
evicted tenants came up for hearing
before Mr. Waters, County Court Judge.
The tenants had applied to the Courts
to have a fair rent settled, as they had
been previously reiastated in their hold
ings, and had been paying their rents
las best theT c0uld) to MI. Dolling, the
Receiver. appointed by the Court of
Chancery to take charge Of the estate.
When the cases came on for hearing,
MIR. Robinson, u c.. for the Receiver.
objected 10 the evicted tenants having
a fair rent settled. on the ground that
they had lost title OF their holdings, and
therefore become future tenants to
whom the Land Act of '82 did not
apply. Judge Waters expressed his as
tonishment at the course Che Court of
CbaneerY thought to take in the mat
ter He asked was it not a fact that
Mr.. Dolllng, the Receiver, had given
permission TO the tenants to 60 into
Court, and had moreover gone SO fas as
to give some of the poor tenants the
costs OF serving originating notices, in
order to enable them to take advant-
age af the privilege of the law. He
also took occasion to occasion to say
that he knew those tenants to be among