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year. he thought the best way to put
an end to threatening letters would be
to treat them with contempt.
LIMERICK.
Serious disturbances occurred in Lin
erick, on the night of July 9Th. Street
rows were Of frequent occurance, and the
police repeatedly dispersed crowds, show
ing an activity which they had not mani
tested during the progress Of the cleo
ton. Stone throwing was also freely In
dulged in, the windows of Mr.. O'Keefe's
residence and other houses being broken.
by the order Of the authorities the pub
lie houses were closed early in the even
ing. Detachments of police guarded the
residence of Mr.. O'Keefe and other prom
inent Nationalists. Several arrests were
made, and the police handled some men
rather roughly. In the Englishtown tar
barrels blazed to celebrate Mr. O'Keefe's
return.
LONGFORD.
On July IL. Mr.. Justin Mccarthy was
nominated for North Longford, instead
of Mr.. T. M. Healy, who had elected to
sit for North Louth. The Tories nomi-
mated in opposition to him Mr.. j. NJ.
Wilson, ]. p, Currygrane, who unsuc-
cessfully contested the constituency at
the last general election. Poor Mr.. Will
son was equally unlucky this time, as he
only polled 283 votes in the whole divi-
sion, and Mr.. Mccarthy had majority
of 2,196.
MEATH.
The Parliamentary nomination for
North Meath took place on June Z, in
Ke1ls. Mr.. Davitt, accompanied by a
contingent of fifty cars, arrived at half
past eleven, and was met outside the
town by large concourse of people who
cheered enthusiastically. Contingents
from Oldcastle, Oristown, Drumconrath,
Rathkenny, Slane, Monknewtown, Bau-
kpere, Moynalry, Kilmainham, Wood, and
other districts met in the square and es-
corted Mr.. Davitt rs he proceeded to the
Court house to lodge his nomination
papers, Mr.. Davitt was proposed by
Most Rev. DR. Nulty, D. d.; seconded by
Patrick Casey, Alexandereid. The Tories
put up no candidate of their own, but
supported Mr.. Pierce Mahony, the
Redmondite candidate. Mr.. Davitt's
majority was 403, on total vote Of ,695.
QUEENS.
Mr.. Percy r. Grace, High Sheriff, at
tended in the Court house, Marlborough,
on July 7th, when the following Grand
Jury was sworn :--Messrs. E. S. r.
Smyth (foreman); R. Fl. Stubber, Sir A.
Weldon, r. P. Dunno, w. A. Cooper, M.
Fl. Franks, H. G. White. John Hawkes.
worth, VIM. Dnnne, Robert Staples, Col.
Fl. D. Garden, VIM. Kemmis, NJ s Cas-
san, General White, W. W. Despard, A.
Kirkpatrick, D. Jacob, and Thomas
Trench.
TIPPERARY. -.-.--
On July 9TH, Chief Justice O'Brien
and Chief Baron Palles arrived in Ne
nagh. At one o'clock the Chief Justice
entered the Grown Court and opened the
assizes. Addressing the Grand Jury, he
said my task is very short and sim.
pie one. 1t is to congratulate you upon
the satisfactory condition of your county
There are but some two or the cases OF
the ordinary character to go before you
Order and quiet prevail in the North
Riding of the county of Tipperary, and
as regards the original statistics, think
it's present condition would campare
favorably with any shire in England 0,
any county in Scotland.
| ~. TYRONE.
Mr.. William King Edwards, High
Sheriff Of Tyrone, received nomination.
for the East Tyrone division, on July 6
at Dungannon. Mr.. Reynolds (Nation
alist), was nominated by the Right Rev
Monsignor Byrne, p. F., seconded by
Mr.. VIM. Moffat. Mr.. T. L. Corbett
(Tory) was also nominated.
WATERFORD.
After many years faithful service, Mr.
George Gibson has retired from the post
of City Rate-collector to the Waterford
Board of Guardians. For the vacancy
thus caused there are many candidates
including Messrs. James Maddox, p
W. Clampett, NJ. F. Fitzgerald and p
! Powers.
! WESTMEATH
! On July Z, the Assizes were opened in
Mullingar, by Justice Harrison in the
Criminal Court and Justice johnson in
the Record Court. In addressing the
Grand Jury, Justice Harrison congra
tulated them on the state of the county,
and said there was only one adjourned
case Of assault to go before them. He
was very glad to see the state of affairs
SO satisfactory, and hoped that in this
exciting time, when mems minds we're
got up to boiling heat, it would still con-