The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1892-05-14

ents of child named Lavelle had gone
out to attend to some farm duties, leav-
ing the house in charge of the children.
A large pot Of boiling water, after being
lifted off the fire, lay on the floor, and
while in the act of playing around, one
little boy stumbled and fell into it and
was scalded to DEATH
SLIGO.
Extraordinary rumors as to an alleged
case OF harsh eviction by Mr.. P. N.
Whyte, of Sligo and Breeogue, have been
afoat for some time past The eyicted
house was burned on the night following
the eviction, and Harte, the eyicted man,
with one of his children, was arrested on
q Oh 4rge of setting it on fire. Harte is at
present in Sligo Jail.
TIPPERARY.
On April 14th, at the Tipperary Petty
Sessions, before Colonel Tynte, r. NJ,
chairman; J. B. Irwin, r. NJ, Colonel
Evasion, r M, James Dobbyn, j. p, and
r. P. Bell, J. F., one of the Smith-Barry
agricultural evicted tenants, who short
time ago abandoned the tenants combin-
alton and returned to his holding, was
summoned for having taken possession
of the house with which he (Shea) was
provided after his eviction, but posses
sion of which he overhead after return
ing to his former house. Considerable
interest was manifested in the case, and
a large number of the Smity- Barry
evicted tenants were present in court.
After the hearing of the evidence as to
the demand for possession of the new
tenement, and the defendants refusal to
give it up, the defendant said he would
reserve his defense. The magistrates
retired, and after a brief absence returned
and Colonel Tynte said they were unani-
nous in sending the defendant for trial
to the Quarter Sessions at Clonmel. The
defendant was allowed out on bail, him
self in ESQ and two suretiees in EOS each.
TYRONE.
In Stewartstown, on Wednesday night,
April 18th, an Orange drumming party
paraded the streets, and caused much ex-
element. The police lined the road,
and turned the crowd back to their hall.
The crowd again, however, appeared,
and came down town in great numbers,
beating drums and acting in disorderly
manner, playing party tunes. The
town was in state of siege, the Catho-
lie inhabitants fearing an outbreak of
Orange rowdyism.
WATERFORD.
Mr.. William p O'Neil, sculptor, of
Great Brunswick street, Dublin, has
just completed magnificent Celtic
cross, which is to be erected in Kensal
Green Cemetery, London, to the memory
of the late John A. Blake, NJ. p, mem
Der of the old Irish Nationalist Party,
who for many years represented Water
ford and also Carlow in Parliament. The
cross is replica of the CROSS of Kilklis-
peen, in the county Kilkenny. The
material is Donegal stone, specially
selected from quarry at Mount Charles,
and of remarkable hardness and dura-
bility. The cross with plinth and base
stands about ten feet high, the breadth
across the arms being three feet eight
inches. Both sides of the cross are
carved, but the decoration of the front is
the more delicate and elaborate. Great
variety of design is exhibited in the con-
trail and smaller BOSSES. The sides are
subdivided into finely traced vertical
panels, divided by rope mouldings, and
the cross itself and wheel are surrounded
by mouldings of different description.
The base stone presents, on three sides,
differently carved panels.
WEXFORD.
The death of Mr.. P. r. Hanrahan,
Farnogue Cottage, Wexford, at the ripe
old age of 78, has removed one of the
oldest and best known National teachers
in the county. Though the sad event
was not unexpected, as his health for
the past to years was failing gradually,
the news of his death came as surprise
to many of his wide circle of friends, for
few were aware of his last illness. which
was but of few days duration. The
Lancasterian School was established
about three-quarters of a century ago in
Wexford, Mr.. Cassidy being it's first
teacher, and Mr.: or as he was better
known, Martin Murphy the second.
Under the latter Mr.. Hanrahan was for a
short time pupil teacher, succeeding
him in 1881 as principal in the school,
which was in it's day the most important
one Of it's kind IN the county. He re-
NAMED in charge until the school was
dis established II 1873.