The Irish standard., 1892-08-27

the inquiry With clean nands. On IAo
other hand Mr.. Peter Kenny, the Clerk OF
the Union, has fully realised the high
character which was given OF him when he
was elected, little over half a year ago.
LIMERICK.
The quarterly Great Munster fair was
opened at Limerick, on July 18th, for
the sale of horses and pigs. The fair
cannot be described as a good one.
There was large attendance OF buyers
and considerable supply of horses, but
most we're of an inferior quality and
prices ruled low. Cattle and sheep were
in abundance, but prices for beef and
wether mutton we're much in favor OF
buyers, with no brisk sale. Beef 55s.
per cwt.; wether mutton 71sd per 10.
LONGFORD.
On July @, Owen Mulligan was
brought up in custody, charged with the
murder of Charles CoIumb, near Gran
ard. Mr.. Kilkelly, r. NJ, remanded the
prisoner for week. 1t was shown by
the evidence of witnesses that the pri-
soner had almost severed the head from
the body of the murdered man with
scythe.
LOUTH.
The Rev. Dominick Mangan, of the
Order of Redemptorists, con Of the
Mayor, Alderman Mangan, has, after
years zealously spent on the Australian
mission, beneath the Southern Cross,
returned home to Drogheda recently. 1t
will be in the recollection of our readers
that OH the occasion of MI. John Dillon's
visit to Australia Father Mangan ex-
tended to him the welcome typical of
the warm hearted aud patriotic priest
and Irishman. He travelled long miles
to facilitate Mr.. Dillon's labors amonsgt
our countrymen and their sympathizers
at the Antipodes. Father Mangan is in
the enjoyment of excellent health. He
is about being engaged on the English
mission.
MAYO
The election Of doctor for Ballina
Dispensary district took place on July
9th. There we're two candidates pro-
posed, DR.. Laing, Protestant Coercionist,
and DR.. Gallagher, Catholic Nationalist.
DR.. L4aing was declared elected by ma
jority Of eight votes. This election was
decided on entirely political grounds.
Mr.. B. Egan, the factionist candidate at
the recent Parliamentary election, to-
gether with all the Parnellite members of
the Dispensary Committee, joined the
Tories and voted for DR.. Laing. This is
in return for the support which the
Torres gave Mr.. Egan in his recent con-
test. Lord Arran and other absentee
landlords came to Ballina for the occa-
sion, and voted for DR.. Laing. In the
evening tar barrels were light ted and fire.
works let off. Two rockets were fired
into the grounds of the Roman Catholic
Church. The present alliance OF the
Ballina Redmondites with the coercion
lists places for time all public appoint
ments which may become vacant in the
possession of tho Tories.
MEATH.
On the evening of July 29th, intelli-
gence reached Drogheda Of the death,
under painful circumstances, of a re-
spectacle county Meath farmer, Michael
Balfe, Of Julianstown. It appeared that
about one o'clock the house of the de-
ceased took fire. An effort was made to
save the furniture, by Mr.. Balte and
other residents of the house. Balfe be-
came suddenly weak, and his death was
instantaneous.
MONAGHAN.
Carrickmacross Race Committee have
succeeded in getting back the Challenge
Cup value $780, Of the executors of the
late Mr.. Gordon jackson. The cup was
presented to the people of Carrickma~
Cross ID loOt Wy AOEu SioluOIAe, dAO Wll1
be one of the prizes offered at the races
to be held on the 3Oth of August.
SLIGO.
Mr.. j. McDonagh, of Thorhold, On
tario, Canada, is now on visit to his
native country, and is staying at the I'M
perlal Hotel Sligo, with his wife and
daughter. Mr.. McDonagh, who is 20
years of age, left Ireland 81 years ago,
and like many other Irishmen he has, by
steady industry, amassed large fortune.
He is native of the Riverstown district,
and his family have received honorable
mention in Archdeacon O'Rorke's valu-
able "History of Sligo" Mr.. McDonagh
is an ardent lover OF his native country,
and is glad to find that the people are SO
near the realization of their cherished
hopes. He is acquainted with the Hon.
E. Blake, the member for South Long
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