The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-08-05
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the 10 a. IN. train in Claram0rris from
Westport for the purpose Of visiting Mr..
Andrew Grogan of that town, to whom
Mrs. Sheehan is first cousin. The dis
tinguished party we're also accompanied
by Mrs. Hardimap, Castelar,, who is also
g first cousin to Mrs. Sheehan. Lieut..
Governor Sheehan spent the day with
Mr.. Grogan, and was visited by DR.. Ma
guire and Rev. James Heavy, &C. Clare
morris, who remained with the distin-
guished visitor during their stay. The
distinguished party left by the 2 p. m.
train en- route to Killarney. to spend a
few days ere returning to America.
QUEENS.
On July 9th, Justice O'Brien entered
the crown court at Marlborough, and
opened the Assizes for the Queens
county. In addressing the grand jury,
he said the criminal cases to 60 before
them we're very few, and in their charac-
ter very triling also. and certainly not
very important, aud furnished no ma
terial for special notice or observation.
ROsCoMMoN.
A drowning fatality of sad nature
occurred at Boyle, on the evening of
July 1st. Two privates of the Fifth
battalion, Connaught Rangers, named
James Lenehan and Joseph Kilroy, both
of Athlone, went to battle at place
called Johns Hole, on the Boyle river.
One of the men could not SWIM and got
out of his depth. The other endeavored
to save him, but he could not get firm
hold of the drowning man, who, on going
under the water for the third time,
caught hold of his comrades leg and
both were drowned.
TIPPERARY.
In Nenagh, on July Sd, Chief Justice
Peter i"Packer'O O'Brien opened the As
sizes, and in addr ssing the grand jury,
said he regretted to say there had been
an increase in the more serious class. of
crime in the North Riding of the county.
Last year the number of specially re-
portedcases was ten, and this year there
we're fifteen. The condition Of the Rid
ing generally was satisfactory. AS the
result of special inquiries he had ascer-
tanned that SO far as boycotting and in
timidation were concerned everything
was satisfactory.
TYRONE.
Rev. John Rock. C. c., Of Cookstown,
has just been appointed by his Emin-
ence, Cardinal Logue, Primate of all Ire
land, to the parish of Csonoe, Vacant by
the lamented death of Rev. Father Bres-
lin, P. P. The Rev. Henry ,MacNeece,
Administrator, Armagh, has been ap-
pointed to the important parish Of
Magherafelt, vacant by the death of the
Very Rev. Canon Donnelly. Father
MacNeece has also been appointed a
Canon, and will take charge of the par
ish forthwith.
.. WATERFORD.
At the last meeting of the hungarian
board of guardians, Mr.. V. O'Brien pre-
siding, resolution was forwarded from
the Limerick Amnesty Association, in
favor Of urging ON the Government the
necessity OF the Immediate release of the
political prisoners. The resolution was
adopted, and proposal to send it to Mr.,
John e. Redmond was rejected, only one
member being in favor of it.
WEsTMEATH.
Justice Murphy and Justice Holmes
opened the Summer Assizes for West
meath, in the courthouse, Mullingar, on
July Sd. Addressing the grand jury in
the criminal court, Justice Murphy said
the number of person, indicted for crime
and the number of outrages were equal
and not greater than those at the cores
ponding assizes Of last year. There was
only one murder case, in which Law
renee Bradley, the parish clerk of Null
lingar, was charged with having poisoned
a smith named James Kelly, on Decem-
Der 26th, 1892. The Q ldence in the case
baving been concluded and summed up.
the jury disagreed, and the prisoner was
put back in custody until the Winter
Assizes.
WEXFORD.
Among the many rows which occurred
in New Ross on the day of the recent re.
gatta, there was one which assumed the
of regular faction fight be-
tween number of men from the county
of Kilkenny on the one hand, and q
number of porters from New Ross and
sailors from Wexford vessel on the
other. There are many stories about as
to what caused the disturbance; but it is
generally taken for granted that it was
over the taking of oars from boat be-
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