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rifle shots were discharged from one Of
the hills about thousand yards distant,
and both Mr. Macadam and Martin re
turned the fire from their rifles. The
cattle were subsequently impounded at
Tulla.
CORK.
On Sunday, the 9th Of April, Miss
Francis Fitzgerald, second daughter OF
the late Edmund Fitzgerald, ESQ.,, OF
Clonmult, County Cork, was received
into the Order of Mercy, in the beauti
full church attached to the convent in
Wexford, taking for her name, in reli.
gion, Sister Mary Joseph Frances. The
ceremony was performed by the Most
Rev. DR.. Browne, assisted by the Very
Rev. Luke Doyle, President Of St
Peters College.
DUBLIN.
On April End, there passed away at
Clougheast, Eastbourne, England, one OF
the representatives of a very old Wexford
family, Major General r. W. Elgee, G. B.,
aged sc, son of Captain John Elgee, and
nephew OF Lady Wilde ("Speranza'') J.
General Elgee entered the Artillery in
1916, became regimental colonel in 1877,
| and retired in 1882. He served in the
China war of 1857, for his services in
which he was granted the medal with
clasp, and promoted major. He also
| served in the South African war Of 1878.
being mentioned in dispatches, granted
the metal with clasp and created c. B.
GALWAY.
On April 18th, Mr. Cornelius Pelly,
Coroner for East Galway, held an in
quest in Portumna ON the body of
Bridget Donnellan, wife OF an evicted
tenant of Lord Clanricarde who resided
in Portumna with large family. It
appeared from the evidence that a
daughter of Mrs. Donnelan had been
betrayed by young man, who refused
TO marry her. The mother, on learning
this, cut her throat with razor. Soon
after, the daughter, huding her mother
in a pool Of blood in the bedroom, seized
the razor and cut her own throat. An
alarm was soon raised and Mr.. Cheevers,
j. P, was sent for and the dispositions
of both were taken, which certified that
the wounds were self-inf1icted. The
mother died three hours atterward, and
the daughter lies in precarious condi-
ton. The jury returned a verdict OF
suicide while laboring under temporary
insanity. -.
About two o'clock on Tuesday morn
ing, April 18th, the residence of Mrs.
O'Riordan, Denny street, Tralee, was
discovered on fire. One of the constables
raised the alarm and proceeded to arouse
the inmates, while another ran to the
barrack and thence for the Town Com
missioners' hose. In a very short time
the police turned out, while the hose
was also promptly On the scene, and be-
ing ably manipulated by MIR. Patrick
Ryan, copious supply Of water was
soon pouring into the building. The
flames had, however, made considerable
Roadway before. being discovered, and
the entire of the back portion of the
house was burned down. The fire is
supposed to have originated in a back
kitchen. The damage, which is covered
by insurance, is estimated at 9200. Por-
ton of DR.. Whites residence also caught
fire, but the flames we're extinguished
before they had taken much hold.
KILDARE.
On April 18th, information was re-
ceived of an attempt at murder, at Don
adea Police Station, county Kildare,
made by Constable Davis upon Constable
Burke. It appears there was some dis
pute at the breakfast table between the
two men, when Davis suddenly lifted
rifle loaded with buckshot, and fred at
Burke, wounding him severely. DR.. Co.'S
grove was Immediately sent for, and on ex-
amining The wounded man it was consid-
cred advisable to call in for consultation
DR.. O'Connor, who was accompanied by
DR.. Michael Donnelly, of Dublin. The
doctors succeeded in extracting several of
the pellets, but not all, and up to last &C
counts Burke's condition was very seri-
GUS. Davis was arrested and held to
await the result of Burke's wounds.