The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-05-20
prospects OF the undertaking, and is
working heart and soul to obtain for it a
fair trial.


working heart and soul to obtain for it q
fair trial.
CLARE. z.
Another swoop was made, on April II,
on the Bodyke tenants by Agent Nc
Adam, who left Limerick, accompanied
by two bailiffs. McAdam was armed
with q repeating rifle and the bailiffs
with revolvers. The seizures were car
RED out under warrants Of distraint.
The agent was protected by force of
forty police. When leaving Bodyke one
of the cows seized on the farm of ten
ant named Tuohey broke away, and
young Tuohy rushed after it and drove
it q couple of miles over the country,
followed by an emergency man, who fired
four revolver shots at the boy before he
recaptured the COW. Tuohy escaped ar
rest, but it is believed that one of the re-
volver shots took effect on him. The
party then continued their progress to
the pound at Tulla. When passing Bal
llnahinch twelve shots were fred at
them from the hills.
CORK.
The Mayor of Cork, on April 81 t, re-
ceived letters from MI. Gladstone and
Mr.. Morley thanking the Corporation
for the resolution in favor of the Home
Rule bill. At the meeting of the I'M
provement Department, on the same
day, the Mayor mentioned that he had
received a telegram from Mr.. William
O'Brien, NJ. F., stating that the petition
could not be presented in telegraphic
form. On the receipt of the telegram
the Mayor communicated with Mr..
O'Brien, stating that in order to have the
resolution notified before the second
reading, it would serve the purpose to
have question asked on the matter by
q private member, and the same night
he received in reply from Mr.. O'Blien
stating that the question had been put
with gratifying results.
DUBLIN.
Mr.. William Lawrence, of Upper Con-
nell street, Dublin, has despatched to the
Chicago Exhibition collection, compris-
ing some thousands of photographs of
Irish scenes, which are certain to attract
very great amount of attention. The
collection includes views of all the most
beautiful Irish landscapes, together with
excellent pictures of the leading Irish
cities. Aspecial cottage at the Fair has
been erected for the display OF these
pictures, and two members of Mr.. Law
rence's staff have arrived in Chicago to
take charge of them.
GALWAY.
On April 18th, Most Rev. DR.. McCor-
mick, Bishop of Galway, visited Ough-
terard and was cordially received. The
Main street was epanned by seven
arches, and the flags hanging from the
arches bore suitable greetings in large
Illuminated letters. The Bishop preached
in the parochial church on Sunday, the
18th, and gave an interesting account of
the Irish national pilgrimage to Rome.
After mass the Papal blessing was given
and afterwards lat the residence of the
Rev. Father McDonogh), an address was
read from the people Of Oughterard.
The Bishop replied appropriately, and
reviewed, at length, the struggles through
which the people of the district had
gone, heroically, for che faith of their
forefathers.
KERRY. ~
At meeting of the Killarney Town
on April 21st, Mr..
Duckett referred at length to the Home
Ru|e bill, and proposed resolution in
support of the measure, and repudiated
the statements circulated by the oppon-
ents of the measure, that if the Home
Rule bill were granted it would be used
as an engine OF oppression against tnelr
Protestant fellow -countrymen. The
resolution, which was seconded by Mr..
Brosnan, was carried unanimously. A
resolution was also passed expressing
profound regret at the death of Alder
man O'Brien, of Cork.
KILKENNY.
At the meeting of the Kilkenny Corpo-
ration, ou April goth, the mayor presid-
ing, Mr.. T. w. Hanrahan, J. p, proposed
a resolution in support of the Home Rule
bill. Councillor Creighton, (Tory) asked
that he should be taken as not voting.
The resolution was carried with accla-
nation. 1t was ordered that copies of
the resolution be telegraphed to Mr..