The Irish standard., 1893-02-11
THE NORTHWEST.
Important Happenings in Various
Sections, as Cleaned from
Our Exchanges.
VALUABLE TO THE VETERANS
The Second Volume of minnesota
in the Civil War" Has Just
Been Issued.

The Second Volume of minnesota
! in the Civil War" Has Just
Been Issued.
| MINNESOTA.
/ James Moran, an elnploye at Scheffer'e
lumber camp, near Brainerd, met with
an accident last week, by which one OF
his legs was broken.
| Says the Faribault Pilot: MIR. Michael
Mcmahon, of Shieldsville, inventor of
the flying machine, has been In the city
since the early part OF the week selling q
picture and description of his invention.
Michael Barrett, of St. Wendell, Stearns
county, died last week at. his home in
that town, aged 30 years. He suffered
from an attack Of pneumonia. He leaves
q family. The deceased was candidate
for sheriff before the last Democratic
county convention.
The residence of Patrick Egaa, at
High Forest, was totally destroyed by
fire recently. The family wa. asleep.
Egan was awakened by the falling of a
part of the lower rooms. He got the
family out withouta particle of clothing
in snow storm. The neighbors clothed
them. Loss, $1,000; no insurance.
The state cOnncil of the Catholic
Knights of America convened at Shak-
opee on Feb. and elected the followit 6
officers: NJ. Wiley, Minneapolis, presi-
dent; Henry Nicolin, jordan, vice pres
ident; William L. Kelly, Jr., St. Paul,
secretary; Joseph Hoyorka, Shakolee,
treasurer; William Louis Kelly, st. Paul,
delegate to national convention. The
next council meets at New Prague.
/ Arrangements have been made with
the Wade Leroyls Comedy Company tn
play q benefit for the Ancient Order OF
Hibern1ans in the Grand Opera House in
Rochester, on the evening of st. Pat
rick's day. Hennessy Leroyle will ap.
pear in his great Irish character, Dan
Gllhooley. During the performance
Miss Wade will recite that beautiful Irish
poem, "The Battle of Fontenoy" ane
sing the "Wearing of the Green" the
entire company joining in the chorus.
John Walsh, an Old resident Of Fari
, bault, died last week of pneumonia, al
] the age of rs. He was native of West
. meath, Ire, and emigrated to this coun
l try thirty-three years ago After spend
ing year in New York he came Wes
Q and settled at Faribault where he livet
3 ever since. He leaves wife, four son
t and daughter to mourn his demise
/ The funeral occurred from the church o
q the Immaculate Conception and the re
y mains were intrrred IN Calvary cemetery
t The procession that followed him to th
8 grave attested the respect in which h
Q was held by his nelghbors.
! Speaking of Archbishop Ireland an
his ecclesiastical opponents, Fathe
Dwyer. of Spring Valley, this state
= eloquently says: A man with Co
\ on his side is a majority against tn
u world. You might as we'll fear tn
downfall of the rock of Gibraltar to b.
caused by Mediterranean breezes as l.
= fear the downfall Archbishop Irelan'
to be caused by the maddened biliow
of Cahenslyism, misrepresentation am
clubbing. Archbishop Ireland, arme'
with the sword Of right and lance O
9 truth, the helmet of liberality and tn
Q shield of personal sanctity, will com
|. forth from the conflict in triumph am
t honor like King David of old from hi
r encounter with Goliath.
The second volume of "Minnesota il
the Civil War and the Indian War;" ha
lust been issued. This is one of tn,
5 most valuable contributions to the bis
. tory Of the war yet published. It set.
:, forth fully the services of the Minnesota
volunteers in the war, giving, in part, th'
, reports of company and regimental com
manders, aud extracts from the reports
of brigade and division commander,
under whom any portion Of the Mime
sofa organizations served. There is thus
embodied in concise form oomplet,
. history Of Minnesota in the war from
the offer of Gov. Ramsey of 1000 me1
on the day Fort Sumter was fred upon
down to the final surrender Of the Con
federate army at Appomatox. The
book is so admirably indexed that tht
services Of any command can be readily
referred to. It appears that the volun
teers from this state participated il
sixty battles, or engagements, making
for themselves records for bravery anc
endurance Of which our people should