The Irish standard., 1893-08-19

ONO OIL JIG pTlVdteSs MlcuHel COAuOA1yS
suddenly broke away from the rest and
ran through Mill street. The corporal
and the rest of his comrades followed.
and just as the corporal had overtaken
Connolly the latter pulled his sword
from the scabbard and attempted TO
strike him. The corporal threw up his
arm to ward off the blow and received a
severe wound across the back of the
hand. ipjurinR his fingers. Connolly
WIS then captured and placed between
the others, who were ordered to bring
him to tho barracks. He walked quietly
with bis comrades until he got as far as
O'Hagan street, when he again broke
away from the picquet, and running
down the street as far as the tidal wall
he jumped into the river. Fortunately,
the tide was only coming in at the time,
and there was not more than about four
feet of water in the river. With the aid
of the p;cquet Connolly was brought to
the surface and placed under arrest and
conveyed to the military barrack.
DUBLIN.
There is at present on view in the stu
dio of Mr.. w. O'Neill, M. r. I. A., Great
Brunswick street, Dublin, q statue
of our SAVIOUR, which is about being for
warded to San Francisco, and is, in many
respects, deserving of more than passing
notice. The modelling OF the figure is
exceedingly fine, the attitude and express
sion being devotional and impressive, and
the detrils of drapery having been
wrought out with very great skill. The
statue and pedestal are of Sicilian mar
BILE, with plinth. course to the latter of
finely finished limestone. The sides of
the pedestal are enriched with festoons
Of floral embleme, beautifully carved
The statue has been ordered to be exc
cuted, by Mrs. Farrell, Of San Francisco,
in memory of her husband, who was a
native of the parish of Glendalough. 1t
is agreeable to know that within the past
year Mr.. O'Neill has execn'ed numerous
orders for pulpits, affairs, Celtic memorial
crosses, &C., for Canada, the United
States, Australia, and South Africa. HIS
work also holds prominent place in the
Irish section of the Worlds Fair
KERRY.
A court martial has been held at the
barracks, Ballymullen, to inquire into
the circumstances attending the shoot
ing of the militiaman, Sigerson, at the
rifle range ON July g. Cronin, whose shot
struck Sigerson, and who was detained
in custody # the military authorities,
was released after the court-martial.
KILKENNY.
On July 18th, the Lord Chief Justice
and Justice O'Brien attended at the
courthouse, Kilkenny, and opened the
business of the Summer Assizes there.
There we're only few cases for trial, JAS
Murphy, indicted for having in June will
fully and maliciously broken the win
dows of the Protestant church at Kill
fayne, was acquitted and discharged.
KINGS.
Mr.. James M. Ryan, the champion
high jumper of ireland and England for
the present year, lives a quiet, rural life,
in the village of Coolderry, a few miles
from Birr, where he is the teacher of the
National school. On his recent return
from England. where he won the cham.
pionship at the 6 feet 2115 inches jump,
the reception he received from his own
boys attested their attachment and adj
miration in no uncertain way.
LIMERICK.
The strike of the Limerick dock Ia
borers occurred on July 18th, in connec
ton with the discharging of the steam
ship Ardnamult. The strike resulted in
of the representatives of
he company refusing to grant the full
lays pay when the work of discharging
had begun at 10 o'clock. The men.
shortly after the vessel was in dock, went
% work and the matches were open, and
hey remained for about an hour and a.
aalf befo'e they made their claim for
payment under the old scale. This was
'etused, and the men then withdrew.
The difficulty, however, was subse-
,uently settled. The men who had per-
nanent employment on the arrival of
steamers consented to return to work on
he old terms; and the ordinary hands
we're also employed.
LONGFORD.
Some days ago a placard was exclu-
lively posted around Longford calling a |
public meeting to be held at Newtown-
orhes, on Sunday, July 18th, in regard
o alleged landgrabbing. The Clonguish |
branch of the Federation called the
Meeting by resolution, on Saturday,
July 9Th, and nothing was heard of the !
natter until late on the 14th, when Dis |