The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-04-01
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ROSCOMMON.
] Genera, Sir Martin Dillon anticipates
the compulsory retirement which would
be his on the 1st April by leaving the
army now Sir Martin was for some
Years Assistant Military Secretary at
the Horse Guards, but practically his
whole career was lain Ia the East. He
distinguished himself in the Mutiny and
other Inlian wars Ia the tifties, and he
shared in the Chinese and Abyssinian
wars. Sir NJ .rtin was Military Secretary
to Lord Napier Of Magiala Tor many
years. General Dillon is the nephew of
the late Dr.. Browne, Bishop of Elphin.
TIPPERARY.
AS was expe 5ted, the authorities have
abandoned the prosec ations for the al
legged riot in New Tipperary, on the 20th
of last July-5he date of the election for
South Tipperary which were bequeath-
ed to them by the late Coercion Govern
ment The defendants. whose trial was
to have taken place at Clonmel, on Mon
day, March 65h, have been served with
notices that the trials have been discon-
tinued, and that they need not attend.
Five of the defendants have, however,
been notified that they will be arralgned
on chargs of having assaulted man
named Cavanagh, on the occasion Of the
alleged riot in New Tipperary.
TYRONE.
On the night of Feb. 25, the town OF
Stewartstown was thrown into an uE-
usual state of excitement through the
visit of an Orange drumming party from
the Coalisland district, augmented by
local Orangmen. They parAded the town,
playing party tunes and armed with
large sticks. The Orangemen came into
town just as the local Nationalist oand
was about to turn out, and the authori-
ties allowed the Orangemen to pass
through the Hill Head, Catholic quar-
ter. and kept the Nationalist band inside
their quarters until toe return of the
Orange crowd, who raised howl as they
passed the National bandroon. The ex
element at this time was intense. The
National band then turned out, followed
by large crowd, aud on reaching the
corner of Church street the police lined
across the road and kept the Nationalists
back. The Orangemen raised cheer
and the police did not dispense them
Stones were thrown by the Orange mob,
but the Nationalist did not reta!iate.
On the return of the Nationalist band
stones were again thrown, and shouting
and yelling was INDUCED in by the Or
ange "braves." They also fired several
shots in the air before leaving. The ac-
ton of the authorities is strongly con-
demned on ali sides. 1t is stated that
when the Coalisland drumming party
we're passing the house Of a respectable
farmer named Campbell, in the townland
of Tumpser, shots were fired over the
house, and the party also INDUCED in
shouting and yelling. Noarrests in con
nection with the affair have been ef-
fected. The S5awartstown constabulary.
whsn engaged on duty serving sum-
mors on a member Of the drumming
party at Sherry groom, were greeted with
universal curslng Of ths Pope by the
workmen employed in Mr.. Henderson's
works at the place.
WATERFORD.
In Waterford, on Feb. 10Th, two pig.
buy ers, named Thomas Heylin and Mar
.in Arthur, jun., respectively, were
brought before Mr.. r. w. Ward, j. P.
charged with having used threatening
language toward Mr.. Mahoney, editor o.
the Star. The language was of the most
violent nature, and the magistrate de-
cided to bind each of the prisoners to be
of good behavior for twelve months,
themselves in $50 aud two sureties in
e25 each, The requisite bail was forth
coming, and the prisoners were released
WESTMEATH.
Sir Walter George Nugent, Bart, dice
at Bournemoutb, on Sunday, February
Goth, in the sixty-seventh year of hiE
age. Deceased had been residing al
!Bournemouth since the early part Of De
cember. Sir Walter, who was magis-
trate Cor the county Westmeath, where
be resided at Mulfarnham, was the sec
ond possessor of. the title, having sue
cseded his father, Sir Percy, first baronet
in 1874. He served for some time in The
army, and was Major of the Westmeatf
Rifles. He is succeeded by his son
Thomas Percy, born in 1861.
/ WEXFORD.
The hunt of the County Wexford Jul
which took place recently in Sutton
Parish, was stopped when the represen'
tatlves of the landlords arrived a. Dun