The Irish standard., 1893-02-04

depression prev6lllng every Wnere. Id
no instance have the bailiffs succeeded
in effecting seizure, as the tenants have
managed to eyade them by removing the
cattle off the lands. A tenant named
Sullivan com plains of having been evieted
by the landlord under harsh circum-
stances, having family Of ten young
and helpless children.
KILDARE.
On the night Of Dec. 29th, man
named Thomas Travers, who had worked
for blacksmith named John Weldon,
was found dead in ditch on the road
side at Barreen. near Straffan. The
dead man, who was found by bis brother,
was last seen alive on Christmas Eve.
The body did not present any appear
ance of foul play.
KILKENNY.
On December 28th, Sister Angela, of
the nursing staff of the fever hospital at
tached to the Kilkenny Union Work
house, died from the effects of typhus
fever contracted while in tie discharge
of her duties. The death of this good
Sister, who has given up her life in de-
fense of the poor and the friendless-
is all the more lamentable in view of re-
cent revelations with regard to the man
acement of the fever hospital in connec-
ti,n with the Kilkenny Union-which
show that the Guardians-in order to
save the petty sum OF forty dollars per
annum, refused to make provision to
have the fever wards of the hospital
warmed to the degree the medical Off
GERS declared to be necessary. Sister
Angela died victim to duty. How
many Of the unfortunate inmates died
from the same cause it would be impossi-
BILE to compute, as one of the economic"
Guardians, who opposed the heating Of
the fever wards, did SO ON the grounds
that "the heating apparatus was the
same that had been used when the Work
house was built, fifty years ago, and no
fault had been found with it before!"
The proper heating of the ward would
have cost IS, and of course, the life of q
nun, or those of the patients, were not
worth G8 to the Kilkenny Board of
Guardians.
The death is announced of Mr.. Jasper
Robert Jolly, which took place at his
residence, 38 Rathmines road, DubliD,
on Christmas Day. DIR. Jolly, who had at
tained the age Of 70, belonged to one of
the Oldest Kings County families, and
his demise is deeply deplored on the es-
tates and in the neighborhood of Eden
derry, where he was we'll known. In
every relation OF life he was popular
favorite. In his own social circle he en-
ioyed the warmest friendship and high
est esteem. -.
LIMERICK.
On Jan. I'd, the Limerick Corporation
met formally, for the purpose of install:
ing Mr.. Bryan O'Donnell. as Mayor OF
Limerick for 1893 The public proceed-
ings were very enthusiastic. Prior to
the Inauguration there was procession
of the outgoing Mayor, accompanied by
the Sergeant-at~ Arms, Civic mace bear
ers, by the City High Constable, bearing
the 'Sword of State" The Council
Chamber was gaily decorated in honor
of the occasion. and was made bright
with garlands end Towering shrubs.
Over the tablet which intimated to the
public that Adam Stewart was the first
Mayor of Limerick, in the year A. d, ,1197,
were the einscriptions-"1S93-Unity and
Peace and "a Happy New Year" At
noon hour the outgoing Mayor, Aid. D.
F. McNamara, invested his successor
with the historic chain of the Mayors of
the city of Limerick, which entities the
wearer, in heraldic rank, to take place
before the Lord Mayor Of London.
LOUTH.
In Drogheda. on January I'd, the civic
event of the day was the installation of
Alderman Branigan as Mayor for 1898,
il, succession to Alderman Mangan, who
filed the office in the past year. Not
clone in the fact of the sweariug-in pro-
cess being gone through in the Assembly
rooms, iuetead Of, as formerly, in one or
other of the courts of law but also in the
hour at which the ceremonial came Of,
was there new departure. Heretofore,
the installation took place at noon. On
this occasion the civic body took time by
the forelock, and it came off at eleven
in the forenoon.
MEATH.
On January 9th, Redmondite Con-
vention was held in the town Of Trim,
for the purpose of selecting candidates
to contest the two Parliamentary divi-
sions of the county Meath, rendered va
cant by the result of the recent election