The Irish standard., 1894-04-21

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wife ran to fetch q neighbor, and on
their going back to the house Mrs. Barr
was Mortified to find her husband dead.
The jury found that the deceased had
died from etrychnine poisoning admins
tered by himself
DONEGAL.
On March 23d Jus ice johnson opened
the commission at Lifford. In charging
the grand jury he said the criminal bust
ness to go before them was the smallest
he had ever met since he was promoted
to the bench. Three unimportant cases
having been disposed of the business OF
the assizes was concluded.
DOWN.
In the Bankrupt court, Dublin, on
March 18th, the case of Mr.. John Hag-
gard came before the court on an appli-
cation to admit to probate paper writ
ing purporting to be the will of the Late
John Haggard, Of Ballylough, county
Down, farmer. The alleged will was ex-
ecuted on the 18th of August, 1893. Mr..
W, n. Brown had applied on former
day when it appeared that the will had
been left lying about in the house, and a
grandchild of the deceased, thinking it
was useless piece of paper, tore off
a considerable portion of it at one cor
ner. The portion torn off contained the
names of two executors and legatee,
The Judge made an order admitting the
will to probate.
DUBLIN.
Mr.. Thomas Sexton contradicts the
statement (spread by the Redmondite
organs) that his retirement from Parlia-
ment is impending. He says there is no
reason why he should take such step.
FERMANAGH.
In the House OF Commons, on March
Doth, question was asked by Mr.. Nc
Gilligan respecting the magistracy of
the county Fermanagh, as to whether
the chief secretary was aware that there
are only 63 magistrates usually resident
in the county and that % are non. resi-
dent; of the total number, Is are Prot
Methodists and 8 Roman
Catholics; 81 are landed proprietors,
land agents, naval, military or militia Of
fcers. The chief secretary for Ireland
was totally unaware that any such state
of affairs could exist in district with
such an un-English, unpronounceable
name as Fermanagh; but he promised
that he would investigate the matter.
KERRY.
Maurice Moriarity died at the Cahirci-
veen workhouse infrmary on March 22d,
from the effects of an accident at the
Caherciveen Pier. He fell overheard
while unloading ship. The deceased
has left a wife and five children to
mourn his loss. #,
KILDARE.
At the last Curragh petty sessions,
Lance Corporal King and Private Walsh,
of the Lancashire Fusiliers, were put
forward charged with stealing e10
money order the property of Sergeant
Philip Meredith, LIST Royal Dragons, on
the 9Th of March. The order was sent
from Mr.. Fitzgerald, solicitor, Mount
mallick, to the sergeant, and Lance Cor
poral King, who was the mail orderly,
kept the letter. The post.oftice authori-
ties were on tho watch for the missing
and OH the 18th of March Pri-
yate Walsh presented the order at the
Camp post.office requested cash for it,
and representing himself as Philip Mere
aith, and that he received it from the
solicitor mentioned. The post-offce au-
,horities had him arrested on the spot,
and King was afterwards arrested. They
we're sentenced each to six months i'm
with hard labor.
KILKENNY,
With much regret we have to announce
The death Of MIR. William Carroll, Castle
'omer, which took place recently. The
deceased was only in his And year, and
las left family OF eleven children and
lis wife to mourn his loss. He, with his
brother Mr.. James Carroll, who died
within the same week last year, were Of
he "old stock" His funeral was a mag
lificent test of the estimation in which |
le was held by all who knew him, rs it
vas composed of every class, and WIS
cry largely attended.
LEITRIM.
Mrs. Taggart, of Ballyfree, died on
Iarch 18th Deceased who was very
much loved and respected in the district |
vas niece to Alderman Collery, N. P.
The funeral, testified by it's proportions
0 the regret of large circle of friends |
nd acquaintance, over so vehicles fol-
owed the coffin to the family burial !