The Irish standard., 1894-01-20

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city and neighborhood who are suffer
ing from some Of the many forms this
Protean disease assumes, has been in
creasing at an alarming rate; in many
cases whole families and communities
have been attacked.
DERRY.
Mr.. John Atkinson, @. g., Uniopist
candidate for North Derry, will be OPP
posed by the Gladstonians, probably in
the person OF an influential local man.
DUBLIN.
The meeting Of the irish National
Federation, in Dublin, on December 20,
shows that organization in fourishing
condition. The assistant secretary had
the pleas ng duty Of acknowledging the
receipt OF $203 by the treasurers of the
organization since the last meeting. The
sum as made up almost exclusively of
utilization" fees, and represented forty
two branches of the National Fedora
ton, existing in twenty six counties.
FERMANAGH.
Mr.. Davis, organist and musical COM
poser. Of Enniskillen, has instituted an
action for libel against Mr.. Trimble for
an adverse criticism OF the annual con
cert Of which Mr.. Davis was the conduc-
tor, which was published in the Fer
managh Reporter.
KERRY.
On December 18th, in the Magistrates
room at the Killarney court house, john
and Maurice Fitzgerald, brothers, were
charged on remand with the attempted
murder of a companion of theirs named
Patrick Russell. All three had Just re-
turned to Ireland from America, and, on
the 9th of November, we're on their way
home to Kerry. They travelled by the
Great Southern and We tern Railway,
and it was alleged that on that journey.
aud at place between Baltimore and
Headford, the accused threw Russell from
the train. They were remanded at the
request of the Crown Solicitor.
KILKENNY.
A monster demonstration vas held IN
Kilmacow, on st. Stephens day, in aid
of the Evicted Tenants Fund. Messrs.
T. M. Healy, VIM. O'Brien and ?. A.
Chance, NJ. P.s attended and spoke; and
the meeting was one OF the largest de-
monstratons yet held in that section.
LONGFORD.
Most Rev. DR.. Woodlcck, bishop of
Ardagh and Clonmacnoiss,h has appointed
the Rev. William Gray, C. c., ST. Ry-
nagh's, Banagher, to the pastoral charge
Of Abbeylara, county Longford,
LOUTH.
Drogheda, as appears from the returns
of this Registrar General for the quarter
ending December 9th, has the highest
death rate Of any town in Ireland or
Great Britain. Dublin is bad enough,
with over % per 1000 of the population;
but Drogheda, with a rate near So per
1000 of it's population, appears to re-
quire prompt attention from the SAM
tary authority.
MAYO.
On December Goth Reputation Of the
people OF Killasser came together to his
residence and formally presented Father
0 Grady with beautiful horse, as tes-
timonial of their high esteem for him.
The pleasing dusy OF presentation having
been gone through, Father O'Grady re-
spouded briefly, and in feeling terms as
sured those present that if, in the past,
he did anything to merit Their esteem,
be would exert himself more and more
in the future to deserve the high compli-
ment they were after paying him.
The foil work of eviction has again
commenced in Sligo On December
Goth, five families, numbering in all
twenty five persons, were evicted on the
Montgomery and Evans estate, in the
townlands of Coolgrane and Killomaun,
near Dcwra. The evicting party con.
sisted of Sub Sheriff Harrison, Bailifs
Honeymoon and Hetherlngtou, of Droma-
hair; and emergencyman Brady, Balm
aglera, with a large force of police. One
and a-half years exorbltant rent and
costs were offered by the tenants in set
Element, but would not be accepted.
Only one Of the tenants, Wi >ow, was
allowed back as caretaker. The great
est sympathy is felt for the poor people,
who are now homeless.
TYRONE.
On Dec. 10th, the annual meeting Of
tho Tyropo hropoh NJ tho T,or11or1n,