The Irish standard., 1894-02-17

man, aud his wife were found uead In
one Of the railway cottages which they
occupied, about 2 miles from the Cahir-
civeen railway station. The lower story
| of the cottage is divided into two COM
partments, one being lsed as Kitchen
and the other as bed room. On the floor
over this bedroom Germans brother-in-
law, who worked as linesman, slept.
On the night German and his wife, with
their only child, baby Of six weeks, re-
tired to bed at their usual hour. Cor
mans brother-in-law states that be
was aroused from sleep in the morning
by the screaming of the baby. After
dressing himself he came downstairs
and tapped at Germans bedroom door,
but as he received no answer, he pushed
the door open, and saw German lying on
the floor, and his wife ii bed. Both
were quite dead The baby was lying
by the side of it's dead mother. He no.
ticed pot, with the remaius of fire, in
the room. The fire had evidently been
taken into the room by the deceased
before retiring to bed, and as there was
no fue in the small room, the unfortun-
ate young couple we're asphyxiated. It
seems wonderful that the baby did not
share the fate of it's parents.
LIMERICK.
At the Munster winter assizes, John
Kelly, who pleaded guilty to the abduc-
ton of Catherine Moloney, aged ID
years, in the county Limerick, on the
18th October last, and whose case was
adjourned with view to his marrying
the girl, was put forward. The prisoner
had been ordered to find sureties, him
self in e500, and two sureties of e25O.
Mr.. Redmond Barry, who defended the
prisoner, said the girls father was will
ing to 60 security for him, but he could
not find second. Justice OBrieu SEN
fenced the prisoner to niue IN ,nlhs' i'm
prisonment.
MAYO.
A few days ago, poor fisherman
named John Keane, beionging To the
Inniskea island, with his daughter, tged
Is, in their frail curragh, Attempted to
cross from the mainland to the island,
carrying a pair of SOULS. A sudden
squa]l arose, amounting to hurricane
One of the SOULS used by the girl broke,
and Notwithstanding all her father could
do with his pair. the curragh, which had
almost reached the island in safety, Was
driven by the force Of the gale to sea,and
was wrecked ON the opposite shore OF the
mainland, both the occupants being
drowned. Their bodies were picked up
a few days after near Drone Castle. A
widow with nine children has been thus
left destitute. So bad was their condi-
ton that there was hardly what could be
called bedclothes in their little cabin on
the island, and they are now living on
the charity of neighbors almost as poor
as themselves. SIR Thomas Brady has
received for their relief, from the Ship
wrecked Fishing and Mariners Society,
the sum of E5; and is ready to receive
any further contribution for this Very
distressed family that may be sent to
him.
MEATH.
On the evening of January 10Th, the
remains of the late widely known and
highly esteemed Rev. G. Shaw, @. c.,
Longford, were removed from the Mater
Misericordiae hospital, Dublin, and con-
veyed by road to Longwood, county
Meath, where he had so long and faith.
fully minis cred. The remains were ac-
comp panied by the Rev. G. Murray, the
Seminary, Favan; Rsv. G. Casey, F. F.,
and Rev. I. Cassidy. G. G. Several Of
the Meath priests went to the city to pay
the last tribute of respect to their de-
parted brother priest. At Enfield, where
the cortege arrived at o'clock p. ~, an
immense crowd of sorrowing parishion-
ers had collected; and the grief of the
immense gathering, when the remains
arrived, was striking proof of the high
esteem in which the deceased was held.
MONAGHAN.
At m setting of the board of governors
of Monaghan Lunatic Asylum, on Jan.
18th, on the motion of Rev. John David
son, M A., seconded by Mr.. William J.
Hamilton, J. p, it was unanimously re-
solved: 'That this board, at it's first