The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-10-19

News N s FROM /: !. | IRELAND | \
| M ANTRIM. s t ;s'
The solemn ceremony Of the consecra-
| ton of Right Rev. DR.. Henry, as Bishop
OF the Diocese Of Down and Common, took
place In St. Patrick's Church, Donegal
street, Belfast Of which Rev. Robert
Orchard Is rector, on Sunday, Septem-
| Der 22d, and was the most imposing re-
hgious ceremony ever witnessed IN the
city The ceremony commenced at II
o'clock, a. rn.,' when Pontfficia High Mass
was celebrated His eminence Cardinal
Logue was the consecrating bishop and
the assistant bishops were Most Rev Dr.
Nulty, bishop of Meath, and Most Rev.
DIR. McGivern, bishop Of Dromore Ihe
sermon was preached by Most Rev. Dr.
O'Donnell, bishop of Raphoe, and the
bishops Of the remaining dioceses in the
Province Of Armagh were present, as also
the provincials Of the different religious
orders in Ireland, and a large body of the
clergy. The sacred edifice was thronged
by the laity. and many hundreds could not
gain admission.
The Clyde and Belfast shipbuilders
have signed Joint agreement to close
their Yards should the Belfast iron work.
ers strike at the end OF the month, as
threatened. Attempts were also being
made to induce the marine engineers,
who are not shipbuilders, to sign sim
liar agreement.
ARMAGH.
A young man named Christopher Fee,
employed as a stone mason at the Ar
magh Asylum buildings, was placed un-
der arrest on September 18th on charge
of having stabbed woman named We'll
don who resides In the townland OF Iull-
yard, on September 18th. On that night
an attack was made ON the house In
which the injured woman, her husband;
and two daughters reside, and all the
windows were broken with stones, and
Mrs. Weldon, on going out, was stabbed
with some sharp instrument IN the right
breast and on the face. The only reascl
assigned for the attack is that the injur-
ed woman's husband, Joseph Weldon, who
came to reside in the place quite recent
ly, had engaged as herd in the district.
The prisoners father, James Fee, has also
been put under bail bonds
cAVAN.
On September 18th the police arrested
man named James Plunkett- and his
wife at their residence Cormeein, IN the
parish of Laragh, on the charge OF nav
ing administered poison to man named
McDermott, from the effects Of which he
died on the 9Th Of July last. Mrs. Plum
kett was formerly married to the deceas-
ed man, McDermott. They had lived to-
gether for twenty -four years, and had
five children. On the 26th of June his
wife it is alleged, made tea for him,
after which he was seized with illness,
and died with all the symptoms Of poi-
soning. About the time the deceased
took i'll, the prisoner Plunkett, it seems,
purchased arsenic in a chemists in Ca
van. Within less, than three weeks OF
her husbands death the widow married
Plunkett. The remains of ----1errnott
were exhumed, and the viscera sent to
Dublin for analysis; and the two prison
ers were remanded to Jail for fortnight.
r> CLARE.
The recent accident to the ballast train
at Gort, on the Ennis and Athenry rail-
way, has had melancholy sequel. It
may be remembered that 1t was alleged
the accident was due to the inadvertence
of the pointsman, man named John
Cornell, in not closing the points Just CUT
side the station before the passing OF the
train. On witnessing the accident Con-
nell ran away from the scene, changing.
his clothes at his house in Gort, made
across the country to Ballyvaughan,
where it seems he sought to cross to Gal
SHo toni WI
have been received state that there were
two men and a woman in the boat with
him. and that, shortly after leaving the
shore the boat upse. and Of it's four occu-'
pants three managed to reach land, but
Cornell was drowned. His body was sub
sequently recovered.
CORK.
At meeting of the Killerin branch OF
the Irish National Federation, held on
Sentember 18th, Rev. J. O'Dwyer, VINO
presided; in the course Of his remarks to
the Branch, said limerick and Water
ford have endorsed the decision OF West
Kerry. and proclaimed that for their part
they will tolerate no further dissensions.
The people of Ireland and Irishmen be-
vond the shores of the dear old land, are
unanimous in the demand they make, and
Justly make, that their representatives
must maintain discipline, and must prac-
tice mutual forbearance. Nothing can be
more wretched, nothing morc miserable,
than the sight of Irishmen destroying
their own cause by raising insignificant
and unimportant personal issues, and by
turning them into subjects for newspaper
controversies.
On the night Of September 18th the mu-
tilated remains of Michael Donovan,
railway fireman, aged %, residing N
Spring Lane, were found in the tunnel a
short distance from Glanmire station.
The unfortunate young man. had been seen
at the station about g. O'clock, when he
left for his home In Kilbarry. He was
evidently run over by a train and cut to:
pieces. 4a q.
Mr.. Florence Mccarthy, who was favor,
ably known, for many years, in the Of
fee Of theC BE- 8. G. Railway, at Skih-
bereen station, has been promoted to the.
position Of stationmaster at Clonakilty.
Mr.. VIM. Shaw, ex-M. P. for Cork, died.
on September 2Dth at the residence of his
sister Enniskerry. He succeeded the late
Isaac Butt, as chairman Of the Irish Land,
League: but on the advent Of the late Mr.
Parnell in the Irish party, Mr.. Shaw re-
signed his position, and thereafter took
no active. part In politics.