The Irish standard., 1895-08-10


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4 ss Mr.. 8. III Hump reys. Of Enniskitlen
Il manager. 1T the Sligo, Leitr i'm and North
fern Counties Railway, has been appointed
3 Justice Of the Peace for Ferm z az 81
sss s5s Il. tssssl RAILWAY.
1 lit is announced in the official Gazette
that Mr.. w. r. Nj Keogh, son Of Patrick
ST. Keogh, Esq. Glennamaddy, county
Galway, passed at the recent University
examination, in the first class in nledi-
Ictne, and was recomm ended for honors.
At a recent meeting of magistrates
lheld in the County Courthouse, for the
purpose Of electing a High Constable fol
1.-The Barony Of Ballynoe, Mr.. w. Shaw
Taylor in the chair, three candidates of
fered themselves for the position name
Fly, Mr.. John darcy, of Wellport; Mr..
Henry Madden, of Hermitage; and Mr.
flames D. McDonagh, Prospect Dunmore
"A poll having been taken, the voting re-
Isulted as follows: Mr.. McDonagh, 80
Mr.. Darcy, 20; Mr.. Madden, z. The
Chairman then declared Mr.. McDonagh
duly elected as High Constable for the
Barony Of Ballymoe. 5s#.
KILKENNY.
{ In Kilkenny, on July 18th, Justice
Holmes, accompanied by Mr.. Thomas
Power, High Sheriff entered the City
court, and opened the Commission The
Grand Jury having been resworn, Justice
Holmes said t"The sheriff has told me
that at the last two assizes he had the
pleasure Of presenting to the presiding
Judges a pair Of white gloves as q token
that the calendar was free from crime.
On the present occasion he is unfortunate
Fly deprived of a similar pleasure by rea-
son of the circumstance that it is alleged
that one John Flana gan, on some day in
the month Of April committed a theft.
The result Of that allegation by the
tCrown makes 1t necessary for you to
Investigate the case which will be laid
before you, and deprives me of the gloves
AT the same time am happy to say this
does not Indicate an unsatisfactory state
| of the city, In the Country Court JUS
Istice O'Brien presided. There were only
"a few cases of no Importance on the cal
endar.
F5 CORK.
!. On the evening Of July 9Th, man
named John Mccarthy, residing at Black
tamore Lane, Cork, had a narrow escape
from drowning IN the river above Pat
tricks Bridge. Mccarthy was under the
Influence of drink, and while in that CON
EDITION he fell into the river. A young
man named Thomas Desmond saw Nc
| Carthy struggling in the water, and at
once jumped into the river and seized
IMcCarthy, and held him above the water
! till some men in a boat came on the
scene and rescued Mccarthy, who would
certainly have been drowned were 1t not
for the courage shown by Desmond on
the occasion.
About haN-past twelve o'clock on the
morning Of July 9TH, some of the resi-
dents in Mark Lane, Cork, observed
smoke issuing from the premises Of Mr..
NJ. D. O'Brien, known as 'sThe Vine
yard" The Fire Brigade quickly arrived
EWith a fire-escape and line Of hose. The
Halter was got in over the iron gate, and
a fireman had to effect an entrance
| through the window Of an adjoining
Ehouse. 1t was found that the office, in
| the center Of the bar was In flames and
was completely burned out; but further
damage was averted.
1t affords us very great pleasure to
f:copy the following announcement from
our very able contemporary, the Cork
| Examiner of July 9Th: .'The result OF
! the competition for the medals in the
| law students debating for the session,
1894-'95 was declared today. The result
shows that the Southern students were
particularly fortunate. The gold medal
for excellence In debate was obtained by
MIR. Thos. Kennedy, 3. A.; the gold medal
for excellence in legal debate was OBJ
tanned by Mr.. Richard Healy, B. A., eld-
| est surviving son of Mr.. VIM. Healy, Bal
llyrnee, Doneraile: the first Lord Chancel-
lor's prize for excellence in general and
Illegal debate was also obtained by MIR.
| Richard Healy. The result Of the election
+! for officers was declared. Mr.. Richard
Healy, B. A., was elected treasurer
The bodies OF Mary Ellen Bailey, OF
Fermoy, aged twenty, and Dennis Dono-
van, soldier of the Royal Artillery, sta
istioned at Fermoy, were found in the
river Blackwater, on July 10th. The case
! is believed to be either one Of double sui
eide or murder and suicide. The couple
twere sweethearts. @
| At the last meeting of the Macroom
Board Of Guardians it was decided to in
crease the salary of the master Of the
Workhouse from ESQ to f70 per annum.
LEITRIM.
On the recommendation of Mr.. P. A.
McHugh, the following gentlemen have
been appointed to the Commission of the
Peace for the county of Leitrim: Mr.. VIM
Heany, Deerpark, Manorhamilton; Mr.
John M. Morrow, Drumduffy, Killargue;
and Mr.. Corneen, .Drumkeeran, all in
North Leitrim. The appointments have
given the greatest satisfaction in the dis
trict.
VII LOUTH.
In the libel action brought by Mr..
MD. Bodkin, M. F., against the Dublin
Independent, which was tried in Dun
dalk, the jury found a, verdict for the
plaintiff, with EGO damages.
| On Sunday morning, June Both, when a
Eman named Samuel Jones was passing
along the road close to the Glen, Newry,
1.-The residence of Mr.. Henry Bancroft, D.
IT,, he happened to look over the wall,