The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-11-23

III
| NEW FROM lIR|BL And
4 a..: ANTRIM.
The Joint Law and ImprovementsC Com
mittees of the Belfast earpprati ion schargg-
Led with drafting the deails Of the contem-
plated extension fstheS city boundaries
have adopted a scheme for the redistrb'l.
ton of the wards. Under this scheme il
\ is proposed that the city be sd1V ided into
4 twelve wards, and that each ward be rep
Presented in the city council by one alder
membership of the corporation under this
4 project would thus be 49,, es..-,.
\ "A branch, Of the Gaelic League has just
/ been established in Belfast and classes
| have already been formed for the study
of the spoken language; in which free in
struction is given by competent teachers.
I It is proposed also to start library for
the use of the students. 7 'a'+ l''
~ ARMAGH
! At Armagh Quarter Sessions on, Octo-
Der Il, Judge Kishey disposed Of a. large
| number of eiectments. A number OF de-
crees were granted against tenants on
the estates of Eliza G. Moutray and 9th
ers, James HI. B. Todd Thornton, Captain
Ralph Shelton, Rev. George Tottenham,
John L. Simpson, Colonel Dobbin, Eliza
heath A. Lynne and others, Julia p. M.
Molyneaux, Anna Lucy, Countess OF
Charlemont. Right Hon.. Earl Of Gale
don and Harry Verne.
CLARE
Our Melbourne (Australian) exchanges
announce the death Of the Rev. Daniel
Clancy, S. j., late rector Of st. Johns Col
| lege, Sidney, and more recently a pro-
| fessor in ST. Patrick's College. Mel
bourne, which took, place at, the college
on September g., Father Clancy, who
had been on the Australian mission since
1877. had Joined the. Society of Jesus
in Ireland in 1851. He was a native of
Midtown Malby, where his mother still
resides, and was 10 years Of age at the
time OF his death.
Michael and Dennis Duff, father and
SON. who were recently arrested at En-
nistymon, in connection with the death
of the elder Duff s. wife, were brought
before the court on October 81 and dis
charged, ID, the magistrate holding that
there was not sufficient evidence to COM
NIT them. 49, .....-. Ia. ....,
The polling in the election of a COM
missioner for Church street ward, En-
mis-, the only contested ward in the town,
took place on October 10, and the result
was declared as follows: M. S. Honan
(N.), Fl; H. De l.. Willis (Tory), outgoing,
90. Nationalist majority, Z. Every avail
able voter was polled, Nationalist and
Redmondite supporting Mr.. Honans can
didature against Mr.. Willis, who is a pro-
nounced Tory.
s." CORK. ,. ~' '''.f -
Most Rev. DR.. Browne, bishop of
Cloyne, left for Rome after the meeting
of the -Archbishops and Bishops Of Ire
land at Maynooth College. The Bishop
was accompanied on this, his first visit
to the Eternal City since his consecra-
ton, by Very Rev. }. Canon Murphy
Adm, Queenstown They expect to be
away about five weeks.
On October Is, MI. Harding, 'sheriff's
officer, accompanied by Mr.. Hanna, OF
the Property Defence Association, and
six policemen, proceeded to the lands Of
Kilmacanogue. near Macroon, and eyi,t-
ed a tenant named Alexander Hallissey
from his, holding. Two attempts had
been made to evict him. but proved abor
tive, owing to Hallissey's i'll health.
On the morning Of October 13 a man,
named Thomas Curry, of Ballyhoura,
near Buttevant, was found dead by his
brother David, opposite mirror, in his
bedroom, with his throat cut. David
had left the house only a few minutes
previously for the purpose of getting
some water, and the brother had locked
the door after him. SO that it had to oe
broken open before he could gain an en-
trance. ..-. p.. ~.
The impressive ceremony Of the re-
ception OF nuns took place In the Fran
ciscan Convent, Charlotte street, Glas
cow, on October 10, the ceremony being
performed by His I.ordship, Right Rev.
DR. Mcclure. Among the young ladies
who received the white veil were Miss
A. Connolly Gin religion Sister MARI
Clementin) daughter OF Mr.. John Con-
molly, Deelish House, Skibereen, and
Miss a. Connolly lin religion Sister Mary
Arsenius), daughter of Mr.. Bartholomew
Connolly. Ardgehane House, skibereen.
At the last meeting of the Cork Cor
poration it was decided to apply to the
Board OF Trade for provisional order to
light the city with electricity.
Dr.. J. Twohig, OF Donoughmore, has
been elected medical officer for the Co.
leen Dispensary district, in Skull Union,
to fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation Of DR.. d. O'Driscoll on his al,-4
pointment to the Drimoleague district Of
the Slibereen Union.
On the morning OF October 19 a large
seine boat, in which were the dead bodies
of two young fishermen named John and
Michael Sullivan, was discovered by
Peter Downey and his son, floating be-
tween the powders at Blue Hill. The
deceased were sons of well-to-(io farmers
and fishermen residing on. the toWnland
of Dreeny, in the vicinity of Adrigo]e..
Castletownbere. The first named, aged
about II, years, the lattel. about III or 80
years, both unmarried On the previous
day, accompanied 3y three others, they
had started to cross the bay in the boat.
and as no trace Of the others has been
found; it is supposed they were driven on
the rocks and all persisted. :. ~.
H.. DERRY.
The coroner for Derry on October IS
Investigated the circumstances attend
ing the death Of Henry Reilly and a
woman named Whiteside, which took
place a few miles outside Londonderry.
The parties were Of the: farming class
and were going home in a cart with the
husband of the woman. His hat falling
off, the husband got down to look for it,,
The horse walked on. and later White