The Irish standard., 1895-10-26

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The board OF guardians of the Athlone
Poor law Union were dissolved on Satur-
day, September "a, by a Sealed order
of the local government board In Dublin
castle, and the business OF the Union is
now to be carried on by two paid ]ex-of--
i fciO guardians who are to receive a sal
airy OF ESQ }each per year. The cause as
signed by the local government board
taut hority for this arbitrary action is that
the elected guardians have refused to
adopt the suggestion of the local govern
ment board to supersede the nuns VINO
form hesnursing staff at the work hQus5e
hospital for a lay nurse. The newly ap-
pointed Tex ofncios are Col. Robertson,
~. p. Boyle and Mr. OF Conner Donnellan,
of Silwan, Tuam, County Galway. M &.
4 I: s ss. SLIGO. y ss-s s ft4ssS
n n Six young men who were charged some
days ago before Sligo magistrate with!
riot and illegal assent lage in connection
with the street preaching IN that town,
and who were discharged upon the mag
istrate refusing to accept the informa-
tons, We're rearrested on September "a
and taken before Mr.. Hem, r. NJ. who
returned them for trial on the old charge
Of riot, which was brought against them
collectively in order to prevent their5tes-
tffying on behalf Of each other. The
.srxk.,o
lowed to sit in the case. and were or
dered off the bench by Removable
Hem, the Tory appointee.
TIPPERARY.
We are glad to learn by our late Irish
adv:ces, that the statement made al the
Fethard petty sessions and published on
this side of the Atlantic, that the Cashel
guardians were preparing to sell,,4to
Madame Tussaud the cottage in which the
recent Switch burning outrage took
place, is utterly unfounded. The state
ment excited surprise, but it is now made
clear that the Cashel board Of guardians
have been obliged by public opinion to
take the same view as the rest Of the
country upon the matter.
In Nenagh, on September 21st, a
tradesman named Michael O Halloran lest
his life under very regrettable circum-
stances. He was returning home from
work, and after visiting a number of
public houses he turned into the Com
mercial Club, from which, it is alleged,
he was elected by the club steward, a
man named Michael JHarty. .O'Halloran
slipped Supon the threshold and fell heav-
:ly outside the club door; ION the tagged
footMay,. and was taken, up in al semi CON
scious condition. He was removed to his
home, where, it is alleged, he .subse-
quently fell down stairs He died the
mcknight, and the club steward. was ar
rested. Maj. Warning formally commit
ted Harty' to the: next winter Assizes He
was admitted to bail In the meant me.
himself in ESQ, and two sureties in half
that amount each h ~ s$4
TYRONE. s.-.'.~ n. 8,
Mr.. j. G. r. Porter, coroner, .Omagh,
recently held an inquest iii the toWnland
of GarYallah, near Fintona, touching the
death Of an old woman named Isabella
Brandon, who was found dead In her bed
Medical evidence was given and.a. verdict
of death from natural causes was re-
turned.
In Stewartstown, on September 26th,y
district commenced by the departure Of
over twenty young people bound for the
United Statets A huge convoy escorted
the emigrants to the station, and quite q
number travelled to Derry with them The
emigrants were nearly all from the parish
Of Ardboe. @.G
WATERFORD.
In Wexford, on September 25th, in
Whites Hotel, the police arrested a
gentlemanly looking person who had ar
rived by the o'clock train on the prev
ious evening, and who had stayed over
night in the house, giving the name OF
Francis D. Murphy until lately connected
with a. number of respectable firms in
Waterford. Murphy, who does not seem
to have taken any steps to avoid arrest,
was traced to Rathgarogue, and was,
handed over to an officer Of the G division
of the Metropolitan police and left by an
early train for Dublin. 1t is understood,
that the warrant is in connection with
check for the sum of about ESQ issued by
Mr.. Cooper, of, the Commercial Buildings,
Dublin. The accused was brought up
before Mr.. Swifte, at the Southern Police
Court, Dublin, and committed for trial.
At the Waterford Police Court, before
Mr.. w. Il. Ward, Capt. Lewis, of the ship
Pectol:s, of New castle, was charged with
having on board his vessel a small guam
.tity Of wine and brandy on which. no duty
had been paid. Mr.. Ward, in giving his
decision said he believed the captain was
the party liable; but as he had no know
ledge that goods liable to duty were on
board, he would only inflict the minimum
nnna 1fy 11nnn him K, ~ tr.4IS5Fs';s IL.