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his return, ana testiff ing to the tteem 81
4 which he was held III clauses md
creeds. Canon Mel ailgill II; retNrM-
ing thanks for the address presented to
him and the exh ton Of Kind w feelings
towards him. was Teceiv we'd with much ap-
&plause and cries of YOU'RE welcome. He
related his experience In America, and
referred to the success Of his mission and
the friendl u lations that always e4igted
between himself and his pari ht0aers,
even in the heat OF polftt arfale. Y !.
SLIGO. . u. II.
At a private meeting Of the National
list members OF the Sligo corporation, held
of selecting National LIE caIidi date for;
the mayorality Of Sligo for 1896, MI. r
A. McHugh, M. E., the present mayor,
was nanimously adopted. = All the Ma
tionalist members Of the corporation were
present. Mr.. McHugh had notified his
intention not to accept the mayor atty for
next year, but he was induced to accede
to the unanimous wish Of his colleagues
The adoption of Mr.. McHugh has been
received with universal favorsby the Ma
tionalistssef Sligo. .... .ss.. =..,,
TIPPERARY 4: 3. ,5...
The death is announced ION Nov. 23) of
the revered and belovd pastor of Mulnna-
hon, Rev. Philip Ryan, at the compare
lively early age of SO years. He was IL
years r. p of Mullinahone; and by his
many good qualities Of head and heart
endeared himself to all and won the re-
spect and esteem of rich and poor. He
always identified himself with the peo-
PIES cause, and was a familiar figure at
the many stirring demonstrations held
in his district during the land agitation.
On Nov: %, Very Rev. Dan. kinane, p.
p, celebrated mass on the new altar re-
Gently erected in the parish church, Cash
ell. The altar, which is a beautiful work
of9art, is one of the happy results Of the
Holy Face, in which the dean takes such
a prominent interest.
A sad fatality is reported from Bally-
bacon, near Clonnnel. A farmer named
Henry OShea; Garryduff, was driving a
spirited young horse ON the road near his
house, when the cart got upset, and he
fell under it.. He was extricated soon
after, but too late to save his Life. MIR.
O'Shea was the fathr of large family,
for whom much sympathy is felt,
On November s a man was brought up
in custody at Cahir, from Clonrnel jail,
charged with having attempted to poison
his wife by putting sulphate Of zinc into
whisky, which he gave her to drink He
was committed for trial at the next as
sizes. . s2
A branch of the Munster and Leinster
Bank has been opened in Thurles, under
the management of Mr.. w. II. Carroll.
TYRONE.
a Stewartstown correspondent says that
Mr.. Robert Henderson, farmer, Curglas-
son, died recently in his hundredth year.
Deceased was born on the 9Th of August,
1876. Up to the past year Mr.. Henderson
was able to move about and for his ad-
vanced age was unusually Intelligent. He
was probably the last survivor OF those
who were engaged in the ordnance survey
of Tyrone sixty years ago.
WATERFORD. y. u
The result of the recent municipal cleo
tion in Waterford leaves matters in about
the same way as before: For the custom
house ward, Messrs. Power and Morrissey
we're reelected. For the Center ward,
Messrs. Granger and Quinn beat; the Red
mond:te candidate, MIR. Bresn. For the
south ward Messrs. Cullinane and Hyland
The latter defeated MI. Kelly,
nationalist who neither canvasssd nor is
sued a circular For West Ford, Messrs.
Cadogan and McGrath, outgoing counsel
ors, were reelected. The Redmond.tas
worked with untiring energy, while the ma
;~+.u otiv, fuyinDr fn fhp 0lSSAn.
sion that is doing SO much mischief. were
both lukewarm and inactive. The proceed
ings were unusually tame.
WESTMEAT,H ~
On Sunday, November "a, Most Rev. LIT.
Hare, Bishop Of Ardage and Colmacno-se,
visited Athlone for the first time, as chief
pastor of the diocese, and celebrated mass
in st. Mary's church. The bishop was as
sisted by the Very Rev. DR.. Langan, ADM,
and the Rev. Fathers Greene and Manning.
AS The entered the church the choir chant
ed special hymn arranged for the coca
sion. Att o'clock IN the evening the Dish
CD delivered Pontificial Benediction to the
vast congregation who were present in the
church.
WEXFORD.
The disappearance of a farmer named
James Murphy Of Tonfarnoy, near En-
niscorthy, coupled with other facts winch
have since come to light, render 1t al
most a matter Of certainty that he has
met his death through g. sad drowning
fatality in the Slaney. Murphy was IN
on November II. The last
seen of him was when he was going in
the direction of the quay. 1t was dusk,
and about that time a local gardener who
was passing up the opposite. quay heard
shouts apparently of somebody in the
water. When it became known that
Murphy was missing. the connection or
the incidents became obvious, and
search was made: but up to last accounts
the body had not been found.
On the night Of November %, a serious
fire broke out in the shop OF Mrs. Nc
Guire iCarmody' at the corner OF Monck
street, Wexford. A crowd quickly col
lected, and after the confusion natural On
an occasion Of this kind; man named
Thomas Hogan. of the Cornmarket, burst
in tie panels of the door, but owing TO
want Of water little could be done to
check the progress of the fire, which had
gained considerable Roadway Two mes
sengers went ITO the town-cocks resi-
dence. but he was not available, and
hydrant which is fixed at the corner OF
the street only a few feet from the burn
ing building might as we'll have been In
America, SO far as its utility was con-
cerned. In the meantime water was
drawn from the premises Of Mr.. +. Carly,
Mr.. Kelly, the other premises OF MIS-.