The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-06-01
news, FROM IRELAND.
ARMAGH.

ARMAGH.
On April 28th, his Eminence Cardinal
Logue, primate Of all Ireland, paid his
triennial visit to Bessbrook, County Ar
magh,; for the purpose Of administering
the sacrament of confirmation to the:
children resident in the parish Of Lower
killeavey. At II o'clock mass was Gel
ebrated by the Rev. Father Mcdonald,
C: c.. At O'clock his eminence as
cended the altar, attended by the fol-
lowing priests: Rev. Charles Quinn, p.
P, Camlough; Rev. Father Mccartney,
p. F.. Mullabawn: Rev. Father McDon-
aid. G. G., Bessbrook; Rev. Father
Quinn, c.. c., Lislea; Rev. Father McEl-
vogue, G. C. Neigh; Rev. Father Mich
ael,: G.. c., Neigh; Rev. Father Gallagher,
c.. c., Mullabawn, and Rev. Father
Moore, G.. c.. His eminence then adj
dressed the children on the subject Of
the sacrament Of confirmation. The
children were then confirmed.
.>- ANTRIM.
A shockingly sudden death took place
on April ~ in Belfast hotel. A COM
mercial traveller named Phineas Brown.
who is well known in Belfast and
throughout the north and west of Ire
land, had been staying for some time at
the establishment referred to, and that
night retired to rest at comparatively
early hour. He had left instructions
to be called at 8 O'clock, and punctually
at that hour the shoots" knocked at his
bedroom door,. No response, however,
was made, and the manageress was ac-
Guainted of the fact. The door, which
was bolted, was then burst open, and the
dead body Of Mr.. Brown was discovered
in bed. DR.. O'Malley was Immediately
summoned. and on arrival pronounced
life to be extinct.
An inquest was held, in Belfast, on
May 5, by the city coroner, touching the
death Of Albert Williamson, aged about
4 years, who had died at Calvin street,
NIountpottinger from burns received on
the previous Wednesday evening. 1t
appeared that the child was running
about the fire in al open CRATE, in its
night dress, which caught fire while the
mother was absent. DR.. Il. f. Whit
took, Strandstown, testified that death
had resulted from shock caused by the
burns, and the jury found accordingly.
.~.. CORK.
On May 3, man named John Thomp-
son, alias Arthur Rlatch, was charged at
the Cork police office with the murder
of Alfred WEIGH, at Colchester, Essex,
England, on the 9Th of December, 1898,
and with arson and robbery on the same
occasion. The prisoner was arrested by
Detective Constable Brennan from de-
scription in the Hue and Cry, and acting
on kilograms received from the Colches-
ter police When the description of the
man wanted was read to the accused, he
said: II was speaking to that man at
Ladys Bridge" He also stated that he
had been previously arrested for murder
by the police, but was discharged De-
tectiye Brennan said the accused's ap-
pearance correspondent with the photo
graph of, the man wanted for the Col
chester murder. He was accompanied
by a woman whose description answered
to that. of woman supposed to be in
the company of the alleged murderer.
She stated she was the prisoners wife.
The accused was remanded.
A shocking accident occurred on May
3, ait C0achford Junction, on the Cork
and Muskerry Light Railway, which re-
suited In the death of Mary Cunning
ham, aged Is, wife of a laborer residing
near ,Cloghroe. Deceased had travelled
in the train from Cork that reached the
Junction at 1890. The passengers had
alighted. and when. the train was being
shunted from the platform piercing
screams were heard, and deceased was
discovered to have fallen between the
platform and the carriages. The train
was promptly brought to standstill.
and the woman was picked up and con-
vcyed to waitingroOm, where she soon
expired. Coroner Morgan opened an
inquest on the remains, when the evil
dence was to the effect that the deceased
al1ghted with other passengers. but
spent some time getting out the parcels.
She had one hand on the handrail of the
carriage and when the latter was set
in motion she fell down by the side of
1.-THE platform. A verdict Of accidental
death was returned.
At Mallow petty sessions, on April 80,
William Moloney, cattle dealer, Cork,
was charged with obtaining f66 under
false pratenses from Richard Lombard,
victualier, Mallow. Moloney was accus-
toned to buy pigs for Mr.. Lombard and
forward them to Cork for consignment
to England. On the 18th. of February
he obtained EGG on representing that lie
had bought % pigs, which it is alleged
was untrue. He sailed for America inn
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