The Irish standard., 1895-04-27


has Slp to the pras ent been "a done to give
practical effect to their petitions. The
coasts line of the lake is seventy miles,
and the people at one side Of the narrow
isthmus have to make half the circuit OF
the lake with all but the lightest kind
OF traffic. AS tEe business and other re-
cations between the people On both sides
lofathe lake arss very intimate, this I'M
plies liz great loss, hardship. and ineonVen-
aence. tai 81. III
sss. 5 KERRY.
In the beginning Of March farmer
named Donovan, living at Gortnamona,
near Ballydehob, made a rather interest
ing discovery while working on his farm.
1t appears that while engaged in some
tillage operations In one Of his fields,
on which is an old fort, he came upon q
small TIM box containing number Of
very old silver coins, Irish and English,
some Of which bore dates as far back as
the Fourteenth century. The find Is
supposed to be very valuable from anfan-
'tiquarian point Of view.
KILKENNY. /;
On the morning of March 26,aa terri
bic explosion occurred on the railway
between Kilkenny and Waterford. As
the train was approaching Mullinavat,
the boiler Of the engine burst, blowing
John Hollynaan, the driver, to pieces, and
mortally Wounding the stroker. James
Hollyman, son Of the driver. The Hol-
lymans, who were aged respectively "a
and 90 yeras. we're natives Of Wexford,
but. had resided for a long time In Mary
borough where they were well known.
KILDARE.
The obsequiesa OF D. Michael Murphy,
Of Newbridge, took place on Tuesday,
March 2e in st. Conleith's Parish Church.
DIR. Murphy died on the previous Sunday
from influenza, sat the early age of 80
years, During his ten years of resi-
dence at NeWbridge, he had endeared
himself to persons of all classes, but es-
peciallytt to the poor, and by excessive
overwork, had so undermined his con-
stitution that he fell victim to the pre-
vailing epidemic. Over thousand per-
sons attended the funeral procession to
Great ConneH Abbey. The Rev.. DR..
lyman, p. P.,yofioiated at, the grave.
KINGS COUNTY.
County Court Judge John Adye Cur
ran, in opening the Easter Quarter SEES
sions, at Birr, on March 9th, was pre-
sented with pair of white gloves, as
there was not a single criminal case for
trial.
At the last meeting Of the Tullamore
Board Of Guardians, q resolution pre-
viously passed in favor of adopting the
provisions Of the Seed Supply Act was
rescinded, there being only one u4ssenti-
emit. s,
A CHASTITY discovery was made on the
afternoon of March. 20, at Nockheart
Wood, about one mile from the town Of
Birr. Two young. ladies named Short
were picking flowers in the wood, when
they were Mortified to come uponthe dead
body Of a man hanging from tree. They
at once gave the alarm, and number
Of people congregated on the spot, and
the body was identified as that of John
KENNY, aged CO.: laborer who had
lived in Birr,, and who had been an in
mate of the Birr workhouse up to a few
days previously, when he took his dis
charge. From the position of the body
1t was evident that the case was one of
determined suicide. The deceased is
stated to have had no family or friends
whatever, - :.< 50
IL LEITRIM
at the Carrick, on. Shannon petty ses-
sions, on March 20, q number Of prosecu-
tons, arising out of a disturbance at
Kiltohert, near the town, on the 26th of
February last,were disposed Of, In No
vember last a farm at Kiltohert, from
which two brothers named DAILY were
evicted, was grabbed by a man named
Moreton, who has since been boycotted,
and against whom the greatest bitterness
of feeling has prevailed. On the 26th OF
February last, a. large crowd of some 500
people, headed by three bands. passed
near the farm in question, when, it ap-
pears they were attacked by Moreton,
who pulled from his pocket a revolver,
and endeayored to obstruct the entire
crowd. A summons was brought by one
of the crowd for this alleged obstruction,
and the Crown had four members OF one
Of the bands which headed the process
sion prosecuted for intimidation towards
Moreton upon the same occasion. The
first summons brought was in the name
of John Carly, Annaghearly, and charg-
ed Jas. Moreton, Grange. Complaint
asked that the defendant be bound to the
peace.
LONGFORD.
The attorney general has made the fol-
lowing appointments to fill vacancies
caused by the death Of Mr.. S. Yates
Johnson-Mr. Michael Drummond,: Q. c.