The Irish standard., 1895-11-30

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fifetong hit During the Fenian,
troubles Mr. Magenniss had to leave Ire.
.landdsS and ;mentt6 Nhicago, where he spent
three years. L q s ss a a. q h Il
M. ss,ahfue1 B. Ringlands Of Kiliy-
leagh, has been appointed to the commits,
sion Of peace for Down.
At a recent. meeting Of the Newry
.board OF guardians notification was re-
2ceiVed from Glasgow, stating that John
Kelly, a native of the NeWry Union, had
become ichargeahtle to the rates in Glas-
gov, and would accordingly be removed
from. there to,.the Newry workAouse. ia
this course ofsaefew days. II, -. s.. { +
;, On Oct. g.. c. H. Oldham, B. L,deliv-
cred the second of a series OF harrington
lectures, granted to Newry, in the town
hall, Brother me- A. Dempsey, Superior,
Christian Brothers, presiding. The sub
ject, Free Tnade and Projections, with
eciakdrefereneeit to the circumstances of
Ireland, WAS ably handled blythe lectur-
err. There was very large attendance.
A family named Mallon had narrow
escape from suffocation on Oct. Is at their
residence, Green street, .NeWry. Postman
Golden while, delivering the first post on
that morning, noticed smoke issuing from
the house, and entered to alarm the
household The family were sleeping
when Golden awakened the mother, who
was already stupefed with the fumes.
and with his assistance removed the cause
of the smoke--a large heap of burning
rags in the cellar. Had it not been for
Golden's promptness the results must
have been serious, as the house was
closely shuttRed at the time, and there
was no escape for the smoke.
DUBLIN.
The already celebrated case of the
great Coughlan fortune is billed for an
other round in the legal arena of the Ell
glish court Of chancery, as proceedings
have been successfully begun for the re-
opening of the entire proceedings al
ready taken in that court for the parti~
ton Of the, Immense fortune OF the late
Henry Thomas Coughlan, who died in
testate. The new claimant is an Amer
lean gentleman, who claims that he is
BY male descent, a. grand son of a brother
OF General Coughlan. father OF the mites
fore claimant in male descent whereas
the persons who became benefciaries 1n-
der Judge Kekewtch's decision, estab-
lished their claims through female con-
nectious. The nearest of these was Mr..
Williams, of Dublin, whose mother was q
sister Of the general referred to, while
the next in: order of proceedings was Sir
Delves BrougEton, cousin of the intes
tate's wife. 'r~
The trades OF Dublin are to be appeal
ed to Immediately to give their active Co
operation to the effort to establish boot
factory that would find market for it's
product chief among the working men
of the city and their families. The ma
chire-n1ade boot trade in Dublin has
fallen to a very low ebb. Where once
there were hundreds OF worknlen there
are now less than a hundred.
In Irish literary circles much interest
has been created by the announcement
that James FFintan Lalor's writings are
about to be collected and published La
lor was the Irish Tribune of the '4S
movement, and he has not inappropriate
" been called the father Of all modern
land movements
On the Afternoon of October 23th, MI.
Patrick Martin, Q. c., was received al
the Meath hospital, Dublin, having been
seized with sudden Illness at Highfield
road, Rathgar, while out driving. He
was Immediately attended to by DR. Lyle,
house surgeon, who, on examination,
found life extinct. Death is supposed to
have been caused by apopleyy.
A remarkable accident occurred near
Balbriggan on the night Of October %.
A man named Hallgan entered train in
the belief that it would stop al Skerries
station. Finding that the train was
passing through Skerries he got out, and
instead of stepping on the platform.
stepped on the wall of the railway, from
which he fell Is feet. No hope is enter
tanned for his recovery. ss-.
Mr.. Iecky has issued his address to the
parliamentary electors OF Dublin Unlver-
sity. 1t is interesting to learn from the
historian of Rationalism in Europe that
he is opposed to the disestablishment of
the Anglican church. Whatever Ra-
tionalism may think Of the doctrines OF
the establishment, M. Iaecky is evidently
of opinion that the English titlles should
not be diverted from the pockets OF the
younger SONS.
At the opening meeting of the Law
Students Debating society, at Kings
Inns, DuDlllt, Oh OCtOUSl oV,- Nll. Aen]AA1Au
Healy. M. A., received the Plunket Gold
Medal for Legal Debate. He was also
awarded the Lord Chancellor's first
prize. -~gs4
Among the young gentlemen recently
called to the Irish bar is Mr.. Timothy
Sullivan, third son Of Mr.. r. D.~Sullivan,
NJ. 2. Mr.. Sullivan has been recon-
mended for the prize of Ell at the Honor
Examination, and takes rank accord
ingly.
On the morning of Sunday, October II,
Edward Rooney, builder, aged 60, was
found dead in his bed at his residence,
Nc. 95 Harcourt- street, Dublin. Deceas-
ed was we'll known in Bray, where he
formerly resided He had built mum
Der of houses there, and was at one time
well-to-do. He was unmarried. Apo
plexy was the cause Of his death.
A young man named John Doyle, la
borer, was found dead in his bed at No.
4 Simpsons Court, Dublin, on Oct. g.
Deceased had worked the previous day
ND to - o'clock, and then went. home
complaining OF being ILL.,, His death was
due to heart disease.
In the Royal InfrE2ary, Phoenix Park,
George William Lee, private in the First
Royal Dragons, aged %, died Oil Octo-
I,c, sc .f,r1Y in i111.ies received at Parkgate