The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-10-05

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After d painful Illness, extending over
a Mmth, Mr.. Vim. .. Burke, one RH the
vice. guardians Of the Il killarney Union,
died On Sept. q q ait Lake View Hotel The.
deceased was a native Of Galway, and for
MUM Der OF years practised at the bar
limits latter day life he became connected
with the local government board and
was appointed vice guardian Id several
Unions in the coilnry He had been
nearly two years one Of the guardians Of
the Killarney Union.
KILDARE.
n Port Louis AZ Mauritius. on July s., at
the PreypNtsTY st Therese, Of which
he was Vicar II. I'll the Rev. Able Henry J.
Mac nnneu passed quietly away in
death. The deceased was a native of
Kildare, and was the son OF Gen. Sir
Francis Mac onnell. y Z g .1.s
KINGS COUNTY.
On Sept S, Mrs. Mary Johnston; a
young married woman, was sentenced by
the magistrates ut Birr petty sessions to
three months Imprisonment, with hard
labor, for having seriously assaulted her
sister-in-law, Mrs Lizzie Derwin.
An inquest was held in Birr, On Sept 5,
on the body Of q sscavenger named Ryan.
Along with a man named Hickey he was
removing the carcass OF a COW, when his
da-ay slipped, and Hickey's, ON being re-
leased, rebo7lnded the prong entering his
brain. The injury shortly afterWard
proved fatal. A verdict Of accidental
death was returned,
LEITRIM.
The following resolution was recently
adopted at the meeting Of the Mohill
Guardians, under the presidency of Mr..
M. Reynolds, V. c.: Resolved, That from
the decrease in The population and in
the numbers of paupers, 1t has become
unnecessary to maintain at such enor-
nous cost the existing number OF work
house in Ireland; that we therefore call
on the local government board to devise
a schemeof geueral analgamation which,
while providing ample accommodation
for the poor, will relieve the ratepayers
OF a consid cradle part OF the present tax
alton. That we earnestly call the atten-
tton Of the local government board to this
urgent and beneficial REFORM =
Is LIMERICK.
~ AL tnSSl itaASu AHJuTeu Dy LIE recent ScaL-'
folding accident In Limerick are now out
Of danger, including the foreman, Mr.
John Kenny, whose injuries were very
serious, placing his life in imminent dan
ger for some days.
A, meeting Of the Limerick corporation
was summoned for September 5th, one
OF the questions to be discussed being
a motion to increase the mayors salary
from 1850 to f50O per annum; but only
seven members Of the thirteen necessary
to form a quorum having attended, no
business was transacted.
At the last meeting Of the Limerick
Board Of Guardians; Mr.. Thomas Burke
presiding, a letter was read from the local
government board, relative to a complaint
lodged by. the master against the gate por-
ter for drunkenness, at the last meeting,
when the latter handed in his resignation,
undertaking to- remain for four weeks.
The local board declined to accept the
resignation referred to, and called upon
the guardians to dismiss the gate porter
and at the same time to call upon his wife,
who is a female searcher, to resign.