The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-10-19

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III Kilkenny. III is alleged that Brennan
attacked DAILY With o fork handle and ID.
1iicted serious injuries. Brennan was ar-g
rested and commi tied on remand to Wa
terford Jail ia
On September 10th the dead body: of "a
man named Rowe was found In q field
near his own house at Iey,Ha toWnland
about four and a half miles from Mary.
borough His throat was cut from ear
to ear by a razor. It is difficult to assign
any cause for the rash act.
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On September 10Th III Dublin, before
Mr.. Justice Murphy, l. sitting as vacation
Judge, Mr.. Denning moved to make abso-
lutte a conditional order for garnishee Of
a sum of ELS lying in the national bank
to the credit Of the Boyle town commits
sioners. The application was made on
behalf Of Mr.. McMorroW, solicitor, Boyle,
who had obtained Judgment againstfth
commissioners for the, sum Of f247 for
costs due him as defendants solicitor: It
appeared from the aff1davit Of plaintiff
that defendants refused to pay him on
the ground that they claimed a right to
apportion the town rates to such debts as
they thought fit. The application was
granted. $ITf# :5 80
SLIGO.
The Sligo magistrates on September
18th refused informations against a num-
Der Of their townspeople who were charg-
ed with riot. The so-called ''riot' con-
sisted in beating drums while the street.
preachers who have gone to Sligo to con-
vert Connaught, were assailing the; popu-'
lar beliefs. According ito the prosecuting
solicitor, # men by their conduct endan-
ger the public peace they are guilty Of
riot. This definition would not fit the
preachers as we'll as the drum heaters.
TIPPERARY. ...i ...:;
On September 18th man Of unknown
identity, about 40 years of age, died in
the Nenagh Union workhouse. He was
found the previous night in a part of the
town known as Bank place, in an uncon-
scious condition, by Sergeant Geoghegan,
of the Nenagh police force. who had him
removed to the workhouse hospital, whore
he was attended by :Drs. Couretnay and
Morton. He was found to be suffering
from bronchitis, accelerated by starvation
and exposure and ddied next evening. He
was stranger in the town and is sup
posed to have been tramp.
TYRONE. ay
On September 10th a shocking accident
occurred at the village Of Carrickmore.
about five miles from Pomeroy, to an old
woman, named Mary McGinn, who lived
alone. Her house took fire during the
night, and she was burned to death before
help could reach her.
On the might of September 10th the
Tory-U nion.sts, with flies
and drums, paraded the town. playing
Orange tunes. On reaching Hill street
an almost exclusively Catholic street
they beat their drums, and stopped op-
posite the National Hall. This led to
conflict between the opposing parties.
The windows Of a Nationalist, named
Daniel Gallagher, were broken by the
crowd, and several persons were also as
sailed by them. No arrests were made,
by the police-as usual on such occasions.
WATERFORD
The archbishop of Trinidad visited
Waterford on September 18th and preach
ed at evening devotions. The sacred edi
flee was crowded in every part, and the
and erudite sermon of his grace
was listened to with devotional attention
and interest. The efficient choir attached
to the Dominican church rendered the
sacred music with characteristic Skill
and effect. H.:
WESTMEATH. =
Consequent on the recent death Of the
clerk of the Mullingar Union, Mr.. w. G.
Higgins, there is now a vacancy to be
filled up. The clerk pro TEN. is Mr.. J.
J. Hennessy. Previous to appointing one
the guardians determined to reduce the
salary, and this they did by making it
f1OO a year, including all emoluments.
They declined to appoint a solicitor,
which position has become vacant by the
departure of Mr.. Buckley, on the ground
that they had no work for one. \
A few nights ago, between the hours OF
II and 1 o'clock, the house Of a farmer
residing in the vicinity of Ballymore,
named Patrick Brown, was attacked by a
number of men, by whom stones were VIC
lently flung at the door. The police have
arrested three men, named Robinson,
Mullen and Kelly, all natives of Bally-
more, who were brought before Col. w. B.
D:gby, j. p, who remanded them to the
petty sessions. ,l.@t
WEXFORD. =
& On September 18th, John Corish, who
resides at Carne, was getting over
ditch and when he reached the top he
stumbled over something and was
thrown on the opposite side, sustaining
a severe fracture of his, collar bone. He
was sent by DR.. Anglim, Broadway, to
the County Infirmary, where he was de-
tanned for treatment.
Agreat sensation was caused in Castle
bridge and the neighborhood on Sep
TENDER 18th, by. a runlOr that man
named William Flood a fisherman from
Ballytramont, had endeavored to commit
suicide by cutting his throat. Since the
recent burning of his house and effects
and the loss of some money In the con-
flagration, Flood had been very strange
in his manner. On the evening men
toned, in company with his brother, he
went to the house of a neighbor named
Patrick Ryan. The visitors and resi-
dents of the house were sitting, talking,
when Flood, who was partly out of the
view Of the others, said, to the horror Of
all, 81 have cut my throat" They ran to
him and found blood gushing out of his
neck, and that the wound had been in
ficted with pen knife. Medical assist