The Irish standard., 1895-12-14

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conveyed an implied threat that twenty
seven members would resign from the
Irish party, and it claimed for Mr.. Healy
that he is responsible to nobody but his
Parliamentary consti tuents for his polit-
ical action
On October II the eighteenth anniver-
sary of the conservation Of Most Rev. DR.,
Fitzgerald as Bishop of Ross was ,cele-
brated in Skibbereen. The day is always
|observed as a general holiday in the vari-
| GUS schools. Soon after the schools
| opened they were visited by the Bishop
who, having impaired his blessing, grant
| ed a holiday to all, and as the happy
youths left the sohoorooms they cheered
Justify for the Bishop, Wishing him many
happy returns of the day. He also Wis
| tied the weaving rooms attached to the
Convent OF Mercy, as we'll as the school
rooms, wa eve he was received by the good
Sisters, ffpupi1s Eahfda weaving girls with
the warnles1t and most. genuine greeting.
The afternoon was enjoyably spent by the
/ children in music, song and other amuse-
melts.
| The exertions of Capt. Donelan, M. P,
at Cork ON Tuesday, December 3, before
| Justice O'Brien.
The eertrons Of Capt. Donelan, NJ. p,
to secure training ship for Queenstown
| nave been at length crowned with success.
! The dockyard officials have been ordered
| to prepare the Black Prince, a vessel OF
| 9,21O tons displacement for transference
| to the Irish hsarbor.
The Middleton merchants and farmers,
| in meeting assembled, recently resolved
to deal only with the brewers, distillers
| and merchants OF the County Of Cork who
have been buying homegrown barley. 1t
was stated at the meeting that 100000
worth of foreign barley have been pur-
| chased this year by the Cork brewers.
Mr.. Phillip Barry, engineer to the Cork
! Hair Dor Board, died on November 10 OTTER
a few days illness. He had held the ap-
pointment since 1878, when he was pro-
posed FOR the position by Mr.. Joseph
| Rcnay71e, M. P. Mr.. Barry was sixty
| four years OF age.
DERRY.
The Ulster Winter AssiZes will open i'll
Derry OH Tuesday, December 5, before
Justice Murphy.
On November 9 a man, James Heaney,
Of Tirlogh, County Derry, who had beesl
in Crookstown market, died suddenly by
being choked with "a piece OF beef when
TAKING lis ulHIleF.
On November s, DR.. w. Fl. Caldwell,
!. F., coroner, held an inquest at Cole
raine touching the death of Margaret Jane
Lucas, a married woman, aged 81 years,
who had been found dead that morning
by her husband, Thomas Lucas, in the
bedroom of their residence at Olpheit
place. DR.. !. 7. Creery stated that from
his examination Of the body he believed
:, ocY,hvYiq nprn9ShH
had evidently got out of bed, when she
was seized with sudden weakness, and in
e1ldeayorin:y to re-enner the bed she col
lapsed, and Falling face downward, was
smothered in tine bed-cloIhes. The jury
found in accordance with the medical
testimony.
DOWN.
On the night of November IL, the flax
scutching and corn grinding mills be-
longing to Mr.. Thomas Harrison, }. T.,
Coolsala. between DroInOre and Lurgan.
were totally destroyed by fire. The mills
were four stories high and were filled
with fax and grain, the stores at either
end being occupied with grocery, drapery
and hardware goods. All were reduced
to ashes. The loss to Mr.. Harrison is up
ward of FL 800, not insured. Farmers
also lose their flax and grain stored on
the orer2,ises The origin Of the burning
was purely accidental.
At Rathfriland Petty Sessions, on No
venl;ber l., Mr. Andrew McClelland, sole
itor, applied on behalf Of the Marquis OF
Downshire for DEGREES for possession OF
the holding of the following tenants OF
the Hiltown estate: Thomas Kelly, Sarah
and Patrick Traynor, Patrick Lively,
Anne lillian. Rose Gribbon, Sarah and
Catherine McGowan
DUBLIN.
The Father Columbus Memorial Com
mittee, in Dublin, have decided on erect
ing a handsome memorial in the Father
Mathew Memorial Hall, Church street. 1t
will consist Of bust in Carrara marble
and a Sicilian marble tablet OF very elab-
crate design. The commission OF TINS
important work has been entrusted to the
talented young sculptor, Mr.. Herbert q.
Barnes, OF Great Brunswick street.
The regular meeting Of the "Feis''
FIX ec11tiye Committee was HE'D on Friday
evening. November 8. at the Royal Irish
Academy. Dawson street, Dublin. Dep
uty Surgeon-Ceneral King presided, and
there were also present DR.. Annie Patter-
son Hon Sec.); Miss Edith Oldham, Count
Plun11ett, Messrs. J. McGrath, T. y. Rus
sell. W. OIL. Curtis J. Muldoon, B. L.;
G. Coffey, 3. L., AND P. J. Mccall. Letters
were read from Mr.. w. L. Simpson, Bel
fast. and MI. Thomas Donneily, NE"
York Some routine business having
been transacted, the committee ac-
journed.
An interesting and instructive lecture
wa,s delivered on November il, by MT.
r. O. Russell. On Ancient Ireland, III
the rooms OF the Irish Literary Society,
4 College green, Dublin. The lecturer took
an original view Of the policy and system
Of government in ancient Ireland ana
said that it's laws social customs and
pollcical arrangeln ents bore the mark OF
having been devised by men who were
not ONLY thoughtful, but far in advance
Of contemporary peoples. Mr.. Russell at
tributed almost all the misfortunes of
ancient ireland to the enforcement OF the
Leinster Tribute, and stated that: were 1t
not for that inTpost. ireland would prob
ably be- today an independent nation, or
at least in some way her own mistress
The usual vote of thanks was passed after
the conclusion OF the lecture.
On Sunday night, November ~, very
severe storm Of wind and ram prevailed
in Dublin and throughout Ireland In tn'a
city the damage was confined to prop
,erty. no case OF injury to life Or Amb
having been reported. This circumstance
is most satisfactory, considering tbs eA-
IRENE violence OF the gale, when bleW
down chimneys, fences and hoardlnSs, III
all directions. u...