The Irish standard., 1895-08-24

rectly to the residence OF Mr.. Mlligan,
Main street, and, having routed the TAM
| lily out of bed, they examined MI. Null
! ligan's with the same lninuteness used
| In the search at Mr.. Fitzpatrick,s. VITA a
similar result 1t is stated that the o.
ject OF the constabulary search was arms
| which were believed to have been con-
yeyed to Cavan during the week.
The late Lord Chancellor Walker, be-
| fore his retirement appointed MT. Mat
| thew Donegan, respected Nationalist
| merchant Of Kingscourt, to the magis-
tracy.
CLARE.
The result of the East Glare election
was declared on July 20. Mr.. Wllllam
Redmond headed the poll by majority
OF 81 out of total poll of $685.. There
were 80 spoiled votes; but there is no
! foundation for the statement which ap-
peared in some Of the papers that petl-
| ton is to be filed against Mr. Redmond
return. His majority in 1892 was 45t.
Mr.. McHugh lost the election by ab-
stentions. as he was unable to. visit all
the districts in the time at his disposal.
| In one district, that Of Clonlara, which Is
strongly Nationalist, only 302 voted out
! of a total registry Of 1855.
CORK.
! The English war office has taken pos
session during the past few weeks OF
| about ten acres Of land near Mltchels~
| town, for the initial purposes OF the pro-
posed military range and camp. Ihere
were about 1870 tenants on the land &C.
ouirel by the war department, but OF
course they must all "go.' whether 1t
! suits them or not. Their removal Will
be made in "a manner not quite SO savage
as that of Cromwell and Broghill; but:
all the same, it means the roofing out or
| the old race, to make way for modern
Anglo-Saxon civilization" illustrated by
practice in the "science of killing.
At the Ballincollig petty sessions, on
.mlv %. a man named John sheehan was
sent to iail for six months with hard Ia
Dor for <'rresspassing' on the grounds OF
the Ballincollig government powder
mills. on the I'd of June. No possible
| sdynamiters'' are allowed to approach
| cher most gracious majestys" powder
mills-in Ireland. In England any de-
cent tourist can walk through the powder
factories-if ne is willing to AXE the per-
sonal risk and will put on list, slippers
! instead Of his ordinary foot gear, and
| leave his metallic ornaments outside. But,
J in Ireland, the government" think every
natural-born Irishman is natural-born
explosive; so they do not want them near
| magazines, unless they are properly Ia
beled as having been rendered harmless.
Two Swansea (Wales) men named JAS.
O'Connor and Joseph Davies were SEN
fenced to three years penal servltude
each at the Cork assizes, for having de-
frauded certain dairy companies and but
ter traders in Ireland.
MIR. B. Cullinane, of Union Hall, Leap,
has been appointed to the commission OF
the peace for the County Cork. Mr.. Ste
pben Perry, of the well-known firm OF
John Perry & Sons, Patrick street, Cork,
has been appointed to the commission or
peace for the city.
At the meeting OF the Cork town coun-
Gil on July 26, the town clerk announced
that he had received applications for ma
licious injuries arising out of the recent
parliamentary elections. The total
amount was f161 14s. I'd. The engineer
was directed to Investigate the various
claims.
|. DERRY.
The Derry Orangemen showed their pc
culiar character on the night ii July -,
when it became known that the Nation-
alist candidate for parliament, Mr.. Vesey
Knox had been returned by a majority Of
forty-one over the Tory candidate, Ross.
Bands of riotous 'Prentice Boys parad-
ed the streets and had to be dispersed bH
the police. After dark, a Tory mob not
only broke The windows Of the Convent of
the Sisters of Mercy in pump street, but
loaded cartridge was thrown through
the window of the reception room: For
tilrately the missile did not explode, as
otherwise the helpless inmates would have
been greatly alarmed by the cowardly out
rage. Most Rev. DIR. O'Dogherty visited
the convent early next day to sympathize
with the nuns and inquire after their well
fare. It is stated that a. local Conserva-
tive gentleman on hearing of the outrage,
got the damage repaired at his own ex-
pense as a protest against the outrage of
the Orange rowdies. The police are In
|vest:gatipg the matter.
On July 22nd a scene Of great violence
occurred at the Liberal meeting held in
|sI4imarady DR.. Houston, @. G., accom-
panied by Mrs. Houston, and DR.. Todd,
were present and the party were fiercely
|assailed by the Orangemen, being pelted
with rotten eggs and stones. Mrs. gHous-
ton was struck on the head with a stone.
A strong body Of police were unable to
AFFORD protection and it was with great
ditiicl1ty the Liberal candidate and his
friends made their way to the railroad sta
|tion. d 81. 5.
/ DONEGAL &. e Il s5s}5
NJ On July 40 a man named John Sheerin
sWas arrested at DruinohfH near Manor
cunning CHAM char causing the