The Irish standard., 1895-12-07


ST. N7I)lAEsID: S AT RDA1s'
on the previous morning It appears
the melancholy fatality occurred during
the process of manufacturing poteen in
"a mountain locality. The victim was g
farmer named Francis Sherry, who lived
alone near a place called Coonin, q short
distance outside of Fivemiletown. Some
neighbors discovered him lying across a
fire in his own house, quite dead, and
burned almost beyond recognition. The
police on arriving, found still in full
working order adjacent 70 the remains,
A quantity of poteen was also discovered
on the premises.
GALWAY.
A meeting of the people of kinvaTa,
presided over by the Rev. J. Moloney,
was held recently, at which the follow
ing resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed-proposed by Dr.. Nally and seconded
by Mr.. William Flatley: That, as Kin
vara is congested district where chronic
distress exists, we respectfully call upon
the Right Hon. Gerald Balfour, chief
secretary for Ireland, to take such steps
as will help to relieve this sad state of
things" Proposed by Mr.. Fergus O'Dea
and seconded by Mr.. John Flatley:
s"rhat we believe the opening up OF the
district railway communication would
go far to remedy the existing evil, we ask
Mr.. Balfour to give practical effect to
the resolution lately adopted by the Bal
lyvaughan board Of guardians by the
construction of light railway between
Oranmore and Ballyvanghan."
The election Of collector of Galway
borough rates took place recently at the
meeting of the town board. Mr..
Keains, Nationalist, received IL votes,
while IL votes we're also recorded for
Mr.. H. w. Holmes, Tory, who had also
the Redmondite support. The numbers
being even the chairman, Col. O'Hara,
d. L.. exercised his casting vote in favor
Of Mr.. Holmes, who was thereupon de-
clared elected.
KERRY.
On Nov. the remains of Miss Moyni-
han, sister to the late Mr.. Deniel Moyn-
Than, of Baltimore, and niece tG '''The
Liberator,' arrived in Killarney from
Dublin The deceased lady, who had
been resirding in Dublin for long time,
had reached the age of "a years. On the
arrival of the mail train, the remains
were received by Mr.. Morgan Ross
O'Connell J. F., cousin of deceased. A
bier was awaiting at the station, and the
coffin containing the remain having
been placed therein, the funeral cortege
started for Muckross Abbey, where the
interment took place in the family
vault of the deceased.
At the last Listowel quarter sessions,
before Mr.. James j. Shaw, county court
judge, young woman named Margaret
Morrissey processed young man OF the
farming class for breach of promise OF
marriage. A number of witnesses We're
called, with the view of giving evidence
in support of the alleged promise OF mar
riage; but the judge said there was not
sufficient evidence of confederation, and
he accordingly dismissed the suit.
A large number OF people i'll Killarney
district have been afflicted, recently,
with an acute form Of influenza. The
medical officers for the several districts
have had busy time attending to the
wants of their patients.
At the last presentn1ent sessions in
Killarney, Mr.. e. M. Bernard, J. F., APP
piled for f200 by reason Of thorough
bred yearling colt, his property, having
been maliciously injured. A sum of E70
compensation was granted.
KINGS COUNTY.
On November s. considerable commo-
ton was caused at Ballaghmoyler, near
Clara, by the conduct Of a. man named
James Grennan, who suddenly became
demented, and threatened to kill the
other members of his family. The police
found Grennan inside the house, armed
with pitchfork, and behaving in most
violent manner. Tt was not without
great amount of difficulty he was dis
armed and secured. He was subsequent
ly committed to Marlborough District
Lunatic Asylum.
At the last Presentn1ent Sessions for
the barony of Garrycastle, held at Fer
bane, Kate Dolan, Of Shannon Bridge,
was granted Els for a horse which had
been houghed ON the 18th Of September
last Lawrence Kennedy. Ferbane, was
awarded ESQ for twelve tons OF hay and
four tons of straw burned at Ferbane on
the 29th of May last. Eliza Dolan, Falsk,
was granted E25 for q dwelling house
burned Oh the 18th Of August last.
At the last Petty Sessions at Money
gall, a man named Martin Collision was
charged with having seriously assaulted
Martin Fogarty, at Moneygall, OH the
3Oth Of last September. DR.. 6. Fl. Powell,
Toone vara, deposed to having found Fo
garty bleeding profusely from wound
on the head, and that the mans life was
in danger from hemorrllage and shock.
The bench sent Collision for trial to the
Leinster Winter Assizes. bail being &C
cepted for. his appearance.
LIMERICK.
At the Limerick railway station, on
November 8, Mr. Thaddeus Duffy, aged
Sc, who had served as a sergeant in the
constabuary, and for some time past was
superintendent OF collector for the
Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Com
pany, died suddenly Of apoplexy. He was
native of Cork.
On Sunday evening, November 3, at
Old Pallas, an emergencyman named
James Keith, Scotchlnan, attempted to
commit suicide by shooting himself with
a revolver He is not expected to re-
cover. It appears he was under orders
to leave his employment
An old woman named Ellen Galway,
aged 80 years, died in Barrington's Hos
pital, Limerick, on November 6, from the
effects Of an assault committed on her by
her daughter, Johanna Galway. The lat
ter has been arrested and held to answer.
Patrick Hartney, charged on remand
wirh. wn,1nding two brothers named HO-