The Irish standard., 1896-01-04

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with the manslaughtsr Of Timothy Care.
on the 30th Of October last. at CauseWay
County Kerry: After the case had beel
gone into, the Judge sad that tie crow,
had not ALTERNATELY made out tae.r case
There was not sufficient evidence to con
vict the persons charged, and he sdirectel
the jury to acquite the prisoners. Til
jury did SO, and the accused were dis
charged.
On the morning of Dec 1 ar occurrence
of a shocking nature took place in Elem
ing's lane, eff High street, Killarney. /
appears that an o'd woman named 10
hanna Kellener. got up out OF bed at al
early laour of the morning, to attend mass
and accidentally fell from loft in tn,
house where she was residing. The poo
creature fell on, her head and was stunned
by the fall, and while unconscious rolled
into the fire on the hearth of her Little
cabin, and was burned IN shocking man
ner. She never recovered consciousness
and died at o'clock a. 81.
In the Castlesisland district, a. Scarta.
lin, On Nov. 23, over 100 head of cattle
were seized at the suit of Capt. McGill
under a distress warrant, for rent. AS thu
bailffs were carrying off the stock, stones
We're thrown at them. On the Blenner-
hassett property, adjoining Tralee, se.z-
ures Of cattle were made during the same
week, at the suit of the land cCnm:s-
s-oners, for arrears of sn5talments due nn-
der the Ashborune purchase act.
KILKENNY.
IN, :o1 two of 10
Kilkenny Corporation was held for the
flee Of mayor for the ensuing year. May
or Patrick OLeary was proposed by AL
derman Michae! Healy and seconded by
John Barry, Y. S., J. p. Alderman Mich
ael Fl. Potter was proposed by Dr.. James
White, J. F., and seconded by Mr Ed
ward Nolan. On q poll being taken, four.
teen members voted for Mayor O'Leary
and ten for Alderman Potter. The for
mer was consequently declared elected.
The following names were selected to be
Shrieyaity: Alderman Michael M. Muir
phy, Solr., Parliament street and Troys-
wood. Kilkenny; DIR. James White j. F.,
Borough Treasurer, Kilkenny
.... KINGS COUNTY.
On November 20, a deep gloom was
thrown over the village and district Of
Geashill, by the death OF a man named
Patrick Dunno, Of BaliiTltemple who was
found ON the previous evening being drag
ged along the road by his own jennet and
car, with his feet caught in one OF the
shaft and his head and shoulders almost
under the wheels. When discovered he
had sustained frightful injuries, from.
which he died shortly afterW72rd. Dunno
had been in PortarlingtOn during the day.
in company with his brother-in-iaW, Ed
ward White, who had only reached home
half all hour before the fate of his relative
was ascertained. Deceased was a pen
sioner aged about 65, and was married.
LEITRIM.
On Sunday, December L. am extremely
large and enthusiastic gathering of Ma
Lionalists of Leitrim and Sligo took place
ait Killabuggy in constituency of North
L.eitrim, which is represented by Mr.. p.
A. McHugh, NJ. P, the mayor OF Sligo,
who is a Leitrim man himself. Although
the day was bitterly cold, and the meeting
was called on very short notice. the gath
ering was one on immense dimensions,
and from distant parts of both the coun-
ties of Leitrim and Sligo contingents
came to welcome Mr.. McHugh, Alderman
COllery, M. P, and other local leaders.
Mr.. John O'Dowd, the county
delegate for Sligo. On motion of Mr.. Pat
lick Filey seconded by Mr.. Owen Dolan,
he chair was taken by Mr.. John Kelly;
chairman of the local branch of theh Ma
;ional Federation. The meeting was ad
dressed by MFR. Mcflugh and Alderman
Collery, the resolutions approving. the
course OF the Irish party and denouncing
he fomentors OF dissension were adopted
without a dissenting voice.
@et LIMERICK.
On December a terrific storm was
aging at Limerick. and along the coast.
ind no ships ventured outside the docks.
The Clyde Company's steamer Arrre1l-
mere, which should have reached the port
N the previous Wednesday evening, was,
to seek shelter in Blacksod bay,
Ind having started out, was once more
'bliged to put back. /
In the Court of Appeals, Dublin, on De-
;elnber 8, before the Lord Chancellor,
1ord Justice Fitzgibbon, Lord Justice
Barry and Lord Justice Walker, the case
# Houston, tenant Cloncurry, landlord,
anne on for Judgment. The appeal was
,rought by the tenant against decision
i the Land Commission confirming a de-
ision Of the subj Commissioners who dis |
missed the tenants originating notice TO
lave a fair rent fixed OIL the ground that |
he holding, which consisted of 151 Irish
cres, situate in County Limerick, was let !
manly fer the purpose Of pasture. The
ourt upheld the decision of the Land |
Commissioners
At the winter assizes, in Cork, John
)'Connor, a farm laborer, was indicted
or having on October 25 embezzled 7 |
10 shillings. the property of his /
Employer, Thomas Collins, of Ballinanty !,
;o,rnts., limerick 1t appeared from the |
whence submitted by the crown that, on
he day in question, Collins was at the !
Iunster Fair. in Limerick, and sold a !
ull, Of Which the prisoner was in charge. I
0 a dealer named Daniel O'Connel1, for 7 !
ounds, 10 shillings. O'Connell paid the !
money to O'Connor. but O'ConEor denied .
D Collins that be had received it. Collins /
uloseque1ltly brought the prisoner before
''Connell, and he still persisted in deny
ng that he had ever got the money. The !
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