The Irish standard., 1896-02-29

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Life in danger. On tie f prev Sunday
evening, Mrs. Cox was met inside the
door Of their house by her husband, who.
it is stated, struck her on the head with
q heavy piece. Of timber used as a. cross
bolt to the Kitchen door. The sunfor-
tunate woman fell to the ground, bleed
ing profusely from the wound, which ex-
tended from the right temple doWnwards
almost to the lower Jaw, laying bare the
cheek and crushing several of the small
er bones of the jaw. Her right arm was
broken in several places; and altogether
her case is very precarious.
County Court Judge Adye Curran be-
came so seriously indisposed in Long
ford on Jan. % that he was unable to
continue the sitting Of the quarter SEES
sions, which i were !. accordingly adj
journed.
Col. Wentworth King Hartman has been
sworn in as high sheriff for Longford.
LOUTH. "a
On Jan. %, DR. Sellars, coroner of
North Louth held an inquest touching
the death of a laborer named Peter
O'Neill, residing at Union street, Dun
dalk, who was found hanging from the
rafters of his house on the previous even
ing. The jury. found that the deceased
committed suicide while laboring under
temporary insanity.
In reply to Mr. Joseph Mccarthy, a
burgess of Drogheda Mr.. Sexton, has
written an abe Deter on the waste in
volved in maintaining dual authority for
the administration of such, towns as
Drogheda. The town is governed by its
elected council and by crown-n omi-
mated grand jury. The latter undertakes
the care of the streets, which the COR
poration cannot touch with a pick or
shovel To carry on the dual system
there are two engineers, two town clerks,
two town treasurers, and an extra cess
collector. The case of Drogheda is, in
fact an admira BILE illustration of some
of the absurdities of the existing local
government system absurdities that in
volve a multiplication of offices and ex-
pense. It's reform cannot be postponed
much longer.
MAYO.
Mr.. John billions reception at Balla-
ghaderrin, on Jan. 20, was OF a most en-
thusiast:c character. An immense body
of priests and people made up an I'M
posing demonstration, and on arriving IN
the town he was presented with addresses
by the representatives Nationalist bodies
of East Mayo, the division for which ne
sits i'm Parliament. Mr.. Dillon: has rep
resented East Mayo now for over eleven
years, and during that time the constltu-
ents have never Wayered in their a1tacn-
ment of their member. They awaited OF
the recent visit of Mr.. Dillon and Mrs. Dill
lon to the West to give decided and en-
phatic expression to their confidence. in
him, and their feelings were evinced in
a wholehearted and unmistakable way.
Mr.. Dillon expressed his warm acknowl-
edgements of the great popular ovation OF
which he was made a subject.
In. the Bankrupt Court, Dublin, before
Judge Boyd, on January 29, the case Of
Martin Merrick was called. The bank
rupt was "a farmer at Ballyscanlan and
Matoe, County Mayo. Fifteen head OF cat
tie and number of sheep that were on
the bankrupt's land but which have dis
appeared, were claimed by a brother of
the bankrupt named John Merr:ck. Anne
Merr:ck. sister of the bankrupt, stated
that at her request a neighbor pointed out
the cattle to Sheriff's assistant. Since
about them. On the motion of DR.. Hous
ton, O. c., who appeared for the assignees,
the witness, Anne Merrick, was commit
ted to Jail for unsatisfactory answering.
RosCOMMON. i
A large and representative meeting was
held in the courthouse, Castlerea, recently
in support of the projected line of railway
T,,or to via ni1rrnnrn
Glenamaddy and Wlliamstown. Monsig
nor Hanley having BEEN removed to the
chair. Messrs. M. M'Donnell, J. Fitzgibbon
and others addressed the meeting in fav-
or of the project. By establishing this
line of railway, the North and the South
would be brought into direct commundca-
ton. Resolutions were unanimously
passed in favor of the project, and also
one to appoint deputation to wait on
the Lord Lieutenant and the Chief Secre
tary with view to :mpressing on them
the great necessity that exists for the
construction of this line of railway.
At the last meeting Of he Ballyleague
committee at Derrane, Dr.
Monaghan was elected local locum tenens
for the medical officer, DR.. Gaynor, who
was obliged to obtain leave of absence
ON account of illness. The two candidates
were DR.. Heily and DR.. Monaghan.
At the last petty session of Roscommon,
Sergeant Alexander Thompson charged
Mrs. Anne Caulfield. of Church street,
Roscommon, with allowing four men to
play cards ON her licensed premises. The
imposed a fine of one pound and costs.
SLIGO.
Mr.. William Alexander. sub-sheriff of
Sligo, died at his residence, on Jan. q,
from an attack of paralysis. AS might
be expected, the offices of sub-sheriff and
Barony constable thus vacated are sought
for by not few aspirants. Mr.. Sim,
who is still high sheriff appointed MIR.
Williams his sub-sheriff, to wind up mat
tiers, and TT is said that Major Eccles is
to be appointed by Mr.. Hillas for 1869.
Mr.. John Hunter Of Ardagh, who lives in
ocrip tho nf13no