The Irish standard., 1896-04-18

Father Brady says that President Kru-
ger, Of the Transvaal republic, who so
beautifully whipped Jameson and his
British South African raiders" is a
splendid specimen of natural, unvitiated
manhood, OF hurculean proportions, and
lis both shrewd and wealthy The mis-
| sionaries also met Mr. St John Carr, who
is now prisoner at Pretoria, in connec-
tion with the johannesburg rising He
| is a leading man in Johannesburg, and a
Scottish Catholic. 1t was thought his in
structions the nuns were first introduced
into the Transvaal.
/ On the afternoon Of March 81 man
named Patrick Doran, Of 81 Chancery
/ lane, Dublin, fell off the scaffolding at
the Rathmines town hall and sustained
serious injuries He was taken to the
Meath hospital, where on examination he
was found to have sustained a fracture OF
I the skull and of one of his arms. He
| was detained as patient in critical
fcondition.
I On the morning of March %, Mrs.
Mary Anne Noble, a widow, aged 60
years, was found dead at her residence
FNo. 2 Plunkett's cottages, Montague
strete. Rathmines. 1t appears that her
Efsons Patrick Noble, who is stated to be OF
weak mind, and who lived in the house
with his mother, did not give notice to
any one Of her death or Of the fact that
she had been ailing. Heart failure was
the cause OF her death.
| On March % a man named Samuel
!. Hill, aged so years, was found dead in his
bed at his residence, No Is Collestown
avenue, Rathgar, Dublin. Deceased. who
had lived alone. had been ailing for some
time past.
DONEGAL.
| On March "a the maeisterial inyestiea-
ton regarding the alleged murder of Pat
rick Ferry, on the road home from Crees-
Tough fair, concluded Mr. Mackey, ses-
sional crown solicitor, said he had been
instructed by the attorney general to dis
charge Charles Mckinley and John Nc
Ginley The magistrate also discharged
| Bernard McFadden and Patrick McFad-
! den was returned for trial to the assizes
on MS own admission that he had done
| the stabbing in return for kick he re.
| ceived.
| DOWN.
Mr. j. Walter Craig, G. G.. of the
! Northeast bar, has bene appointed BY
| the lord chancellor to act. during the
| quarter sessions for the County Down
as locurn tenens for County Court Judge
Roche. who is in ill-health.
| AT Newry, few days ago, Mr.. j. j
! McAreayey ]. F., remanded a butcher
named Thomas Curran, CHARGED with q
| serious assault Oh his son. Henry. Il
| apears that; at the previous petty ses.
sions q summons was issued against
| Henry for an assault on his sister, bu,
she at the last moment, refused to give
evidence against him. Her father au6
brother, John, however declared theil
| intention OF taking satisfaction out 81
/ MINI, ana subsequently attacked Henry
and Z beat him severely. The figh1
throughout was family quarrel.
1 lnsNeWry on March 25. snow began tc
| fali heavily in the evening about /
/ o'clock. In an hour roof tops and ele.
waited places were covered to a depth oj
a couple Of inches
/ FERMANAGH.
! Pope Leo XIII. has raised the venera
/ PIE ArchdeaeeH Smollen, P. p, ". G., En-
/ ms sklllen, 70 the dignity Of domestic pre-
/ late. of the first rank. very Rev. nd
ward Canon McKenna, P. p. Dromore
/ County Tyrone, has also been raised t.
/ the dignity OF domestic prelate, and Can
on Meegan, p. p, Lisaskea, has been Civ
4 eQ the title ofsVery Rev Monsignor.
On Sunday, March o.. ST. Mary'ss Cath
i Ollie Church, Coe. near Enniskillen, wa.
rededicated \ bya Most Rev. DR.. Owens
| Dishop OF Ciogher, in the presence of
very large congregation. A year or 81
ago st. Mary's Church, which stands on
one Of the highest eminences in the dis
trict, was shaken almost to it's founda
tlon by violent storm, SO that it hal
| to be almost rebuilt, which was success
fuilynseeOsnpHshed by the efforts of tn,
Revs5G. McMeel, the respected parish
priest. The Rt Rev. DR.. Owens. bisho,
of Clogher, perform ed the ceremony O
rededication High mass was celebrat
ed by the Rev. Philip McGinty. P. P.
hiiskerry. Venerable Archdeacon S1nol
len, p. P.,' v. G., Enniskillen, acted al
master ofaceremonies; Very Rev. Dear
| Birmingham, P. P, sCarrickmacross
preached the dedication sermon.
GALWAY.
i The interrnent of the Rev. Brothe
Lawrence ID. Grove, of the Brothers o
st. Patrick, Galway, took place on TIL,
! goth 'of March. in the private cemeter,
i OF the Brothers. at their residence, st
Mary,s Kingston. Galway. The deceas
ed religious passed away after a few
4 days illness, at the age of 90 years, eigh
OF which he had cOnsecrated to the sac
red cause of education in the religious
profession. At the interment the chic
i mourners were Mrs. d. Grove, Of Coogay
i Doom, County Limerick, mother Of th
i deceased; Mr.. T. Grove, Kingston, an,
4 Mr.. w. Grove. brothers of the deceased
and also Mr. r. Grove, cousin. Their
II were also present Rev. Brother A.. O'Ne:ll
of Tullow, superior general of the order
the members of the community, and
large number of friends.
i Two Welsh steam trawlers have beel
Il seized by a gunboat sent round to Gal
i way to prevent infringement of the fish
cry regulations in Galway Bay. Th
i gunboat was sent as result of question
4 put by Mr.. John Pinkerton, NJ p, in par
! lament, many complaints having beel
made by the local fishermen The own
ers of the trawlers were each fined {
i and costs for fishing within the prohibit
ed limits, and f25 and costs for steamin!
4 about and trawiing without having thei
/ lights up as prescribed by the bye-laws
4 Both vessels were from Milford Haven.
Il At Athenry petty sessions, on Marcl
II 27, Edward Doherty was prosecuted b
one of DIR. Jameson's Transvaal raid
ers. named Thomas Odea, native o
Bellvllle, Athenry, for assaulting him, a
I Athenry, on st. Ptricks Day. Dohert
! was sentenced to two months imprison
ment at hard labor, and decreed for e.
as compensation to Odea for injury to hi
| clothes. Odea. had been home 50