The Irish standard., 1896-02-15

Isscted with. the death cf a woman named
Elizabeth Orr, who Was found dead in
bed on the previous morning. After
hearing evidence, th he Sury found that the
deceased came to her death from suffoca-
sffon while in a state Of iItoxicati0n.
ii RoscoMMoN.
II O'Connor Morris, county court Judge.
opened the Roscommon quarter sessions,
aad0a the grand jury panel having been
called over, he discharged them without
having them sworn, stating that there
was no criminal business. George James,
sllb-sherif. then presented the Judge
with white gloves. White gloves were
also presented to Judge Morris at the
Boyle quarter sessions.
The vice-chancealor, from his court in
Dublin, has issued an order attaching the
persons who recently held a. fair at Ros-
common, contrary to sln injunction for
merly, granted by the chancery court.
Can anyone conceive 81 more oppressive
and outrageous absurdity than the law
which admits such a prohibition, by
which men are punished for selling their
own cattle, in their own town, because it
was found that their SO doing might af-
feet the feudal right of a third party to
tolls in the neighloring village of Knock
cioghery? 1t ia high time that this whole
system of dues and tolls in private hands
should be abolished.
On Jan. Is j. J. Burke, county coroner,
RoscoInmon, held an inquest in the Dis
pensary, Henry street, on the body Of an
CID man named Edward Fallon, a mason,
who was found drowned i'm a drain at
Clooneybeirne, at the erld of Lanesboro
cjfrnpt " tho 1>rnx,AJ,c n1rinc
the evidence, the jury returned verdict
of accidental death, aIri, at the sugges-
tion Of the foreman. a rider was added,
calling the attention OF the county sur
veyor to the unprotected state Of he road
from ROscom1non to LanesbOr0. a
a,FE SLIGO.
The death rate in Sligo for the week
ended Jan. IL was 3o.5 per 1000. The
average annual death rate In the 16 prin-
cipal town districts in Ireland for the
same period was 3D.
Capt. r. w. Hillas SeaMiew, Ballisdare,
has been appointed high sheriff of the
county of Sligo
On the morning of Jan l6, while Mary
Golden, or M 'Golrick, aged about so years,
was engaged hanging out some linen
sheets to dry from the top back window
OF the house, No. East James's place,
accidentally overbalanced her
self, it Is believed, and fell into the yard,
a distance OF about 20 feet below She
was conveyed in a cab to the City of Dub
lin hospital where she died shortly after
her admission. On being searched sum
Of over f22 was found in her possession
She is, stated to have been a native of
Sligo, and to have been formerly a SER
want. 49, -
1t is with extreme regret we announce
the death of Miss Kathleen Barrett, Col
looney, which sorrowful event occurred
on Jan. II. The deceased was but 20
yesrs old when she departed this life for
a better world. Her father, the late James
Barrett, was one Of the most successful
teachers in the district The fun
eral took place on the 18th, and was an
extremely large and respectable one be-
ing q mournfu} tribute to the memory Of
the departed
With sincere regret we learn Of the
death OF Edward French OFerrall, chief
subed}tor of the Londcn Daily Telegraph.
with which paper he was connected near
ly 20 years. Mr.. O'Ferrall came of
family of journalists, and at one tine was
of the Dublin Evening Post
His father was for some years proprietor
Of the Sligo Champion. Mr. Leyden, who
was editor Of 1t, was married TO his sister.
Mr.. OFerrajl was well known in Ireland,
and his death will sincerely be lamented
by many friends