The Irish standard., 1896-10-10

own life, inflicting an awful wound on his
throat with a razor. He is at present I'M
! der a doctors care, but his recovery can
hardly be hoped for. 1t, appears that
Quinn's mind was unhinged through brood
ing over his impending eviction from his
| farm.
go. - '...''.'' CORK. .@
On September dead body, In an ad-
vanced state OF decomposition. was found
| floating in Cork harbor, to the eastward or
Frenoh's bay 1t was towed to Queenstown,
and placed in the shed at the Admiralty
Pier, where next day 1t was identlned as
the body of Sergeant David Molony, OF the
Royal Irish Regiment, who myster1ousiy
disappeared at Queenstown on the morn
| ing of the 22nd ult., and whose tate re-,
NAMED unknown until the finding OF the
body.
The all-round athletic championship of
Ireland was decided at T1pperary, on
Thursday, September 3, under the auspices
of the Gaelic Athletic association and the
Tipperary sports committee. The fixture in
recent years appears to have suffered a
decline. and the contests at Tipperary were,
perhaps, the most interesting yet held.
Out of the seven entered for for Thursdays
lcontests only three came to the scratch,
these being T.. e. Wood, Enniskean, coun-
! ty. Cork (the winner of last years all
| round championships; NJ. Ryan, Cashel,
an ]. J. Ryan, Cashel. The following
events made up the championship program:
Singing Sc pounds, throwing the hammer,
putting 16-ib shot, long jump, hop, step
and Jump, high jump, 100 yards HAT, l2O
yards hurdle, 440 yards fiat and one mile
| flat. Interspersed through this programme
| were number of open air athletic and cy-
Gle evevnt. The contest for the all-round
championship lay altogether between
Wood and NJ. Ryan, J. J. Ryan, the third
competitor, failing to attain their standard
by several points Wood again defended
his title to supremacy in the all-round de-
| partment, and in the 440 yards and mile
events he had walk over. his principal OPP
ponent, NJ. Ryan, having, owing to- clrcun-s
stances heretofore referred to, refused to
compete in these events. For the first
place the championship belt was awarded,
! for the second gold medal, ana
| for third silver medal The county Linn
erick championship matches at Hospital
| were resumed on Sunday. Caherline beat
Kilfinane and Knocklong beat Caheriine.
At the Athlacca tournament Bruree beat
BOherard.
J..
siding at Leap, was prosecuted at the las
Rosscarbery petty sessions for being drunk
| on his own premises. The magistrates dis
missed the case, probably holding accord
ing to a celebrated English ruling, that the
| landlord was licensed to be drunk on the
premises"
An interesting religious ceremony took
place recently at the South Presentation
Convent. Cork, when Miss Mollie Morgan
! lin rel:g ion Sister VincenD and Miss Mary
Richardson Tin religion Sister Augustine)
were received into the community. Miss
Horgan is daughter of M. D. Morgan, of
Douglas, and Mss Richardson is daughter
OF Mr.. Michael Richardson of Ba!lincollig.
In. the absence of the bishop the Right Rev.
Monsignor Mcguire officiated.
On September 18th, Colonel Kirkwood,
| Local Government Board Inspector, sat in
the board room of the Sk;bbereen work
house and resumed the inquiry in to the
| charges of bribery of guardians for their
votes, at the recent election sofs rate col
leotor. The first witnes sexamined was Mr..
joseph Jervois, ex-rate collector, who de-
posed in reply to Mr.. Wolfe, solicitor, that
on the morning of the election he had met
Dominick Casey, one Of the guardians, who
asked witness to tell Denis Donovan, one
of the candidates, that he would give him
| Donovan) his second vote Tor f10. He
+ Casey said he had arranged with Dan Col
| Inns another candidate, for his first vote.
Casey got the f10 and never offered to re-
turn it to the witness Casey said he had
ESQ of Maggie Sheas money, and if he
| (Donovan)) was as good as another he
would give him Donovan) the preference
of his vote. A number Of guardians were
then sworn, including Messrs. Crowley, To-
| bin, Walsh and the vice-chairman, Mr.. G.
| O'Driscoll, all Of whom stated that they
got no money from Mccarthy, the success
| full candidate, nor from any one on his be-
half. There was no suggestion as to pay
,ment or consideration for their votes. The
inquiry was not concluded at last accounts.
DERRY.
On Sept. H. a melancholy fatality oc-
cured at Coleraine, the victim being man
manned Henry Walker, belonging to Beau
maris, one Of a number Of wOrkmen en-.
gagged In sinking piles in the Bann on tina
south side Of the Belfast and Northern
Counties; railway viaduct. Deceased was
on the scaffold, which was in the fender
| In course Of erection, and was engaged In
helping to place a plank, when he fell into
the river and was drowned.
The Southampton / Library association
has accepted the price offered by Alderman
tombstone for. their forty thousand volumes e
and 1t Is the intention of that gentleman
ito present the books to the Londonderry
corporation to form a nucleus for free
library for that city. !. Il. s.5
ss 5s DONEGAL.
On September 10 the American and Ca
nadfans NAleratea 70 the Irish Race con-